{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Mary Golda Ross Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":41.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8824954,"projectId":10383062,"letterContent":"Having a full supply of pre-sharpened pencils from day one meant every student was equipped to start working instantly without supply anxiety or start-of-class friction. The heavy-duty X-ACTO and AFMAT sharpeners completely transformed our daily workflow by handling colored pencils without constant lead breakage, saving valuable instructional time and keeping students focused on their work. Combined with the sturdy Nasco poster boards, these essential tools allowed my middle schoolers—especially English Language Learners and visual learners—to take deep pride in creating visual country profiles, turning our classroom into a calm, continuous, and highly collaborative design studio where student effort truly shines.","fullyFundedDate":1784534256243,"projectUrl":"project/sharp-minds-broad-horizons-mapping-the/10383062/","projectTitle":"Sharp Minds, Broad Horizons: Mapping the Western Hemisphere","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coles","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8824954_orig.png?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1784788668134","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8824954"},{"teacherId":5587559,"projectId":10514686,"letterContent":"My students and I have already started putting our new resources to good use! We are using the tape to label pencils and keep our classroom supplies organized, sticky notes to label and identify student projects, and the new filament to bring students' creative ideas to life through 3D printing. The filament is especially exciting because students get to see something they designed or imagined become a real, tangible object.\r\n\r\nWhen the materials arrived, my students were ecstatic! They were excited to see the new supplies and couldn't wait to start using them. It's wonderful to see their enthusiasm and curiosity grow when they have the tools and resources to explore, create, and experiment.\r\n\r\nNext, we will continue incorporating 3D printing and hands-on technology projects into our classroom. Students will have opportunities to design, create, and print their own projects while learning about the design process, problem-solving, and the importance of learning through trial and error. Thank you to everyone who made this possible! Your generosity is helping make our classroom a place where students can turn their ideas into reality.","fullyFundedDate":1787251098217,"projectUrl":"project/think-it-design-it-build-it/10514686/","projectTitle":"Think It, Design It, Build It!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ellis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5587559_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1693095325168","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5587559"},{"teacherId":7965249,"projectId":10425449,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping make Rolling Into Better Learning a reality for my students! I absolutely love every item we received, and each one has already made a meaningful difference in our dance classroom.\r\n\r\nThe rolling desk has been essential for keeping my laptop secure while I teach. In a dance room filled with moving students, being able to roll my desk out of the way of dancing bodies is invaluable. It allows me to keep my technology safe while maintaining a space where students can move freely.\r\n\r\nOur rolling yoga cart has also been wonderful! It provides a convenient home for our new yoga blocks and straps, along with yoga mats generously passed along to us from another school's classroom. Having these supplies organized and easy to transport makes preparing for yoga activities so much easier and helps us make the most of the resources available to our students.\r\n\r\nThe two smaller rolling carts have been especially helpful during our creative projects. For example, our fifth graders recently used them while creating paper plate animal masks for an Alaska-inspired choreography project. Students explore an animal story, create masks representing the animals, and then use their creativity to develop movement inspired by their stories. The carts held our markers, scissors, glue sticks, and paper plates, allowing students to wheel supplies from group to group and collaborate more easily.\r\n\r\nEvery item has helped make our classroom more organized, flexible, and student-friendly. These may seem like simple tools, but they make a tremendous difference in a busy dance classroom where movement, creativity, and hands-on learning happen every day.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping me create a safer, more organized, and more engaging learning environment. Your generosity supports not only our dance instruction but also the creativity, collaboration, and joy that make learning through the arts so special. I am truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1786542172222,"projectUrl":"project/rolling-into-better-learning/10425449/","projectTitle":"Rolling Into Better Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Homen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7965249_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1678834411760","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7965249"},{"teacherId":9691627,"projectId":10025204,"letterContent":"Organizing our art space has helped create calm, regulated learners. By providing magazine bins as table organizers, mesh colored pencil sorters, and mailbox paper sorters, this project gives our supplies a predictable home. This structure has helped my students become confident in their understanding of procedures and take pride in caring for their classroom. Hallway Grip Strips let us easily showcase their hard work to build a sense of accomplishment and pride, while a rolling whiteboard brings demonstrations up close to keep instruction clear and focused.","fullyFundedDate":1778721371633,"projectUrl":"project/organize-the-art-room/10025204/","projectTitle":"Organize the Art Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eneff","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9691627_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1783973094573","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9691627"},{"teacherId":10076904,"projectId":10380832,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project! Because of your kindness, our classroom now has both the incentives that keep my students motivated and the morning snacks that ensure no child has to start their day hungry.\r\n\r\nHaving food available first thing in the morning has made an immediate, meaningful difference for the students who arrive needing a boost. When their basic needs are met, they can actually focus on learning rather than an empty stomach. Additionally, the incentives have completely transformed our daily classroom energy. My students now have a fun, tangible reason to pay attention, stay engaged, and put forth their best effort. I even appoint a couple of student helpers each day who take immense pride in assisting their peers and helping keep everyone on task so they can earn those special rewards.\r\n\r\nYour generosity has created a warm, encouraging, and well-nourished environment where my students feel cared for and excited to learn. Thank you for believing in our classroom and giving my students the tools—and the fuel—they need to succeed every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1785903265411,"projectUrl":"project/reading-horizons/10380832/","projectTitle":"Reading Horizons","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gray","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10076904_orig.jpg?crop=250,250,x13,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752784292119","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10076904"},{"teacherId":9366632,"projectId":10269840,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom with the GermGuardian 5-in-1 Air Purifier! This may not be the most glamorous classroom purchase, but it has quickly become one of the most appreciated.\r\n\r\nOur school building is over 100 years old and has experienced air quality issues in the past, so having an air purifier running throughout the school day gives me peace of mind that my students and I are breathing cleaner air. The HEPA filter, UV-C light, and odor reduction features help keep our classroom air fresh and clean, while also helping reduce that very unique aroma that only a room full of energetic middle schoolers can create!\r\n\r\nKnowing that the air is being continuously purified throughout the day also helps me feel more confident about reducing airborne germs and creating a healthier learning environment for my students. The extra replacement filters will allow us to keep the purifier working effectively throughout the entire school year.\r\n\r\nThank you for helping us breathe a little easier, learn a little better, and keep the \"middle school smell\" under control! Your generosity is making a difference in our classroom every single day.","fullyFundedDate":1779299736226,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-breathe-easierliterally/10269840/","projectTitle":"Help Us Breathe Easier—Literally!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9366632_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y92&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738712986361","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9366632"},{"teacherId":9366632,"projectId":10211226,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Middle School Mystery: Where Do All the Supplies Go?\" project! If you've ever wondered where all the pencils, markers, headphones, and other classroom supplies disappear to, I'm still investigating—but thanks to you, we now have a much better system!\r\n\r\nThe individual pencil sharpeners & supply pouches give each student their own set of materials that can be gathered and put away quickly. This simple organization saves valuable learning time and keeps our classroom neat and orderly. The brand-new electric sharpener is already a classroom superstar, especially since I teach writing and sharpening pencils is practically an Olympic sport in our room!\r\n\r\nThe dry erase markers and microfiber towels are also getting plenty of use as students work with personal whiteboards for vocabulary practice, quick writing drills, and other hands-on activities. These materials allow students to actively participate in their learning instead of simply sitting and listening.\r\n\r\nThese may seem like small classroom supplies, but they make a BIG difference. They help us stay organized, reduce lost instructional time, and create more opportunities for engaging, hands-on learning. Thank you for helping solve our middle school supply mystery and for giving my students the tools they need to learn, create, write, and participate!","fullyFundedDate":1778075436590,"projectUrl":"project/middle-school-mysteries-where-do-all-th/10211226/","projectTitle":"Middle School Mysteries: Where Do All the Supplies Go?","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9366632_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y92&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738712986361","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9366632"},{"teacherId":9366632,"projectId":10273161,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my \"Snack Attack\" project! Your generosity has helped stock our classroom with protein bars, applesauce pouches, beef sticks, crackers, Rice Krispy Treats, popcorn, fruit chews, and other snacks that make a BIG difference for our students.\r\n\r\nEvery day, students come into my classroom knowing that there will be something to help quiet those growling stomachs. Whether they missed breakfast, are hungry long before lunch, or simply need a little boost after an especially early lunch, these snacks help take their minds off hunger and put their focus back where it belongs—on learning!\r\n\r\nYour donation provides more than just a snack. It provides comfort, energy, and a reminder to our students that they are cared for and supported. Thank you for helping us keep the \"Snack Attack\" going and for making sure our students don't have to learn on an empty stomach!","fullyFundedDate":1784651424941,"projectUrl":"project/snack-attack-fueling-focus-for-middle-s/10273161/","projectTitle":"Snack Attack: Fueling Focus for Middle School Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9366632_orig.jpg?crop=1158,1158,x0,y92&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1738712986361","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9366632"},{"teacherId":8825212,"projectId":8711822,"letterContent":"Thanks so much for your generous donation to our class project. The items we requested will go a long way in making sure our students are successful and set up for a bright future.\r\nOur classroom is a self contained life skills class for students with special needs.\r\nThese students need extra, non traditional support to be successful.\r\nThe goal is for our classroom to be a safe and comfortable learning space for our students to foster a desire for and opportunity for growth. We couldn't do it without support from you.","fullyFundedDate":1725371663039,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-decor/8711822/","projectTitle":"Classroom Decor","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hightower","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8825212"},{"teacherId":7965249,"projectId":10026026,"letterContent":"My students were so excited to see our new yoga blocks and straps arrive! We have only recently received these resources, but I have already begun introducing them into our dance classroom as we build yoga and stretching into our daily practice. The blocks and straps give students additional support, help them explore proper alignment, and allow students with different flexibility levels to participate more comfortably.\r\n\r\nAs we continue our year, I plan to incorporate these tools more regularly into warm-ups, flexibility work, yoga sequences, and cool-downs. My goal is for students to become more aware of their bodies and learn that taking care of their bodies is an important part of being a dancer.\r\n\r\nThank you for providing resources that will help my students build strength, flexibility, body awareness, and confidence throughout the school year. Your generosity has added another valuable tool to our dance classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1778004882854,"projectUrl":"project/blocks-and-straps-the-power-of-yoga/10026026/","projectTitle":"Blocks and Straps: the Power of Yoga","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Homen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7965249_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1678834411760","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7965249"},{"teacherId":8626115,"projectId":8997163,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in funding our project for Loop earplugs and noise-reducing headphones. Your support has transformed our learning environment into a calmer, more focused, and inclusive space for every student.\r\n\r\nClassrooms are naturally bustling, dynamic spaces, but for many students, sensory overload and ambient noise can create significant barriers to learning. Thanks to these headphones and Loop earplugs, my students now have the tools they need to self-regulate and manage auditory sensitivity. The difference has been remarkable—students who once struggled to stay on task during independent work or group activities can now slip on their ear protection and immerse themselves in their assignments without feeling overwhelmed or anxious.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, I am able to foster a classroom where individual sensory needs are met with dignity and practical support. You have given my students the gift of quiet concentration and the confidence to engage fully in their education every single day.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students' well-being and success!","fullyFundedDate":1735677885968,"projectUrl":"project/having-the-right-tools-for-the-right-sit/8997163/","projectTitle":"Having the Right Tools for the Right Situation","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rachel McCartney","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8626115_orig.jpg?crop=1974,1974,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1668300941345","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8626115"},{"teacherId":8626115,"projectId":7904304,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project during the solar eclipse in Texas. Even looking back a few years later, the impact of your contribution remains one of the brightest highlights of our school year.\r\n\r\nBecause of your generosity, my students were able to experience a rare, awe-inspiring celestial event safely and firsthand. Having the proper resources—from certified eclipse glasses to hands-on learning materials—turned what could have been just another science lesson into an unforgettable real-world phenomenon. For many of my students, it was the first time they truly saw the scale of the universe in action, and hearing their collective gasps when the moon moved across the sun is a memory I will never forget.\r\n\r\nYour belief in our classroom sparked a genuine curiosity for astronomy and science that carried on long after the shadow passed. 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