{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":37.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8570302,"projectId":10170610,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of flexible seating options for our elementary classroom! Your support has created a more comfortable and engaging learning environment where students can choose seating that helps them do their best work. Flexible seating has also become a meaningful reward for recognizing positive behavior, encouraging students to make responsible choices while building a positive classroom community. During independent work time, students enjoy the opportunity to select a space that meets their learning needs, helping them stay focused, productive, and confident. Your thoughtful gift has made a lasting impact on our classroom, and we are truly grateful for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1776201858794,"projectUrl":"project/from-the-floor-up-building-better-learn/10170610/","projectTitle":"From the Floor Up: Building Better Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Yang","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8570302_orig.jpg?crop=1280,1280,x0,y251&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760668214049","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/zyang"},{"teacherId":8570302,"projectId":10140043,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of high-interest graphic books for our elementary classroom! Your support has given our students exciting new stories to enjoy during independent reading time. After a busy summer camp, many of our classroom favorites were well-loved and worn from countless eager hands. These new books have refreshed our library, sparked imaginations, and inspired creativity that extends beyond reading into our programming projects. Students are eager to explore new adventures, discover new ideas, and strengthen their love of reading every day. Your generosity has made a meaningful difference, and we are truly grateful for your thoughtful support.","fullyFundedDate":1773778509366,"projectUrl":"project/little-readers-big-adventures/10140043/","projectTitle":"Little Readers, Big Adventures","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Yang","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8570302_orig.jpg?crop=1280,1280,x0,y251&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760668214049","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/zyang"},{"teacherId":8570302,"projectId":10160736,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of microphones for our elementary classroom! Your kindness gives every student the opportunity to share their ideas, stories, and learning with confidence. These microphones will help young voices be heard loudly and clearly during presentations, classroom discussions, reading activities, and special performances. By supporting our classroom, you are encouraging communication, building confidence, and creating an environment where every child feels valued and empowered to participate. Your generosity will have a lasting impact on our students each day. We are truly grateful for your support and belief in our learners. Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1774461290401,"projectUrl":"project/from-whisper-to-wow-amplifying-student/10160736/","projectTitle":"From Whisper to Wow: Amplifying Student Confidence and Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Yang","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8570302_orig.jpg?crop=1280,1280,x0,y251&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1760668214049","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/zyang"},{"teacherId":3197349,"projectId":10202909,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity. It is humbling to know that people who are strangers to us care so much about my students, our learning and our future. Thank you. I know that there are a lot of different ways to donate and participate in civic engagement as our world is a state of flux and unease--please know that I am sincerely grateful that you chose to help my classroom at this time. My students are amazing--and as do all of our students, they deserve the highest quality education we can give them. With public education continually under-funded, we are relying more and more on caring community members to help us get the materials (and these printmaking supplies are so cool!) that will make our classrooms a learning wonderland. Thank you for being a part of mine.","fullyFundedDate":1777476037737,"projectUrl":"project/printmaking-supplies-to-engage-and-grow/10202909/","projectTitle":"Printmaking Supplies to Engage and Grow Our Engineer Brains!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Solis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3197349_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449115591957","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3197349"},{"teacherId":3197349,"projectId":10180435,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity. It is humbling to know that people who are strangers to us care so much about my students, our learning and our future. Thank you. I know that there are a lot of different ways to donate and participate in civic engagement as our world is a state of flux and unease--please know that I am sincerely grateful that you chose to help my classroom at this time. My students are amazing--and as do all of our students, they deserve the highest quality education we can give them. With public education continually under-funded, we are relying more and more on caring community members to help us get the materials (and these materials are so cool!) that will make our classrooms a learning wonderland. Thank you for being a part of mine.\r\n\r\nMy students are amazing--they are so interested in art and science and creativity--and where all those things intersect. We enjoyed using the MakerSpace materials from this project and I can't wait to experiment some more . Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1776692618974,"projectUrl":"project/maker-space-supplies-to-engage-and-grow/10180435/","projectTitle":"Maker Space Supplies to Engage and Grow Our Engineer Brains!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Solis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3197349_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449115591957","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3197349"},{"teacherId":3197349,"projectId":10150109,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity. It is humbling to know that people who are strangers to us care so much about my students, our learning and our future. Thank you. I know that there are a lot of different ways to donate and participate in civic engagement as our world is a state of flux and unease--please know that I am sincerely grateful that you chose to help my classroom at this time. My students are amazing--and as do all of our students, they deserve the highest quality education we can give them. With public education continually under-funded, we are relying more and more on caring community members to help us get the materials and books that will make our classrooms a learning wonderland. Thank you for being a part of mine.","fullyFundedDate":1774010299062,"projectUrl":"project/science-graphic-novels-to-engage-our-ste/10150109/","projectTitle":"Science Graphic Novels to Engage Our STEM Brains!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Solis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3197349_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449115591957","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3197349"},{"teacherId":3197349,"projectId":10149059,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity. It is humbling to know that people who are strangers to us care so much about my students, our learning and our future. Thank you. I know that there are a lot of different ways to donate and participate in civic engagement as our world is a state of flux and unease--please know that I am sincerely grateful that you chose to help my classroom at this time. My students are amazing--and as do all of our students, they deserve the highest quality education we can give them. With public education continually under-funded, we are relying more and more on caring community members to help us get the materials and books (and snacks!) that will make our classrooms a learning wonderland. Thank you for being a part of mine.\r\n\r\nBooks and snacks feed my students--their bellies, their brains and their spirit. Thank you for believing in us and giving us what we needed. We are so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1776430997917,"projectUrl":"project/makerspace-comics-and-snacks-for-4th-gra/10149059/","projectTitle":"MakerSpace Comics and Snacks for 4th Grade Builders and Thinkers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Solis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3197349_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449115591957","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3197349"},{"teacherId":3197349,"projectId":10200458,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity. It is humbling to know that people who are strangers to us care so much about my students, our learning and our future. Thank you. I know that there are a lot of different ways to donate and participate in civic engagement as our world is a state of flux and unease--please know that I am sincerely grateful that you chose to help my classroom at this time. My students are amazing--and as do all of our students, they deserve the highest quality education we can give them. With public education continually under-funded, we are relying more and more on caring community members to help us get the materials and books that will make our classrooms a learning wonderland. Thank you for being a part of mine.\r\n\r\nOne little story--amongst the amazing books that I asked for in this project were books from the series \"A Kids Book About\"--an amazing series that handles challenging real-life issues honestly and a kid's level. No one had really been attracted to these books all year (though there are maybe 30 to 40 of these books in my classroom and they are in a prominent spot). However, when we received these new titles from the series with this project, some of my students started to get curious. And then, a tidal wave of interest. Multiple students were taking stacks and stacks to their tables for independent reading and sharing little reports with friends as they finished. It was awesome! \r\n\r\nAnyways, thank you so much for being a part of my students' learning and a part of their future. I am so grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1776628807435,"projectUrl":"project/stem-focused-graphic-novels-for-amazing/10200458/","projectTitle":"STEM-Focused Graphic Novels for Amazing 4th Grade Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Solis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3197349_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449115591957","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3197349"},{"teacherId":9784791,"projectId":10199483,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supplying my students with materials to make what they would like with cardboard. When I mentioned this project they got to pick what they would like to make for a final art project for the year. One student asked if I had cardboard, I informed them I have a bunch of cardboard. Most of the students chose to make their project out of it. We used the cardboard to make houses, abstract art and 3D printed animal obstacle course. Students loved the cardboard scissors, they are super easy to use. \r\nThe Students and I are super grateful for the donations for these items. I cannot wait to see what they make next school year.","fullyFundedDate":1777671545541,"projectUrl":"project/if-you-give-a-kid-a-box/10199483/","projectTitle":"If You Give a Kid a Box...","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Karpinski","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9784791_orig.jpg?crop=2208,2208,x0,y390&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770687118994","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/molly-karpinski"},{"teacherId":6816691,"projectId":10178322,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to my classroom. My Pre-K students enjoyed using all the new manipulatives and art materials. They were very excited to see that we had a \"real\" astronaut costume for them to wear. They loved learning about space and the solar system. \r\nThe students dressed up in the spacesuit and I took their pictures as astronauts. Then, I printed them on the card stock and created an outer space corner in our room, where their photos were floating in space. I also made many copies of those pictures and put them in the art area for them to make their own outer space pictures using the photos and the stickers that you donated. \r\nThe donations also provided the students with a sensory bin full of space items, such as astronauts, planets, stars and moon rocks. They had a lot of fun using these new materials to learn about outer space.\r\nYour donations really helped my classroom get excited about Science. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1775234105205,"projectUrl":"project/stem-play-in-pre-k/10178322/","projectTitle":"STEM Play in Pre-K!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Matter","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6816691_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1697425322476","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6816691"},{"teacherId":18604,"projectId":10096346,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. My students really enjoy using these seats to read independently and in small groups. They have made reading more comfortable and cozy, while providing flexibility for grouping students in collaborative work. They are so useful and easy to stow away and maintain. Another thing I like about them as a teacher is that they have held up!\r\n\r\nHaving materials and furniture that is useful and conducive to a variety of uses is more helpful than you can imagine! The seats are very popular, and now that we have a big enough collection of them, the students reap the benefits without having to fight for access to the resources!\r\n\r\nYour donation has been very useful to both my students and me! Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1772553902485,"projectUrl":"project/pull-up-a-comfy-seat-and-read/10096346/","projectTitle":"Pull Up a Comfy Seat and Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carver","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp18604_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y54&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1670879725549","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/18604"},{"teacherId":9311445,"projectId":10209446,"letterContent":"My students were incredibly excited when they first saw the new materials. As soon as I introduced the human body models, their curiosity took over—they eagerly explored the brain, heart, and organs, asking thoughtful questions and making real‑life connections. One of our most memorable moments was when students used the stethoscopes to listen to their own heartbeats after light exercise. They were amazed to notice how their bodies changed, which led to meaningful conversations about health and how to take care of themselves.\r\n\r\nWe are now using these resources daily during our science block and integrated centers. Students rotate through hands‑on stations where they build the digestive system, examine the skeleton, and practice dental care using the models. The bilingual book and oral health materials have also sparked important discussions about daily habits and self‑care, especially for my multilingual learners. These tools have made abstract concepts visible, helping my students better understand how their bodies work.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we will continue building on this learning by connecting the human body to other science topics, like how our bodies interact with the environment and how healthy habits support our overall well‑being. My goal is to expand their curiosity into future STEM units and strengthen their confidence as young scientists. Thanks to your support, my students are not just learning science—they are experiencing it in meaningful and lasting ways.","fullyFundedDate":1778092968879,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-bodies-curious-minds/10209446/","projectTitle":"Healthy Bodies, Curious Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Dr. Villalobos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9311445_orig.jpg?crop=708,708,x229,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1696282266310","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9311445"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_54728","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":465,"numTeachers":39,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":20,"percentBlack":17,"percentWhite":10,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":45,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":5,"gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":62.5,"schoolId":54728,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/minnesota/saint-paul-public-schools/paul-sheila-wellstone-elementary-school/54728"}