{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Paul Revere Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":16.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10169153,"projectId":10009181,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for sending me the materials to teach my new book clubs in class. While we haven't been able to start the books that I received in this project quite yet, we have read a number of other books in our class. I am looking forward to using more of these colorful projects to decorate my classroom as my students work on a new dystopian book club unit in my class in the coming months.\r\n\r\nI also have been able to create more posters and anchor charts in my classroom thanks to the materials I received. Students have been using this \"CWICK\" annotation poster to annotate informational texts as they prepare for the state tests. I greatly appreciate all of the materials, as well as the support from around a dozen strangers who cared enough about my classroom to donate.\r\n\r\nMy students love the colorful decorations around the room! Thanks a ton.","fullyFundedDate":1769030149913,"projectUrl":"project/help-out-ela-students-with-new-book-club/10009181/","projectTitle":"Help Out Ela Students With New Book Clubs!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Peters","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10169153_orig.jpg?crop=1139,1139,x73,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768151780546","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10169153"},{"teacherId":10404924,"projectId":10133060,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our 7th–8th grade math classroom! The standing desk has become a special space for student presentations, giving students the opportunity to share their thinking and build confidence while explaining their math strategies.\r\n\r\nThe markers, colored pencils, and project materials help students show their understanding in creative ways and make lessons more engaging. The student rewards have also been a great motivator, encouraging participation, effort, and positive classroom behavior.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, students are more involved, more confident, and more excited to learn math. We truly appreciate the impact you've made in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1774446495161,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-math-projects-presentations/10133060/","projectTitle":"Tools for Math Projects, Presentations, and Positive Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Amos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10404924"},{"teacherId":10417430,"projectId":10080554,"letterContent":"On behalf of our students, staff, and the entire school community at Paul Revere Middle SchooI, I want to extend our sincere gratitude for your generous donation of exercise equipment and Music system. Your support has made a meaningful and lasting impact on our campus.\r\nBecause of your contribution, our students now have greater access to quality fitness resources that promote healthy habits, physical well-being, and overall confidence. Middle school is a critical time for developing lifelong attitudes toward health, and your donation helps us create an environment where students can stay active, engaged, and motivated.\r\nThe new equipment has already enhanced our physical education classes and extracurricular programs. Students are excited to use the new resources, and teachers are able to introduce more diverse and effective activities that cater to different fitness levels and interests. Beyond physical health, we are seeing improvements in teamwork, discipline, and student morale.\r\nYour generosity goes far beyond the equipment itself—it sends a powerful message to our students that their well-being matters and that their community supports their growth and success. We are truly grateful for your investment in our school and our students' futures.\r\nThank you again for your kindness and commitment to education and youth wellness.","fullyFundedDate":1770245482519,"projectUrl":"project/equipment-for-an-active-pe-program/10080554/","projectTitle":"Equipment for an Active PE Program","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Lafolette","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10417430"},{"teacherId":10411950,"projectId":10134726,"letterContent":"Writing a five-paragraph literary essay on a novel like Fahrenheit 451 or Lord of the Flies is genuinely hard for an 8th grader. To help students navigate that challenge without shutting down, I use a color-coded system where each part of the essay, the introduction, body paragraphs, conclusion, citations, and grammar, is assigned its own color. Students learn to see the structure of an essay visually, not just as a wall of words, and that shift makes the process feel manageable. The color laser printer donated to our classroom has made it possible to put that system fully in their hands. Every student now receives a professionally printed, color-coded handout that mirrors exactly what a strong essay looks like, in the colors they have learned to recognize and trust.\r\nWhat excites students most is that the handouts actually look the way they are meant to look. Before this printer, color copies were a luxury I could not reliably provide, which meant students were often working from black-and-white printouts that stripped away the very tool designed to help them. Now, the moment students receive a handout, the structure is immediately visible and intuitive. The color does real instructional work: it tells a student where they are in the essay, what job that section has, and how it connects to everything else on the page. Students who have historically felt overwhelmed by writing, particularly those who struggle with organization or who find large blocks of text intimidating, have responded especially well. Color gives the essay a shape they can hold onto.\r\nWe are currently in the middle of our Lord of the Flies essay unit, and this printer is a working part of that every single day. Students are drafting, revising, and referencing their color-coded materials as they build arguments about complex themes like power, savagery, and the loss of innocence. Having a reliable, high-quality color printer in the classroom means I can respond to where students are in real time, printing updated exemplars, revised checklists, or new scaffolds as the unit evolves. This donation is not a one-time resource. It is infrastructure, and it will support my students for years to come. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1773015218094,"projectUrl":"project/color-printer-for-colorful-writing/10134726/","projectTitle":"Color Printer for Colorful Writing!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Birbrower","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10411950_orig.jpg?crop=1210,1210,x1063,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769649537694","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10411950"},{"teacherId":10411950,"projectId":10039677,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom. Your support came at a meaningful moment in the school year, right as my 8th grade honors students were finishing Ray Bradbury's Fahrenheit 451. The excitement in the room when students realized they had real, quality art materials to work with was immediate and genuine. There is something powerful about putting the right tools in a student's hands and watching them light up with the desire to create.\r\nStudents channeled that enthusiasm into a thematic poster project, selecting major themes from the novel, such as censorship, conformity, the destruction of nature, or the power of memory, and representing them visually through their own lens. Having access to quality supplies gave students the freedom to fully commit to their creative vision. The energy and pride they brought to this work was exactly what great literature should inspire, and your donation made it possible for that response to extend beyond discussion and writing and into something they could see and share.\r\nWe are now beginning William Golding's Lord of the Flies, and students will continue exploring big, complex themes around power, civilization, and human nature. The creative confidence they built through this project will carry directly into the work ahead. Because of your generosity, my students know that their ideas are worth expressing fully and that they have the materials to do it. That means more than I can say. Thank you.","fullyFundedDate":1768786265129,"projectUrl":"project/teaching-kids-to-become-critical-thinker/10039677/","projectTitle":"Teaching Kids to Become Critical Thinkers Through Literature and Art","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Birbrower","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10411950_orig.jpg?crop=1210,1210,x1063,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769649537694","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10411950"},{"teacherId":1509183,"projectId":10043079,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of fresh books for our classroom library! My copies of the perennial \"That Was Then, This Is Now\" were very tattered (which I guess was a good sign, as they were well used!) and really needed replacing. My students were struck by how generous you were, donating these books without even knowing us. It blew their minds! And it was so nice to crack the spine of a brand new book at the beginning of the unit.\r\n\r\n\"That Was Then, This Is Now\" is such a relatable book, and students often remark that the main characters are so much like them in many ways. The book's two main characters are street-tough teenagers, and even though they commit certain transgressions, they're doing what they can to survive and to mature into adulthood. This gives us an opportunity to do some research into the topic of bullying and to take argumentative stances on whether the main characters would be classified as bullies themselves. It's a great unit that keeps the kids debating and arguing.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for supporting this critical thinking!","fullyFundedDate":1769291889306,"projectUrl":"project/keeping-it-real-with-teen-centered-liter/10043079/","projectTitle":"Keeping it Real with Teen-Centered Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Slavin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1509183_orig.png?crop=262,262,x0,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768851519211","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/john-slavin"},{"teacherId":1509183,"projectId":10038004,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the art supplies! As an English teacher, I'm always looking for ways to incorporate creativity into my students interpretations of literature. We're already putting them to good use, making illustrated posters of different types of comma usage in the writing of Harper Lee. \r\n\r\nMy students were delighted to receive the markers and colored pencils that you funded for us. They were so pleasantly surprised that there were people out there who don't even know us who would donate their hard earned money to support our classroom. Thank you again, so much!","fullyFundedDate":1768852471960,"projectUrl":"project/illustrated-interpretations-differentia/10038004/","projectTitle":"Illustrated Interpretations: Differentiating Literary Analysis With Artwork","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Slavin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1509183_orig.png?crop=262,262,x0,y10&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768851519211","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/john-slavin"},{"teacherId":10418238,"projectId":10058345,"letterContent":"The impact on our students' Screenwriting & Film Elective class cannot be stated enough. Students are learning how to compose, frame and shoot scenes from their respective original screenplays. \r\n\r\nIn familiarizing themselves with the camera, students have learned about 8 steps to cinematic composition which includes the Rule of Thirds, Balance, Depth of Field, Leading Lines, Filling the Frame, Heading Room w/ Leading Room, and when to break these rules. \r\n\r\nAdditionally, the use of the camera has taught students firsthand how to incorporate the camera movement which include the following shots:Static, Pan, Whip Pan, Tilt, Push In, Pull Out, Zoom, Crash Zoom, Dolly Zoom, Camera Roll, Trucking, Tracking, Arc, Boom, and Random Movement. All students have enjoyed learning these concepts from a \"hands-on\" perspective, something that is not possible from simply reading a textbook.","fullyFundedDate":1769499405991,"projectUrl":"project/a-gopro-camera-for-our-amazing-artvisua/10058345/","projectTitle":"A GoPro Camera for Our Amazing Art/Visual Film Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Preciado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10418238"},{"teacherId":10402081,"projectId":10091565,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom and helping provide these much-needed supplies for my students. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in our daily learning environment.\r\n\r\nMy students and I have already been putting the new resources to great use. The binders, dividers, classroom supplies, privacy dividers, and headphones are helping students stay organized and focused during our reading intervention periods. Each student now has a structured place to keep their notes, vocabulary practice, and graphic organizers. \r\n\r\nRecently, we used our materials during a lesson on identifying credible sources online. Students used their binders to organize guided notes and practice evaluating websites using a credibility checklist. The privacy dividers have been especially helpful during independent work and assessments, giving students a quiet, distraction-reduced space where they can concentrate. The headphones are also used daily during fluency practice and digital learning programs, allowing students to fully engage with reading passages and instructional audio without distractions.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the new materials, they were genuinely excited. Many of them immediately began organizing their binders and supplies, proud to have tools that were just for them. The privacy dividers made students feel like they had their own focused workspace, and the headphones quickly became a favorite during reading fluency activities. Something as simple as having their own learning tools helped students feel more prepared and motivated to participate.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, we are able to continue building strong learning routines. Our next steps include using these supplies for small-group reading activities, fluency practice, and annotation of informational texts. Students will also continue using their binders to track their progress on reading and math goals throughout the semester. The privacy dividers and headphones will continue to support independent practice and digital learning so students can focus and build confidence in their skills.\r\n\r\nThank you again for investing in my students and helping create a classroom where they feel supported, focused, and ready to learn. Your generosity truly makes a difference in our classroom every day.","fullyFundedDate":1770831088533,"projectUrl":"project/small-supplies-big-impact/10091565/","projectTitle":"Small Supplies, BIG Impact","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10402081_orig.jpg?crop=195,195,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768183131074","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10402081"},{"teacherId":1565671,"projectId":10056681,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity. By providing the tables, mice, and connectivity tools we needed, you haven't just given us \"stuff\"—you've given us a professional environment where my students can truly compete and collaborate.\r\n\r\nThe impact was immediate. We are currently deep into the LAUSD Level Up challenge, where my students are tasked with designing a \"School of the Future\" in Minecraft. Before your donation, we spent the first 15 minutes of every club meeting hauling equipment and untangling wires. Now, we can deploy our mobile lab in minutes.\r\n\r\nOne specific moment stands out: last week, a student who usually struggles with organization sat down at a clean, dedicated workstation, plugged in their new mouse, and spent the entire hour mentoring a teammate on complex Redstone circuitry. Having a \"legit\" setup has shifted their mindset from just \"playing a game\" to \"working as a team.\"\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the boxes arrive, the energy in the room was electric. The biggest hit? The markers. They immediately started brainstorming how to \"brand\" their tables to represent their team identities. Seeing their faces light up as they realized they didn't have to clear off their desks just to get a few minutes of practice was priceless. You've made them feel like a professional esports organization.\r\n\r\nWith our workstations now streamlined and mobile, our next step is the final build phase of the Level Up challenge. We are moving our \"lab\" to the library next week to host a showcase for other students, proving that our esports club can thrive anywhere in the school. Your support has empowered these students to build not just a digital school of the future, but a real-world community of their own.","fullyFundedDate":1770498345002,"projectUrl":"project/help-give-more-space-and-mobility-to-my/10056681/","projectTitle":"Help Give More Space and Mobility to My Esports Club","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sugimoto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1565671_orig.jpg?crop=648,648,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768411529324","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1565671"},{"teacherId":1565671,"projectId":10019776,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the filament and keyboards! My students are already hard at work designing keychains that they plan to give away to our school and local community.\r\n\r\nYour donation has empowered them to become \"makers\" and \"givers.\" By providing enough filament for every student to participate, you've fostered a sense of inclusivity and community service in our classroom. The students are much more motivated to put in their best effort knowing their work will actually be produced and shared with others.\r\n\r\nThe new keyboards have also made the design process seamless, replacing the aging equipment that previously hindered their progress. Thank you for investing in these young designers and helping them make a tangible mark on their community.","fullyFundedDate":1768588102684,"projectUrl":"project/lets-design-and-3d-print-keychains/10019776/","projectTitle":"Let's Design and 3d Print Keychains!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sugimoto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1565671_orig.jpg?crop=648,648,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1768411529324","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1565671"},{"teacherId":3225399,"projectId":10041008,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Your support has brought a wave of excitement—literally and figuratively—into our science classroom.\r\n\r\nThese materials have turned our abstract lessons into a hands-on laboratory:\r\n\r\nOptics & Waves: The Laser Kit and Wave Machine allow students to see the \"invisible\" physics of light and motion.\r\n\r\nForces & Magnetism: The Levitating Globe provides a mesmerizing, real-world example of magnetic equilibrium.\r\n\r\nHands-on Modeling: The CMY Cubes and Air Dry Clay empower students to build 3D models of atoms and explore light refraction through play.\r\n\r\nIn a world of screens, these tactile tools are invaluable. They don't just teach facts; they spark curiosity and prove to my students that their education is worth investing in. 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