{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Davis - Emerson Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":89.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10089965,"projectId":9492789,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating The Outsiders to our seventh grade classroom. This book has done so much more than teach reading skills. Through the story, students have learned to see beyond stereotypes and begin to accept each other's different backgrounds. They are thinking about how their actions and words affect others and are practicing empathy in ways that go beyond the classroom.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom has become a time for conversation and reflection. Students discuss the choices characters make and the challenges they face. They are learning to think critically while also connecting the story to their own lives. Many have started sharing their thoughts and feelings more openly and listening to others with more understanding and care.\r\n\r\nSeveral students who were quiet or hesitant readers are now fully engaged. They are discovering the power of stories to help them understand difficult topics, including loss and death, and to realize that these are part of life. The Outsiders has opened a door for students to have meaningful conversations and to grow into more thoughtful and compassionate people.\r\n\r\nThank you again for giving our students this gift.","fullyFundedDate":1755126024141,"projectUrl":"project/stay-gold-together/9492789/","projectTitle":"Stay Gold Together","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McKinstry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10089965"},{"teacherId":2221865,"projectId":9191835,"letterContent":"Our classics section in the library was very worn and all of the books just looked outdated. My students are middle schoolers so having illustrated, age appropriate and abridged versions of these books are a necessity. Thanks to your help, we got several new book titles that we didn't have before and replaced our old and worn out copies. These books are illustrated classics so the vocabulary and word count are very middle school friendly. It helps them to better understand the content of the book. They also include illustrations and the book covers have beautiful pictures with bright colors that catches their attention. They can now enjoy these celebrated classics and learn to love them just as many others did before them. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your kindness and for supporting my students and our school library. Helping to promote literacy and putting a book in a child's hands is one of the greatest gifts that you could give us.","fullyFundedDate":1742913127644,"projectUrl":"project/out-with-the-old-help-us-get-updated-cl/9191835/","projectTitle":"Out with the Old: Help Us Get Updated Classics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gamble","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2221865_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547165844553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ronda-gamble"},{"teacherId":2221865,"projectId":9688702,"letterContent":"\nThis project has to be one of my favorite ones that I have done. I had so much fun getting my inner pirate going and putting together this fun pirate scavenger hunt for our special needs class. We learned about pirates and how some of the famous pirates were girls and how most of them didn't really burry treasure, and the treasure most pirates were looking for was supplies and food. We then got into character with our hats and followed the map and clues in order to find the treasure. I enlisted other members of our faculty to be stations and help them with the clues. We had to solve riddles, learn how to follow a compass, and then learn how to use a black light in order to find hidden numbers to get into the treasure chest. They found stickers, gold coins, and a pirate booty snack in the treasure chest. They were allowed to keep their treasure, along with their pirate hat and patch. I saw one of them walking to the bus wearing his patch still! Thank you for helping me provide this fun activity for them. I know it is one that we are all going to remember!","fullyFundedDate":1757552456747,"projectUrl":"project/ahoy-mateys-navigating-stem-on-the-hig/9688702/","projectTitle":"Ahoy, Mateys! Navigating STEM on the High Seas","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gamble","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2221865_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547165844553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ronda-gamble"},{"teacherId":2221865,"projectId":9143837,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for making this project a reality for my students and our school library. The puzzle board has been amazing. We have put together a few puzzles already and that rarely happened before this board. It allows us to keep our puzzles in progress safe. When we are not working on it, it can be covered up and if we need to use the table for something else, we can move it without having to take the puzzle apart. I put a turn table on the bottom of it so my students can spin it to the area they need.\r\n\r\nWe also got several new manga and other books. One of my favorites and a favorite of my kids is Black Girl You Are Atlas. The cover is striking and reflects so many of our girls in my school. It is so important that my students walk in our library and see books that look like they are. It helps them feel seen and heard and that they matter. \r\n\r\nAnother favorite of ours is A Deathly Compendium of Poisonous Plants: Wicked Weeds and Sinister Seeds. I mean, with a title like that, it really catches your attention. All of this is thanks to you and your support. Thank you so much for your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1742908547788,"projectUrl":"project/who-doesnt-love-a-new-book/9143837/","projectTitle":"Who Doesn't Love a New Book?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gamble","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2221865_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547165844553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ronda-gamble"},{"teacherId":8274231,"projectId":6111224,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the headphones that you helped me receive for my class. The students have been using them and it has been very instrumental for learning in my class. I have created routines for the students to use them properly and put them up in the same way that they got them. They are not only learning how to use them, but they are also learning how to take care of things.\r\n\r\nFor the passed 3 school seasons the students used them to do their online work. They are also used for students who have a hard time concentrating while working and sometimes they are used as rewards to play games without interrupting others during their class time. The students have been organized in how they use this blessing from the donors who gave to this project.","fullyFundedDate":1644445463145,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-my-math-students/6111224/","projectTitle":"Headphones For My Math Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Stewart","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8274231"},{"teacherId":2221865,"projectId":8956654,"letterContent":"One of the busiest sections of the library is our manga section. The kids really can't get enough of them. Because of this, I try to keep up with latest releases and series that the kids request. Thanks to your help, we were able to add new manga series' to our library and add on to some of existing ones. The books are already being checked in and out all of the time and I know they will be used for years to come.\r\n\r\nThank you for your kindness and for helping to put new books into the hands of my students. The gift of reading is one of the best gifts that you can give someone.","fullyFundedDate":1733267677447,"projectUrl":"project/epic-tales-endless-possibilities-manga/8956654/","projectTitle":"Epic Tales, Endless Possibilities: Manga for Every Student","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gamble","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2221865_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547165844553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ronda-gamble"},{"teacherId":2221865,"projectId":9066843,"letterContent":"We had so much fun with this project. I looked up the animal each student is based on the year they were born and then told them what characteristics that symbol means. They found it neat how so many of those characteristics were actually in them. We then painted lantern houses. The kids took their time and did such a good job with them. They turned out so good and even have their own built in light. When we turned on the lights, their houses looked amazing! After the lesson, I gave each of the students a red good luck bracelet for them to wear and to hopefully bring them good luck.","fullyFundedDate":1737332665467,"projectUrl":"project/the-year-of-learning-and-coding/9066843/","projectTitle":"The Year of Learning and Coding","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gamble","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2221865_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547165844553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ronda-gamble"},{"teacherId":2221865,"projectId":8800174,"letterContent":"We love the new look of our school library! We are located in the center of our school. That means that we do not have windows that look outside. It is hard to be in a space that doesn't look outside or get any natural light. Thanks to your help, we were able to bring some of that outside feeling in to our library. We now have light covers that represents the four seasons. We have fall leaves, flowering trees, winter trees, and trees that look like an island vacation. These covers help lessen the harsh fluorescent lights and when we look up, it looks like we are looking up at the sky. It just brightens our day and helps to lift our spirits up and makes the library so much more inviting.\r\n\r\nThank you for your kindness in helping to make this project a reality and for helping to make our school library a much more welcoming place for our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1735664117087,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-the-outdoors-in-to-our-library/8800174/","projectTitle":"Bringing the Outdoors In To Our Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gamble","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2221865_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547165844553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ronda-gamble"},{"teacherId":2221865,"projectId":8797829,"letterContent":"Thanks to your help, we were able to add several needed supplies to our school library. The new color ink has allowed us to print student projects out in color, create student activities in color, and create signs for the library. The bookmarks are a big hit with my students. I always keep a display of them at the check out computer so when they check out a new library book, they can pick-up a bookmark to go in their book. The LED lights are perfect. I put them around a set of our bookshelves and they add that special touch of color to draw in the students to those books.\r\n\r\nThank you for your kindness and for helping to bring these materials to my students and our school library.","fullyFundedDate":1726697437954,"projectUrl":"project/make-our-library-colorful/8797829/","projectTitle":"Make Our Library Colorful","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gamble","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2221865_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547165844553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ronda-gamble"},{"teacherId":2221865,"projectId":8374649,"letterContent":"This is one of my favorite projects because we had a blast with these robots. I used these with one of our special needs classes. This class has some students who struggle with motor skills. With the Bee Bots, you code by pressing the arrow buttons on the device. I created several mats for the students to code the robot through. They had to figure out how to get their robot from one end of the maze on the mat to the other. This required them to think about the direction the robot needed to go for it's next move and how many paces to get there. The kids all had so much fun. One even took it to a whole new level by coding their robot to go back through the maze backwards. That is not a simple task because you have to critically think even more to get it to go through moving backwards the whole time. \r\n\r\nWith as much fun as we had with these Bee Bots, we are going to use them a few times a year and they are certainly going to be well used for years to come. I love that with these robots, this special group of kids can learn how to code along with everyone else! Thank you for your kindness in helping to make this project an amazing one for us!","fullyFundedDate":1715013873258,"projectUrl":"project/we-bee-lieve-we-can-code/8374649/","projectTitle":"We BEE-lieve We Can Code","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gamble","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2221865_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1547165844553","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ronda-gamble"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_8703","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":392,"numTeachers":21,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":44,"percentWhite":20,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":33,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"18.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":10.7,"schoolId":8703,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Davis - Emerson Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Davis - Emerson Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/alabama/tuscaloosa-county-school-district/davis-emerson-middle-school/8703"}