{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Burns Elementary Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":46.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2377184,"projectId":10382995,"letterContent":"The children were over the moon doing this project. They were having so much fun. They said that they have never had so much fun in art before. They are looking forward to seeing their animals all dried and ready to paint.\r\nI have to admit I had fun doing this project with them. planning their animals and making them. Then covering them with the plaster wrap was fun even though messy we all had fun. You truly blessed the children will an experience they will remember. Thanks to you they look forward to what is the next project that we will do.\r\n\r\nSincerely thankful for all you do to help educate our children.","fullyFundedDate":1787146789110,"projectUrl":"project/ready-art/10382995/","projectTitle":"Ready Art!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2377184_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458839070636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/monica-faerber"},{"teacherId":382044,"projectId":10325970,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your support. My students seem to always be hungry! Having a refrigerator in our room is a game changer. \r\nOur school does not have air conditioning and we started school in August. Some of the days were very warm, even hot. I was able to keep popsicles frozen for a cooling treat thanks to your kindness and generosity. \r\nI try to let the children have a snack at the end of the day and this fridge is key for keeping healthy snacks cool, like yogurt or fruit.\r\nThank you again for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1786274357359,"projectUrl":"project/snack-time/10325970/","projectTitle":"Snack Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sergeant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp382044_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449451994782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ksergeant"},{"teacherId":382044,"projectId":10354817,"letterContent":"Thank you again for your donation. My students are so excited by the changes we have made in this classroom. It used to be dark and faded and it is now bright and cheerful.\r\nThey love the supplies you have helped us obtain as well. They have these beautiful name tags on their desks that also include hundreds charts and addition tables. Both of which are very helpful for our math class.\r\nYour kindness and generosity have allowed me to create a warm, colorful, inviting space for my students to learn.","fullyFundedDate":1785434117269,"projectUrl":"project/back-at-it-again/10354817/","projectTitle":"Back At It Again!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sergeant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp382044_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449451994782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ksergeant"},{"teacherId":382044,"projectId":10364007,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity. We have not been able to start yet because it's cold and getting dark here in Michigan. Not our best season for growing things. \r\nOur students are very excited to be able to work together to grow food in our courtyard. \r\nOur school has a little space in the opening between classrooms. It will be perfect for a small garden. It is free from rodents and neighbors who could interfere with our plants.\r\nI think the experience of growing and caring for your garden will stay with these children for the rest of their lives.\r\nI really love the idea of the second graders working with the middle schoolers. It will build a stronger school community.","fullyFundedDate":1785250489000,"projectUrl":"project/little-gardners/10364007/","projectTitle":"Little Gardners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sergeant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp382044_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449451994782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ksergeant"},{"teacherId":2377184,"projectId":10147811,"letterContent":"The students really enjoyed making the baskets today. The one girl who usually gives push back not to do any work made a beautiful basket and will sew on the beads tomorrow. It is their first time using raffia and they found it fun and challenging. The baskets are turning out wonderful and I thank you very much for thinking of my students to provide them with the supplies to make the baskets. \r\n\r\nWeaving can be challenging but it builds hand eye coordination and helps develop creativity in the brain. Thank you again.","fullyFundedDate":1778292537902,"projectUrl":"project/my-basket/10147811/","projectTitle":"My Basket!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2377184_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458839070636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/monica-faerber"},{"teacherId":2377184,"projectId":10148036,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your kind and generous donation to our classroom. You are truly a blessing to us and our learning. Your kind heart and generous spirit encourage us to be creative and do our best. Also, we have learned that giving is from the heart, your heart. We appreciate everything you have done for us. Know that in the future we also we bless others so we pay it forward and show kindness to others. Thank you for being a good example of how to take care of others and show love of learning.\r\nThank you again so much.","fullyFundedDate":1778610036624,"projectUrl":"project/animals-my-way/10148036/","projectTitle":"Animals My Way","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2377184_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458839070636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/monica-faerber"},{"teacherId":2377184,"projectId":10132586,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your donation of playdough for the students. They enjoy playing with playdough and making it into different shapes and making robots and animals and even Frankenstein faces. Your kindness and generosity are truly appreciated by the students and me. You are paying it forward by making sure the students have supplies to augment their learning. You are our hero. The students were so happy and the playdough made them busy creating and showing their creations to each other. Thank you so much for all you do.","fullyFundedDate":1778292536880,"projectUrl":"project/creative-hands/10132586/","projectTitle":"Creative Hands!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2377184_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458839070636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/monica-faerber"},{"teacherId":382044,"projectId":10401116,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. My students are thrilled with all the new materials. \r\nI had retired from teaching and given all my supplies away to other teachers. Thanks to you I was able to return with necessary items for our classroom.\r\nThank you for your generosity and kindness, some of my students are from struggling families and they really appreciate having a new classroom.\r\nThank you for your support of public education. We really need your help more than you realize.\r\nI wish I could send you before and after videos of this room. It is wonderful to have new clean things.","fullyFundedDate":1785251223269,"projectUrl":"project/simple-supplies/10401116/","projectTitle":"Simple Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sergeant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp382044_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449451994782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ksergeant"},{"teacherId":2377184,"projectId":10082790,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all you do for us through your generous donations. The students loved using the kwik sticks to paint their birds. Making bugs was a blast with the 6 inch paper plates. You are truly a rockstar of education. I hope you like the pictures. The students were having fun using the supplies and making their birds and bugs.\r\nI hope you know that you are appreciated and thought of highly for all you do for my students. You are truly paying it forward to the future by helping the students now get the best possible education.","fullyFundedDate":1778148410750,"projectUrl":"project/new-painting/10082790/","projectTitle":"New Painting","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sina","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2377184_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1458839070636","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/monica-faerber"},{"teacherId":10401172,"projectId":10233957,"letterContent":"This is one of my essential projects that has always had a lasting impression on my students. Over the years, color mixing has been on of the most exciting hands-on lessons. Students learn the primary colors and transform the colors into secondary colors. Their reaction is one of awe! They are able to create a color and it is such a wonderful discovery. \r\nAfter their initial experiment with mixing colors, my students go on to explore what they need to add to make the colors the correct hue. They learn about the ratio/amount of paint mixed can over power the color they are mixing. Their conversations focus on problem solving and how they can fix the color mixtures.\r\nColoring mixing allows students to create future projects with the knowledge of the color wheel, identify how secondary and tertiary colors are created, and are able to identify the varying colors in other works of art.\r\nThe supplies that we received will positively impact my students for the upcoming school year and beyond.","fullyFundedDate":1778292536703,"projectUrl":"project/color-mixing/10233957/","projectTitle":"Color Mixing","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kaczmar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10401172_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1789267921611","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10401172"},{"teacherId":382044,"projectId":10246099,"letterContent":"Thank you so much! My students were absolutely thrilled with all the new recess equipment. The boys especially loved the footballs!\r\nWe have had a wonderful end of the year with beautiful weather and lots of time to play outside. One day we even used the sidewalk chalk to do our math outside.\r\nI really believe children need a lot more time outside.\r\nYour generosity has made so many young children very happy. Thank you for your support of public education. We need you help more than you may realize.","fullyFundedDate":1778148416936,"projectUrl":"project/recess-time/10246099/","projectTitle":"Recess Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sergeant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp382044_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449451994782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ksergeant"},{"teacherId":382044,"projectId":10117605,"letterContent":"Thank you, thank you, thank you! Your kindness and generosity helped us make this dreary room so much nor comfortable. The only rug we have in this 100 year old building is filthy. I do not even want the students to sit on it. I keep it mostly for noise absorption.\r\nThis new carpet will allow us to have carpet time each morning as well as give me a space to have small group instruction.\r\nThis carpet makes our room so much more inviting. When I returned, I had to take the only room available, and this space is really dreary. How ever now it looks beautiful!\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1778286827578,"projectUrl":"project/bright-floor/10117605/","projectTitle":"Bright Floor!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sergeant","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp382044_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449451994782","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ksergeant"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_73073","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":450,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":98,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":1,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":0,"gradesServed":"K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.9,"schoolId":73073,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Burns Elementary Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Burns Elementary Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/michigan/detroit-public-schools-community-district/burns-elementary-school/73073"}