{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Grant Sawyer Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":46.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6012806,"projectId":10570428,"letterContent":"Your kindness and positive energy flow directly into our classroom and, from there, into the homes and lives of our students and their families.\r\nTogether, we are making a meaningful difference. Watching these students become more social, happier, more confident, and more resilient. They are truly some of the most amazing kids, and your generous donation is giving them new opportunities to explore, create, express themselves, and discover what they are capable of achieving.\r\nThank you for believing in our students, believing in us, and believing in our vision. Your support means more than words can express, and the impact you are making will reach far beyond our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1788555179231,"projectUrl":"project/growing-learning-and-creating-support/10570428/","projectTitle":"Growing, Learning, and Creating: Supporting Every Student","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Noriega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6012806_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540502583238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/noriega"},{"teacherId":8982684,"projectId":10288553,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for providing our students with new calculators! These resources have already made a meaningful difference in our classroom. My students are using the calculators during math lessons to solve problems, check their work, and focus more on understanding the concepts rather than getting stuck on calculations.\r\n\r\nWhen the calculators first arrived, my students were excited to have a tool they could use independently. It was wonderful to see their confidence grow as they worked through challenging problems and were able to quickly check their answers.\r\n\r\nWe are currently using the calculators as we work through multi-step math problems and real-world applications. Our next step is to continue practicing problem-solving and using the calculators strategically to support our mathematical thinking. 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Having their own supplies allows them to keep their work organized in their binders, highlight important information, take notes, and create study materials using the index cards. These simple resources have made a meaningful difference in helping students take ownership of their learning.\r\n\r\nMy students were excited to see the new supplies, especially knowing that they would have the materials they needed to complete their assignments and stay organized. It was wonderful to see them immediately putting the supplies to use and taking pride in keeping their work together.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our current lessons, students will use their binders and loose-leaf paper to organize their classwork and notes, while the highlighters and index cards will help them review key concepts and prepare for upcoming assessments. We will continue building good organization and study habits throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my students and helping provide resources that they can use every day. Your generosity may seem simple, but these supplies are making a real difference in our classroom and helping my students feel prepared to learn and succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1778988654698,"projectUrl":"project/beginning-of-school-essentials/10288243/","projectTitle":"Beginning of School Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mejorado","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8982684"},{"teacherId":8114007,"projectId":10014170,"letterContent":"Capturing Learning Through Our Students' Lens transforms traditional assessment by turning classroom technology into a digital mirror for student growth rather than a tool for passive screen time. By empowering learners to document, reflect upon, and share their educational journeys through recorded video explanations, audio reflections, and visual annotations, this initiative fosters deep metacognitive awareness and authentic agency. The most exciting aspect for students is this newfound creative freedom—they shift from passively completing worksheets to actively directing and storytelling their own education. Quiet or introverted learners, along with tactile and visual thinkers, have warmed to this approach with exceptional enthusiasm, using low-pressure digital formats to demonstrate complex understanding in ways traditional tests never allowed.\r\n\r\nFor our donors, educators, and school leaders, viewing the learning process through the eyes of our students provides irreplaceable insight into how knowledge is actually constructed. 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Ultimately, your support bridges the gap between teaching intent and student experience, cultivating an inclusive, high-tech environment where every learner feels seen, valued, and empowered to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1769121747259,"projectUrl":"project/capturing-learning-through-our-students/10014170/","projectTitle":"Capturing Learning Through Our Students’ Lens","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Martin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8114007_orig.jpg?crop=2227,2227,x383,y574&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1633395597285","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8114007"},{"teacherId":7331507,"projectId":10324054,"letterContent":"We are so thankful that our project was funded! The students were incredibly excited when the supplies arrived, and they immediately began creating amazing designs for our production.\r\n\r\nWe are a Title I school with a very limited budget, so having the opportunity to work with materials like these is truly special for our students. These supplies are allowing them to be creative, make their own design choices, and bring their ideas to life.\r\n\r\nOur production will be in December, and it is already looking like it will be one of our best productions yet! We are so excited to see what the students create and to watch their hard work come together on stage.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous contribution to our program. Your support makes a real difference for our students and gives them opportunities they might not otherwise have. We are truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1781045311551,"projectUrl":"project/help-our-students-fly-with-how-to-train/10324054/","projectTitle":"Help Our Students Fly With \"How to Train Your Dragon\"","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Roberge","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7331507_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y1008&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719343579024","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7331507"},{"teacherId":9507305,"projectId":10012758,"letterContent":"The supplies we received through DonorsChoose have made such a wonderful difference in our art classroom! Having extra materials like Sharpies, watercolor paints, colored pencils, yarn, dry erase markers, LEGO bricks, shrink plastic, hot glue, and a variety of building materials has given our students so many more opportunities to create, experiment, and try new things. Having enough supplies for everyone also means we can spend less time worrying about materials and more time making art!\r\n\r\nThese supplies have allowed our students to experience a much wider variety of artmaking. Throughout the year, students have drawn, painted, built, designed, experimented with 3D materials, explored fiber arts, and created projects they may not have had the opportunity to experience otherwise. We have also been able to introduce students to artistic traditions and processes from different cultures, helping them understand that art can be made in countless different ways.\r\n\r\nOne of the best parts has been watching students get excited when they realize they can use an unexpected material to make something creative. Whether they are building with LEGO, designing with shrink plastic, weaving with yarn, painting with watercolor, or constructing something with hot glue and recycled materials, these supplies encourage students to explore, problem-solve, take creative risks, and have fun making art. We are so grateful to our donors for helping us give our students these experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1768438207131,"projectUrl":"project/sparkling-artists-in-action/10012758/","projectTitle":"Sparkling Artists in Action!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lawson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9507305_orig.jpg?crop=1545,1545,x0,y180&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1722574234838","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9507305"},{"teacherId":6012806,"projectId":10210986,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of yarn and crafting tools to our classroom. Your thoughtful contribution is providing our students with opportunities to create, explore, and learn in meaningful and engaging ways.\r\n\r\nThe yarn and tools will be used for hands-on classroom activities that encourage creativity, fine-motor development, focus, patience, and independence. For our students, these activities offer much more than a finished project. They provide opportunities to practice following directions, making choices, completing tasks, and taking pride in their accomplishments.\r\n\r\nHaving access to a variety of materials also allows us to design activities that meet our students where they are while encouraging them to build new skills. Whether a student is learning to manipulate materials, follow a sequence of steps, or simply experience the joy of creating something with their own hands, your donation helps make those learning experiences possible.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping us create a classroom where learning is active, purposeful, and enjoyable. Every skein of yarn and every tool will contribute to opportunities for our students to develop skills, express themselves, and experience success.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and supporting our classroom. Your kindness reminds us that a caring community can make a lasting difference in the lives of young learners.","fullyFundedDate":1783969104788,"projectUrl":"project/yarn-tools-for-student-creativity-and/10210986/","projectTitle":"Yarn & Tools for Student Creativity and Skill Building","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Noriega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6012806_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540502583238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/noriega"},{"teacherId":6012806,"projectId":10248627,"letterContent":"As we begin a new school year, I want to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous donation to help stock our classroom. Your kindness is making a meaningful difference for our students and helping us create a welcoming, organized, and supportive learning environment from the very first day.\r\n\r\nYour donation provides essential classroom supplies and learning materials that our students will use throughout the year. These resources allow us to create engaging, hands-on activities that support academic growth, independence, communication, and important life skills. More importantly, having the materials our students need helps ensure that every student has opportunities to participate, learn, and experience success.\r\n\r\nFor our classroom, a well-stocked learning environment means so much more than having supplies on shelves. It means being prepared to meet individual learning needs, provide meaningful choices, celebrate progress, and build confidence. Your generosity helps make those moments possible.\r\n\r\nBecause of your support, our students can walk into a classroom that is ready for them—a place where they feel valued, encouraged, and excited to learn. Your donation is not simply providing supplies; it is investing in our students and their potential.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in our classroom and for helping us start the school year with the resources we need to make it a successful one. We are truly grateful for your generosity and the positive impact it will have on our students throughout the year.","fullyFundedDate":1778003492393,"projectUrl":"project/stock-the-classroom-spark-the-future/10248627/","projectTitle":"Stock the Classroom, Spark the Future","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Noriega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6012806_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540502583238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/noriega"},{"teacherId":6012806,"projectId":10367944,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of snacks to our classroom. Your thoughtful contribution is helping us provide our students with something that may seem simple, but makes a meaningful difference throughout the school day.\r\n\r\nSnacks help our students stay focused, comfortable, and ready to learn. They also provide valuable opportunities to practice important skills such as making choices, requesting what they need, following routines, and developing independence.\r\n\r\nIn our classroom, snack time is more than simply taking a break. It can be an opportunity to build communication, social, and life skills in a supportive and natural setting. Students can practice opening packages, making selections, cleaning up, and participating in a shared classroom routine—all while enjoying a well-deserved moment to recharge.\r\n\r\nYour donation also helps us ensure that students have access to snacks when they need them, creating a more supportive and welcoming classroom environment. Knowing that our classroom is stocked and prepared allows us to focus our energy on what matters most: helping every student learn, grow, and feel successful.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us meet their everyday needs. Your generosity is making our classroom a warmer, more supportive place to learn, and we are truly grateful for your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1783704381014,"projectUrl":"project/grab-snack-give-back/10367944/","projectTitle":"Grab, Snack, Give Back","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Noriega","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp6012806_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1540502583238","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/noriega"},{"teacherId":10351084,"projectId":10015848,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generous donation of the tuners for our orchestra. All the students are able to use the equipment effectively and efficiently during our classroom and after school time. The students are able to get to our classroom material with this new equipment in our classroom. \r\n\r\nOne thing from the equipment the students are learning effectively is how to be self sufficient. That is a life skill these students can benefit greatly from. Learning this skill will help them take initiative and get things done in a more timely fashion and learn how to diagnose problems and create a solution to them. \r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for the generous donation that we use everyday in the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1768499670014,"projectUrl":"project/tuner-for-the-sawyer-orchestra/10015848/","projectTitle":"Tuner for the Sawyer Orchestra","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Brockett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10351084_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1786053500739","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10351084"},{"teacherId":8129689,"projectId":10310714,"letterContent":"Thank you so much!!!\r\n\r\nI'm learning so much from these classes! Now, I'll be ready to roll from Day One, and be much more helpful to my students!\r\n\r\nI'm a bit intimidated by starting Special Education, but I think that's just normal for beginning a major change like this. Not to mention the adjustment from 400 students last year to no more than 10 next year - but I'll bet I have an easier time remembering their names!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for making this transition easier for me. It's not going to be easy, but in some ways, this class might be perfect for me!","fullyFundedDate":1780367575375,"projectUrl":"project/please-help-me-learn-about-my-students/10310714/","projectTitle":"Please Help Me Learn About My Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Strong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8129689_orig.jpg?crop=2073,2073,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1683081918979","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8129689"},{"teacherId":10404947,"projectId":10024433,"letterContent":"Your contributions to this year's Wax Museum project were both beneficial and meaningful. Using the resources (display boards, construction paper, markers, colored pencils, etc.) you helped provide, my students were able to bring their research to life in an artistic and expressive way. Because of your generosity, students had the privilege of spending two full weeks fully immersing themselves in the learning process by organizing information on and decorating their display boards, which became the backdrops for their oral presentations in our school library. This process enabled kids to be kids in the learning environment, revealing a creative side to them that energized them at the end of the current school year. Overall, my students as well as myself were highly appreciative of the supplies in circulation that made our biographical projects a big success. Together, we were able to make a lasting memory that reminds students and teachers alike what is possible at school. 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