{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Spring - Ford Eighth Grade Center","outOfStateSupporters":13.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10644057,"projectId":10574310,"letterContent":"We cannot thank you enough for your support for our 8GC Guidance Project. We have a class of nearly 700 8th graders and it is difficult to reach each one individually, making them each feel supported.\r\n\r\nThe conversation starter cubes are an excellent vehicle to facilitate our small groups conversations. Many students are reticent to speak up on their own, but once offered a prompt, they feel more comfortable to participate in the conversation. These will be priceless for our programs!\r\n\r\nAs you are aware, anxiety is a huge issue in our society for young and adult people alike. Whatever we can offer our students to de-escalate when they are feeling anxious, is a plus. These rain sticks are a game changer! My students are already reaching for them when they enter my office for some counsel. I LOVE them!\r\n\r\nThe HBCC journals are a great addition to my journal collection. I commonly suggest journaling as a strategy for student to process their feelings. At this age, young people have a lot of thoughts and a lot of feelings, but their comfort level to verbalize them are minimal. Journaling is a good way for them to prpocess.It's especially nice to offer these to our minority students","fullyFundedDate":1790179940814,"projectUrl":"project/8gc-guidance-support/10574310/","projectTitle":"8GC Guidance Support","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Flynn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10644057"},{"teacherId":10348956,"projectId":10440160,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contribution towards our silent guitar practice kit. Our students are so excited to have the opportunity to work with these instruments every time they come to class. In fact, the students developed a waiting list to make sure they all get a turn to play the electric guitars. I also have a waiting list for students outside of my class to come in and practice during their homeroom period, something they can now always do, even when my classroom is being used for a morning band or orchestral rehearsal. \r\n\r\n When I first had the silent guitar kits ready for student usage, their interest was immediate. As much as they all enjoy playing the guitar, having the opportunity to play on a quality instrument (that looks really cool) is a new hook that gets the kids interested in playing. \r\n\r\n With this kit, students will be able to play outside of class, in class, and eventually in an extra-curricular capacity as students gain more and more of an interest in the modern band trend. Your contribution will be appreciated for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1786541686252,"projectUrl":"project/silent-guitar-practice-setup/10440160/","projectTitle":"Silent Guitar Practice Setup","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Perry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10348956_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x1008,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785868824592","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10348956"},{"teacherId":10348956,"projectId":10439960,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contribution towards our silent guitar practice kit. Our students are so excited to have the opportunity to work with these instruments every time they come to class. In fact, the students developed a waiting list to make sure they all get a turn to play the electric guitars. I also have a waiting list for students outside of my class to come in and practice during their homeroom period, something they can now always do, even when my classroom is being used for a morning band or orchestral rehearsal. \r\n\r\n When I first had the silent guitar kits ready for student usage, their interest was immediate. As much as they all enjoy playing the guitar, having the opportunity to play on a quality instrument (that looks really cool) is a new hook that gets the kids interested in playing. \r\n\r\n With this kit, students will be able to play outside of class, in class, and eventually in an extra-curricular capacity as students gain more and more of an interest in the modern band trend. Your contribution will be appreciated for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1786541686136,"projectUrl":"project/silent-guitar-practice-setup/10439960/","projectTitle":"Silent Guitar Practice Setup","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Perry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10348956_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x1008,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785868824592","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10348956"},{"teacherId":10348956,"projectId":10440870,"letterContent":"Thank you for your contribution towards our silent guitar practice kit. Our students are so excited to have the opportunity to work with these instruments every time they come to class. In fact, the students developed a waiting list to make sure they all get a turn to play the electric guitars. I also have a waiting list for students outside of my class to come in and practice during their homeroom period, something they can now always do, even when my classroom is being used for a morning band or orchestral rehearsal. \r\n\r\n When I first had the silent guitar kits ready for student usage, their interest was immediate. As much as they all enjoy playing the guitar, having the opportunity to play on a quality instrument (that looks really cool) is a new hook that gets the kids interested in playing. \r\n\r\n With this kit, students will be able to play outside of class, in class, and eventually in an extra-curricular capacity as students gain more and more of an interest in the modern band trend. Your contribution will be appreciated for many years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1786541670923,"projectUrl":"project/silent-guitar-practice-setup/10440870/","projectTitle":"Silent Guitar Practice Setup","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Perry","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10348956_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x1008,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1785868824592","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10348956"},{"teacherId":10317748,"projectId":10031587,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your generous donations to my \"fun\" math classroom! My students and I use these materials every day to make math an interactive and fun environment. \r\nThe whiteboards are used to get students out of their seats and sharing their learning with those around them, plus they would much rather write on a whiteboard than paper! \r\nThe chessboards, puzzle books and pentominoes are used almost daily as ways to keep students engaged after they have finished their classwork for the day. It is so exciting to see students who say they're not \"math people\" consistently improving their problem-solving skills by doing puzzles. It doesn't feel like math to them, but it is!\r\nAgain, I cannot thank you enough for helping to make math more fun and engaging in my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1777569064649,"projectUrl":"project/middle-school-math-fun/10031587/","projectTitle":"Middle School Math Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kronstain","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10317748"},{"teacherId":8494935,"projectId":10172847,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Hygiene Station! Your generosity has provided our students with easy, convenient access to essential items such as band-aids, sanitary care products, dental floss, and hair ties when they need them most. Having these supplies readily available helps students feel more comfortable, confident, and prepared throughout the school day, while reducing distractions that can interfere with learning. Your support shows our students that their health, well-being, and dignity matter, and we are incredibly grateful for the positive impact you are making in our classroom and school community. We have specifically found that our female students have felt more open to ask about and use items once the station was set up. \r\nWe also truly appreciate the classroom supplies that were included in the project as well. We got a restock of poster board and art supplies so that students can demonstate their understand. Specifically, the Multiculutrual color pencils from Bellen's More than Peach line are going to be used and appreciated by our students this year. \r\nThanks again for your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1781547310135,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies-and-hygiene-station/10172847/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies and Hygiene Station","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ferko","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8494935_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1655132600253","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8494935"},{"teacherId":9538479,"projectId":10299362,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. It is no small undertaking to organize 200 adolescents and your contributions make this task much easier. The new cart allows each class to have their own section and allows students to focus on the novel and not where they have left their materials. They love having places in the classroom that are theirs. \r\n\r\nThe hardcover copies of The Outsiders are perfect for students to take home in case of absences. These are much more durable than the softcover books that often get a little torn up in an 8th graders backpack. These hardcovers will allow students to catch up whenever they miss class with a copy that stays in good condition. The highlighter tape allows all students to mark the text-even with shared classroom copies. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generous donation. It really does make a difference.","fullyFundedDate":1786822495895,"projectUrl":"project/anchor-novel-organization/10299362/","projectTitle":"Anchor Novel Organization","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pinard","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9538479_orig.jpg?crop=504,504,x657,y52&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1715868788037","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9538479"},{"teacherId":8494935,"projectId":10233907,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity. Our Classroom Library Boost Project was a success! With your help, we are adding over 25 new books to our library. These books range across different genres and different perspectives and experiences. We have popular authors such as Laurie Halse Anderson, Alan Gratz and Rick Riordan that we know will be well-loved. I am especially excited to add topics to our library that we did not have including some stories of our indigenous people in America including Stealing \"Little Moon: The Legacy of The American Indian Boarding School\" by Dan SaSuWeh Jones, \"Code Talkers\" by Joseph Bruchac and \"Undefeated\" by Steve Sheinkin. Other highlights include \"They Called Us Enemy\" by George Takei and \"Freewater\" by Amina Luqman-Dawson.\r\nWe are really looking forward to getting these books into our students' hands and appreciate the support you have provided. It is because of people such as you that make this possible!","fullyFundedDate":1780962331035,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-library-boost/10233907/","projectTitle":"Classroom Library Boost","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ferko","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8494935_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1655132600253","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8494935"},{"teacherId":9185510,"projectId":10018076,"letterContent":"My class and I really appreciation your donation to our classroom! The timing was well suited to classroom activities as well! Students need headphones to access many online assessments and assignments. My students who did not have their own felt proud that what I could offer them was new and also easy to clean! \r\n\r\nIn addition, being able to organize timeliness and learning materials helped them see the bigger picture of activities and projects they were working on. It was neat to see students who were wanting to help utilize the materials to also help their peers!","fullyFundedDate":1774112587295,"projectUrl":"project/basic-supplies-and-extras/10018076/","projectTitle":"Basic Supplies and Extras","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wren","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9185510"},{"teacherId":6574488,"projectId":9907770,"letterContent":"The new supplies have truly helped me to organize my classroom. The paper organizer helps me organize the copies I make ahead of time so that I am able to work ahead and manage my time appropriately. The bulletin board supplies are perfect and will be sure to light up my bulletin board next school year.\r\n\r\nHaving the happy birthday pencils ensures I am able to give each student of mine a pencil on their birthday. This little act goes a long way and helps to create a \"family like\" environment in my classroom. This helps to keep students motivated and engaged in learning.\r\n\r\nThe students absolutely love the pizzaz that the new supplies bring to my classroom! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1773929847035,"projectUrl":"project/mrs-wises-science-classroom/9907770/","projectTitle":"Mrs. Wise's Science Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wise","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6574488_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1778697987898","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6574488"},{"teacherId":8494935,"projectId":9920083,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for your generosity! We immediately began using some of the items in class the day that they arrived. Our classroom bins help us keep organized and cuts down on wasted instructional time. Students have been using the classroom supplies, specifically loving the erasers! The Teen Romance additions to our classroom library have been requested for some time now, and students were thrilled to start checking them out. I am happy to say that we have a wait list for a couple of them.\r\nWe appreciate all you have done for our classroom and the community. Thank you so much for the joy you have brought our students and for helping us out!","fullyFundedDate":1767030800646,"projectUrl":"project/reading-major-books-supplies-and-reward/9920083/","projectTitle":"Reading Major Books, Supplies and Rewards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ferko","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8494935_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1655132600253","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8494935"},{"teacherId":10302785,"projectId":9795041,"letterContent":"The students and I really appreciate your generosity in funding the project \"practicamos espanol.\" The whiteboards, erasers, markers and stickers give students concrete opportunities to spell, idenfity, draw, and express vocabulary in Spanish. We have used them to practice numbers and next week we will use the materials to practice some new verbs like \"tener.\"\r\n\r\nThe students were pumped to see all of the new materials and it made them more excited to practice and learn. You are making a difference in their lives and their education. \r\n\r\nMuchas Gracias : )","fullyFundedDate":1767030800664,"projectUrl":"project/practicamos-espanol/9795041/","projectTitle":"Practicamos Espanol","teacherDisplayName":"Sra. 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