{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Palo Verde Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":30.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8487696,"projectId":6678502,"letterContent":"I am sorry that this thank you is late. I appreciate your generous donation. The books you helped provide are still un my classroom and are still being enjoyed by my students. Students are given reading time regularly and are allowed to either read a book from the school library or from the classroom. Your donation has ensured that my classroom library has many choices that are diverse and interesting. My students would not have as many choices of what to read if it wasn't for your help. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1660072732342,"projectUrl":"project/add-adventure-to-our-classroom-library/6678502/","projectTitle":"Add Adventure to Our Classroom Library","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Higuera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8487696"},{"teacherId":9691831,"projectId":9214074,"letterContent":"My students were so happy seeing all the cleaning materials that is available for them to used. \r\n\r\nThey feel happy in coming to class that smells good without flies or any bugs. They don't just waste their wipes,they make sure they only used enough in cleaning their space after their work. We are very thankful for all of these.\r\n\r\nOn a social level, cleaning together encourages teamwork, equality, and respect for others. It reduces the likelihood of littering and instills habits that extend to their homes and communities, promoting environmental awareness and sustainable practices.\r\n\r\nOverall, this practice does not only keep classrooms tidy but also shapes responsible, respectful, and environmentally conscious individuals.","fullyFundedDate":1746785810624,"projectUrl":"project/project-clean-green-maintaining-and-o/9214074/","projectTitle":"Project Clean & Green: Maintaining and Organized classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. D","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9691831_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1727202736708","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9691831"},{"teacherId":8430362,"projectId":9054696,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping provide a set of Catan games for my students. I am choosing to utilize this during colonization/Scramble for Africa unit. The unit of colonization for my students have always been a difficult one for me to teach. Typically it's earlier in the year so the students are still learning how to be a middle schooler but also the idea of colonization is a difficult concept to grasp. I remember struggling to differentiate between immigration, colonization, and imperialism. \r\n\r\nFor the longest time I have always wished there was an online game where you could conquer the world. Specifically to gain resources that specific student \"needed\". Well, that game seems impossible to find! There were a few out there, but not always the most reliable technology-wise or simply too difficult for 12-year-olds. \r\n\r\nSo I started working on making my own board game similar, but printing and cutting everything was a NIGHTMARE. Which led me to the game of Catan. It represents so much of what I was trying to achieve to teach. It is such a fun game and really teaches the concept of colonization for the sake of settling and resources.","fullyFundedDate":1740686039073,"projectUrl":"project/wheat-built-this-city/9054696/","projectTitle":"Wheat Built This City!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barlow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8430362_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755279833187","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8430362"},{"teacherId":8430362,"projectId":9243807,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing the means to have my students read Farewell to Manzanar. I have always loved teaching WWII to my students and many of my students already had prior knowledge of the Holocaust, Hitler, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor. What has always surprised my students is when I taught them of the Japanese internment camps. Even as I speak with other adults, it's not as common knowledge as you'd think! \r\n\r\nA big reason why I became a teacher is to make sure important history is not forgotten through generations. These middle schoolers will learn of past mistakes, choices, and events and make a better world for themselves as adults. That means looking at all of our history and analyzing why we did something, what was its impact, and can it happen again? If so, how can we as regular citizens prevent this? \r\n\r\nI have always found ways to empower my students and passed on the knowledge that they can make a big change. The first step is educating ourselves!","fullyFundedDate":1744738152418,"projectUrl":"project/silenced-stories-spoken-words/9243807/","projectTitle":"Silenced Stories, Spoken Words","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Barlow","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8430362_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755279833187","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8430362"},{"teacherId":8487696,"projectId":8810771,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous contributions, my students are still able to get deodorant, toothpaste, and toothbrushes. Last year's students and this year's students have both benefited. These items have helped them to feel better about themselves and focus on their learning. When they don't have to worry about how they look or how they smell, they can focus more in class. Middle school students worry a lot about what their peers think, your gift has helped to make sure that hygiene isn't something they have to worry about anymore.","fullyFundedDate":1728073695787,"projectUrl":"project/hygiene-basics-and-small-food-items/8810771/","projectTitle":"Hygiene Basics and Small Food Items","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Higuera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8487696"},{"teacherId":3284101,"projectId":9057770,"letterContent":"I can not express how thankful I am for the donations. It has been a game changer for sure when getting students to work on their lessons independently. I had a huge increase in growth along with students being more willing to wear/utlize headphones. Students said the headphones were very comfortable, easy to use, and they loved how adjustable they were. The noise canceling helped with students being able to focus and drown out sound as needed. The best part in my opinion was the size as all students were able to use them without having to over stretch or potentially break a pair.\r\nMy class utilized the headphones mostly for when working on their MyPath but we were also able to utilze them during state testing. Having good headphones for state testing had a positive impact as well as my campus tends to not have enough for each student to have their own pair. I was able to use my own set for my class and therefore other teachers had more headphones to use. After having the headphones for some time I looked at some data and I had a lot who made growth and increased thier lessons compared to before hand. I really enjoyed seeing the students grow and learn at their own pace. These will also impact my students for years to come as they are very durable and well made. Thank you again for your support and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1739372649873,"projectUrl":"project/math-success-never-sounded-so-good/9057770/","projectTitle":"Math Success Never Sounded So Good!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Baker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3284101_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y228&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1661297656617","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3284101"},{"teacherId":2348754,"projectId":8843908,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation of drawing books to my middle school students. I can tell you that the books that you purchased get used every day for reference or to help my students draw a particular eye or animal or person or hair. Every day a student reaches for one of the books you donated, I think of your donation. \r\n\r\nMany students do not have books in their homes so to be able to have these priceless drawing books is a Godsend in my classroom. On my salary, I cannot afford to purchase them. I can buy one here or one there, but not what you donated in one time. The 10-step drawing books are the kids' favorite drawing books because they can draw realistically with them. They use them for their 3-d sculptures too for the details like the face, eyes, etc. \r\n\r\nThank you for making a difference in my students' lives and mine!","fullyFundedDate":1735693892840,"projectUrl":"project/drawing-books-for-young-artists-in-the-m/8843908/","projectTitle":"Drawing Books for Young Artists in the Making","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Munoz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2348754_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1764610641425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/williemunoz"},{"teacherId":8487696,"projectId":6498132,"letterContent":"I am sorry that I am quite late in writing this thank you. This was one of my first Donor's Choose projects and I wasn't entirely sure how it worked. It is only now in looking back over it that I realized I never wrote to thank you. So thank you. Truly. Over the last few years, my students were able to have folders and pencils to use for class. I also wanted to let you know that some of the items requested are still being used. I truly appreciate your support and thank you for supporting teachers and classrooms in general through Donor's Choose.","fullyFundedDate":1654579369207,"projectUrl":"project/super-students-need-supplies/6498132/","projectTitle":"Super Students Need Supplies!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Higuera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8487696"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60438","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":801,"numTeachers":58,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":16,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":2,"percentLatinx":64,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"13.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":69.5,"schoolId":60438,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Palo Verde Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Palo Verde Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/arizona/washington-elementary-school-district/palo-verde-middle-school/60438"}