{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hallettsville Junior High School","outOfStateSupporters":12.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4189871,"projectId":10242746,"letterContent":"What an exciting start to the year! After a lot of learning how to draw, the kids were ready & excited to start our first project of the year...wire sculptures!\r\nFirst year students had to make a hand, realistic or monster like & pose their fingers. Repeat students were allowed to choose something else to make using wire for the structure, covered it with foil to 'beef' it up, masking tape to cover the foil, and plaster strips to harden their sculpture to paint.\r\nThey learned about proportions and when I yanked a wire down to demonstrate their thumbs don't start at the same spot as the rest of their fingers, you would've thought I yanked it off!\r\nThank you for supporting our class. The kids are enjoying art because of donors like you that make our projects possible.","fullyFundedDate":1785263076749,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-started/10242746/","projectTitle":"Let's Get stARTed!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. S. Henke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4189871_orig.jpg?crop=469,470,x0,y4&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673447633110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4189871"},{"teacherId":10484545,"projectId":10238668,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation of miter box saws and electric hand drills to our classroom! These tools have provided our students with valuable opportunities to learn by doing and have helped bring math, measurement, problem-solving, and construction skills to life.\r\n\r\nOur students have been putting these tools to work in several hands-on projects. They have been creating geoboards, using both the miter box saws and electric hand drills to build their projects. While making their geoboards, students are also putting their math skills into practice as they carefully measure and create a precise 1\" × 1\" grid across their boards.\r\n\r\nStudents have also used the miter box saws to create a \"Big Inch\" project. In this activity, students magnified all of the markings between 0 and 1 inch onto a piece of wood. This project gives students a hands-on way to better understand fractions, measurement, and the importance of precision.\r\n\r\nThe miter box saws have also been an important part of our students' work as they learn to use a speed square to measure and cut the components of a common rafter. Students are learning that accurate measurements and careful cuts are essential skills in the construction industry.\r\n\r\nAnd we are not finished yet! Our next project will be creating 8\" × 10\" picture frames, giving students another opportunity to use both the miter box saws and electric hand drills while developing their measuring, cutting, drilling, assembly, and finishing skills.\r\n\r\nYour donation is doing more than providing tools—it is giving students the opportunity to build confidence, develop practical skills, apply mathematics, practice safe tool use, and experience the satisfaction of creating something with their own hands.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us provide meaningful, hands-on learning experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1787176396945,"projectUrl":"project/woodworking-basics/10238668/","projectTitle":"Woodworking Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jett-Janacek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10484545_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y386&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776957717404","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10484545"},{"teacherId":10484545,"projectId":10214505,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of Swanson speed squares, tape measures, and combination squares to our classroom! These measuring tools have become an essential part of our students' learning and have been used throughout every project we have completed so far.\r\n\r\nYour donation has allowed students to move beyond learning measurement skills from a textbook and experience how these tools are actually used in the skilled trades. Students have practiced measuring, marking, checking accuracy, and applying math concepts while working on hands-on construction projects.\r\n\r\nOne of our first activities was a Speed Square Skills Challenge. Students worked in groups, with each group learning one of 12 different ways to use a speed square. They created demonstrations and hands-on activities and then became the teachers by leading their classmates through their assigned skill. This activity strengthened both their construction knowledge and their communication, teamwork, and leadership skills.\r\n\r\nStudents also created \"The Big Inch,\" using tape measures and speed squares to magnify all of the markings between 0 and 1 inch onto a piece of wood. This project gave students a concrete way to explore fractions, precision, and measurement while learning how important accuracy is in construction.\r\n\r\nOur students have also used these measuring tools while building geoboards. They worked with grid paper to create templates and then transferred those measurements to their wood pieces before using the chomp saw to create their projects. Students were able to see firsthand how careful planning, accurate measurement, and proper tool use work together to produce a successful project.\r\n\r\nImpact on Student Learning\r\n\r\nThese materials have made a significant impact by giving students authentic, hands-on exposure to the skilled trades. Students are learning that construction is not simply about using tools—it requires math, precision, communication, problem-solving, teamwork, and attention to detail.\r\n\r\nThe donated measuring tools have helped me create learning experiences where students can measure it, mark it, build it, and see the results of their work. They are developing practical skills and confidence while making connections between what they learn in the classroom and how those skills are used in real-world construction careers.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students and helping us give them the opportunity to learn through hands-on experiences!","fullyFundedDate":1777464074990,"projectUrl":"project/precision-measuring-design/10214505/","projectTitle":"Precision Measuring & Design","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jett-Janacek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10484545_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y386&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1776957717404","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10484545"},{"teacherId":6349902,"projectId":10275023,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for the support that made this project possible and for the impact these resources are already having on my students. During my Meet the Counselor lessons, students were able to explore the counseling classroom and experience the different tools and activities firsthand. They loved coloring, trying the diamond art, and using the NeeDoh stress toys and other sensory tools. These activities gave them an engaging way to practice mindfulness, refocus, and learn that they have tools available to help manage big emotions.\r\n\r\nThe resources have made an especially meaningful difference for students who experience anxiety or feel overwhelmed. During the first week of school, I had several very anxious students, and the weighted animals and cozy rug area made a noticeable impact in helping them feel calm and safe. Students were so excited to see the new items and immediately gravitated toward the calming space.\r\n\r\nThese materials are helping me create the welcoming counseling environment I envisioned, where students can practice self regulation, explore healthy coping strategies, and feel comfortable opening up. Most importantly, I want students to leave my room knowing that their emotions do not have to control them and that they are capable of finding calm and managing difficult moments. Thank you for helping make that possible!","fullyFundedDate":1779514876074,"projectUrl":"project/building-calm-confidence-and-connectio/10275023/","projectTitle":"Building Calm, Confidence, and Connection","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Freytag","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6349902_orig.jpg?crop=3072,3072,x0,y645&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1778179292891","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6349902"},{"teacherId":4189871,"projectId":10084709,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our classroom for some needed storage & display space for our art projects. I personally needed some space for our classroom resources and use some of the shelves to display select projects for the month. You can never have enough storage space in an art classroom with the amount of resources & supplies I have to keep on hand to reach almost 100 students daily.\r\nThe kids come in at the beginning of the month to see whose project is on display...kinda like a best of the best art showcase! It makes them try a little harder on their projects too!\r\nThank you again for helping our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1770992643807,"projectUrl":"project/art-storagedisplay/10084709/","projectTitle":"Art Storage/Display","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. S. Henke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4189871_orig.jpg?crop=469,470,x0,y4&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673447633110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4189871"},{"teacherId":4189871,"projectId":9802728,"letterContent":"My students were beyond excited to receive the Beaver Bot...it saved their little fingers from injury & pain! They love making this project and spend at least a week making it. From cutting the cardboard, gluing cups inside, covering it with packing tape, covering it with Gesso & painting it...they put a lot of work into making it their own.\r\nThank you for making this project more enjoyable and safter. The kids had fun using the Beaver Bot - it was like their own personal table saw (for cardboard!)\r\nThank you for supporting our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1766457660852,"projectUrl":"project/beaver-bot-does-the-cutting-safely/9802728/","projectTitle":"Beaver Bot Does the Cutting Safely!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. S. Henke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4189871_orig.jpg?crop=469,470,x0,y4&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673447633110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4189871"},{"teacherId":4189871,"projectId":9554774,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to our class. They kids enjoyed not having to use box blades to cut their cardboard for their 3-D projects...it saved their fingers, literally!!! We are excited for January to come to print off their favorite picture and create a melted crayon art masterpiece . They enjoyed making gnomes with yarn for Christmas ornaments that we donated to the nursing home & kept for a gift. How many people get to carve their own stamp? That was fun & interesting - something they've definitely never done. Thank you for donating to our class to make art more hands on & 3-D!","fullyFundedDate":1757514342712,"projectUrl":"project/art-you-ready-to-start-creating-engine/9554774/","projectTitle":"Art You Ready to StART Creating & Engineering?","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. S. Henke","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4189871_orig.jpg?crop=469,470,x0,y4&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1673447633110","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4189871"},{"teacherId":4189871,"projectId":9733602,"letterContent":"The kids are loving using technology for Art. They are learning how to do coding as well using Excel to create pictures. I'm looking forward to also doing photography next semester & altering pictures to create unique artwork. We haven't reached our leather making or shrinky dink projects yet...they ask me each week, \"are we making our leather yet?\" Soon!!! They are perplexed what shrinky dinks are & looking forward to seeing how they work! We are so grateful for your support in our classroom and exposing these students to some exciting ways of creating art.","fullyFundedDate":1758567740116,"projectUrl":"project/art-in-the-tech-world-and-some-hands-on/9733602/","projectTitle":"Art in the Tech World and Some Hands-on Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. S. 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