{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"East Hall Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":32.4,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10113293,"projectId":9579887,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. We have been using our items quite often and the students are loving them. When we first received the package their faces lit up as we looked through the different items, with the fidgets being a big hit. \r\n\r\nI have started using the mini animals for classroom management and my students are loving it. Each week to every two weeks a students will be picked for good classroom behavior and they get to randomly pick a mini figurine to name and keep. We take their picture and put it on a google slides named \"Classroom Buddies\" that all of my classes can view. All of the students want to be able to pick and name a buddy!\r\n\r\nWe have not been able to use our magnetic boards yet but plan to use them for review games prior to taking our tests and use them for whole group reviews over classroom material.","fullyFundedDate":1758209318218,"projectUrl":"project/calm-hands-focused-minds/9579887/","projectTitle":"Calm Hands, Focused Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Larsen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10113293_orig.jpg?crop=1428,1428,x385,y1247&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755019679495","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10113293"},{"teacherId":9927374,"projectId":9640410,"letterContent":"Through this project I have been able to help students use technology to amplify their learning. Students have worked on mixed media projects so far- most recently we completed new book covers for The Breadwinner, which we read as a class. Students could design and plan out their covers before transferring them to paper, and their work was truly impressive! Being able to guide students through the tools provided in this project has been a game changer. It is easier to explain how to move through design programs when I am working right next to them! It has been a learning curve, but my students are patient and kind. I cannot wait to see what they create next!","fullyFundedDate":1757523768765,"projectUrl":"project/graphic-design-beginnings/9640410/","projectTitle":"Graphic Design Beginnings","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fischer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9927374_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748661260368","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9927374"},{"teacherId":9927374,"projectId":9707017,"letterContent":"My students have loved the hands-on projects we have worked on so far this school year. They love creative projects and I love to see their personalities shine through art! Students are also HUGE fans of the magnetic letter tiles we got- they love to have competitions to see who can spell the longest word. I also have made my students very aware of the fact that these classroom items were donated. They have wondered why our class is special, and so we have thoughtful discussions about giving, charity, and how little acts of kindness can spread. This has been a fulfilling project so far, and we still have supplies left, so the possibilities are endless!\r\nThank you again for your care and support!","fullyFundedDate":1758376088542,"projectUrl":"project/manipulatives-and-hands-on-learning/9707017/","projectTitle":"Manipulatives and Hands-On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fischer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9927374_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748661260368","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9927374"},{"teacherId":10161785,"projectId":9556293,"letterContent":"Thank you, donors. My students have been very excited with every package we receive each day. Each time we open the box, they are on the edge of their seats, waiting to see what comes out next. My classroom favorites so far include the Bingo Dotters, Glue Sticks, and Goldfish/Cheez-its snacks. We are excited to have these items in time for the holiday crafts. Every craft we make during this time gets sent home with the student when we go on winter break. We use the crafts as gifts for the students' parents/guardians. They color and decorate a bag, and we place all of their artwork into the bag as a gift when they leave for winter break. \r\nWe use the glue stick every morning when my students are completing their morning work. For their morning work, we are working on a specific word of the week. For example, the word might be 'tree' (fall time), and every morning for a whole week, students will cut and paste it into their morning workbook. They create sentences using the vocabulary words, work on punctuation, and describe the vocabulary words. During this morning work time, students also get to use their new crayons to color the sheet that they are working on.\r\nMany of my students, including those who have recently joined us, come from high-poverty, low-socioeconomic backgrounds. Your donation of snacks is a significant relief for them. It alleviates a burden that they might not even be aware of, allowing them to focus on their learning without the worry of hunger. \r\nSince completing my Donors Choose wish list, two additional students have joined my classroom, bringing my total to six students. Having must-have materials helps those students and their families not feel overwhelmed when starting at a new school in the middle of the year. \r\nMy students, paraprofessionals, and I feel very grateful and appreciative of all the support that has been provided to our special students. We love each student as if they are our own and pour our heart and soul into them daily. We show up daily for them, and these donations make it possible. We cannot thank you enough for your generosity and support.","fullyFundedDate":1760462485935,"projectUrl":"project/special-needs-classroom-must-haves/9556293/","projectTitle":"Special Needs Classroom Must Haves","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Niki","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10161785_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755823275754","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10161785"},{"teacherId":8421437,"projectId":9136825,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. Your funding has provided me with materials that have positively impacted my classroom. These materials are called VersaTiles, and they serve as a hands-on, self-checking educational tool for practicing literacy skills. When completing activities with these VersaTiles, students are motivated to complete tasks, which helps to reinforce key literacy skills. \r\nThese kits also come with literacy materials which are on various different grade levels. This has been very helpful in allowing me to differentiate to meet the needs of all of my students. I am so grateful for people like you who go out of their way to make a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1746785559058,"projectUrl":"project/versatile-lessons-with-versatiles/9136825/","projectTitle":"Versatile Lessons with VersaTiles","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8421437_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1650994319354","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8421437"},{"teacherId":8421437,"projectId":9265452,"letterContent":"My students were so excited when they saw the new crayons, colorful paper, and folders arrive. Right away, they began using the crayons to add detail to their projects. Having individual crayon boxes has been so helpful so students each have access to all the colors they may need for various activities. The bright paper has made lessons feel extra creative, and students are proud to share their work.\r\n\r\nThe file folder boxes have been so helpful in keeping my classroom organized. I am able to organize lessons within these organizational tools. These give me a place to store student work examples that I use as exemplars to show students what I expect. Your generosity has brought so much excitement and organization to our classroom, and we are truly grateful for your support.\r\n\r\nWith thanks,\r\nMaggie Dyer","fullyFundedDate":1746785387239,"projectUrl":"project/creativity-is-critical/9265452/","projectTitle":"Creativity is Critical","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8421437_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1650994319354","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8421437"},{"teacherId":9927374,"projectId":9551595,"letterContent":"We have been LOVING the reading resources provided in this project. For the first time ever, my students have talked about how fun the reading games are. They will even ask to play the games during homeroom- I gladly allow it! These resources have transformed how I teach. Tapple is the biggest hit so far. I love to see students rack their brains from word association games. We also did an amazing lesson with magnetic tiles to create different words out of the word \"KEYBOARD\". I then challenged students to come up with longer words (the longest so far is \"universities\"!). Thank you so much for believing in my students and in this project, we are going to grow so much this year!","fullyFundedDate":1755746227287,"projectUrl":"project/reading-is-fun/9551595/","projectTitle":"Reading is FUN!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fischer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9927374_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748661260368","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9927374"},{"teacherId":9927374,"projectId":9388289,"letterContent":"The students have been thrilled with the generosity towards our classroom. We use our stools daily to collaborate in smaller groups, or to just come sit my Ms. Fischer at the end of the day to talk about pets or drawing. We've used the globe to compare with a wall map of the world to show how maps can distort countries. We look at different maps every day which is my favorite thing to do as a social studies teacher!\r\nAlthough we are still in the beginning of the school year, students already know this is the classroom where art can thrive. Students earn the opportunity to listen to music during their work sessions with their new headphones and use different mediums to decorate their own personal maps. We still have so many projects in the works for the rest of the year that the students are excited to get to!\r\nThank you for helping transform this classroom into such a fun and engaging space!","fullyFundedDate":1748971417686,"projectUrl":"project/social-studies-culture-and-art/9388289/","projectTitle":"Social Studies, Culture, and Art","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fischer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9927374_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748661260368","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9927374"},{"teacherId":9927374,"projectId":9384663,"letterContent":"My students are already loving the ways we can incorporate art into our Social Studies lessons! Today they were tasked with recreating maps of the world using torn pieces of paper... the lesson was aptly named \"Tear-able Maps\"! They were given a map to study for a few minutes and then I took the map away. We focused on proportions of the continents as well as their shapes and locations. Students felt challenged by this project but also extremely energized! The different paper colors provided fun backgrounds for this project. The glue sticks were used to stick the colored paper with limited mess, but if there was a mess, students were excited to use the special broom from this project! We used flexible seating with our stools so that I could complete this project alongside students- they were tickled they were given permission to \"copy\" the teacher! The funny thing is, I struggled with my map too! We are going to laminate our projects later so we can display them in the classroom and the hallway and add color (and a little humor) to the school. Thank you for making this project possible!","fullyFundedDate":1748646286178,"projectUrl":"project/colorful-collaborations/9384663/","projectTitle":"Colorful Collaborations!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fischer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9927374_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1748661260368","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9927374"},{"teacherId":7308326,"projectId":9136878,"letterContent":"These headphones have made a world of difference for my students. We had not had our headphones replaced in years and just the new technology helps a lot with much better sound. These also have microphones, which allows our students to record message and work or do video to showcase their learning when needed. They prefer them to in the ear and they love that they keep the noise out.\r\n\r\nWe are so grateful for all of the people who support us and our learning. They were so excited to receive the funding to get the headphones. We don't often receive a lot and this just made their day.","fullyFundedDate":1741368984512,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-stay-focused-and-improve-writing/9136878/","projectTitle":"Help Us Stay Focused and Improve Writing Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ethridge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7308326_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y633&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1740844866650","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7308326"},{"teacherId":8421437,"projectId":8902796,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. I am so honored and appreciative that you went out of your way to help me and my students. Without people like you, being an educator can feel like a thankless job. The supplies provided by this project have been so beneficial, but the thought behind the sponsorship means just as much as it has been a great encouragement to me.\r\n I have been able to use these materials to create lessons for my students. The laminating pouches have allowed me to create lesson manipulatives and handouts, as well as to laminate work examples that can be saved to use as exemplars in future years. Students feel so special if their work is laminated. Additionally, the other supplies have been beneficial in the day-to-day activities of my classroom. Thank you again for going out of your way to help me. I will never forget your kindness!","fullyFundedDate":1739664236913,"projectUrl":"project/interactive-lesson-essentials/8902796/","projectTitle":"Interactive Lesson Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8421437_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1650994319354","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8421437"},{"teacherId":9345709,"projectId":8687153,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our 7th grade special education ELA classroom. With your help, my students engaged in a meaningful novel study of \"The Outsiders \", allowing them to develop essential reading and comprehension skills. Through character analysis, theme exploration, and structured discussions, they learned how to make inferences, summarize key events, and connect literature to real-life experiences. Many of my students struggle with reading fluency and confidence, but using the headphones for read louds, and guided reading strategies, they were able to access the story at their own pace while building vocabulary, critical thinking and empathy. \r\n In our classroom, reading is an interactive and supportive experience. Small group instruction, graphic organizers, and read-alouds help break down complex ideas, ensuring that every student can engage with the text. Through this novel study, my students not only strengthened their literacy skills but also learned valuable social-emotional lessons about friendship, identity, and resilience. Seeing their excitement as they discussed characters, debated conflicts, and related themes to their own lives was inspiring Your generosity has provided them with the tools they need to grow as readers and thinkers, and for that, we are truly grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1730733498125,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-a-title-1-special-educati/8687153/","projectTitle":"Headphones for a Title 1 Special Education Ela Class","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Todd","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9345709_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738872748490","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9345709"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_54121","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":775,"numTeachers":72,"percentFrplEligible":85,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":5,"percentWhite":27,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":63,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"10.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":67.6,"schoolId":54121,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about East Hall Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"East Hall Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/georgia/hall-county-school-district/east-hall-middle-school/54121"}