{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Westfield Intermediate School","outOfStateSupporters":21.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5255515,"projectId":9860424,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing comfort and joy to our classroom with the gift of these bean bag chairs! From the moment the boxes arrived and were opened, the students were absolutely thrilled. In a room where we spend a lot of time focused on rigorous math and science work, having a soft, dedicated space for reading and independent study has completely transformed our classroom environment. These chairs have quickly become the most coveted spots in the room, creating a cozy atmosphere that makes our learning space feel like a second home.\r\n\r\nTo keep things fair and build daily excitement, we have started a morning raffle to see whose turn it is to sit in the bean bags for the day. You should see the anticipation on their faces as I pull names! It has become a wonderful positive reinforcement tool and a morning ritual that starts our day on a high note. The winners take such pride in their \"reserved\" seating, and I've noticed that the students sitting in them are more focused and engaged in their independent reading than ever before.\r\n\r\nThank you for your incredible generosity and for making our classroom a place where students are excited to come and learn every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1768438591080,"projectUrl":"project/lounge-learn-and-level-up/9860424/","projectTitle":"Lounge, Learn, and Level Up!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lasko-Brodeur","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5255515_orig.jpg?crop=2735,2735,x0,y911&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723160742399","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5255515"},{"teacherId":5255515,"projectId":9731951,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of non-latex gloves for our science classroom! Having a steady supply of high-quality, safe gloves is essential for our hands-on curriculum. My students were incredibly excited when the boxes arrived, knowing that \"real science\" was just around the corner. These resources have removed barriers to participation, ensuring that every student regardless of allergies can dive into our labs with confidence and focus on the discovery at hand rather than the mess.\r\n\r\nSo far this year, these gloves have been put to amazing use during our anatomy and biology units. We have used them to safely dissect sheep eyeballs to understand the complexity of vision and chicken wings to explore the relationship between muscles, tendons, and bones. There is nothing quite like the collective gasp in the room when a student successfully identifies a lens or moves a joint for the first time. Your gift allowed my students to get their hands dirty (literally!) while staying protected, turning a standard lesson into a memorable, tactile experience.","fullyFundedDate":1762128998273,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-science-safe-hands-gloves-for/9731951/","projectTitle":"Hands-on Science, Safe Hands: Gloves for Our Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lasko-Brodeur","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5255515_orig.jpg?crop=2735,2735,x0,y911&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723160742399","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5255515"},{"teacherId":10156018,"projectId":9866260,"letterContent":"I sincerely want to say thank you for your donations so my students could have new and current novels to read. I teach students who are at least one year below grade level. Most who struggle do not like to read. With the novels, I was able to create a book club atmosphere within my classroom. This made the kids feel safe to read out loud and talk about what they read. For some, it was the first time that happened in a long while. This led to me being able to embed lessons within our book discussions so students were learning without feeling overwhelmed or \"dumb\" as one student said. You truly made a difference!","fullyFundedDate":1767212089919,"projectUrl":"project/celebrating-reading/9866260/","projectTitle":"Celebrating Reading","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ouimet","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10156018"},{"teacherId":6517402,"projectId":9703800,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project! \r\n\r\nBecause of your donation, our 5th and 6th grade students were able to earn and use craft supplies as part of our PBIS incentives and rewards system. Students collected \"Polar Points\" for demonstrating positive behaviors like being safe, kind, and accountable, and entered them into raffles for special craft activities with me. This created meaningful opportunities for connection, creativity, and celebration. \r\n\r\nYour support truly motivated students to follow expectations and take pride in doing the right thing each day. I am so grateful for the positive impact you've made in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1762128998711,"projectUrl":"project/crafting-kindness-pbis-rewards-with-cre/9703800/","projectTitle":"Crafting Kindness: PBIS Rewards with Creativity!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eak","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6517402_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x2682,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1563158143094","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6517402"},{"teacherId":437986,"projectId":9904143,"letterContent":"The kids could barely wait for me to unpack these. As soon as they came in, we made plans use them the very next day. Costco supplied all the cardboard we would need.\r\nWe reviewed theChomp Saw page to see some things that other people had made and then they just began chomping.\r\nThese saws are gonna help us so much with our science and engineering but more importantly teach them real world skills! 💥\r\nI cannot wait to see all the other things they create as they get better and better with the Chomp Saws.❤️\r\nMaterials like these could never be in pur classes without people like you, we can never say thank you enough! 😍","fullyFundedDate":1773169873552,"projectUrl":"project/chompin-with-chomp-saw/9904143/","projectTitle":"Chompin' with Chomp Saw","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp437986_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478194042232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vbilodeau"},{"teacherId":4780607,"projectId":9735115,"letterContent":"At our school, we want students to ASK how they can be the best version of themselves. ASK at our school stands for Accountable, Safe, and Kind. This is a part of our school-wide PBIS initiative, where we reward students for showing accountable, safe, and kind behaviors. Anytime an adult in the building sees a student doing this, they are rewarded with \"Polar Points.\" These Polar Points are then able to be redeemed for events, prizes, and even field trips! \r\n\r\nWith your donations, I was able to provide my students with cool rewards for their cool choices in my prize box. Every Friday, they are able to cash in their Polar Points and \"purchase\" an item from my prize box, like the fidgets, putty, slime, and squishmallows you provided. I can't thank you enough for your generosity and donations to help my students continue showing acceptable, safe, and kind behaviors!","fullyFundedDate":1768438590574,"projectUrl":"project/cool-rewards-for-cool-choices/9735115/","projectTitle":"Cool Rewards for Cool Choices!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Stolz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4780607_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1516379948155","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/stolz"},{"teacherId":9524836,"projectId":8353302,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the books I requested. Every year I have students who are very interested in the events of World War 2, however it is not something we cover in our curriculum. This book \"The Boy in Striped Pajamas\" is an excellent way to cover the topic, but not from the perspective of soldiers fighting, but instead from the angle of how it impacted real groups of people. \r\n\r\nThis story allows us to talk about so many topics centered around how we treat others and why it's so important not to judge people by anything besides their character and actions. Thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1721946020384,"projectUrl":"project/the-boy-in-the-striped-pajamas/8353302/","projectTitle":"The Boy in the Striped Pajamas","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Guyette","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9524836"},{"teacherId":6886960,"projectId":9700161,"letterContent":"Thank you for contributing to this project that allowed for me to establish a better fiber arts station within my classroom. Students were so excited to see the new station, and took quickly to learning how to use the knitting looms. Supplies arrived mid-trimester with students, so they have been introduced slowly as I sort out the logistics of integrating the station as a class system, however I am excited to have it more integrated for my next group of students, to work as a station that runs alongside our normal, day to day activities.","fullyFundedDate":1763936250338,"projectUrl":"project/crafts-that-give-back/9700161/","projectTitle":"Crafts that Give Back!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Reno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6886960_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1574504984792","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6886960"},{"teacherId":437986,"projectId":9986767,"letterContent":"We immediately put up the light covers in our classroom. The students were so excited to see them and said that they already felt more calm. We spent the day organizing the room, which they also loved, and then every student got one of the calming stickers for their Chromebook. This project will allow us to have a calmer more peaceful classroom as we go forward for the rest of the year. We can never achieve this kind of success without people like you helping our community to thrive. Thank you so much for helping our project.","fullyFundedDate":1770838993421,"projectUrl":"project/fidget-and-fluorescent-focused/9986767/","projectTitle":"Fidget and Fluorescent Focused","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp437986_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478194042232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vbilodeau"},{"teacherId":437986,"projectId":9797686,"letterContent":"WOW!!! This cardstock has really taken our projects to the next level!! Having these materials readily available in our classrooms, have taught our students that their work is valued, and they are valued.\r\nOur students were so excited to use this card stock and make these wonderful posters. We have more projects coming up and I know that they are going to be amazing because of you.\r\nWe could never have this type of materials without wonderful people like you. Thank you so much and I cannot wait to see what they do next.","fullyFundedDate":1763561485919,"projectUrl":"project/creating-with-cardstock/9797686/","projectTitle":"Creating with Cardstock","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp437986_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478194042232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vbilodeau"},{"teacherId":437986,"projectId":9512425,"letterContent":"We have been having so much fun, figuring out ways to use these toolboxes in our classrooms. We used them to break apart speakers during our sound unit. They definitely love smashing things with hammers! Then we did a building project where each student made their own little teddy bear, and had to hammer the materials together. \r\nWe are very excited to continue to use these throughout our year. Projects like this could never be a reality without amazing donors like you. We thank you so much from the bottom of our hearts for helping our classroom be the best that it can be!","fullyFundedDate":1757541690708,"projectUrl":"project/righty-tighty-lefty-loosey/9512425/","projectTitle":"Righty Tighty - Lefty Loosey","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp437986_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478194042232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vbilodeau"},{"teacherId":437986,"projectId":9924271,"letterContent":"This project has truly transformed our team days. We started team days this year with our sixth graders, hoping that it would be a way to reward them for their excellent behavior and academic achievements. So far it has been amazing. We make the tickets and hand them out a few at a time. When the day finally arrives the excitement is overwhelming. The students are loving all of the games that we are playing and they are cheering everyone on!! A project like this could not happen without donors like you! We could never say thank you enough and cannot wait till the next team day.","fullyFundedDate":1764702788046,"projectUrl":"project/talkin-about-team-day/9924271/","projectTitle":"Talkin' About Team Day","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. B.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp437986_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1478194042232","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/vbilodeau"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_60914","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":729,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":82,"percentAsian":3,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":68,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":21,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"5 - 6","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":78.3,"schoolId":60914,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Westfield Intermediate School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Westfield Intermediate School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/massachusetts/westfield-public-schools/north-middle-school/60914"}