{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pierre S DuPont Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":62.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10089539,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping me keep my snack bins stocked daily! With over 100 students it take a lot to keep it going! I'm willing to do the work as long as I have wonderful donors willing to help me out! I appreciate your love for my classroom and school. The school store items help motivate my students and that is amazing! I wouldn't be able to continue that either without your help! I appreciate your kindness so much because it has transformed mt classroom environment and my kids learn so much all year. Have a wonderful day!","fullyFundedDate":1770722776402,"projectUrl":"project/snack-bin-stock-up-again/10089539/","projectTitle":"Snack Bin Stock-up Again","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":10357888,"projectId":9910514,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my classroom! Currently students are using these supplies in different ways. They are using the coloring supplies to be able to present their work on the research we conduct in class in an artistic way. Students are also able to use the reading supplies to help guide their reading so they are able to keep track of where they are and not get lost. \r\n\r\nStudents were excited when they saw all the boxes of the supplies when they entered the room. They all wanted to help to go through the supplies to see what they would be able to use. Students have been appreciative of the new materials and have been treating them all with respect and care.","fullyFundedDate":1763834524494,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-supplies/9910514/","projectTitle":"Literacy Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Molloy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10357888"},{"teacherId":8967827,"projectId":9837036,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing the funding that made it possible to purchase French language reading materials for our students. These resources truly enlightened learners by strengthening their understanding of French and providing clear evidence of their growing language skills. The bilingual fairy tales supported comprehension and confidence, allowing students to successfully follow stories presented entirely in the target language. The French language magazines introduced memorable cultural events, authentic vocabulary, and real-world connections that students will carry into their future studies of French and across other academic subjects. This priceless addition to our language program enriched instruction, inspired curiosity, and created meaningful learning experiences. These opportunities were made possible through your thoughtful generosity, and we are sincerely grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1760823226935,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-in-french-class-lets-go/9837036/","projectTitle":"Literacy in French Class, Let’s Go!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Madame Carmean","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8967827_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1718204008409","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8967827"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10065792,"letterContent":"Thank you for allowing us the opportunity to have our kids run another community service project, but this time for our own school. This week our kids will be writing positive notes and attaching a treat to them for their fellow students in our school community. Kindness spreads like wildfire if it is done right. We will have our students take a notecard so they can personalize their notes and attach a sweet treat to them so that they can give it to someone else in our community. We have also secured bins to add snacks too so they can sow their appreciation to our school community as well. Spreading all kinds of kindness is important and I want to make sure our kids continue to do so. Thank you for helping us make this a reality.","fullyFundedDate":1770079339842,"projectUrl":"project/kindness-rules-all/10065792/","projectTitle":"Kindness Rules All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10078818,"letterContent":"Thank you for your continued support of our school and especially my classroom and our student council. Our student council kids were so surprised by your donation to help with our school dances and all the other projects you help with. They had a meeting this week where they put together Valentine treat boxes and items they are gearing up to help with at lunches this week. They will encourage students to write cards and take a treat for a friend they want to give positive vibes to. They can't wait to make this all happen this week. They still can't believe that so many donors love our school and want to help. They were so happy to write thank you notes to show their appreciation for you! Any item we get for my class and our school are well loved and go quickly. These dance decorations, however will be used for years to come:) Thank you again for all you do for us.","fullyFundedDate":1770145049674,"projectUrl":"project/spring-time-reset/10078818/","projectTitle":"Spring Time Reset","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":10310232,"projectId":9822800,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your gifts to my Structured Literacy classroom. The materials gifted have brought a significant amount of joy to our classroom. Becoming a better reader can be tiresome for middle schoolers. Supplementing their learning with fun games and activities has helped me to make phonics instruction more fun and engaging. \r\nIt has been wonderful to see students asking to play these games and to see them interact with each other without the need of screens. They're building their social and emotional skills while increasing their reading abilities. These resources will continue to brighten our days while helping my students become better readers.","fullyFundedDate":1760373931292,"projectUrl":"project/structured-literacy-resources/9822800/","projectTitle":"Structured Literacy Resources","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10310232_orig.jpg?crop=481,481,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760365150235","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10310232"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10074345,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us bring dance decorations for our student council. They love to decorate and work around our school to make it better for everyone! This group of kids work hard when it's time to get our dances ready and these items will help us do this for several years:) it's great seeing kids get involved around the school. The Cornell notebooks are amazing! They love using them for math and keeping themselves organized! You have made a huge difference in our school and we so appreciate your kindness! Thank you and have a wonderful day!","fullyFundedDate":1770113053683,"projectUrl":"project/spring-time/10074345/","projectTitle":"Spring Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10038762,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us stock up on leggings for our care closet! We will use the cards fun Valentine treats to work on a project to help spread joy throughout the school. This will all be happening in the next week:) we like giving our kids the opportunities to give back to others around our community. We couldn't do these things without the help of our wonderful donors angels, like you! Having our kids write nice positive notes to others is so important in their growth of being good humans out in this world! Thanks for always helping us get more done:)","fullyFundedDate":1769459153395,"projectUrl":"project/valentine-get-away-2/10038762/","projectTitle":"Valentine Get Away 2","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":2370025,"projectId":10061836,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping us get more Cornell notebooks for math. I had many ask for them today and many more saying they are almost out of pages in their first math notebook. Your notebooks are coming just in time to save the day:) These Cornell notebooks help keep their math notes neat and organized. These notebooks have graphing sections and non graphing sections so they are always ready to go without changing out their paper. These are specific types of notebooks that help encourage their note taking and organizing in a way that will help them go back and use them in the future. We don't just take notes to keep in a book, but to use all year. They will take these notebooks to their math classes next year as well as a reference. This wouldn't happen without wonderful people like you! You are an absolute classroom angel and my middle schoolers really appreciate your kindness and love for our class and school. Have a great day!","fullyFundedDate":1769552709223,"projectUrl":"project/cornell-note-taking-in-math/10061836/","projectTitle":"Cornell Note-Taking In Math","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fitzhugh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2370025_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1490200972428","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sabrina-fitzhugh"},{"teacherId":9324224,"projectId":9867661,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for continuing to generously support our library and our students! \r\n\r\nI'm working away at cataloging and processing new books to put on the rolling shelf. This new shelving system will be incredibly helpful to store and display new books for our Quick Reads section, especially Hi-Lo (high interest, low level) titles that I have pulled out especially for our students who are working on building their reading stamina. \r\n\r\nThe display easels and wooden display stand are amazing! Currently I have them on a new book display cart, and students have been eagerly grabbing the books they see there to borrow.\r\n\r\nThank you so much for helping our library thrive and grow!","fullyFundedDate":1764011725806,"projectUrl":"project/shelf-control/9867661/","projectTitle":"Shelf Control","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rumanov","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9324224_orig.jpg?crop=825,825,x52,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700334595125","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-rumanov"},{"teacherId":10313587,"projectId":9832839,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom. Because of your kindness, my students now have access to new book sets that are being used for independent reading. These books allow me to offer a wider range of diverse authors, topics, and perspectives, helping students see themselves and others represented in literature. This has already increased engagement and excitement around reading, and students are more motivated to explore books that feel meaningful and relevant to them.\r\n\r\nThe additional classroom resources have made a huge difference in how my students learn and focus. The standing desk has been especially helpful for students who need movement or the option to stand in order to stay engaged, while the fidgets have supported focus and self-regulation for all learners. Chart paper has allowed me to incorporate more station-based activities into my lessons, creating a more interactive and student-centered learning environment.\r\n\r\nFinally, the wireless keyboard and mouse have given me the flexibility to teach from anywhere in the room while using the smart board, allowing me to better monitor students, provide support, and stay connected during instruction. Your generosity has had a direct and meaningful impact on our classroom, and I am truly grateful for your support of my students and their learning.","fullyFundedDate":1762789670790,"projectUrl":"project/essential-supplies-to-help-my-readers-le/9832839/","projectTitle":"Essential Supplies to Help My Readers Learn and Focus","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cairo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10313587"},{"teacherId":10325719,"projectId":9867144,"letterContent":"The Orchestra members at PS are having so much fun playing harmonic instruments and learning about music from different perspective. The break from bowing, the experience of reading chord symbols and rhythm/strumming notation is allowing some students to make break-throughs in understanding how to read their normal instrument parts!\r\n\r\nThis provides an almost gamified way to break through some students' walls for understanding music notation and becoming more musically literate. Kids are not quiet about sharing their successes in playing and have been asking for more uke time apart from their regular rehearsals on their ensemble instruments.","fullyFundedDate":1762036755240,"projectUrl":"project/music-literacy/9867144/","projectTitle":"Music Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bedell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10325719"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_44508","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":732,"numTeachers":69,"percentFrplEligible":65,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":50,"percentWhite":27,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":9,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"10.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":38.0,"schoolId":44508,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pierre S DuPont Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pierre S DuPont Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/delaware/brandywine-school-district/pierres-dupont-middle-school/44508"}