{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"West Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":33.8,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10437981,"projectId":10105284,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting \"Solving for Success: Supplying Future Problem Solvers\"! Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in my classroom and has given my students access to resources that support their learning every day.\r\n\r\nMy students use the headphones to watch instructional and supplemental videos, while my ENL students can also listen to translated documents and resources in their native language. The donated paper has allowed me to provide translated worksheets, making lessons more accessible. Having pencils and eraser caps readily available means students never have to worry about having the supplies they need, and the markers have made our whiteboard practice and review activities engaging and interactive.\r\n\r\nI am truly grateful for your support and for investing in my students. These resources are helping create a classroom where every student can participate, practice, ask questions, and build confidence as a mathematician. Thank you for helping make that possible!","fullyFundedDate":1778280400573,"projectUrl":"project/solving-for-success-supplying-future-pr/10105284/","projectTitle":"Solving for Success: Supplying Future Problem Solvers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Green","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10437981"},{"teacherId":7463705,"projectId":10523160,"letterContent":"Thank You for Helping Our Sixth Graders Start Strong!\r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generous support of our sixth-grade students! Your donation of reusable water bottles has already made a meaningful difference as our students begin their first year of middle school.\r\n\r\nFor many of our students, starting middle school is a big transition. They are learning new routines, moving between classrooms, meeting new teachers, making new friends, and becoming more independent. Having their own reusable water bottle is one small way we can help them feel prepared, welcomed, and cared for.\r\n\r\nThe students were excited to receive their bottles and have quickly made them part of their daily routines. They can refill them throughout the school day and bring them along during classroom activities, collaborative projects, physical education, and hands-on learning experiences.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has also helped us promote healthy habits and create a more equitable learning environment. Every sixth grader has access to the same resource, regardless of what they are able to bring from home.\r\n\r\nMost importantly, your donation sends a message to our students that their community believes in them. As they take their first steps into middle school, your support reminds them that people they may never meet are willing to invest in their success.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping our sixth graders start this new chapter hydrated, prepared, and ready to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1788784673236,"projectUrl":"project/hydrated-and-ready-for-middle-school/10523160/","projectTitle":"Hydrated and Ready for Middle School!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Arnold","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7463705_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1782482166489","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7463705"},{"teacherId":7773327,"projectId":9551185,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom through DonorsChoose. Because of your kindness, our students now have new zipper binders that are already making a meaningful difference in their daily learning. Having these binders gives students a dedicated place to keep their materials organized and protected, which helps them come to class prepared and ready to learn.\r\n\r\nThese binders are helping our students build important organizational habits that support their academic success. When students can easily find their notes, assignments, and resources, they feel more confident and focused during lessons. Your contribution has not only provided a helpful tool but has also created a more structured and positive learning environment for everyone in our classroom.\r\n\r\nWe are incredibly grateful for your generosity and for believing in our students. Your support is helping them develop the skills they need to stay organized, take pride in their work, and succeed in school. Thank you for making a real difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1764661205167,"projectUrl":"project/wheres-my-stuff-help-new-middle-scho/9551185/","projectTitle":"Where's my stuff??? Help New Middle School Students Stay Organized!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Busch","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7773327"},{"teacherId":10293428,"projectId":9771642,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating the headphones to my classroom! This is my first year teaching AIS (academic instructional support) for math in addition to regular math 8 classes. One requirement for our AIS classes is to complete 40 minutes of an online instructional program. During this time, it allows me to work 1:1 with struggling students and give direct instruction as needed since the students working on the program now have headphones to be listening to their lesson! Since each student now has headphones there is no risk of being distracted with 15 different lessons going on at the same time! \r\n\r\nThe students love the quality of the headphones. The bright colors make them fun and the fact that they are high quality and not just the $1 cheap earbuds makes them reusable from class to class. They are easily wiped down! \r\n\r\nNot all students have access to things such as decent headphone. Providing this simple tool helps even the playing ground for all students and gives them the tools needed to focus on the lesson at hand. Thank you for supporting my class!!!","fullyFundedDate":1759458730298,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-struggling-math-students-succeed/9771642/","projectTitle":"Help my Struggling Math Students Succeed!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10293428_orig.png?crop=1173,1173,x0,y404&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1759164933900","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10293428"},{"teacherId":3619704,"projectId":9422904,"letterContent":"From the bottom of my heart, thank you for your generous donation to my project. Your kindness has already had a huge impact! I teach 7th and 8th graders and many of them are only just learning that there are kind people in this world, willing to help perfect strangers, so that their lives are made a bit easier. When I explained to my students that these headphones were donated by people they have never met, they were shocked! I heard comments such as \"wow, really?!?\", \"seriously?!\", and \"I can't believe someone would do this!\" They were so grateful (not a feeling I see often at this age) to have new, clean headphones to use in class. Once again, thank you for your help in supplying my class with these new headphones! 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