{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Putnam City North High School","outOfStateSupporters":25.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":2199752,"projectId":7354294,"letterContent":"I apologize for the delay in providing updates for this project. In truth, this entire endeavor--teaching students to read who never learned in their first language--has stretched me more as a teacher than anything else in my career. \r\n\r\nThis project did not go exactly as I planned, primarily because this population has such unique needs. While the entire education world is touting The Science of Reading (phonics) as our cure-all, kids who can't yet distinguish between certain sounds in English sometimes need different approaches, and I have spent the last two years learning how best to teach them. \r\n\r\nIn the end, what this project did was ensure that we had absolutely everything we needed to figure it out. Highlighters to find and read our weekly sight words? Here. Colored counters to visually segment words? Here. Journals for students practice brain-to-hand connections? Here. Games to play to practice our social language? Here. (Trouble is the perennial favorite!)\r\n\r\nIt has been such an amazing (and challenging journey, but now, these students are decoding most short words (vowel teams are still tricky) independently and comprehending text for the first time in their lives. We are launching them into independent reading next semester. \r\n\r\nMy preference is always to proceed with things as planned, but that wasn't possible in this case. However, looking at the outcomes now, this project has been invaluable in helping us get here. Thank you so much for your support--and for your faith in us.","fullyFundedDate":1691006178064,"projectUrl":"project/literacy-for-all/7354294/","projectTitle":"Literacy for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Runnels","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2199752_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1454010794544","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/natalie-runnels"},{"teacherId":7437923,"projectId":8534894,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping to fund our Care Closet Project for the Putnam City North Wrestling Team. This has allowed us to help provide our female student athletes with the sanitary hygiene products they need to remain confident and comfortable this sport. We also utilized first-aid and safety products to help treat our student-athletes minor injuries and to assist with injury prevention. These products allowed us to meet the needs of our student athletes with the limited budget that we have in a Title I school supporting a diverse population of socio-economically disadvantaged students.","fullyFundedDate":1726683842039,"projectUrl":"project/care-closet-project/8534894/","projectTitle":"Care Closet Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Campbell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7437923_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763348916622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7437923"},{"teacherId":7437923,"projectId":8534210,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our Health and Nutrition Project for the Putnam City North Wrestling Team. This project allowed us to help ensure proper nutritional products with safe and healthy refrigeration methods by allowing us to utilize a the purchased refrigerator and ice chests to accommodate the needs of our student-athletes at home and away events as well as before and after practice. As a wrestling team, we truly value the importance of proper nutrition and hydration and how it effects our energy needs s well as weight loss goals. These products helped us to optimize the proper nutritional food items needed for the performance needs of our team.","fullyFundedDate":1726670058515,"projectUrl":"project/health-and-nutrition-project/8534210/","projectTitle":"Health and Nutrition Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Campbell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7437923_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763348916622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7437923"},{"teacherId":7437923,"projectId":8534682,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting the PCN Wrestling team with the funding of our Digital Media Promotional Kit. This has allowed us to not only showcase the efforts and accomplishments of our wrestling team this past season, but has allowed us to utilize and build upon the multi-media talents and skills of our student athletes who utilized the digital media tools to promote upcoming events and results for their teammates and friends. Our student athletes received hands on experience with cameras and photography and uploaded photos to our social media accounts for friends, family, and fans to witness. This was a great experience for all!","fullyFundedDate":1724352733245,"projectUrl":"project/digital-media-promotions-kit/8534682/","projectTitle":"Digital Media Promotions Kit","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Campbell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7437923_orig.jpg?crop=1080,1080,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763348916622","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7437923"},{"teacherId":7497208,"projectId":9317826,"letterContent":"This is an important piece to my classroom. When I introduce myself and tell the students about my classroom, I show off this wellness cube. The students laugh. They are surprised and ask \"why do you need all of this?\" However, this is the time that it matters. When the weather starts to change and we are trying to recover after a break, this is when they need that toothbrush. This is when the feminine hygiene products are asked about in the hallways. This is when students that are not even mine ask for the deodorant because of a rushed morning. I want you to know that you do not just impact my students but the friends of my students and the classroom next door. It also impacts the classes I have the next year while the supplies last. You are a pivotal part of how my students fell on a daily basis. I want to thank you for what you have provided for my students and my future students. We appreciate what you have done because the smallest thing changes the course of our day and with these items it provides a positive shift as their needs are met. I am thankful each and every for these items and for your kindness.","fullyFundedDate":1746787119501,"projectUrl":"project/the-care-i-need/9317826/","projectTitle":"The Care I Need","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bear","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7497208_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598750304982","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7497208"},{"teacherId":6001807,"projectId":9100550,"letterContent":"I just wanted to take a moment to thank you again for donating to my DonorsChoose project. I'm not sure what I would do without the generosity of people like you. I know my wallet would be empty.\r\n\r\nYour contributions enabled me to provide snacks to competitive Drama and Debate students between rounds. For many, it was the added energy that they needed to make it through their next flight. As you can see from the pictures, we took home a lot of awards and sweepstakes. Thank you for playing this role in their lives. You took so much pressure off of me.","fullyFundedDate":1739981357341,"projectUrl":"project/tidbits-for-thespians/9100550/","projectTitle":"Tidbits for Thespians","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6001807_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y386&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1575315637497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6001807"},{"teacherId":7497208,"projectId":8791395,"letterContent":"There are not enough words to express my excitement when this project was funded. My creative writing class was full of joy opening these packages full of all the stamps and scrapbook supplies. I wanted to show you a real picture of our space after we have been hard at work. The students are currently creating booklets of powerful quotes chosen from the book they have read from our dystopian unit. Our new stamps were such a great addition to the old timey letters during the Frankenstein unit. These stamps have been so exhilarating that I have used them for examples and models for our activities. These are examples how the smallest of things that can take a project from good to GREAT! I have thought about stamps for years and I am so happy that with your help I have these for all the creative projects for the future! I know this message took some time to get to you but I wanted you to know that these stamps have been a big part of several projects this year and will be used for years to come! Thank you for what you have provided for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1736833959254,"projectUrl":"project/stampingly-creative-fun-in-literature/8791395/","projectTitle":"Stampingly Creative Fun in Literature","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bear","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7497208_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598750304982","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7497208"},{"teacherId":7497208,"projectId":8795100,"letterContent":"Please allow me to express my absolute gratitude as you have changed our classroom for the better. Our classroom has become more organized because of your generosity. I wanted to show you a real picture of our space after we have been hard at work. The students are currently creating booklets of powerful quotes chosen from the book they have read from our dystopian unit. The crafty storage has become pivotal as it provides seamless transition to our creative projects which in turn allows me to plan for more creative activities! This mail sorter is the absolute best way to organize the colored paper while keeping it accessible and easier to manage. The other containers hold our new stamps that we have been able to use for old timey letters during the Frankenstein unit. These storage items have been exactly what we needed! Thank you for what you have provided for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1735682164733,"projectUrl":"project/crafty-storage/8795100/","projectTitle":"Crafty Storage","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bear","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7497208_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1598750304982","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7497208"},{"teacherId":6001807,"projectId":8794905,"letterContent":"The Christmas Story play was a huge success!! We even made money off of our production, and this could not have been done without your help. We literally did not have the money to buy essential props for the show. \r\n\r\nAll of the products we received were perfect!! The leg lamp was perfect. The lights lit up the edge of the stage, along with garland from a previous project. It gave such a warm and inviting feeling. The glasses for Ralph and Ralphie were perfect. They looked so much like the original character from the movie, this helped them get into character.\r\n\r\nDonor Choose makes it possible to do the plays that my students want to perform. Audience members raved about this show, and part of that is because of you. You gave us the rest of the tools needed to give this show that polished look. Thank you so much for your donation. We truly appreciate you!!","fullyFundedDate":1731152774898,"projectUrl":"project/a-christmas-story/8794905/","projectTitle":"A Christmas Story","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hamilton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6001807_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y386&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1575315637497","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6001807"},{"teacherId":8326845,"projectId":8834297,"letterContent":"Thank you for the books for my classroom library. My students are enjoying reading them. They are an excellent way for students to grow reading fluency and vocabulary. \r\nWe spend time daily reading silently. Students self select books from my shelf. The new books are a bit more modern and the students seem to like that.\r\nYou've also donated a classroom set of journals. We use these to practice writing in English. The students who use these are English language learners. The journal, and daily writing practice, allow students to practice and see their growth at the same time. \r\nThe journals are my students' favorite. They enjoyed decorating the covers, and they really like to practice their writing and spelling.","fullyFundedDate":1727989433084,"projectUrl":"project/mrs-gs-library-addition/8834297/","projectTitle":"Mrs. G’s Library Addition","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Guptill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8326845_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1667837465246","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8326845"},{"teacherId":8326845,"projectId":8369053,"letterContent":"My students absolutely LOVE the new chairs!! They enjoy reading quietly while sitting in the chairs. They often rush into the room to make sure they get one of the four comfy chairs. \r\nWhen the chairs first arrived, they could not believe that the chairs were for them, AND that donations paid for the chairs. They were very excited. Several of my students from previous years, have stopped by to check out the seats. Those students wish I had the chairs when they were in class. Even teachers come by to enjoy the comfort once in a while. \r\nBecause of the success of the chairs, I plan to look for other options to offer comfortable seats for students to sit and read. I've purchased some small dry erase boards that double as a writing surface. Students can use those to write their written responses to reading questions. I'm still hopeful that I will find a rug to complete the area. Overall, I'm so happy with the chairs and am humbled by those who donated to bring this project to life.","fullyFundedDate":1723692904482,"projectUrl":"project/mrs-gs-phone-free-reading-zone/8369053/","projectTitle":"Mrs. G’s Phone Free Reading Zone","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Guptill","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8326845_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1667837465246","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8326845"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_45105","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":1578,"numTeachers":110,"percentFrplEligible":87,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":34,"percentWhite":29,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":12,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"9 - 12","studentTeacherRatio":"14.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":74.5,"schoolId":45105,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Putnam City North High School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Putnam City North High School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oklahoma/putnam-city-schools/putnam-city-north-high-school/45105"}