{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Woodruff Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":26.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3498175,"projectId":10501901,"letterContent":"Our class has set up the most amazing little corner in the courtyard garden. We have a baby pool filled with blue water and the two floating fountains from the project are working so well! We have our milkweed plants in a planter next to the fountain. We have painted the insect habitats and the students are able to take one home each and three are left for the garden space. The solitary bee habitat is also there and we were able to share three of the set with other teachers for their spaces.\r\n\r\nSo far, we have learned about pollinators, solar energy, watercolor painting, Monarch butterflies and so much more just from the materials that you purchased for our class. It is hard to describe just how far the reach goes. I have a class of kids more engaged, more excited, and more proud of themselves than ever. Our corner is getting so much attention from students and staff! This is all thanks to you! Thank you so much!! Wishing great blessings for you. You have been a faithful supporter for our class and we are very grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1787268209391,"projectUrl":"project/destination-pollination/10501901/","projectTitle":"Destination Pollination","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Hiott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3498175_orig.jpg?crop=537,537,x160,y179&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601326950035","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3498175"},{"teacherId":2608455,"projectId":10200682,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! You have made such a difference to my classroom and my students.\r\n\r\nThe furniture has helped us to organize our supplies and books. The students are staying on task and keeping things neat and tidy now.\r\n\r\nThe bookcases in particular have improved our daily routine. Students can keep their folders, binders and textbooks in one place and find them quickly each day. \r\n\r\nI teach three levels of math and organization is key. \r\n\r\nAgain, thank you so much for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1777979693500,"projectUrl":"project/bookcases-for-organization/10200682/","projectTitle":"Bookcases for Organization","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bennet","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2608455"},{"teacherId":2608455,"projectId":10169953,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation! You have made such a difference to my classroom and my students.\r\n\r\nThe furniture has helped us to organize our supplies and books. The students are staying on task and keeping things neat and tidy now.\r\n\r\nThe candy has been the biggest hit of all. Students will work so much harder when there is a reward at stake. They are already showing signs of improvement. The dum dums are fantastic for daily rewards and the jolly ranchers are perfect for weekly rewards on quizzes.\r\n\r\nAgain, thank you for your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1776096607382,"projectUrl":"project/candy-and-storage/10169953/","projectTitle":"Candy and Storage","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Bennet","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2608455"},{"teacherId":3614289,"projectId":7052517,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our DonorsChoose project. Words cannot fully express how grateful my students and I are for your kindness and investment in their education. Because of your generosity, our classroom will be filled with hands-on learning materials that will help students engage, explore, create, and grow in ways that would not be possible otherwise.\r\n\r\nAs a middle school teacher, I see every day how important Hands-on learning gives students the opportunity to ask questions, solve problems, work collaboratively, and make meaningful connections to the world around them. The materials helped provided allowed my students to actively participate in their learning rather than just observe it.\r\n\r\nYour donation is about so much more than supplies. It is an investment in children and their futures. Every item you have provided sends a powerful message to my students: that there are people who believe in them, care about their success, and want them to have the tools they need to learn and grow. Many of our students face challenges outside of school, and knowing that complete strangers are willing to support their education is both encouraging and inspiring.\r\nThe hands-on materials you have funded helped students develop these important skills while also strengthening their academic understanding. These experiences prepare students not only for success in school but also for future careers and lifelong learning.\r\nOn behalf of my students and myself, thank you for making this project possible. We are excited to have put these materials to use and create meaningful learning experiences that inspired curiosity, creativity, and a love of learning for years to come.","fullyFundedDate":1671742574934,"projectUrl":"project/envision-create-apply-making-science/7052517/","projectTitle":"ENVISION, CREATE, APPLY! MAKING SCIENCE REAL IN WIREMAN'S CLASSROOM!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wireman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3614289"},{"teacherId":488476,"projectId":10259676,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my students' education. We are so grateful for your donation. My students use the glue sticks multiple times on a daily basis. Each day when I teach a new lesson, my students receive guided notes on those lessons. As we go over the topics, students complete the notes. Upon completing the notes, they glue them into their composition book. I have discovered that middle school students are able to keep up with their notes better if they glue them into a compositon book. Then they do not have to worry about losing their notes. Again, I am so thankful for your generosity and willingness to support my students and their education.","fullyFundedDate":1777979692856,"projectUrl":"project/lets-stick-together/10259676/","projectTitle":"Let's Stick Together","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gilliam","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp488476_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714058032403","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/488476"},{"teacherId":3498175,"projectId":10152960,"letterContent":"Your generous donation has helped provide snacks to get us through the last grueling weeks of school. In particular, we have had breakfast bars of all sorts for fuel on state testing mornings. That has been a lifesaver! \r\n\r\nPlease know how much we appreciate your support! I should be able to package up a bag of snacks to give to each student on the last day of school so they have a supply of emergency treats for the summer when they lose access to school breakfast and lunch. Some of the students will rely on these in shockingly true need. What might seem insignificant (a rice krispy treat, for example) can make a huge impact when it means the difference of enough calories to grow and the knowledge that someone out there cared when maybe no one close by does.\r\n\r\nYou have shown a spirit of giving and please know that your positivity in the world made it brighter and more hopeful to some kids who really face dark adversities.","fullyFundedDate":1774922851937,"projectUrl":"project/stacks-of-snacks/10152960/","projectTitle":"Stacks of Snacks","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Hiott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3498175_orig.jpg?crop=537,537,x160,y179&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601326950035","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3498175"},{"teacherId":488476,"projectId":9967397,"letterContent":"You have just made my students' and my day! We are so excited that you have helped to fund our project. This is the most exciting time of the school year for us to use these items. As we begin to prepare for end of the year state testing, it is very important for my students to have a variety of activities to review our math topics. I cannot wait to purchase these fun activities for my students. They especially love working in groups to complete scavenger hunts and escape rooms. I am thrilled to be able to offer more of these for my students to work on and have fun while learning. Again, thank you so much for your generous donation!","fullyFundedDate":1776096606611,"projectUrl":"project/learning-the-digital-way/9967397/","projectTitle":"Learning The Digital Way","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gilliam","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp488476_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714058032403","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/488476"},{"teacherId":8035608,"projectId":9406144,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for helping to fund my project! \r\nMy students have been able to use the headphones to help with IXL assignments, which help to better prepare them for end of the year testing. It has been such a burden lifted not to have to worry about my students not having their own headphones. Knowing that I could provide these for students, with your generous donations is a great feeling. Students have loved getting to choose a pair each week to borrow. They have taken really good care of these and I am so thankful that I will be able to use these for future classes as well. Thank you all so much for supporting my classroom, myself, and my students!","fullyFundedDate":1755695871392,"projectUrl":"project/listening-ears/9406144/","projectTitle":"Listening Ears","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gregory","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8035608_orig.jpg?crop=966,966,x0,y48&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1630436639471","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8035608"},{"teacherId":8019351,"projectId":9709936,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your generous donations!. My students were so excited to open the box and get their hands on their new books.\r\n\r\nThese books are part of a school wide challenge where students must read 3 or more to earn a biscuit in the spring. For the students participating in the challenge, it is often hard for them to get a copy to read from the school library. Having access to these titles in the classroom has been so helpful, and more have been read as a result. \r\n\r\nInstilling the love of reading is hard, especially in today's world. Your donations towards new books was one small step in fostering a love of reading in today's children!","fullyFundedDate":1762267571871,"projectUrl":"project/books-and-biscuits/9709936/","projectTitle":"Books and Biscuits","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roper","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8019351_orig.jpg?crop=533,533,x0,y78&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1629995031523","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8019351"},{"teacherId":224610,"projectId":9497500,"letterContent":"Thanks to your donations, students had the most wonderful STEM learning experience. We used some materials with our hydroponic garden tower and other resources in their very own garden. Students were challenged to solve the problem of food production and accessibility in their communities. Some students researched harmful pesticides and alternative methods, while others researched other agricultural practices such as aquaponics. Your materials helped them develop their love of agriculture as they were able to plant their own seeds, and harvest their own lettuce which we enjoyed in a salad feast! \r\nWhen I asked students what they loved most about this project, one student shared they had never grown anything ever in their life. They said it was a memory they would cherish forever, and I could absolutely see their pride when we checked their plants each week. \r\nThanks to you, my students now have a better appreciation of agriculture and how technology, science, engineering, and math play a part in the thefield of farming. One student even said they might consider a career in agriculture. \r\nThe final thing that I observed was my students growth as a team. They learned how to collaborate, communicate, and developed soft skills that will help them throughout the rest of their lives.","fullyFundedDate":1754332356596,"projectUrl":"project/stem-project-based-learning-leaders/9497500/","projectTitle":"STEM & Project Based Learning Leaders!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bennett","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp224610_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1531829949887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/224610"},{"teacherId":3498175,"projectId":9546812,"letterContent":"You just can't know how much it means to have support from our extended community when it comes to simple things like meeting a student's basic needs. I have kids who arrive at school too late to eat school breakfast and who have had nothing to eat at home. It is unreasonable to expect a hungry child to do their best work. \r\n\r\nHaving a supply of snacks in the room to offer them when they are hungry has been such a huge help. A few kids need a little something most days and some kids have needed something just here and there. But having what they need when they need it has helped them feel more secure and more able to learn. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generosity and kind spirit. It means a lot to me and it means a huge difference for my kids at school.\r\n\r\nBlessings to you!\r\nDr. Amy Hiott","fullyFundedDate":1758279971089,"projectUrl":"project/snacking-made-easy/9546812/","projectTitle":"Snacking Made Easy","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Hiott","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3498175_orig.jpg?crop=537,537,x160,y179&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1601326950035","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3498175"},{"teacherId":488476,"projectId":9800230,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my Donors Choose Project. I received the printer cartridges just in time for my students to work on a Thanksgiving project. The project consisted of my students creating a Thanksgiving invitation for different people they wanted to attend their Thanksgiving festivities. Students then had to create a meal and shop for the items needed to prepare the meal. Students were given multiple places they could purchase the items from. They had to determine which store offered the better deal on each item. This allowed my students to incorporate many of the math skills they have learned this year while also incorporating art in the project. \r\n\r\nMy students really enjoyed this project. They cannot wait to use the color printer for other projects in the future. \r\n\r\nThank you again for supporting my students' education.","fullyFundedDate":1763589593460,"projectUrl":"project/math-in-living-color/9800230/","projectTitle":"Math In Living Color","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gilliam","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp488476_orig.jpg?crop=480,480,x0,y80&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1714058032403","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/488476"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_6561","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":694,"numTeachers":38,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":15,"percentWhite":62,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":12,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":8,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"18.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":73.4,"schoolId":6561,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Woodruff Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Woodruff Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/south-carolina/spartanburg-school-district-4/woodruff-middle-school/6561"}