{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Jefferson Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":36.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9690213,"projectId":8677831,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of my classroom project two years ago. When you funded our supply of copy paper, you provided much more than just physical materials—you unlocked countless learning opportunities for my students. Having a reliable stock of paper allowed me to print customized daily worksheets, targeted practice activities, and differentiated learning packets tailored to my students' unique needs. Instead of worrying about limited school resources, I was able to focus entirely on designing engaging lessons that helped my students grasp challenging concepts, stay organized, and build confidence in their skills every single day.\r\n\r\nThe lasting impact of your donation continues to ripple through my teaching practice. Access to printed materials meant every child, regardless of their background or technology access at home, had tangible, hands-on resources to write on, study from, and take home to share their progress with their families. Your generosity directly fostered a more equitable, interactive, and productive learning environment in our classroom. Thank you for believing in my students and for making a meaningful difference in their educational journey.","fullyFundedDate":1725474378850,"projectUrl":"project/paper-for-pupils/8677831/","projectTitle":"Paper for Pupils!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Choate","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9690213"},{"teacherId":5174109,"projectId":9758230,"letterContent":"Thank for donating to my project Replacement Supplies. Your donation allowed me to continue to provide needed supplies to my students to allow them to be successful. The markers have been immensely helpful. With them I am able to have the students work problems and show me their answers from across the room. The students have also gotten to the point that they would rather use the markers and dry erase boards instead of paper when working out problems that are on a computer.\r\n The markers have been put to good use. I am down to less than 20 markers of the 288 you helped supply and the majority of those have been used to replace markers that were used up. Being able to print papers when a student is unable to log into a computer to do the work online or has lost a paper I had given out to the class has been very important this year. This ability has allowed me to keep students learning instead of just sitting in class.","fullyFundedDate":1758766378148,"projectUrl":"project/replacement-supplies/9758230/","projectTitle":"Replacement Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McGregor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5174109"},{"teacherId":5174109,"projectId":9284492,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding my project \"Supplies needed for Success\". Your donation allowed me to provide my students necessary supplies the 1st day they walked into my classroom. This has sped up the time we can get started with our daily lessons and allowed students to have the supplies they need to be successful.\r\n Because of your donation my students are able to walk into my room, grab their binder, and go to their seat with everything they need. Their is no need for them to come ask me for supplies and it eliminates any excuses they have about not having what they need to do their work. This easily saves me at least 5 minutes worth of class time (almost 10% of the class) trying to make sure students have what they need to do the work I want them to.","fullyFundedDate":1746818612482,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-needed-for-success/9284492/","projectTitle":"Supplies Needed for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. McGregor","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5174109"},{"teacherId":8831496,"projectId":7518593,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contributions to my students. The materials and supplies that they were gifted helped to increase engagement throughout so many of our small group counseling sessions. Because of you guys, my students were able to learn emotional regulation skills that they will not only need and utilize here at school, but skills that they will use for the rest of their lives. Some of the specific skills learned, including deep breathing, practicing mindfulness and progressive relaxation, journaling, coloring, and other various coping skills that can be quietly used throughout the school day. Once again, thank you for help in allowing me to do the work that I do.","fullyFundedDate":1690198409169,"projectUrl":"project/emotion-central-a-foundation-to-school/7518593/","projectTitle":"Emotion Central: A Foundation To School Counseling","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Uche","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8831496"},{"teacherId":10113140,"projectId":9853702,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation of snacks, drinks, and sensory tools! It's no secret that a hungry student is a distracted student, and your contribution has turned our \"hangry\" afternoons into productive learning sessions. Having healthy snacks and drinks readily available has provided the essential brain fuel our students need to stay sharp and engaged. We've noticed a significant boost in concentration during our core subjects, as the students are no longer preoccupied with a growling stomach and can instead focus their full attention on the lesson at hand.\r\n\r\nThe sensory toys and fidgets have been equally transformative for our classroom environment. Every student processes energy differently, and for those who struggle with the \"extra wiggles,\" these items have been a total game-changer. By providing a safe and quiet way to release excess energy, the fidgets allow students to self-regulate without disrupting their peers. It is amazing to see how a simple stress ball or textured toy can help a child ground themselves, find their calm, and get back to work. Your kindness hasn't just provided \"things\"—it has provided the tools for a more peaceful and successful school day.","fullyFundedDate":1762962770781,"projectUrl":"project/essential-refuel-and-restock/9853702/","projectTitle":"Essential Refuel and Restock","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Middleton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10113140"},{"teacherId":9684902,"projectId":9234562,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! \r\n\r\nThanks to you, my students are able to actively participate in our classroom home. A lot of science is visuals, so all of the supplies are so exceptionally necessary. It has been a super busy school year and we have used these supplies so much already. Because middle schoolers can be rough, I have already had to swap out boxes at tables and refill the coloring supplies. \r\n\r\nIt is such a relief for my students to have these supplies readily available for them, at their tables. Having the independence and practice of keeping up with community supplies has been great for developing their skills in organization and responsibility. This has been an un-expected addition to the known gift of resources.","fullyFundedDate":1746785630779,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-re-stock-just-the-essentials/9234562/","projectTitle":"Classroom Re-Stock: Just the Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Walker","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9684902_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1724781375173","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9684902"},{"teacherId":7329534,"projectId":9442106,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous donation, my students have an enriched and productive learning environment. This has been a rough school year so having these essential supplies and resources have had a huge impact on their ability to be happy learners.\r\n The plush animals give them comfort when they do their work. They love the light up tambourine and the egg shakers. We use these items as part of our music class.\r\nWe read books daily in this classroom. The new books help them to understand their feelings while working on developing communication skills.\r\nThank you so much for contributing to my beautiful students as they navigate the world around you. They may not use words, but, they are very grateful for your contribution to their education!","fullyFundedDate":1761942205452,"projectUrl":"project/a-calm-classroom-is-a-happy-classroom/9442106/","projectTitle":"A Calm Classroom is a Happy Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Covington","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7329534_orig.jpg?crop=665,665,x392,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1611592847090","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7329534"},{"teacherId":7955874,"projectId":9500505,"letterContent":"Thank you so much! I am appreciative as well as my students. You have made a tremendous impact here at Jefferson Middle School. My project is called \"Safe Place\" because every counseling office should be a safe place for students. With your help, I am proud to have said place. The students have enjoyed the snacks and look forward to trying the different selections. Not only have your donations provide a snack to some students that miss breakfast but it has also introduced students to more nutritional snacks.","fullyFundedDate":1760102800956,"projectUrl":"project/safe-place/9500505/","projectTitle":"Safe Place","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hester","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7955874_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628722917768","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7955874"},{"teacherId":7991024,"projectId":9945363,"letterContent":"Thank you sincerely, for the renewal of my materials. Seeing the continuity in our classrooms helps students to understand and internalize not only procedures, but ways of learning and communicating. \r\n\r\nStudents who have little experience in using the written word to communicate need lots of practice; daily practice. These journals help them to remember events, no matter how small or insignificant, think about them, then translate them into the written word.\r\n\r\nThe skill of remembering details, then translating them and producing coherent sentences, will help them to achieve better scores on written tests.","fullyFundedDate":1765998224740,"projectUrl":"project/refills-for-effective-projects/9945363/","projectTitle":"Refills for Effective Projects","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7991024_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681353933498","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7991024"},{"teacherId":9113306,"projectId":9726797,"letterContent":"I want to say my 8th grade students and I will be forever grateful for your donation. Being in a Title 1 school means we do not get a whole lot of funding, and unfortunately this year my school did not get enough money to supply all teacher with copy or color paper. As you can imagine this had me on a different stress level. Because I teach science I am constantly looking for fun and enjoyable ways to make the lesson. Look and be fun. I am able to do this with all the bright color paper and supply all my students with the right copies for their assignments.","fullyFundedDate":1758567072661,"projectUrl":"project/copy-color-paper-for-student-scientist/9726797/","projectTitle":"Copy & Color Paper for Student Scientists","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gunn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9113306_orig.jpg?crop=1064,1064,x455,y153&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690215091035","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9113306"},{"teacherId":7991024,"projectId":9797086,"letterContent":"Students absolutely love their journals. The rate of \"I lost my journal\" is very low (one or two of 125 students). The students who made this claim most likely took them home, because many students asked to do so. Personalization is so important at this stage in their lives. Students in late childhood/early 10 or 11 are beginning to form their personalities, set goals and figure out how they fit into the world. My students were highly motivated to write when they found they could decorate their journals and that they would be safe here at school. Most students had not yet internalized the format and traditions of journal-writing (date, topic or name of books/source, writing daily and legibly). This exercise in journal writing is slowly helping students to internalize these writing/journaling traditions. Learning to write in a journal helps reluctant readers to translate what they have learned (read) into words after having reflected on their reading.","fullyFundedDate":1760454145396,"projectUrl":"project/a-reading-journal-4-me/9797086/","projectTitle":"A Reading Journal 4 Me","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7991024_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1681353933498","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7991024"},{"teacherId":8393524,"projectId":9242311,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting this project! This Fall Semester, our school rolled out PBIS to all grade levels. It's been wonderful seeing the positive effect this program has on our students and school climate. With all of these new books, I was able to split them between my classroom store and the schoolwide store, providing more students an opportunity to choose and take home a book.\r\n\r\nDuring the first quarter, one of my students excitedly looked through my classroom store and selected one of the \"I Survived\" books. I was glad I could offer them choices. As this year continues, I look forward to sharing these book rewards with more students.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generous donations to this project! Your support helps us foster a life-long love of reading for all students.","fullyFundedDate":1744230994021,"projectUrl":"project/book-rewards/9242311/","projectTitle":"Book Rewards","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McKay","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8393524_orig.png?crop=653,653,x49,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649108048577","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8393524"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_87046","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":788,"numTeachers":52,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":12,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":64,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":2,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"5 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"15.2:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":63.9,"schoolId":87046,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Jefferson Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Jefferson Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oklahoma/oklahoma-city-school-district/jefferson-middle-school/87046"}