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Thank you again for your generosity and for investing in our students.","fullyFundedDate":1788457780095,"projectUrl":"project/super-snackers/10537761/","projectTitle":"Super Snackers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":2006622,"projectId":10246843,"letterContent":"My students were able to create expressive clay mugs. The expressiveness came from them making a face on their mug. In order for them to love what they created even more, the glaze and other tools that you were able to provide for us through your donation made it possible for them to drink from their mugs. \r\n\r\nThey were so excited to receive their mugs after they were fired in the kiln. Some students were going to give theirs as a gift while others were ready to drink from them right away. \r\n\r\nAs far as next steps, I want to secure a variety of different color glazes and allow them to create different clay objects such as bowls and miniature sculptures.","fullyFundedDate":1778018075965,"projectUrl":"project/to-drink-from-our-creations/10246843/","projectTitle":"To Drink From Our Creations","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Troy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2006622_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644318741396","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2006622"},{"teacherId":2006622,"projectId":10255914,"letterContent":"As always, my students love their hardbound sketchbooks. Thus far they have been doing practice work, bell work drawings, and brainstorming, some of which you can see in a photo. \r\n\r\nThey all had big smiles and rushed to get their sketchbook in their hand. \r\n\r\nMy students are currently working on learning the fundamentals of drawing and line control while practicing for an upcoming project on how to draw flowing realistic ribbons that also incorporates the fundamental of tone and value through shading. Additionally, they are learning about composition techniques and how to create interest or meaning within their work that they will also reflect within their project.","fullyFundedDate":1779444530870,"projectUrl":"project/checking-our-progress-advancing-the-adv/10255914/","projectTitle":"Checking Our Progress: Advancing the Advanced, part 4","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Troy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2006622_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644318741396","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2006622"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10350473,"letterContent":"Thank you! Thank you! I was the STEM teacher last year and the program was cut, I have moved to a classroom where all of my students have special needs. I still want them to have STEM experiences and these STEM bins are perfect. I have started by introducing several a day, to help students learn how to use each bin and soon they will be familiar with all of them. These bins allow students to have a STEM experience and to work independently which helps to build confidence. Thank you again. Without you this would not have happened.","fullyFundedDate":1787273810011,"projectUrl":"project/stem-success/10350473/","projectTitle":"STEM Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":9958905,"letterContent":"I was perfectly happy with my glue guns until students started talking about the cordless glue guns they were using in another class. They kept telling me that more people could glue at the same time and they didn't have to stay by the outlets. Each time I told them that it wasn't a problem and that what we have works. \r\n\r\nThen I was in that class and saw them in action. I realized that plugging in three glue guns around the room and making students wait their turn could be improved. These cordless glue guns fixed all of that, we still have the corded glue guns, but we have added the cordless option. They charge on the power strip and students can get them as needed. Wait time to use the glue guns has dropped and students aren't standing in line. \r\n\r\nWe did a great project where students sewed a gingerbread man and stuffed it. Students were able to add embellishments by gluing them on and most students chose to use the cordless glue guns to do that. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1775064402607,"projectUrl":"project/lets-stick-together/9958905/","projectTitle":"Let’s Stick Together","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":10025680,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project. Students were really excited to learn about hot air balloons, but they were much more excited to build a hot air balloon. Most of them kept asking if it was really going to work and they were pretty proud of themselves when it did. While students learned about thermodynamics, buoyancy, and density, they learned some other valuable skills as well. This project built some strong student bonds as they measured, cut, and glued their hot air balloons. They also had to constantly check their building and test their work to make sure there were no gaps. Students were very happy with themselves and the projects they built.","fullyFundedDate":1778524297519,"projectUrl":"project/up-up-and-away/10025680/","projectTitle":"Up, Up and Away","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":1882383,"projectId":9529828,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support and investment in my students. The tools and resources you provided have made a tremendous impact in our classroom and helped create more engaging and meaningful learning opportunities for our students each day. \r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness's and commitment to education our students have shown significant growth in math and our Ohio state test scores have greatly improved. Your donation has not only provided valuable material but it also given students greater confidence in their abilities and motivation to suceed","fullyFundedDate":1756348014371,"projectUrl":"project/unlocking-potential/9529828/","projectTitle":"Unlocking Potential","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Diligente","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1882383"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":9790982,"letterContent":"Students were thrilled to see the ChompSaw. They are always excited by new tools and this was a big one. We have faced a bit of learning curve, learning the thickness of cardboard that works best and learning how hard to push the cardboard through the saw and how fast or slow. Students didn't get a lot of opportunities to use it, but when they did they were thrilled that it was much easier then using the other cutting tools. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for making this possible for my current students and my future students. As they practice and learn they will be able to build some pretty great things.","fullyFundedDate":1764706543589,"projectUrl":"project/chomp-chomp-done/9790982/","projectTitle":"Chomp! Chomp! Done!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":2006622,"projectId":10121212,"letterContent":"Over the past month and after a very long wait, my students have finally been able to work with clay. They created expressive face mugs using clay and definitely put the resources that were funded by you to good use. The mugs and faces on them that they created were phenomenal. \r\n\r\nTo finish out the year I have two more grades that will do this project. As long as we have access to clay my students will continue to use these resources. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for allowing my students to see how \"THE ARTS CHANGE LIVES!\"","fullyFundedDate":1776130317307,"projectUrl":"project/building-and-sculpting-from-earths-gift/10121212/","projectTitle":"Building and Sculpting from Earth’s Gift","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Troy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2006622_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644318741396","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2006622"},{"teacherId":2006622,"projectId":10024815,"letterContent":"My students have just recently completed Dale Chihuly style flowers that they made just in time for Mother's Day. \r\n\r\nMy students were excited to learn about Dale Chihuly and see his work and know that they could create art to look similar to his style and materials. My students created very colorful flower designs and patterns on the shrinky dinks using the permanent markers. They watched them change shape while they were in the toaster oven. It happened fast and they were excited to see the process. \r\n\r\nMy 6th graders always love making sculptures like Dale Chihuly and I will continue to do so with them.","fullyFundedDate":1776095402445,"projectUrl":"project/make-my-work-permanent/10024815/","projectTitle":"Make My Work Permanent","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Troy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2006622_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644318741396","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2006622"},{"teacherId":324910,"projectId":9897509,"letterContent":"This was such a fun activity for my students with special needs. They built the BristleBots and ended up with a great product to take home. The supplies in the kit were good quality and the directions were easy to follow. I had not originally planned to use the kit with the class I did, but after looking it over, I decided it was the perfect STEM topic and project for the class I used it with. It was really nice that none of the parts were tiny so that even the students who have difficulty with fine motor skills were able to participate. At the end of class they were racing their bots around the tables and they were so proud of what they had built. Thank you for making this possible.","fullyFundedDate":1766605802603,"projectUrl":"project/build-and-learn/9897509/","projectTitle":"Build and Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Neal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp324910_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1536344544574","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/dianna-neal"},{"teacherId":2006622,"projectId":9956582,"letterContent":"Thus far, my students have brainstormed their own ideas for creating inspirational words and images that will become paintings to hang in the school to help promote wellness with the student body and within student support groups. \r\n\r\nAfter creating a few rough drafts of their idea, they drew out their favorite neatly on paper. They recently painted their backgrounds and wrote out their words using the same stencils so they are unified. \r\n\r\nWhen they saw the size of the canvases they were a little surprised that they were so big but still excited. Their next step is to transfer their drawings with a projector on the large canvases and to paint their images over their background.","fullyFundedDate":1765829514656,"projectUrl":"project/inspiring-wellness/9956582/","projectTitle":"Inspiring Wellness","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Troy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2006622_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644318741396","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2006622"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_83687","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":495,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":81,"percentWhite":5,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":8,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":2,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":26.1,"schoolId":83687,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Baumgardner Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Baumgardner Middle School ","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/ohio/cleveland-hts-univ-hts-city-sd/monticello-middle-school/83687"}