{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Warren County Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":32.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10692614,"projectId":10693713,"letterContent":"Thank you for making this project possible. Your support has given me a thoughtful set of books to build into our eighth-grade English language arts and English as a New Language classroom. Although we have not started reading these materials with students yet, having the books in hand has already helped me prepare the pacing for our upcoming units and plan how students will move through them.\r\n\r\nMy goal is to offer books with more accessible sentence structures for students who are still building confidence as readers, including English learners and students who find grade-level texts challenging. Accessible language does not mean less meaningful reading. With the right support, students can follow a story, notice how an author develops characters and ideas, learn new vocabulary in context, and share their interpretations. These texts will also help us practice the habits that make a book club work: choosing a book, keeping track of our reading, asking questions, and listening to classmates' perspectives.\r\n\r\nIn my classroom, reading is not just a quiet activity or a one-size-fits-all assignment. I want students to have choice-based book clubs, as they do in my other classes. Students can read books that interest them, build understanding at a manageable pace, and come together to talk about what they notice and wonder. As we begin each unit, the mentor novels will also give us shared examples to learn from as readers and writers.\r\n\r\nSome students are already excited about the mentor novels for Units 3 and 4. They spotted the books on my shelf and have been curious about what we will read next. I'm looking forward to seeing that curiosity grow when we begin the units and students can explore Out of My Mind and The Crossover together.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in books that will help more students find a comfortable entry point into reading while still giving them meaningful choices. Your generosity is helping me prepare a classroom where every reader can take part.","fullyFundedDate":1790619633348,"projectUrl":"project/building-empathy-through-book-clubs/10693713/","projectTitle":"Building Empathy Through Book Clubs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Adelsbach","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10692614_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790371271545","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10692614"},{"teacherId":6234979,"projectId":10073731,"letterContent":"For many years I have wished for the opportunity to introduce my middle school students to the joys of finishing a book that they would remember and and would come back to in their library. As someone who enjoys reading books over and over, I strongly remember my own experiences in this regard, and felt that it would go some way to overcoming some of the difficulties in generating a love of reading that come from only being exposed to short passages on a variety of different subjects.\r\nYour donation has made this possible with The Hobbit and done so in remarkable ways. We have gone through the experience of discovering a novel which the author planned the presentation of meticulously, and which gave us the opportunity of experiencing the unparalleled authenticity of. From examining the cover, to analyzing the illustrations, to thinking about how other artists envisioned Tolkien's creations, my students have thoroughly embraced the experience, and many grew to be fond fans of the novel.\r\nMoreover, your generosity has made this possible at and age, and for a demographic of students that would otherwise have never had the opportunity. They truly enjoyed discovering their names in the Ex Libris inscriptions, and have treated the books with a care and affection that I never could have anticipated. We still have more to go in our Hobbit Novel experience at Warren County Middle School, but I can say we have already surpassed my hopes and expectations.","fullyFundedDate":1770306713726,"projectUrl":"project/the-hobbit-novel-study/10073731/","projectTitle":"The Hobbit Novel Study","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Gunn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6234979_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y304&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1790874070940","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6234979"},{"teacherId":10420237,"projectId":10064546,"letterContent":"Our recent novel study has had a powerful and positive impact on my students, both academically and behaviorally. Providing each student with their own copy of the book, along with a personal journal, has created a strong sense of ownership over their learning. Students take pride in their materials, and this ownership has directly increased their engagement during reading and discussion.\r\n\r\nIn addition, incorporating art supplies into our daily work has allowed students to interact with the text in a more meaningful and creative way. Whether they are annotating, illustrating, or organizing their thinking, students are actively breaking down the story as we read rather than passively moving through it. This hands-on approach has made the learning process more accessible and enjoyable for a wide range of learners.\r\n\r\nPerhaps most noticeably, this structure has significantly reduced our reliance on technology. By shifting to physical books and journals, students are more focused, present, and invested in their work. As a result, classroom behavior has improved, and students are more consistently on task.\r\n\r\nOverall, this novel study has fostered higher engagement, stronger comprehension, and a more positive classroom environment. Students are not only learning the material—they are genuinely enjoying the process.","fullyFundedDate":1769739074522,"projectUrl":"project/the-lightning-thief-novel-study-and-boar/10064546/","projectTitle":"The Lightning Thief Novel Study and Board Game Making","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Zuleger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10420237_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1769469924887","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10420237"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_34593","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":547,"numTeachers":null,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":1,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":75,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":13,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":5,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":null,"demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"TOWN","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":67.1,"schoolId":34593,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Warren County Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Warren County Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/virginia/warren-county-public-schools/warren-co-middle-school/34593"}