{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wilbur & Theresa Faiss Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":26.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":545388,"projectId":10686219,"letterContent":"I am so incredibly grateful for this generous donation to our classroom! The ice machine and Ninja blender will allow us to create healthy, delicious smoothies with our students while giving them opportunities to explore nutritious ingredients, try new foods, and make healthier choices. These hands-on experiences make learning about health and wellness so much more meaningful and fun!\r\n\r\nThe hideout cave is a great addition for our growing tortoise. As he continues to grow, having a safe and comfortable space to rest and hide is important for his well-being.\r\n\r\nThank you for supporting our classroom, our students, and even our little tortoise! Your generosity helps us create an engaging environment where students can learn, explore, and develop healthy habits that will hopefully last a lifetime. We appreciate you more than you know!","fullyFundedDate":1792622053213,"projectUrl":"project/a-bigger-home-for-michelangelo-healthy/10686219/","projectTitle":"A Bigger Home for Michelangelo & Healthy Smoothies for Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Donnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp545388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522266194936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kodonnell"},{"teacherId":545388,"projectId":10654020,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom! Your kindness helps me provide my students with the supplies and hands-on experiences that make learning more engaging, creative, and fun. The colorful Pilot G2 pens will be put to great use as students take notes, organize their ideas, and complete their science work. The science stickers will be a fun addition to our classroom and a great way to celebrate our love of learning!\r\n\r\nThe scratch-art sets and paper airplane kits will give students opportunities to explore their creativity, experiment, and enjoy activities that encourage curiosity and problem-solving. I love finding ways to bring learning to life and give my middle school students opportunities to learn beyond traditional assignments. Having a variety of supplies allows me to create meaningful experiences that help students stay engaged and excited about coming to class.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and helping me create a classroom where they can explore, create, and discover new things. Your generosity truly makes a difference, and I am so grateful for your support of our classroom and our learning adventures!","fullyFundedDate":1792699696943,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-creativity-into-science/10654020/","projectTitle":"Bringing Creativity Into Science!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Donnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp545388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522266194936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kodonnell"},{"teacherId":545388,"projectId":10605661,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating healthy snacks to our classroom! Your generosity means so much to me and my students. Having nutritious snacks available helps support their health, energy, and ability to focus throughout the school day. I love being able to encourage healthy choices and show students that taking care of their bodies matters. I love how they are looking at the ingredients on the snacks and noticing the difference now, all thanks to you! Thank you for supporting our classroom and helping me create a positive, healthy learning environment for my students. We truly appreciate you! 💚","fullyFundedDate":1792614760874,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-healthy-minds-nutrition-micro/10605661/","projectTitle":"Fueling Healthy Minds: Nutrition & Microbiology Explorations","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Donnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp545388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522266194936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kodonnell"},{"teacherId":9369927,"projectId":10576647,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and for helping bring new technology into our classroom! Your support has made a meaningful difference for my students, many of whom have unique learning needs and benefit from additional tools to help them succeed. Technology allows me to provide more individualized instruction, create engaging learning opportunities, and give students greater independence and confidence in their abilities.\r\n\r\nOne of the most exciting things about having these resources is watching my students become more enthusiastic and willing to participate in their learning. For students who struggle with traditional classroom assignments, technology can make learning feel more accessible and less intimidating. It provides opportunities to practice skills, receive immediate feedback, and experience success at their own pace. Those little moments of success can make an enormous difference for students who have faced academic challenges.\r\n\r\nMore than anything, your kindness reminds my students that there are people outside our classroom who believe in them and want to see them succeed. As a special education teacher, I know how important it is for every child to feel capable, valued, and supported. Thank you for investing in my students and helping me create a classroom where they have the tools and opportunities to grow. Your generosity truly means more than you know!","fullyFundedDate":1788562687281,"projectUrl":"project/ms-meirs-sld-class/10576647/","projectTitle":"Ms. Meir's SLD Class!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Meir","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9369927_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700075602255","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9369927"},{"teacherId":9167362,"projectId":10577419,"letterContent":"I really appreciate your funding of my donors choose. These items are needed by both myself and my students. With budgets being tight this year, they are things we would have had to do without.\r\n\r\nI spend a lot of my own money to make sure that I have the supplies I need as well as supplies my student need. My students frequently go without in life as my school serves a predominantly low income population. I would hate for that to extend to school supplies. \r\nIt is with heartfelt gratitude that I express my thank you for making these items possible.","fullyFundedDate":1788567484508,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-history-class/10577419/","projectTitle":"Help My History Class!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9167362"},{"teacherId":9617895,"projectId":10547760,"letterContent":"The resources from this project have given my students a welcoming space to take a break from the stresses of the school day and focus on their well-being. In our Wellness Club, students have been able to use the new materials for activities such as coloring, puzzles, games, journaling, and other relaxing activities. They were excited to see the variety of materials available and quickly began choosing activities that interested them.\r\n\r\nOne of my favorite parts has been seeing students who may be quiet or stressed during the school day become more comfortable, relaxed, and willing to connect with others. The resources have helped create an environment where students know they can come in, unplug, and simply have some time for themselves.\r\n\r\nWe will continue using these materials throughout the school year during Wellness Club to support mindfulness, stress management, positive connections, and healthy ways to unwind. I am so grateful to the donors who helped create a space where my students can take a breath, recharge, and feel supported!","fullyFundedDate":1788725942374,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-student-wellness-success/10547760/","projectTitle":"Supporting Student Wellness & Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cascio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9617895_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746640157306","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mscascio"},{"teacherId":9617895,"projectId":10230723,"letterContent":"The new resources brought hands-on science to life for my 8th grade students! Students were especially excited to use the bottle rocket launcher and Newton's cradles. They were able to see forces, motion, and Newton's Laws in action rather than just reading about them. The excitement and curiosity in the classroom made these lessons much more engaging and memorable.\r\n\r\nThese resources gave my students opportunities to experiment, make observations, and connect what they were seeing to the science concepts we were learning. Having students say, \"Oh, I get it!\" after seeing the concepts in action was incredibly rewarding. Thank you to the donors who helped make these hands-on learning experiences possible for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1778068718427,"projectUrl":"project/launch-into-learning-force-and-motion/10230723/","projectTitle":"Launch Into Learning: Force and Motion","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Cascio","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9617895_orig.jpg?crop=320,320,x0,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746640157306","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mscascio"},{"teacherId":545388,"projectId":10620255,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our classroom! Your support means so much to me and my students, and these supplies will make a real difference in our classroom.\r\nThe healthy snacks will give my students an opportunity to enjoy nutritious options during the school day, while the moisturizing hand sanitizer and lotion will help us keep our classroom clean and our students comfortable, especially as we move through the school year. I love being able to create a classroom environment where students feel cared for, supported, and ready to learn.\r\nThank you for investing in my students and helping me provide them with little things that make a big difference. Your generosity helps make our classroom a healthier, happier, and more welcoming place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1790109207529,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-happy-ready-to-learn/10620255/","projectTitle":"Healthy, Happy & Ready to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Donnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp545388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522266194936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kodonnell"},{"teacherId":10407164,"projectId":10033205,"letterContent":"The donation of funds that allowed me to purchase the M3 Translator Earbuds was a gamechanger. We have soooooo many students entering our schools that speak little to no English & these allows us to communicate back & forth with immediate translation. I hope to be able to purchase more of the earbuds to hook up to my earbud/translator as it is a bit much to have to keep cleaning the 1 student earbud so that I can have the next student use it, no to mention, with only 1 set I can only use for 1 student at a time. I apologize for the late letter as I totlally forgot at the end of year. Thank you so much for your donation, it is greatly appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1769127379282,"projectUrl":"project/help-power-our-learning-literally-and-f/10033205/","projectTitle":"Help Power Our Learning (Literally and Figuratively!)","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Romaniello","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10407164"},{"teacherId":545388,"projectId":10545200,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating our Twister machines and pedal resistance equipment! These items will give my students even more opportunities to get moving and stay active during our Health & Wellness class.\r\nMy goal is to help students discover that exercise does not have to feel like a chore. Having fun, hands-on equipment allows students to try different types of movement, build strength and endurance, and find activities they actually enjoy.\r\nThese machines will be used throughout the year as we learn about fitness, healthy habits, movement, and taking care of our bodies. I am so grateful for your generosity and for helping me create a classroom where students can move, participate, and build healthy habits that they can carry with them beyond middle school.\r\nThank you for investing in the health and well-being of my students!","fullyFundedDate":1789393061067,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-our-bodies-and-our-microbiome/10545200/","projectTitle":"Fueling Our Bodies and Our Microbiome","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Donnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp545388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522266194936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kodonnell"},{"teacherId":545388,"projectId":10284668,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating healthy snacks for our classroom! The gummies, crispy squares, healthy sodas, organic fruit snacks, and beef jerky will be such a special treat for my students.\r\nHaving nutritious and fun snack options in the classroom helps my students feel cared for, energized, and ready to learn. With so many students throughout the day, these snacks will go a long way in creating a positive classroom environment and giving students something to look forward to.\r\nI truly appreciate your generosity and your support of my students. Thank you for helping make our classroom a healthier, happier place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1789028011796,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-healthy-minds-one-snack-at-a-tim/10284668/","projectTitle":"Fueling Healthy Minds One Snack at a Time","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. O'Donnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp545388_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522266194936","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kodonnell"},{"teacherId":8148059,"projectId":10597192,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of Jolly Ranchers, laminating pouches, a basketball hoop, and copy paper for our classroom!\r\n\r\nThe Jolly Ranchers will be a fun way to recognize students for their hard work, positive choices, and participation. The laminating pouches and copy paper will help me create and preserve activities, games, and resources that my students can use throughout the school year.\r\n\r\nThe basketball hoop will be especially exciting! Having an easy way to incorporate movement and short activity breaks into our classroom will help keep students engaged, motivated, and excited to participate. For middle school students, sometimes a little movement and fun can make a big difference in their ability to refocus and learn.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping me create a classroom where students can learn, move, participate, and feel successful. 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