{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Midwest City Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":38.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9612477,"projectId":8956594,"letterContent":"Because of your incredible generosity, our classroom has transformed into a space where literacy is no longer a source of frustration but a journey of discovery. While many of you use headphones at home to enjoy music or take calls, in our classroom, these new headsets serve as essential tools for focus and fluency. They allow my students to use the district WordFlight program, where they can work on text structures and strengthen their vocabulary. This bridge between hearing and seeing words is helping them decode language faster than ever, turning our room into a quiet, focused hub of active readers.\r\n\r\nThe most exciting part of this new technology for the students is the integrated microphone feature. They are absolutely thrilled to record themselves reading aloud and then play it back to hear their own progress. In the past, reading aloud in front of the class could be intimidating, but now, it feels like a private game where they can \"level up\" their skills. They treat these recordings like mini-podcasts, often beaming with pride when they realize they've mastered a particularly tricky sentence. It has turned a once-daunting task into a high-tech personal challenge.\r\n\r\nI've been particularly moved by how these headsets have empowered my English Language Learners and students who struggle with auditory processing. One student in particular, who used to be easily overwhelmed by the ambient noise of a busy classroom, has completely blossomed. With his headset on, the \"noise\" of the world fades away, allowing him to focus entirely on the phonics lessons at hand. He went from being several levels behind in reading to participating confidently in class discussions, simply because he finally has the \"quiet\" he needs to learn. Your gift of headsets hasn't just provided gear; it has provided individual sanctuaries where my students can finally hear themselves succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1739372319974,"projectUrl":"project/headsets-to-help-literacy/8956594/","projectTitle":"Headsets to Help Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Woods","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9612477_orig.jpg?crop=529,530,x0,y37&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752882328274","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9612477"},{"teacherId":10083074,"projectId":9543934,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our 7th grade math classroom at Midwest City Middle School! Your support provided us with highlighters, glue sticks, and scissors that have already made a big difference in our daily learning.\r\n\r\nMy students are using the highlighters to mark important steps in solving equations and to organize notes in their math journals. The glue sticks and scissors have helped us build interactive notebooks that make learning more hands-on and engaging. These tools have turned simple lessons into creative, colorful experiences that help students understand and retain key concepts.\r\n\r\nBefore your donation, many of my students didn't have access to the basic supplies needed to participate fully. Now, every student can take part in our projects without worry — and the pride they show in their work has grown tremendously.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, our classroom feels more empowered, organized, and ready to learn. Thank you for believing in my students and helping me create an environment where they can shine every day.","fullyFundedDate":1755912671871,"projectUrl":"project/essential-supplies-for-interactive-math/9543934/","projectTitle":"Essential Supplies for Interactive Math Notebooks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. J","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10083074_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753577288643","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10083074"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9477238,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all reeds for all of our band students on their individual instruments.\r\n\r\nStudents may now play their instruments before school or after class starts, using reeds that do not break!\r\n\r\nAs a band parent yourself, you know how expensive bass clarinet, oboe, bassoon and tenor sax reeds can be. You've take a burden of of my double reed and low woodwind player's' shoulders!\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nWe're busy working on our personal thank-you notes!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1758206910045,"projectUrl":"project/lasting-musicianship/9477238/","projectTitle":"Lasting Musicianship","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287469,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have assembled binders for all of our band students which contain page protectors for their music and a pencil pouch to put their writing utensils in.\r\n\r\nI feel that students perform better in an organized classroom. I hope that the organizational skills that they learn in my classroom transfer over to their core classes.\r\n\r\nEach band student is easily able to find what they need in their band binders!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1752586555424,"projectUrl":"project/organizational-skills/9287469/","projectTitle":"Organizational Skills","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287483,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have already implemented the use of our new mallets in our concert band and pep band.\r\n\r\nStudents may now use their NEW accessory percussion instruments in class and at all of our concerts.\r\n\r\nOur older accessory instruments were either broken or so old as to no longer be useful.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your generous donation to our band program!","fullyFundedDate":1752586540084,"projectUrl":"project/percussion-perks/9287483/","projectTitle":"Percussion Perks","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287459,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all tuners for all of our band students on their individual stands.\r\n\r\nStudents may now tune their instruments before school or before class starts, saving much rehearsal time.\r\n\r\nGenerally, time spent tuning every instrument in class takes several minutes, depriving our ensemble of much needed rehearsal time.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1752586511710,"projectUrl":"project/intonation-for-all/9287459/","projectTitle":"Intonation for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287438,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all tuners for all of our band students on their individual stands.\r\n\r\nStudents may now have a healthy snack and bottle of water before performing at our football games\r\n\r\nMany of our students cannot afford to buy food at the concession stand during the game so they most definitely appreciated your donation!\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your generous donation to our band program!","fullyFundedDate":1752586372382,"projectUrl":"project/football-game-grindage/9287438/","projectTitle":"Football Game Grindage!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287403,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have already implemented the use of our new mallets in our concert band and pep band.\r\n\r\nStudents may now use their NEW mallets without risk of damaging our drum heads, timpani heads and mallet percussion instruments.\r\n\r\nOur students cannot afford to purchase percussion mallets so the schoolmust provide the.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your generous donation to our band program!","fullyFundedDate":1752586489038,"projectUrl":"project/mallet-mania/9287403/","projectTitle":"Mallet Mania","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287286,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all donated hygiene products in our bathrooms!\r\n\r\nStudents may now take care of their personal hygiene tasks before class starts (or at home), saving much rehearsal time.\r\n\r\nGenerally, many our our impoverished students lack the basic needs that you have provided.\r\n\r\nI'm happy to say that they're all gone! The students were very appreciative!\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1752586471579,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-hygeine/9287286/","projectTitle":"Healthy Hygeine","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9287046,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have now implemented our protective cases.\r\n\r\nStudents may now safely load our percussion instruments during trips.\r\n\r\nOur percussion instruments are quite expensive and needed this extra protection badly!\r\n\r\nOpt cases will help to teach our beginning band students how to safely pack for trips.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so so much for your generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1752586518815,"projectUrl":"project/percussion-protection/9287046/","projectTitle":"Percussion Protection","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"},{"teacherId":10015100,"projectId":9320706,"letterContent":"Your donations have already made a tremendous impact for my students and have helped turned my classroom into the Safe Space I was dreaming of! The additional bean bag chair has allowed me to create a cozy corner for the students to use either to chill out or when they're allowed to read after they are done with work. I think the students would love if I had bean bag chairs instead of regular chairs. I may need to start doing a rotation of students each day so they all get the chance to hangout in the cozy corner.\r\n\r\nThe two wobble stools have been another big hit. I will need to get some more of them as well. The only time I haven't allowed students to use them is when we had our beginning of year district testing. I wanted everyone to be on equal ground with their seats because they get used so much each class period on a regular day. I have seen better focus on the students using the wobble stools and less distractions caused by the need for constant movement when in the regular chairs.\r\n\r\nWith the snacks, It is almost time for me to get some more. The students have been so appreciative to have a snack. Most of the snacking has occurred in the first half of the day as some students got to school late and missed the free breakfast. Life happens and the students still deserve food to help power them through their day, regardless of the reason for them being late to school. \r\n\r\nI think the biggest hit for my students are the Spot Emotion Plush Toy Set characters. I have them set out at the back of the classroom, under whiteboard that has our daily target and task information. Students will grab one of the emotions and set it on their desk if they don't feel like verbalizing how they are feeling. This provides me a cue and approach them to check in with them instead of them approaching me. This has allowed trust to be built.\r\n\r\nYour donation to my project has been a game changer for not only myself, but the students in my care. Students not in my classroom or on my caseload also know they can come to me when they need a safe space. Thank you for helping to spark the fire in bringing my dream to reality.","fullyFundedDate":1746786029959,"projectUrl":"project/safe-space-at-mrs-careys-place/9320706/","projectTitle":"Safe Space at Mrs. Carey's Place","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Carey","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10015100_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1746541140048","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mcms-carey"},{"teacherId":8315262,"projectId":9286963,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to the Midwest City Middle School Band! We have placed all reeds for all of our band students on their individual mouthpieces.\r\n\r\nStudents may now play their instruments before school or after class starts, using reeds that do not break!\r\n\r\nGenerally, time spent putting reeds on in class takes several minutes, depriving our ensemble of much needed rehearsal time.\r\n\r\nYour generous donation has contributed to the success of our band program!\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1746467939385,"projectUrl":"project/dont-break-your-clarinet-reed/9286963/","projectTitle":"Don’t Break Your Clarinet Reed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Stephens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8315262_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1669723418752","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8315262"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_86975","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":962,"numTeachers":38,"percentFrplEligible":79,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":37,"percentWhite":26,"percentIndigenous":3,"percentLatinx":17,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"25.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":61.3,"schoolId":86975,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Midwest City Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Midwest City Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oklahoma/midwest-city-del-city-public-schools/monroney-junior-high-school/86975"}