{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pine Tree Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":29.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9654248,"projectId":9660274,"letterContent":"This project has already impacted my students in wonderful ways! Students who have not previously enjoyed reading are taking an interest in these books that you have so generously donated to our classroom library. \r\n\r\nI cannot wait to see the how the love for reading continues to grow in my students, specifically those who struggle with comprehension of informational texts. The I Survived series and Magic Treehouse series have been very effective tools in introducing students to historic fiction. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity! We are so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1756603324504,"projectUrl":"project/visualizing-history/9660274/","projectTitle":"Visualizing History","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McMullan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9654248_orig.png?crop=1024,1024,x256,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756396004645","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9654248"},{"teacherId":10040524,"projectId":9370178,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in supporting my classroom! Because of your kindness, my students now have a full set of Dog Man books to enjoy and a class set of headphones to use for learning.\r\n\r\nThe Dog Man books are already a huge hit—students are eager to dive into them, share their favorite parts with friends, and grow their love of reading. Having engaging, high-interest books in our classroom library makes such a difference in helping students see reading as fun and exciting.\r\n\r\nThe headphones are also making a big impact. Students can now focus during independent work and digital lessons without distractions. This gives them the chance to truly concentrate, learn at their own pace, and build confidence in their skills.\r\n\r\nYour gift is helping create a classroom where students feel excited to learn, supported in their reading journey, and equipped with the tools they need to succeed. From the bottom of my heart, thank you for believing in my students and investing in their future.","fullyFundedDate":1747876927070,"projectUrl":"project/focus-and-fun-unite/9370178/","projectTitle":"Focus and Fun Unite","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Dentley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10040524"},{"teacherId":9692869,"projectId":9370075,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation of Ghost by Jason Reynolds! I teach advanced 6th grade students at a diverse Title One school in a rural community. My class is a project based classroom, and I am so fortunate to teach such bright and inspiring students. I am excited to incorporate this novel into our classroom as a shared read this winter. The novel tells the story of a young boy with trauma in his childhood who finds community and purpose by joining a track team. I really think that this novel will engage even my most reluctant readers. I have many students who love any book about sports and also many students who have had traumatic childhoods. \r\n\r\nAfter we read the novel as a class, we will be working on a project where students will determine the theme of the book and then adapt that theme to a new story. I plan on having students film short movies or act out short plays showing off their creations. I am so grateful for your donation, and I cannot wait to read this novel with my students.","fullyFundedDate":1748890560074,"projectUrl":"project/diverse-authors-for-diverse-students/9370075/","projectTitle":"Diverse Authors for Diverse Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692869"},{"teacherId":9654248,"projectId":8646996,"letterContent":"I apologize for the belated thank you. I am just realizing I never sent this last year, but your contributions did not go unnoticed. I appreciate your generosity and willingness to help support the needs of my students. Without your contribution, most of the financial burden of caring for my students would have fallen on me as the teacher. It is such a blessing to receive the items that my students need and it truly made such a difference in their school year and mine! Thank you for being a donor and a blessing to students!","fullyFundedDate":1723923782429,"projectUrl":"project/first-things-first/8646996/","projectTitle":"First Things First!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. McMullan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9654248_orig.png?crop=1024,1024,x256,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756396004645","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9654248"},{"teacherId":8680833,"projectId":9269062,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in funding my project. I really appreciate it! This gift card will really come in handy with helping to refresh my lesson plans and also with any other supplementation needed for my students. \r\nAs a teacher, it's easy to get in a routine of doing the same things over and over again and with this gift from you, I will be able to prevent this from happening, while also being able to fill in any gaps that might appear. \r\nThank you so much for supporting my classroom, I really appreciate it!","fullyFundedDate":1746443620866,"projectUrl":"project/help-with-lessons/9269062/","projectTitle":"Help With Lessons","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ednie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8680833_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664640699834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/b-ednie"},{"teacherId":8680833,"projectId":9008905,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing to my classroom! My classroom is one where students feel safe enough to know they can come to me for anything, and that includes when they might need a snack or if they came to school late and missed breakfast. When a child is hungry, it takes away their ability to focus on their schoolwork. While this is such an easy thing for teachers to take care of, I wouldn't have been able to do it without you. Thank you so much for helping me to take care of my babies. I really appreciate it.","fullyFundedDate":1744739266220,"projectUrl":"project/preventing-grumbling-tummies-from-distra/9008905/","projectTitle":"Preventing Grumbling Tummies from Distracting Students from their Studies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ednie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8680833_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664640699834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/b-ednie"},{"teacherId":8680833,"projectId":9221272,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to my classroom with these books. Doing novel studies is something I love doing because it shows kids how to apply the skills we are learning about in class while also helping them answer the question of \"when will we use this in real life.\" \r\nMy students enjoyed this book so much and we really did some great activities with it, including creating a detective folder to keep up with clues and characters. I also used washi tape to divide my whiteboard into columns so the students could keep track of everything they felt was important. \r\nYour generous gift is something that will be used time and time again. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1744220786728,"projectUrl":"project/novels-for-all/9221272/","projectTitle":"Novels for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ednie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8680833_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664640699834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/b-ednie"},{"teacherId":9692869,"projectId":9229114,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous funding of my classroom library. It has been such a delight to share the new books with my students and see the interest that the books sparked in my students. On many occasions, I would not even be done introducing the books to my students before they were walking over to check one out! I have even had a waitlist for a few of the books. I previously had no graphic novels in my library, so the new ones have been great for my reluctant readings as they finished state testing. \r\n\r\nI am already planning on how to use my expanded classroom library next school year. I am going to have more independent reading of my students' choice and then have them reflect on their reading. I hope that by having appealing options for my students to choose from, they will reignite their love of reading from when they were younger. Again, thank you for your kindness, and I hope you have a summer filled with wonderful books!","fullyFundedDate":1743728435432,"projectUrl":"project/help-my-6th-graders-fall-in-love-with-re/9229114/","projectTitle":"Help My 6th Graders Fall in Love With Reading!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shore","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9692869"},{"teacherId":8680833,"projectId":9021419,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for contributing these books to my classroom. They were used to make my literacy circles something kids would enjoy. \r\nI have always been of the mindset that while children need to learn the concepts, they need to learn how to apply these skills in real life too. I also want to make sure kids find enjoyment in reading, so I always want to make sure they have options which seem enjoyable to them. \r\nWe always start our literacy circles with a \"book tasting,\" complete with transforming the room into \"Starbooks Cafe,\" where the kids can get hot chocolate while they spend the class sampling different books to decide what catches their attention the most. Once we have the groups established, they work within their group, with everyone having an assigned job for the group discussions. At the conclusion of the literacy circles, I always like to allow the kids a chance to express what they read into a one-pager, only we do it in a parking spot with chalk. They have to design the entire parking spot to be representative of what they read, including quotes and pictures which fit with the book. \r\nI'm telling you about the entire process because I want you to know your generosity is something that is truly appreciated. My kids really looked forward to this project. (Not so much the work, but definitely the books.) Truly, thank you for making this possible. I really appreciate it.","fullyFundedDate":1735693437477,"projectUrl":"project/learning-with-literacy-circles/9021419/","projectTitle":"Learning with Literacy Circles","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ednie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8680833_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664640699834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/b-ednie"},{"teacherId":8680833,"projectId":9013799,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project for my students. We actually are finishing up the novel study for it now and it made it so much easier to just be able to provide every child with a book for the duration of it. \r\nThis is my favorite book to teach with and the students found out why. They endured every cliffhanger when we would stop reading for the day, as well as every turn of events that happened. This book ignited a fuel within them to make the world a better place. We are currently working to fund a well in Africa thanks to this. \r\nThe way this project has grown over the last few weeks has been truly enjoyable to watch because it all happened in a truly organic way. What started off as a traditional novel study, has grown into a cross-curricular project, where science class is tying in the water cycle, robotics class is adding their work to their websites, and this call to action fundraiser. \r\nTruly, thank you for this. You have made a tremendous impact on my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1735071148939,"projectUrl":"project/novel-study-books-for-all/9013799/","projectTitle":"Novel Study Books for All","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ednie","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8680833_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1664640699834","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/b-ednie"},{"teacherId":9439816,"projectId":8690522,"letterContent":"hl../; ..mnvctyxds5rtcfqr2f2q1r1scbnkkolkp////'4152565655656566\r\n\r\nI want to express our deepest gratitude for your generous donation. Your support means so much to us and plays a vital role in helping us continue our mission.\r\n\r\nYour contribution towards my office allowed me to help my students here with their hygiene and office to be more cleaned. Because of your generosity, we are able to make a meaningful impact in our community.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your kindness and generosity. Your support not only makes a difference today but also helps us build a stronger future. Thank you again for your generosity—we are grateful to have you.","fullyFundedDate":1734099006444,"projectUrl":"project/stay-clean-and-happy-with-the-school-nur/8690522/","projectTitle":"Stay Clean and Happy with the School Nurse!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ana","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9439816"},{"teacherId":9303155,"projectId":8674712,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous contribution to our classroom library. These new books have already made a tremendous impact on my students. Each title has opened up fresh opportunities for them to develop their reading skills, spark their curiosity, and immerse themselves in stories they can relate to or learn from. In our classroom, reading is not just an activity—it's an adventure. Whether we're exploring the lives of diverse characters or unraveling the mysteries of the universe, these books are helping my students practice critical thinking, inferencing, and vocabulary-building skills in ways that feel meaningful and exciting.\r\n\r\nOne of the most wonderful changes is how much my students love checking out books from our classroom library. Many of them eagerly browse the shelves to find their next great read, and it's heartwarming to see how these books have become a cherished part of their daily routines. \r\n\r\nThanks to your support, our classroom library is more than a collection of books—it's a gateway to new possibilities and lifelong learning. Watching my students grow as readers and learners because of your generosity has been an incredible gift. 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