{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Sinagua Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":20.3,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7399858,"projectId":9281264,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for supporting our classroom wish of getting high quality dust collection. We were fortunate to have help assembling the unit and it has already made a significant impact in the wood shop. Your support is meaningful and we appreciate you giving in this way. \r\n\r\nWe were also fortunate to get a few additional grants this semester. With that we are building an animal crossing model, a tiny, tiny home and learning kits for 5th graders. You are backing a winning program! Thank you for changing lives!","fullyFundedDate":1755746193722,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-dust-collection-we-are-construc/9281264/","projectTitle":"We Need Dust Collection! We are Constructing and it's Dusty!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dries","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7399858_orig.jpg?crop=562,562,x0,y121&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596821230997","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7399858"},{"teacherId":8647860,"projectId":9295772,"letterContent":"Today my students got to make snow cones. We had a few issues with the machines but over all it went well and the kids loved them. It was also nice to not have to have the ovens on. \r\nLater in the semester we will use them again to make piccadillys in which we will make our own blueberry syrup and top them with pickles. Sounds weird but supposedly its very trendy and was in one of our newer cookbooks \r\nI think I have enough of the syrup to last a few semesters so this project will end up helping about 300 students.\r\nThank you again so very much,","fullyFundedDate":1755703923670,"projectUrl":"project/culinary-fun/9295772/","projectTitle":"Culinary Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8647860"},{"teacherId":8399140,"projectId":7751246,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of social emotional posters. They not only help the students identify what they are feeling and can control, they also help me stick to procedures in supporting them when I have having an activating day as well. After learning restorative justice and coupling it with positive reinforcement I have noticed a closer student teacher bond and trust. Work has also become more fun! Hopefully if we continue in this direction we will be releasing classes full of students who understand how to listen to themselves and each other to create a more unified world.","fullyFundedDate":1695430042806,"projectUrl":"project/social-and-emotional-safety/7751246/","projectTitle":"Social and Emotional Safety","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gorski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8399140_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y288&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661452339178","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8399140"},{"teacherId":8399140,"projectId":7672073,"letterContent":"Students and parents alike absolutely LOVE their sketchbooks. We use them every day and students are directed to turn to their sketchbook anytime they finish early, get stuck in a creative rut or experience insecurity in their confidence. In the end it's a simple, compact way to track growth and have a middle school years keep sake.\r\nSome students leave them behind at the end of the year not realizing how special they are. So I mail them home, and inevitably students make their way back to the art room, all smiles after receiving their book of memories in the mail.","fullyFundedDate":1692145465447,"projectUrl":"project/sketchbook-fun/7672073/","projectTitle":"Sketchbook Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gorski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8399140_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y288&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661452339178","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8399140"},{"teacherId":8647860,"projectId":9181497,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of your donations and support. This will help us get more lab time. With our cookies unit we will make the chocolate chip cookies. With our quick breads we will make the waffles. With our nutrition unit we will use the cornbread to make pork sausage and cheese cornbread muffins, or it might be used with quick breads to just make cornbread muffins.\r\nThis saves my budget so that we can buy more and be in the lab more.\r\nI thank you so much for your support and help in our culinary arts class.","fullyFundedDate":1744293908421,"projectUrl":"project/culinary-stock-up/9181497/","projectTitle":"Culinary Stock Up","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8647860"},{"teacherId":8647860,"projectId":9184149,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. This will help so that our class runs smoothly and I have less things to purchase with my small budget. This will help stretch my budget to purchase more food for the kids to have more lab or cooking experiences which is what this class is all about. \r\nWe will use the laundry soap for our aprons and dish clothes and towels. The zip locks are great for storage and piping bags. The boats are great if kiddos don't finish their food in class. The parchment is wonderful for baking.\r\nThank you so much for everything!","fullyFundedDate":1743211680391,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-needed-for-culinary/9184149/","projectTitle":"Supplies Needed for Culinary","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8647860"},{"teacherId":8647860,"projectId":9202188,"letterContent":"I am so excited to have these beautiful cookbooks and to share new recipes with my students. I believe we will make the oatmeal cookie dough bites as our first lab, and with it we will work on our culinary math skills and decrease or cut the recipe in half. There are so many other wonderful recipes that I cant wait to try with my students from muffins to pastas and beverages such as snow whites, white hot cocoa. I think this is going to be a great year with help from these books.\r\nThank you so very much for your kindness and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1744223012516,"projectUrl":"project/cookbooks-for-culinary/9202188/","projectTitle":"Cookbooks for Culinary","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8647860"},{"teacherId":7399858,"projectId":9049233,"letterContent":"The amazing donation from SRP Fiesta Bowl was a huge surprise and so exciting for my wood shop. My students were very lucky to be able to use the tools and supplies to build 4 days a week all semester long. We believe that the best way to learn is to be actively engaged in hands-on work. Our classroom is set up so that students are all learning on different tools. This means we go through materials quickly, since nobody is waiting for a machine. We've worked hard to stock our shop and it is a constant challenge. Your help made a huge difference!","fullyFundedDate":1736962886255,"projectUrl":"project/woodworking-power-tools-for-cte-and-care/9049233/","projectTitle":"Woodworking Power Tools for CTE and Career Exploration","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dries","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7399858_orig.jpg?crop=562,562,x0,y121&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596821230997","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7399858"},{"teacherId":8647860,"projectId":9043486,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my culinary arts classroom. We were able to make an mandarine orange tea with the green tea that was purchased during our lunar new year unit. Today we are making a beefed up Ramin as part of our Beef unit but I have enough Ramin we may use during our pasta unit. With our Pork unit I will use the seaweed/nori for our Spam Musubi. These are all generally fun labs for the kids and we may not have been able to do them without your help.\r\nWe appreciate you and your donation to our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1737753976761,"projectUrl":"project/lunar-new-year/9043486/","projectTitle":"Lunar New Year","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8647860"},{"teacherId":8647860,"projectId":9058816,"letterContent":"This was such a fun project that really showed my students creativity. We learned about sauces, space and garnishes and they were allowed up to 2 sauces and 2 garnishes and were given a white plate and a 2 pack of swiss rolls. They were required to upload a photo to canvas. They all looked great.\r\nI would not have been able to do this project without your help and donation. We were also able to make chocolate chip cookies with our cookie unit and will soon make muffins with our quick bread unit.\r\nThank you kindly for helping my students have more engaging labs.","fullyFundedDate":1737754297124,"projectUrl":"project/baking-and-garnishing/9058816/","projectTitle":"Baking and Garnishing","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Robinson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8647860"},{"teacherId":8644904,"projectId":8867593,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project that helped us purchase Charlie Thorne and the Royal Society by Stuart Gibbs. The students were thrilled to receive their own copies and dove right into reading the entire chapter book together. It was a needed break from our screens and students enjoyed reading the novel from start to finish. As we followed Charlie's adventures, students not only sharpened their reading skills but also learned about historical scientific figures and new places around the world. It was inspiring to watch them connect the story to real-world science and geography.\r\n\r\nOne student shared, \"I give this book 5 stars because it had a good plot twist and I learned about new places.\" Moments like these truly capture the impact of your contribution. Our class conversations were rich with curiosity, questions, and wonder—exactly what we hope for when building a love of reading and learning. Thank you for making this experience possible and helping ignite a passion for reading and discovery in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1733228804099,"projectUrl":"project/science-literacy-comes-to-life-with-a-gr/8867593/","projectTitle":"Science Literacy Comes to Life With a Great Book","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Severance","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8644904_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y208&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1691961325366","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8644904"},{"teacherId":7399858,"projectId":8957215,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support of our wood shop class. Students were able to build custom hardwood boxes and include important elements about themselves and/or their culture. \r\n\r\nOur shop is fortunate to have an amazing set of tools and space for students to work. It is exciting to see 6th graders on the saws or hammering. At first students may be scared to use the tools, but they gain confidence as they are shown the way. Students love having the option to laser their wood and then add a finishing oil to their project. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for giving our class the supplies we need. You have changed many lives.","fullyFundedDate":1733149912511,"projectUrl":"project/culturally-inspired-wooden-keepsake-boxe/8957215/","projectTitle":"Culturally Inspired Wooden Keepsake Boxes","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dries","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7399858_orig.jpg?crop=562,562,x0,y121&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1596821230997","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7399858"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_54677","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1033,"numTeachers":58,"percentFrplEligible":37,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":38,"percentIndigenous":26,"percentLatinx":30,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"17.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":79.7,"schoolId":54677,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Sinagua Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Sinagua Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/arizona/flagstaff-unified-school-district-1/sinagua-high-school/54677"}