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The Spy x Family series is quite popular, and I know that many more students will be reading this year thanks to your help.\r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1765991169193,"projectUrl":"project/more-fiction-for-independent-reading-sp/9789530/","projectTitle":"More Fiction for Independent Reading: Spy Family & Five Nights!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. D.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrd-library"},{"teacherId":3414663,"projectId":9908420,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your help! Thanks to you, I've filled in the holes in some of our series, and we've been able to get more and more of our books protected! I've been teaching students to wrap our paperbacks in protective plastic covers, which means those titles will last much longer. 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The Fun Jungle series has been a surprise -- I wasn't sure how much my students would be interested (as the covers make the books seem like they are aimed at a younger audience), but I've had a number of students borrowing different books from the series.\r\n\r\nThank you for giving my students the gift of new books!","fullyFundedDate":1764598426264,"projectUrl":"project/mystery-and-adventure-books-for-the-libr/9618428/","projectTitle":"Mystery and Adventure Books for the Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. D.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrd-library"},{"teacherId":3414663,"projectId":9756916,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much! Interesting and attractive bookmarks are a fun little incentive I use in the library. Many of my students haven't had much experience with school libraries, and I've been trying to teach them to be careful and responsible with their books. Students earn \"points\" when they return their books in good condition (and on time), and these points can be redeemed for bookmarks or other fun, small incentives. I've found that these fun bonuses DO help my students remember to return their books.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping me help my kids!","fullyFundedDate":1767032703298,"projectUrl":"project/library-incentives-bookmarks-and-repai/9756916/","projectTitle":"Library Incentives, Bookmarks, and Repair Materials!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. D.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrd-library"},{"teacherId":3414663,"projectId":9888908,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all your help! 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Will C Wood Middle School is
an urban public school
in Sacramento, California that is part of Sacramento City Unified School District.
It serves 666 students
in grades 7 - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 23.0:1.
Its teachers have had 279 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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86%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Will C Wood Middle School
$109,300
raised using DonorsChoose
279
projects
funded
18
teachers
funded
366
donors
20
projects
for
basic supplies
12
projects for
technology
189
projects for
books
5
projects
for
art supplies
Will C Wood Middle School has received support from
258 individuals from California and
108 individuals out-of-state.