{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Valley View Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":7.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":639418,"projectId":10673451,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for fully funding our classroom library project! Your generosity has made it possible for my students to access books that celebrate diversity, disability, individuality, and belonging. These stories will help my students see themselves reflected in the books we read while also opening windows into the experiences of others. As we explore titles such as Girls on the Rise, Awesomely Emma, Different Is Awesome, and All My Stripes, students will have opportunities to develop self-advocacy, pride, and acceptance.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our classroom now has wonderful new resources to support meaningful conversations about empathy, resilience, friendship, and inclusion. Books like We're All Wonders, The Invisible Boy, Just Ask, and What Happened to You? will help students build a shared language for understanding feelings and appreciating differences. Stories that honor cultural identity, such as The Name Jar, Island Born, and Laxmi's Mooch, will encourage students to celebrate their own backgrounds and learn about others. Through read-alouds, small-group discussions, and independent reading, these books will strengthen communication, social skills, and classroom community. Your support means more than adding books to our shelves; it means creating a classroom where every student feels valued, understood, and celebrated. Thank you for investing in my students and helping them recognize that their differences are strengths and that they belong.","fullyFundedDate":1790768557157,"projectUrl":"project/building-brave-hearts-books-for-every-l/10673451/","projectTitle":"Building Brave Hearts: Books for Every Learner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Isherwood","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp639418_orig.jpg?crop=3755,3755,x228,y28&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758309313212","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-isherwood"},{"teacherId":3786936,"projectId":10672510,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making this project possible! Your generosity is helping bring history, civics, and literature to life for our middle school students. These graphic novels will provide new opportunities for students to explore important historical events, understand the foundations of our government, discover different perspectives, and connect with stories and experiences from around the world. By combining engaging illustrations with meaningful content, these books will help make complex topics more accessible while encouraging curiosity, discussion, and a love of reading.\r\n\r\nEvery page opens a door to a new perspective, discovery, or understanding. Beyond strengthening reading comprehension and vocabulary, these books will encourage students to ask questions, think critically, make connections, and better understand the people and events that have shaped our world. Whether students are exploring the Constitution, learning about historical events, following a mystery, or discovering the experiences of others, each book offers an opportunity to learn something new. Your support is giving our students access to stories and ideas that will extend far beyond the pages of a book. We are incredibly grateful for your investment in our students, their learning, and their future!","fullyFundedDate":1790021305005,"projectUrl":"project/history-comes-to-life-graphic-novels-b/10672510/","projectTitle":"History Comes to Life: Graphic Novels, Big Ideas!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Preston","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3786936_orig.jpg?crop=2756,2756,x899,y2270&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1758318433896","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3786936"},{"teacherId":10316996,"projectId":10625561,"letterContent":"Thank you for making Surviving History, Understanding Civics: Stories That Build Citizens possible! Your generosity has provided our students with engaging, high-interest books that will bring history to life while strengthening their reading comprehension and understanding of civics. The I Survived series offers students an exciting way to explore significant historical events while learning about leadership, community cooperation, public services, and the responsibilities of citizens.\r\n\r\nYour support makes meaningful learning opportunities possible by helping students connect the past to the world around them. These books will encourage thoughtful discussions, build background knowledge, and help students better understand how individuals, communities, and governments respond during challenging times. Thank you for investing in our students, supporting their academic growth, and helping us build informed, engaged citizens. Your generosity truly makes a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1790021305218,"projectUrl":"project/surviving-history-understanding-civics/10625561/","projectTitle":"Surviving History, Understanding Civics: Stories That Build Citizens","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Steele","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10316996"},{"teacherId":10676011,"projectId":10662909,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our Adapted Physical Education students by funding our bean bag toss project! These materials provide meaningful opportunities for students with a wide range of physical abilities to participate in engaging, accessible physical activities. The bean bags and Baggo game allow students to practice aiming, hand-eye coordination, body awareness, and motor control while experiencing the excitement of movement and play. The ability to adapt throwing distances and play from standing or seated positions ensures that students can participate at their own level and experience success.\r\n\r\nYour generosity helps create an inclusive environment where every student has the opportunity to build physical skills, develop confidence, and connect with peers. Through individual practice, partner activities, and cooperative games, students will strengthen their communication, turn-taking, patience, and sportsmanship while enjoying time together. These resources will be used again and again to make physical activity fun, motivating, and accessible for all. Thank you for helping our students move, grow, and celebrate their successes!","fullyFundedDate":1790021304861,"projectUrl":"project/toss-team-up-move-fitness-for-everyon/10662909/","projectTitle":"Toss, Team Up, Move! Fitness for Everyone","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smario","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10676011"},{"teacherId":9451894,"projectId":10597803,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping make movement, fitness, and physical wellness more accessible to our students! Your generosity helps us create an adapted fitness room where students with a wide range of physical abilities can participate in meaningful movement activities, build strength, and experience the joy of being active. For students who face barriers when using traditional fitness equipment, adaptive swings provide exciting opportunities to participate in ways that meet their individual needs. These resources will help our students work on core stability, balance, coordination, grip endurance, and cardiovascular conditioning while enjoying an engaging fitness experience.\r\n\r\nYour support means so much to our school community because every student deserves the opportunity to feel successful, included, and empowered through physical activity. The interchangeable swing configurations will allow us to adapt activities to individual needs, while the stabilizing weights will support our efforts to create a functional fitness space. Beyond the physical benefits, these swings will give students opportunities to explore movement, build confidence, and discover new ways to participate in wellness activities alongside their peers. Thank you for investing in our students and helping us build an inclusive environment where every ability is valued and every achievement matters. Your kindness is helping our students move, grow, and thrive!","fullyFundedDate":1789557733365,"projectUrl":"project/swing-into-strength-adaptive-movement/10597803/","projectTitle":"Swing Into Strength: Adaptive Movement for Every Body","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bonnie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451894_orig.jpg?crop=926,926,x0,y440&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787938642434","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451894"},{"teacherId":9451894,"projectId":10695813,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us bring new opportunities for movement, fitness, and fun to our middle school adapted motor room! The indoor mini-trampoline with safety bungees and a stability bar will give our special education students another engaging way to build strength, practice coordination, and explore movement in a supportive environment. Students across our ESN, Strategic Autism, Magnet Autism, and Mild/Moderate SDC programs have a wide range of physical, sensory, and learning needs. This equipment will help us adapt fitness activities so students can participate at their individual ability levels while working toward meaningful motor development goals. With a structured space to practice jumping and balancing, students can strengthen their bodies, develop body awareness, and experience the excitement of trying something new.\r\n\r\nEvery jump is a victory for a student learning what their body can do! The trampoline will provide opportunities for students to practice balance, bilateral coordination, spatial awareness, and core strength while enjoying an activity that feels more like play than exercise. For students who benefit from movement as part of their sensory regulation strategies, supervised trampoline activities can also provide valuable vestibular input and help support readiness for other learning activities. Our next steps are to incorporate the trampoline into adapted fitness routines and individualized motor sessions, using appropriate supervision, safety supports, and modifications based on each student's needs. Whether a student is taking their first supported bounce or working toward greater independence with a familiar movement routine, every step forward deserves to be celebrated. Thank you for helping us create an inclusive space where students can build confidence, discover their abilities, and experience the joy of movement!","fullyFundedDate":1790480334380,"projectUrl":"project/jump-into-fitness-adaptive-movement-for/10695813/","projectTitle":"Jump Into Fitness: Adaptive Movement for Every Body","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bonnie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451894_orig.jpg?crop=926,926,x0,y440&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787938642434","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451894"},{"teacherId":9451894,"projectId":10657493,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us create a motor room where students feel safe, supported, comfortable, and ready to learn! Our middle school motor room serves students across special education programs with a wide range of sensory, emotional, and physical support needs. The hygiene supplies, including soap, Kleenex, nail brushes, hand sanitizer, and baby wipes, help us address everyday personal care needs while promoting comfort, dignity, and independence. Nutritious snacks and drinks, including applesauce, popcorn, granola bars, chips, and Gatorade, give us additional ways to support students throughout their busy school day. Having these essentials readily available helps us respond to students' needs and maintain a welcoming environment where they can focus on learning and participating.\r\n\r\nA regulated student is better able to connect, communicate, and participate in learning! The weighted blanket and body sock provide additional sensory tools for students who benefit from deep-pressure input as part of their individualized regulation strategies. The motor room offers opportunities for students to recognize their emotions, explore sensory supports, and practice strategies that help them feel calmer and more prepared to return to classroom activities. Sometimes, success begins with something as simple as having a snack when hungry, clean hands after an activity, or a quiet moment to reset. These resources help us meet students where they are and provide support without judgment. Moving forward, we will continue teaching students to identify their needs, communicate when they need help, and develop routines that encourage self-regulation and independence.\r\n\r\nA heartfelt thank-you to DICK'S Sporting Goods Foundation and our generous donors for investing in the well-being of our students. Your support helps us address needs that are essential to successful learning but can easily be overlooked. By providing hygiene supplies, snacks, drinks, and sensory resources, you are helping us create an environment where students are treated with dignity and compassion. These materials support more than physical comfort; they help students build the skills and confidence needed to participate in school, connect with others, and navigate challenging moments. Thank you for recognizing that caring for the whole student is an important part of education. Your generosity helps make our motor room a place where every student feels valued, supported, and ready to shine!","fullyFundedDate":1791571434065,"projectUrl":"project/warm-fed-regulated-a-safe-space-to-l/10657493/","projectTitle":"Warm, Fed & Regulated: a Safe Space to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bonnie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451894_orig.jpg?crop=926,926,x0,y440&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787938642434","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451894"},{"teacherId":9451894,"projectId":10555503,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us bring more opportunities for movement, fitness, and fun to our middle school motor room! The new adapted fitness equipment, including scoop balls, catch-and-toss balls, mini foam basketballs, rainbow-tail throw-and-catch balls, a peanut ball chair, and a yoga ball, gives our students more ways to participate in activities designed around their individual strengths and needs. As an occupational therapist supporting students across our ESN, Strategic Autism, Magnet Autism, and Mild/Moderate SDC programs, I work to make movement accessible for learners with a wide range of abilities. These resources allow us to adapt activities so students can practice throwing, catching, reaching, aiming, balancing, and strengthening their bodies in a supportive environment. The variety of equipment also allows us to adjust the level of challenge and provide meaningful opportunities for students with different physical and motor skills.\r\n\r\nEvery body can move, every student can participate, and every success matters! One of the most exciting parts of adding these resources is the opportunity to help students experience success in activities that might otherwise be difficult to access. A student can practice catching a soft ball, work on coordinated movements using a scoop ball, or participate in balance and core-strengthening activities using the peanut ball chair or yoga ball. Each activity provides opportunities to develop coordination, motor planning, body awareness, postural control, and confidence while celebrating individual progress. Moving forward, we will continue incorporating these materials into adapted fitness routines and motor room activities, gradually building skills and encouraging students to try new movements. These skills can support participation in physical education, recreational activities, and everyday routines. Thank you for helping us create a more inclusive fitness environment where our students can discover their abilities, build independence, and feel proud of their accomplishments!","fullyFundedDate":1788527006505,"projectUrl":"project/move-strengthen-play-fitness-for-ever/10555503/","projectTitle":"Move, Strengthen, Play: Fitness for Every Learner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bonnie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451894_orig.jpg?crop=926,926,x0,y440&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787938642434","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451894"},{"teacherId":9451894,"projectId":10532392,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us make movement more accessible for our students! The blue folding exercise mat has become a valuable addition to our middle school motor room, where students with diverse physical, sensory, and learning needs participate in adapted fitness activities. Working in partnership with our Adapted PE teacher, we use the mat to create a safe, supportive space for stretching, core-strengthening exercises, modified sit-ups, beginning yoga, and practicing functional movements. Students can explore movement at their own pace, with activities adapted to their individual abilities and goals. Having a dedicated padded surface helps us make better use of our motor room and gives students a comfortable place to practice new skills.\r\n\r\nOne of the most meaningful parts of this project is seeing students have opportunities to participate in activities that build confidence alongside physical strength. Whether a student is working on balance, practicing a new movement, or participating in a modified exercise with support, every attempt is an opportunity to celebrate progress. The mat allows us to adjust activities to meet students where they are while encouraging them to challenge themselves in appropriate ways. Our next steps are to continue incorporating the mat into individualized fitness routines and collaborative motor room activities, building skills that can support students' posture, balance, mobility, endurance, and independence in everyday life. Thank you for helping us create a welcoming environment where every student can move, participate, and shine!","fullyFundedDate":1787832266942,"projectUrl":"project/strong-bodies-stronger-possibilities/10532392/","projectTitle":"Strong Bodies, Stronger Possibilities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bonnie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9451894_orig.jpg?crop=926,926,x0,y440&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1787938642434","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9451894"},{"teacherId":10324622,"projectId":10671186,"letterContent":"The Read, Question, Participate: Building Civic Voices Through Books project will help my middle school students in grades 6–8 develop stronger reading skills, explore diverse perspectives, and discover the power of their own voices. Through engaging books such as the I Survived series, The Art of Protest, Show Me a Sign, Sail Me Away, This Book Won't Burn, Set Me Free, With the Fire on High, and Indigenous Peoples' History, students will explore history, identity, resilience, social justice, and civic engagement. These books will provide opportunities to ask meaningful questions, discuss real-world issues, practice critical thinking, and connect literature to the world around them. In our resource classroom, accessible and engaging reading materials are essential for helping students build confidence, strengthen literacy skills, and participate in thoughtful discussions at their individual levels.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us build a classroom library that encourages curiosity, empathy, and active participation. Your generosity gives students access to stories that broaden their understanding of the world and help them recognize that their ideas, experiences, and perspectives matter. These books will support meaningful learning experiences that extend beyond reading comprehension and encourage students to become informed, compassionate, and engaged members of their communities. Your support is helping our students discover that reading can open doors, inspire questions, and empower them to make their voices heard.","fullyFundedDate":1790021305380,"projectUrl":"project/read-question-participate-building-ci/10671186/","projectTitle":"Read, Question, Participate: Building Civic Voices Through Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Davidson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10324622"},{"teacherId":10324622,"projectId":10244015,"letterContent":"Our \"Write On! 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These resources are helping our students develop confidence, organization, and the independence they need to manage the demands of middle school.","fullyFundedDate":1777985802756,"projectUrl":"project/write-on-pencils-pens-and-sharp-tools/10244015/","projectTitle":"Write On! Pencils, Pens, and Sharp Tools for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Davidson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10324622"},{"teacherId":10324622,"projectId":10505714,"letterContent":"Our \"Ready, Set, Learn: Tools for Success!\" project has provided our Resource Specialist students with folders, headphones, and calculators to support them across their general education classes. These everyday tools help students stay organized, access digital assignments, and complete math tasks with greater independence. 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