{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Meadow Hill Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":23.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6621744,"projectId":9688246,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for sponsoring my 7th grade science classroom with the purchase of two hydroponics kits. Your support is helping kids stay inquisitive about the world around them!\r\n\r\nWe have set up the hydroponics kits, and we are starting to get some sprouts in the classroom. Kids are often checking out how much the plants have grown, what their roots look like, and how they continue to re-orient themselves towards the window no matter how we move them. Kids are asking great questions about the importance of soil, how roots work, and what will happen when the plants get bigger. They are engaged and exploring the world around them.\r\n\r\nI truly appreciate your support, and look forward to using the hydroponics kits for years to come. Thank you!\r\n\r\nMelissa Doherty\r\n7th grade science\r\nMeadow Hill Middle School","fullyFundedDate":1757423371664,"projectUrl":"project/hydroponics-for-our-school/9688246/","projectTitle":"Hydroponics for Our School","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Doherty","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6621744_orig.jpg?crop=699,699,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1565385442807","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6621744"},{"teacherId":9705851,"projectId":8701059,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the donation of scientific calculators to our special education classroom. Our annual \"Big City Grid\" project uses a large-scale graph to plot coordinates for our homes and favorite businesses near our school. We used the grid magnet squares to detail the locations and distances of businesses on the interior of the mall. We were able to calculate distances from location to location using the Pythagorean formula on the scientific calculators. These were new to the 6th graders and learning using the scientific calculators for the first time was a big jump to middle school and will help them in the next two grades as well.\r\n Kids also constructed model-sized houses and businesses to place on the grid which were measured and used in a real-life example to estimate costs for landscaping (perimeter,) taxes (area), painting (surface area) and heating costs (volume.) This was a great connection to our next unit using decimals and estimation.\r\n Kids reported enjoying this project because they could see which friends lived closest to each other and what places they might be able to go for an outing together. I noticed a high level of engagement in this unit which improves their connection to learning, each other, school and the community.","fullyFundedDate":1724644395951,"projectUrl":"project/big-city-grid/8701059/","projectTitle":"Big City Grid","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kellman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9705851"},{"teacherId":9702293,"projectId":8697123,"letterContent":"The books our class received from Donors Choose allowed me to create a special book club experience for my 7th grade students. Kicked off during Native American Heritage month (November), the unit flowed through the month of December. Book club groups were responsible for initial agreements about weekly page goals and created a contract around preparation and positive participation. On book club meeting days, students arrived having read up to a certain point in the book. Students were accountable to each other. Since my 7th grade students are developing proficiency with finding textual evidence to support their ideas about what they read, many of the discussions involved finding a passage on a certain page and reading this aloud, followed by discussion. As I roamed among the groups, it was easy to sense the energy generated in these discussions because the feeling was palpable. These students were eager to talk about what they had noticed during their reading.\r\nThe book clubs also served as an opportunity to review and build on my students' knowledge of the elements of fiction and a chance to use these terms meaningfully in their book club discussions and independent writing. For example, students expanded their existing knowledge of \"character\" by using terms such as \"protagonist\" and\" antagonist\" as they discussed the conflict of the novel. They differentiated between \"dynamic\" and \"static\" characters and talked about what made a character \"round\" as opposed to \"flat.\" Students also expanded their sense of the setting of the story by using textual evidence to discuss how details of time and place created a mood in specific sections of their novels. During the weeks of the book club unit, students had opportunities beyond discussion to showcase their skills in these areas through one-pager assignments. These assignments allowed students to express their learning both graphically and in writing.\r\nAs part of the culminating project for the book club unit, I taught students to write a book review following a simple but effective and real-life format. Students shared their ideas by reading their book reviews aloud in class to generate interest in reading other titles than the one they had chosen. This sharing day was a highlight for me as a teacher. I felt proud of my students' respect for each other's work and ideas. I have printed the book reviews, and our school librarian will feature the book reviews on the walls of our library as a way of generating interest in these titles throughout the school.\r\nBecause of your generosity, my students have had opportunities to engage with diverse books and each other in book clubs during Native American Heritage month and beyond. The book club unit allowed students to engage in genuine discussion about books they had chosen to read with others who had chosen the same book. Reading books written by and about Native Americans provided a respectful, meaningful way to celebrate Native American heritage month as well as to develop and hone crucial literacy and discussion skills. Thank you so much for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1727667105728,"projectUrl":"project/impactful-indigenous-novels-a-book-club/8697123/","projectTitle":"Impactful Indigenous Novels: A Book Club Unit for 7th Grade Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Daniels","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9702293"},{"teacherId":2587837,"projectId":8709287,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to Meadow Hill Middle School. The Montana Stories of the Land textbooks are currently being used in my 6th grade Social Studies class impacting nearly 140 students. \r\n\r\nWithout these textbooks, students would have to share a book, which is not ideal. Now that each student has their own book, we can make sure to build on their fluency and comprehension skills. When it's a student's turn to read-a-loud, they can have their own textbook to read out of. Also, many students were forced to read off of a PDF version of the book from the computer. Now that we have a book for each student, they can turn the pages and get a closer look at pictures. This reduces the amount of screen time for students, which is what we strive to accomplish. \r\n\r\nAgain, thanks so much for your donation to my classroom. The textbooks make a big difference in the learning process. Students are happier and more excited to learn. It's took bad we had to get a grant in the first place to get all of these books, but with the lack of funding for classrooms...this website seems to be one of the only places to solve these problems.","fullyFundedDate":1726237864358,"projectUrl":"project/montana-textbooks-needed-desperately-for/8709287/","projectTitle":"Montana Textbooks Needed Desperately for Montana History Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McDermott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2587837_orig.jpg?crop=600,600,x0,y76&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724785676425","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2587837"},{"teacherId":9752369,"projectId":8790179,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my young orchestra students on their musical journey. Your gift will make a lasting impact on our classroom environment! Using your gift I am able to teach the children about acoustic science and mathematics using the Behringer XAir mixing software and the IPad I received from you! Using the software, students are able to get hands on experience mixing live Audio in our classroom. I will teach them gain structure and equalization techniques as they learn about the mathematical science of audio frequencies and how they relate to the audio reproduction of their instruments. \r\nAudio frequencies are measured using a numerical system called hertz. Each frequency is assigned a numerical value based on the cycles per second. For instance a frequency resonating at 80 cycles per second is resonating at 80 hertz. That information is used to boost or cut the amplitude of each frequency to enhance the tonal quality's of their instrument when amplified through a PA system. \r\nStudents will also learn about using digital effects to further enhance their sounds. . Your gift will give them hands on experience with actual software used by pro audio companies in their area giving them valuable vocational training.","fullyFundedDate":1726540499223,"projectUrl":"project/understanding-the-mathematical-relations/8790179/","projectTitle":"Understanding the Mathematical Relations in Musical Notes","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Johns","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9752369"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_78595","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":405,"numTeachers":30,"percentFrplEligible":42,"percentAsian":2,"percentBlack":2,"percentWhite":81,"percentIndigenous":5,"percentLatinx":5,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"13.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":false,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":76.2,"schoolId":78595,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Meadow Hill Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Meadow Hill Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/montana/missoula-county-public-school-district-1/meadow-hill-middle-school/78595"}