{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Chinook Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":33.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8833832,"projectId":9894830,"letterContent":"The DonorsChoose order has made an incredible difference in our classroom and has had a truly meaningful impact on our students each and every day. Many of our students come to school carrying challenges that go far beyond academics, and having additional resources available to support their basic needs and emotional wellbeing has been extremely important. This donation has helped create a classroom environment where students feel cared for, supported, motivated, and safe.\r\n\r\nOne of the most impactful parts of this order has been the food and snack items for students. For some students, school is the place where they are able to consistently access food throughout the day. We have students who arrive hungry in the morning, students who struggle to make it from breakfast to lunch, and students who need additional support to stay focused and regulated during the school day. Having snacks available has helped tremendously. When students are hungry, it can be difficult for them to focus on learning, manage emotions, participate appropriately, or feel comfortable in the classroom. Being able to provide food when a student is struggling or hungry helps meet an immediate need while also showing students that they are cared about and supported.\r\n\r\nThe incentives and reward items included in the DonorsChoose order have also been incredibly beneficial for our students' social emotional development and wellbeing. Many of our students thrive when they have positive goals to work toward and opportunities to experience success. The incentive system has helped encourage positive behavior choices, emotional regulation, responsibility, perseverance, and healthy social interactions with peers and staff. Students become excited and motivated when they are able to earn rewards through hard work, kindness, self-control, or completing academic tasks.\r\n\r\nThese incentives have helped shift the focus toward celebrating growth and positive choices rather than only addressing challenges or behaviors. Students are learning how to set goals, delay gratification, and feel proud of their accomplishments. Even small rewards can make a huge impact on a student who struggles with confidence, emotional regulation, or motivation. The excitement students show when earning something they worked hard for has been wonderful to see and has helped build a more positive classroom culture overall.\r\n\r\nBeyond the individual items themselves, this DonorsChoose order has helped strengthen relationships and trust within our classroom community. Students know they are entering a space where adults care about their needs and want them to succeed both academically and emotionally. The support provided through this donation has helped us create a classroom environment focused on compassion, encouragement, growth, and connection.\r\n\r\nWe are truly grateful for the generosity and kindness that made this possible. This donation has gone far beyond providing supplies, it has directly impacted students' daily experiences, emotional wellbeing, motivation, and ability to learn. The positive effects are seen every single day in our classroom, and we sincerely appreciate the support given to our students and school community.","fullyFundedDate":1769178138183,"projectUrl":"project/feeding-growth/9894830/","projectTitle":"Feeding Growth!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Schnell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8833832"},{"teacherId":3711401,"projectId":9606083,"letterContent":"I cannot express how thankful I am for your contribution to class's set of The Hunger Games. Allowing every student to have a copy of the book has opened up the unit and given us a way to prepare students for high school homework, and outside reading. The alternative, to illustrate, includes posting the audio chapters from YouTube online and making copies of certain chapters for 120+ students on a pdf. Having these books has allowed students to access the text whenever they need and allowed their teachers to provide rigor that creates a space for students to engage in depth, critical thinking and analysis aligned to the book. \r\n\r\nThis text has provided many connections to the modern world and invaluable discussions where students have engaged with one another on the many different topics that The Hunger Games brings up. This wouldn't be possible without the books.","fullyFundedDate":1757889401911,"projectUrl":"project/let-the-games-begin-the-hunger-games/9606083/","projectTitle":"Let the Games Begin: The Hunger Games","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Garrison","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3711401_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1579076362424","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-gsquad"},{"teacherId":2429131,"projectId":9521831,"letterContent":"The start of a school year can be quite overwhelming and quite chaotic. New students, new staff, new needs and busy schedules and activities make the new year feel like you are going a mile a minute with no time to rest. Having new supplies honestly makes a huge difference in our well-being and preparedness. It helps me as the teacher feel calmer and more ready to go, and confident in that I have what I need for my students. And for my students, it helps them also feel calmer knowing they are in a space that will provide them what they need to be successful. \r\n\r\nYour donations helped us create start of the year projects, develop get to know materials and start out our year ready to go. We are so grateful and appreciative for your generosity and your donations will sustain us throughout this whole school year. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1754598109360,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-a-super-start/9521831/","projectTitle":"Supplies for a Super Start!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carpenter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2429131_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469678619257","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/colleen"},{"teacherId":2429131,"projectId":9356571,"letterContent":"Headphones may seem like a basic supply, or something that is not necessary for a classroom to run well. But headphones are actually really important! Thanks to your donation, we now have an ample amount of headphones in our classroom, which allows students to:\r\n- listen to audiobooks \r\n- have an article or book read to them on the computer\r\n- listen or watch videos that are part of our lesson or activity\r\n- listen to parts of an interactive lesson\r\n- hear audio texts or other verbal prompts during testing\r\n\r\nHaving enough working headphones for all the above made such a huge difference at the end of last year and continues to make a difference at the start of this current school year. Students are always needing headphones, and having an adequate supply helps make me feel better, helps the students feel more prepared and makes a huge difference in student learning, especially for students who might have specific learning needs or need accommodations. We are so grateful for your generosity, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1748121453989,"projectUrl":"project/helpful-headphones-for-radiant-readers/9356571/","projectTitle":"Helpful Headphones for Radiant Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carpenter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2429131_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469678619257","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/colleen"},{"teacherId":2429131,"projectId":9219167,"letterContent":"It might not seem like much, but being able to have enough copies of books so that students can read them at school and also at home makes such a huge difference. With your donations, we were able to provide enough copies of these amazing dystopian books so that students could keep up on their reading goals, discuss with their peers and create beautiful writing and thinking throughout the unit! \r\n\r\nBy having enough copies, students were able to build their independence as they read at home and at school. I think I had more students finish their books for this type of unit than I ever have before! And that is in large part to your generosity. Thank you so much for your support of my students and my classroom, it really means a lot. You truly did make a difference in these students' lives and in their learning and I am so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1743628568233,"projectUrl":"project/dynamic-dystopian-titles-to-dazzle-our-d/9219167/","projectTitle":"Dynamic Dystopian Titles to Dazzle our Determined Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carpenter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2429131_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1469678619257","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/colleen"},{"teacherId":5170639,"projectId":8449412,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating classroom materials and supplies! This made my year so much easier. \r\n\r\nStudents specifically loved the graphic novels, \"Girl Stolen\", and \"The Town with No Mirrors\" -- these books were checked out multiple times from different students! \r\n\r\nThe glue sticks were essential for their ELA notebooks and various projects.\r\n\r\nI always am needing more pencils, so those are always appreciated! They were all used throughout the year. \r\n\r\nThank you again for your continued support to my ELA classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1719164381807,"projectUrl":"project/new-school-supplies-and-books/8449412/","projectTitle":"New School Supplies and Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Evans","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5170639_orig.jpg?crop=1159,1159,x0,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1628145703641","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-pastos"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_35809","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":620,"numTeachers":32,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":14,"percentBlack":20,"percentWhite":10,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":37,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"19.4:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":66.1,"schoolId":35809,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Chinook Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Chinook Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/washington/highline-public-schools/chinook-middle-school/35809"}