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The budget only goes so far and school staff ends up purchasing these items.\r\nThis will definitely hold us over until the New Year.","fullyFundedDate":1763494145315,"projectUrl":"project/restock-our-autism-classroom/9829136/","projectTitle":"Restock our Autism Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Amburgey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7061127"},{"teacherId":4345853,"projectId":9279094,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing the fun new seating options for my students. The back to school year season is always stressful and transition times can be especially stressful for students with learning difficulties. Having these fun new places to sit and ways to get their wiggles out has helped prevent quite a few difficulties for my students. \r\n\r\nThe yoga ball and swivel seats have been quick favorites and are usually the first chosen during Free Seat Fridays! Getting to pick a seat that's new and exciting helps lessen the dread about things like math worksheets or writing in complete sentences!","fullyFundedDate":1746785730519,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-for-flexible-learning/9279094/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating for Flexible Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alexander","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4345853_orig.jpg?crop=360,360,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1745526483690","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4345853"},{"teacherId":7061127,"projectId":9388947,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donations my students will be able to assemble over 100 first aid kits to be distributed to the local homeless population.\r\nWe were able to purchase band aids, cotton balls, cotton swabs, lip balm, triple antibiotic ointment, and alcohol pads.\r\nThe students use a template to match the needed items. They then put them in a ziplock baggie. This gives the students a way to practice pre vocational skills and help the community. \r\nDonors like you make it possible for us to do these extra activities.","fullyFundedDate":1749498536949,"projectUrl":"project/autism-first-aid-kits-for-the-homeless/9388947/","projectTitle":"Autism First Aid Kits for the Homeless","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Amburgey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7061127"},{"teacherId":7061127,"projectId":9189103,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. We were able to purchase extra items for our classroom that are not included in the budget. \r\nThe items will help our students with sensory needs. Since our students and their needs are all unique, we need a variety of materials. \r\nThe yoga ball chair will help students who struggle with sitting. The massagers will give the students input they need. \r\nThe fidgets will be added to our sensory fidget box. As you can image, our materials get used quite a bit and need to be replaced often.","fullyFundedDate":1748388971972,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-for-autism/9189103/","projectTitle":"Sensory for Autism","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Amburgey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7061127"},{"teacherId":7061127,"projectId":9028683,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. We were able to assemble almost 300 first aid kits to distribute to the local unhoused community.\r\nThe students had a template where they matched the first aid items and then placed them in a baggie. Each kit included Band-Aids, triple antibiotic ointment packets, lip balm, ibuprofen, antacids, alcohol prep pads, cotton balls, and cotton swabs. \r\nImportant projects like this would not be possible without donors like you. You provided materials needed to work on important pre vocation tasks.","fullyFundedDate":1742823885007,"projectUrl":"project/first-aid-kits-for-the-homeless/9028683/","projectTitle":"First Aid Kits for the Homeless","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Amburgey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7061127"},{"teacherId":7061127,"projectId":9013390,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. First, I was able to receive a Teachers Pay Teachers gift card. TPT is a website of activities made by teachers. 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This includes ABC wooden puzzles, a clock puzzle, flashcards, sensory letters, a letter match activity, and egg matching.\r\nMy students learn by doing hands on activities. Many struggle with traditional pencil paper activities and need repetition. These materials will allow the students to work on the skills in various ways.","fullyFundedDate":1733288572515,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-materials-for-autism/8869287/","projectTitle":"Hands on Materials for Autism","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Amburgey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7061127"},{"teacherId":7061127,"projectId":8915446,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. Your donations enabled us to get a binding machine for our room. This machine puts worksheets together to make individualized workbooks for our students. \r\nThe binding combs in various sizes will be used to put the books together.\r\nThe velcro is used to make hands on manipulatives like file folder activities.\r\nThe variety of plastic pockets and labels will help organize all of our materials.\r\nWe use these pockets and labels for folders, work centers, boxes, storage, etc.","fullyFundedDate":1732995129673,"projectUrl":"project/make-materials-for-autism-classroom/8915446/","projectTitle":"Make Materials for Autism Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Amburgey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7061127"},{"teacherId":8270860,"projectId":8956176,"letterContent":"I just wanted to thank you for the wonderful donation to my classroom. My students have enjoyed the stationary bike, weighted animal and technology as much as I have. They love utilizing the bike and fidgets and using the technology. The students have enjoyed exploring the how they can independently clam themselves. Having these materials has made such a difference in the student's ability to calm down fast and return to the learning process.\r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting this project- you have made a tremendous impact in our classroom!\"","fullyFundedDate":1733188074797,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-chill-and-ready-to-learn/8956176/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Chill and Ready to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8270860"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_26873","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":238,"numTeachers":18,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":40,"percentWhite":46,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"5 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"13.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":65.4,"schoolId":26873,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Grant Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Grant Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/illinois/grant-community-consolidated-school-district-110/grant-middle-school/26873"}