{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Western Guilford Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":32.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9710179,"projectId":10628303,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful to the wonderful people who have chosen to support my students. Your generosity is making a meaningful difference in our classroom and in the lives of the children we serve.\r\n\r\nThe large mesh zipper pouches are extremely useful for organizing learning activities and labeling them based on each student's skill level. This helps ensure that students receive practice that meets their individual needs and supports their growth.\r\n\r\nThe multi-colored wooden shape tiles encourage creativity and critical thinking. My students enjoy using them to create a variety of patterns beyond those shown on the activity cards included in the set.\r\n\r\nThe punch cards are a wonderful motivational tool. Students are excited to answer questions and work toward earning rewards after receiving 10 punches on their cards.\r\n\r\nDry-erase markers are very helpful for completing answers on laminated worksheets during our morning learning activities. They allow students to practice skills repeatedly while reducing paper waste.\r\n\r\nThe students especially enjoy rewards such as Kit Kat bars, M&M's, Nutella & Go snacks, tortilla chips, Skittles, and vanilla wafer cookies after earning 10 punches on their cards. These incentives help keep them motivated and engaged in learning.\r\n\r\nThank you for your support and kindness. Your generosity provides valuable learning tools and resources that help my students grow, learn, and succeed each day.","fullyFundedDate":1789593107447,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-supplies-and-success/10628303/","projectTitle":"Snacks, Supplies, and Success!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sujatha (Sue)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9710179_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725462618815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9710179"},{"teacherId":9710179,"projectId":10559272,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful to the wonderful people who have chosen to support my students. Your generosity is making a meaningful difference in our classroom and in the lives of the children we serve.\r\n\r\nThe lacing cards and shoe-tying practice cards have been wonderful tools for helping my students develop important fine motor skills. They enjoy practicing these skills while building confidence and independence.\r\n\r\nWe use the rechargeable batteries almost every day to power our interactive notebooks and musical puzzles. The battery charger has been extremely useful for keeping the batteries charged and ready for daily use.\r\n\r\nI use the teacher lanyard every day while I am in the school building, and it has been both practical and convenient.\r\n\r\nThe counting animal toys provide engaging hands-on opportunities for students to sort, count, and strengthen their early math skills.\r\n\r\nThe wooden latching activity board keeps my students engaged as they practice counting and develop important life skills through opening, closing, and locking different latches.\r\n\r\nThank you for your support and kindness. Your generosity provides valuable learning tools that help my students grow, learn, and succeed each day.","fullyFundedDate":1789580755268,"projectUrl":"project/lacing-learning-and-life-skills-fun/10559272/","projectTitle":"Lacing, Learning, and Life Skills Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sujatha (Sue)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9710179_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725462618815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9710179"},{"teacherId":9710179,"projectId":10540892,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful to the wonderful people who have chosen to support my students. Your generosity is making a meaningful difference in our classroom and in the lives of the children we serve.\r\n\r\nThe storage carts have been extremely helpful for organizing writing worksheets, puzzles, writing supplies, laminated activities, and other classroom materials. Having everything neatly stored and easy to access has made our classroom more organized and efficient.\r\n\r\nThe Reading, Math, and Science interactive notebooks have become valuable learning tools for my students. They help students stay actively engaged, organize their thinking, strengthen their understanding of concepts, and build reading fluency.\r\n\r\nMy students were truly excited when we received the storage carts. They loved being able to see all of the materials they need stored neatly inside the drawers. The carts have helped them become more independent as they can easily find and return supplies on their own.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in my students and helping create a learning environment where they can thrive every day.","fullyFundedDate":1789573265043,"projectUrl":"project/engaged-learners-with-organized-spaces/10540892/","projectTitle":"Engaged Learners With Organized Spaces","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sujatha (Sue)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9710179_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725462618815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9710179"},{"teacherId":5806587,"projectId":10452649,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom project! Your generosity has made a meaningful difference in the way my students learn, engage, and feel supported in the classroom. When the new resources arrived, my students were immediately excited to explore them and see how they could use them during our lessons. We have been incorporating the materials into our daily learning activities, particularly during reading instruction and independent practice. One of my favorite moments was watching students become more confident as they used the new resources to work through challenging tasks independently, celebrate their progress, and encourage one another. What may seem like simple classroom materials to others have become tools that help my students feel capable, successful, and excited to learn.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue building on this momentum as my students strengthen their reading comprehension, critical-thinking, and independent learning skills. We are currently working on identifying the main idea, citing evidence from a text, and using context clues to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words. Students will continue using the new resources during small-group instruction, partner activities, and independent practice as they work toward becoming more confident readers. I am especially excited to see how these materials continue to support students who sometimes need an extra level of encouragement or a different way to demonstrate what they know. Thank you for investing in my students and giving them resources that remind them that they are capable learners. Your support is helping create a classroom where students can grow, take risks, and truly believe in themselves.","fullyFundedDate":1787135902680,"projectUrl":"project/calm-today-confident-tomorrow/10452649/","projectTitle":"Calm Today, Confident Tomorrow","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Watson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5806587_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1718112722947","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/watsonk2"},{"teacherId":1423900,"projectId":10421461,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my heartfelt gratitude for your generous contribution towards the engagement incentive for our media center's orientation activities. The candy and snacks you provided encouraged students to eagerly participate in various orientation lesson activities. This has not only heightened their interest in utilizing media center resources but also fostered a sense of community and belonging within our school.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your donation was evident as students engaged with the lesson and each other to learn about the diverse range of resources available to them. Many students have shared their excitement about visiting the media center. We were able to check out more than 500 books during our orientation week.\r\n\r\nOnce again, thank you for your outstanding generosity and support. Your involvement is crucial in helping me achieve the media center's mission of providing access to information in both print and electronic formats in order to foster a lifelong love of reading and provide the necessary tools to become strong 21st century learners.","fullyFundedDate":1787154380415,"projectUrl":"project/sweet-rewards-for-media-center-orientati/10421461/","projectTitle":"Sweet Rewards for Media Center Orientation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Denny","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1423900_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y208&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673354633479","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/aislynn-denny"},{"teacherId":9710179,"projectId":10495188,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project, \"Help Us Shine! Clean Classrooms and Independent Life Skills.\"\r\n\r\nI am so excited and grateful to know that such wonderful people have chosen to support my students. Your generosity will make a meaningful difference in our classroom and in the lives of the children we serve.\r\n\r\nThe vacuum cleaner will help our students develop important motor skills and independent living skills. Practicing classroom jobs such as sweeping, cleaning, and vacuuming provides valuable hands-on experiences that encourage responsibility, independence, and pride in maintaining their learning environment.\r\n\r\nThe Happy Birthday slap bracelets will bring joy to our students as they celebrate their special day, whether at school or at home. The punch cards and incentive stickers will help students stay accountable for their work while providing positive reinforcement, motivation, and encouragement as they reach their goals and celebrate their accomplishments.\r\n\r\nThese resources will be valuable tools as we continue to learn, grow, and succeed together. They will help create a positive, engaging classroom environment where students can build life skills, develop confidence, and experience success every day.\r\n\r\nWe cannot wait to share photos of our students using these items and benefiting from your generosity.\r\n\r\nThank you again for providing my students with the tools they need to be successful. Your kindness, support, and belief in our classroom are truly appreciated. My students and I are thankful for each and every donor who helped make this project possible.","fullyFundedDate":1787076740363,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-shine-clean-classrooms-and-inde/10495188/","projectTitle":"Help Us Shine! Clean Classrooms and Independent Life Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sujatha (Sue)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9710179_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725462618815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9710179"},{"teacherId":9710179,"projectId":10497284,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding our project, \"Puzzles, Printable Workbooks, and Pegboards for Morning Tubs.\"\r\n\r\nI am so excited and grateful to know that such wonderful people have chosen to support my students. Your generosity will make a meaningful difference in our classroom and in the lives of the children we serve.\r\n\r\nThe puzzles and pegboards will help students work independently while developing fine motor skills, strengthening cognitive thinking, and reinforcing important concepts such as sorting, counting, and color recognition. Through these engaging, hands-on activities, students will build attention to detail, visual memory, problem-solving skills, and confidence in their abilities.\r\n\r\nThe printable workbooks will provide additional opportunities for practice and skill development, helping students strengthen foundational academic skills while encouraging independent learning. The classroom fan will help create a comfortable learning environment by keeping our classroom cool and allowing students to remain focused and engaged throughout the day.\r\n\r\nThese resources will be valuable tools as we continue to learn, grow, and succeed together. We look forward to sharing photos of our students using these materials and showing the positive impact your generosity has made in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students' education and helping create meaningful learning experiences that will support their success for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1787265072858,"projectUrl":"project/puzzles-printable-workbooks-pegboards/10497284/","projectTitle":"Puzzles, Printable Workbooks, Pegboards for Morning Tubs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sujatha (Sue)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9710179_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725462618815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9710179"},{"teacherId":9710179,"projectId":10516355,"letterContent":"I am incredibly excited and grateful to know that such wonderful people have chosen to support my students. Your generosity will make a meaningful difference in our classroom and in the lives of the children we serve.\r\n\r\nThe laminating pouches will help me create durable, reusable learning materials that can withstand daily use and provide long-lasting educational support. These resources will increase student engagement, encourage independence, and enhance learning opportunities through hands-on activities and interactive lessons. By laminating classroom materials, students will be able to use dry-erase markers to practice and review skills multiple times. This not only reinforces learning but also helps reduce paper waste.\r\n\r\nThese materials will serve as valuable tools as we continue to learn, grow, and succeed together. Thanks to your generosity, students will have access to engaging resources that support their academic development while making learning more interactive and enjoyable.\r\n\r\nWe look forward to sharing photos of our students using these materials and showing the positive impact your support has made in our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students' success and helping create meaningful learning experiences for every child.","fullyFundedDate":1787584867678,"projectUrl":"project/laminating-for-learning-and-engagement/10516355/","projectTitle":"Laminating for Learning and Engagement","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Sujatha (Sue)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9710179_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725462618815","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9710179"},{"teacherId":9789159,"projectId":10123525,"letterContent":"Thank you for providing my students with a celebration for their work throughout the year. The students greatly enjoyed the snacks and prizes that you so graciously funded. The students learned an important lesson about the value of generosity. They learned that donations, however small, can give others important moments of happiness. \r\n\r\nEven though this celebration was at the end of the year, and after all of the standardized testing, the students still solidified their sense of empathy and generosity, which I had taught throughout the year. Our novels teach the students to listen to others with respect and empathy, and this celebration gave students a practical example of the magic that can happen when humans care for other humans.","fullyFundedDate":1776180704909,"projectUrl":"project/7th-grade-field-day/10123525/","projectTitle":"7th Grade Field Day!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Houser","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9789159"},{"teacherId":10361265,"projectId":9923537,"letterContent":"I am truly grateful to everyone who chose to support my classroom through DonorsChoose. As a teacher, it means so much to know that there are people who believe in the importance of creating a safe, clean, and welcoming space for students to learn.\r\n\r\nThe cleaning supplies and teacher materials may seem like simple things, but they make a big difference in our everyday classroom. They help me keep our science classroom organized, comfortable, and ready for learning, while allowing me to spend more time focusing on my students and teaching.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in us and for making a difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1769105013673,"projectUrl":"project/cleanliness-counts-support-our-safe-lea/9923537/","projectTitle":"Cleanliness Counts: Support Our Safe Learning Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10361265"},{"teacherId":7730793,"projectId":10206000,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"A Fresh Start: Replacing a Stolen Trumpet.\" Because of your generosity, one of my students received a replacement trumpet after his previous instrument was stolen. Seeing his excitement and relief when he realized he would once again have an instrument to play was an incredibly special moment.\r\n\r\nThis trumpet allowed my student to return to fully participating in band class without having to worry about not having the instrument he needed. He has been able to continue developing his tone, reading music, practicing new skills, and performing alongside his classmates. Most importantly, receiving this trumpet gave him the opportunity to continue his musical journey without allowing an unfortunate situation to take away something he enjoyed.\r\n\r\nMoving forward, he will continue building his confidence and musicianship as we learn new music and prepare for future performances. Your support did more than replace a trumpet—you gave a young musician a fresh start and the opportunity to keep learning, growing, and making music. Thank you for making such a meaningful difference in my student's band experience!","fullyFundedDate":1777981594756,"projectUrl":"project/a-fresh-start-replacing-a-stolen-trumpe/10206000/","projectTitle":"A Fresh Start: Replacing a Stolen Trumpet","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Thompson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7730793_orig.jpg?crop=255,255,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760737878168","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7730793"},{"teacherId":7730793,"projectId":9846374,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project, \"Help My Students Shine with New Percussion Instruments!\" My students were so excited to see our new snare drum and snare stand arrive in the band room. Having this new instrument immediately gave our percussion students another opportunity to participate fully in class and develop their skills using quality equipment.\r\n\r\nThe new snare drum has been used to help students practice proper playing technique, rhythm reading, sticking patterns, dynamics, and ensemble skills. It has been especially rewarding to watch students become more confident as they learn how important the snare drum is to keeping the pulse, adding energy, and supporting the overall sound of our band. Instead of simply learning about these concepts, students have been able to experience them firsthand.\r\n\r\nOur next step is to continue strengthening our percussion section as students work on more advanced rhythms and prepare music for upcoming performances. As they continue practicing, they will learn to listen closely to one another and understand how their individual part contributes to the success of the entire ensemble. 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