{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wetumka Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":51.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":661483,"projectId":10544321,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your generous support of our classroom wind tunnel project. Your investment has made a profound difference in the lives of my students, turning our engineering lessons into an unforgettable, hands-on experience.\r\nBecause of your funding, we were able to acquire the specialized tools and materials needed to build and test functional wind tunnels. My students did not just read about aerodynamics in a textbook—they got to build the structures, test their own custom designs, and see physics come to life in front of their eyes. Watching their faces light up as they gathered real-time data and solved complex design problems was incredibly rewarding.\r\nYour generosity has sparked a genuine enthusiasm for STEM in our classroom and given my students access to high-quality learning resources they otherwise would not have had. Thank you for believing in our vision and empowering the next generation of young innovators.\r\n\r\nThe grant funds have been instrumental in transforming our classroom into a dynamic, hands-on engineering lab. By providing the financial resources necessary to purchase specialized materials—such as cardboard and high-velocity fans. —this grant allowed my students to transition from theoretical concepts to physical innovation.\r\nBuilding the wind tunnels from scratch forced students to solve real-world design challenges, fostering critical thinking, teamwork, and spatial reasoning. Once the structures were complete, the impact multiplied. Students were able to visualize aerodynamic principles in real time, testing their own custom-designed airfoils.","fullyFundedDate":1787947127218,"projectUrl":"project/windy-flight/10544321/","projectTitle":"Windy Flight","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Burton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp661483_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x283,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651176034985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/661483"},{"teacherId":661483,"projectId":10402892,"letterContent":"The students are loving the new chairs and desk we were able to purchase due to this opportunity you have given us.\r\nAll the students want to use the new furniture and get mad when they have to take turns. Hopefully in the future we will be able to provide new chairs to all the students. But until then the ones we have are being used and loved by all the students. I have one hundred and twelve student in my room each day that are able to use the new chairs and desk.\r\nWe want to thank you for your support with out you this would not of happen.","fullyFundedDate":1787318752675,"projectUrl":"project/no-place-like-home/10402892/","projectTitle":"No Place Like Home!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Burton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp661483_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x283,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651176034985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/661483"},{"teacherId":661483,"projectId":10477522,"letterContent":"We have been using our new resources in 8th science, physical science and environmental science classes. Your support in getting us these projects have impacted around seventy five students each day.\r\nThe books for lessons have been amazing we made a toothpick structure to withstand an earthquake in one class, foil boats for a density experiment in another and many other ideas have come from the teacher books.\r\nWe will soon teach the lesson on food chain and allow the students to dissect the owl pellets. We will post pictures soon.\r\nOnce again thank you so much for you love and support.","fullyFundedDate":1787318794516,"projectUrl":"project/science-matters/10477522/","projectTitle":"Science Matters","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Burton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp661483_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x283,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651176034985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/661483"},{"teacherId":1575644,"projectId":10225056,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation. It has much such the difference in my classroom. Now with these whiteboards and markers we can fully implement our phonics curriculum. I truly love this curriculum and have seen it work wonders in kids but this was the last piece of the puzzle left to implement it with fidelity. The kids love using the whiteboards because it is something different than paper and mistakes can easily be removed and redone. Not only can I use this for my UFLI curriculum but these will be used across all my subjects as well.","fullyFundedDate":1779020895517,"projectUrl":"project/wipe-on-wipe-off-take-learning-off-the/10225056/","projectTitle":"Wipe On, Wipe Off! Take Learning Off the Paper!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wilbourn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1575644_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449753590372","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-wilbourn"},{"teacherId":661483,"projectId":10028612,"letterContent":"Thank you for your help to fund our classroom book materials. We have received the books and I have been looking studying them to make lesson plans out for the next school year.\r\nThe books are great they have hands on experiments for each lesson and printable materials. I have showed the kids the coloring book that's all about science standards and they said they can't wait next year to do the lesson.\r\nWithout your help we would have not been able to afford these books to help with the science lessons. So you guys are the rock stars in this story, thank you so much.","fullyFundedDate":1774455911859,"projectUrl":"project/book-helpers/10028612/","projectTitle":"Book Helpers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Burton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp661483_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x283,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651176034985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/661483"},{"teacherId":661483,"projectId":9512185,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for always supporting our little school. The kids and I appreciate it very much. Without donors like you, these projects could not come to life.\r\nThe student have loved having a snack in the afternoons. So many of our kids don't have the money to buy snacks here at school, so it's been a real treat for them to get a snack when they need that extra boost of energy to get through the day. We have a lot of low-income families, so it has helped so much to be able to give them an extra treat to eat at the end of the day or to take home. Once again, thank you so much for your love and support.","fullyFundedDate":1760791163898,"projectUrl":"project/feed-my-tummy/9512185/","projectTitle":"Feed My Tummy!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Burton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp661483_orig.jpg?crop=272,272,x283,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1651176034985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/661483"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_86659","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":248,"numTeachers":21,"percentFrplEligible":95,"percentAsian":0,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":33,"percentIndigenous":37,"percentLatinx":2,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":0,"percentMultiracialImputed":22,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"11.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":48.8,"schoolId":86659,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Wetumka Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Wetumka Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/oklahoma/wetumka-public-schools/wetumka-elementary-school/86659"}