{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Tumbleweed Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":42.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3339033,"projectId":10114071,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your support of our project for Sensational Numbers! Our students are very excited to begin using these new materials for engaging practice to improve their number formation skills. Our young students learn best while learning through play, and will greatly enjoy these hands-on, multi-sensory interactive learning centers. When so much is done now using technology, a huge challenge for our students is learning to write numbers correctly, consistently, and legibly. Direct instruction and repeated practice is needed to retrain their brains and develop fine motor muscle memory to replace incorrect writing habits, the sooner the better, with materials that are encouraging and motivating. 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We are very grateful for your kindness and generosity! 💕","fullyFundedDate":1767017174523,"projectUrl":"project/new-math-for-the-new-year/9959812/","projectTitle":"New Math for the New Year!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendy Weddleton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3339033_orig.png?crop=433,433,x10,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736101194562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacherweddleton"},{"teacherId":3339033,"projectId":9963915,"letterContent":"Thank you for making this dream come true for our music program! Although the wooden alto xylophone was out-of-stock, we were able to order an alto glockenspiel as a replacement, which is even better and sounds beautiful! It is a favorite instrument for our young students, and now there are greater opportunities for more students to have turns being able to play during each music class. We are so grateful especially to KTBA Foundation, Maxwell/Hanrahan, and Music Makes Our Students Smarter, for your kindness and generosity bringing our music project to life! 💕","fullyFundedDate":1766099256676,"projectUrl":"project/alto-xylophone-for-all/9963915/","projectTitle":"Alto Xylophone for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendy Weddleton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3339033_orig.png?crop=433,433,x10,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736101194562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacherweddleton"},{"teacherId":10388282,"projectId":9966315,"letterContent":"We are using the xylophone everyday in class. The kindergarteners and first graders are learning the difference between low and high and how to make music together. The second and third graders are using it to learn rhythm and listening for different instruments. The fourth graders are learning composition and creating playable music. The fifth graders and sixth graders are using it to get ready for a concert.\r\n\r\nWe really appreciate this gift! By using this xylophone more students are able to participate in the hands on learning of musical concepts. The more students get to play instruments and create music with the instruments, the more they reap the benefits that music can bring to their life. Music stimulates all parts of the brain, helps to make them better at listening to each other, helps them work together, and opens up an emotional release.","fullyFundedDate":1766373529147,"projectUrl":"project/music-makes-us-better/9966315/","projectTitle":"Music Makes Us Better!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Pickens","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10388282"},{"teacherId":3339033,"projectId":9924217,"letterContent":"Our preschoolers love riding tricycles, and having this new one is helping keep up with our expanding class as more students continue to enroll. This physical activity is so good for their development: building strength, balance, coordination, motor skills, endurance, and healthy hearts. Their self-confidence and social skills are growing as well, some students are brand new to pedaling and steering, learning to take turns, and practicing \"road\" safety. We are so grateful for your kindness and generosity! 💕","fullyFundedDate":1764627134276,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-movin/9924217/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Movin'","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendy Weddleton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3339033_orig.png?crop=433,433,x10,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736101194562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacherweddleton"},{"teacherId":3339033,"projectId":10088257,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your support of our project for Writing Numbers! Our students are very excited to begin using these new materials for engaging practice to improve their number formation skills. Our young students learn best while learning through play, and will greatly enjoy these hands-on, multi-sensory interactive learning centers. When they do so much now using technology, a huge challenge for our students is learning to write numbers correctly, consistently, and legibly. Direct instruction and repeated practice is needed to retrain their brains and develop fine motor muscle memory to replace incorrect writing habits, the sooner the better, with materials that are encouraging and motivating. Thank you for caring about our students' success and investing in their education!","fullyFundedDate":1771517250471,"projectUrl":"project/we-can-write-numbers/10088257/","projectTitle":"We Can Write Numbers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendy Weddleton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3339033_orig.png?crop=433,433,x10,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736101194562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacherweddleton"},{"teacherId":4164357,"projectId":9950950,"letterContent":"The building blocks and writing materials ordered for my students have been an absolute blessing! It has been an absolute delight watching my students build and construct their creative ideas via all the different building materials. In addition, with all the building, there has been an increase in their ability to create different types of pictures and representations as well. For example, when building using some blocks, one of the students remarked, \"I am building the Titanic.\" That is simply amazing!!! Again, I want to thank the generous donors who took the time, effort, and the monetary resources to help this project become a reality! I am forever grateful............","fullyFundedDate":1765307830620,"projectUrl":"project/hands-off-no-hands-on-is-fine/9950950/","projectTitle":"Hands-Off! No, Hands-On Is Fine!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Meyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4164357_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1482543849493","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4164357"},{"teacherId":4164357,"projectId":9927693,"letterContent":"Thank you for funding my math project! It has been a smash hit! My students, thanks to the new materials, have really seen an explosion in their math skills! With the manipulatives, games, number puzzles, etc. that were ordered and delivered, I have already seen a huge improvement in so many mathematical areas.\r\n\r\nImprovements that have been observed: ability to rote count higher, one-to-one number correspondence, numeral recognition, ability to sequence, and ability to expand on patterns. The items have been a stellar hit!!!\r\n\r\nThank you again so, so much for giving to my projects. I know you had a choice! I sincerely thank you. On behalf of my students (the future of this country), thank you for all you do! God Bless!!!","fullyFundedDate":1764719891699,"projectUrl":"project/math-the-building-blocks-to-success/9927693/","projectTitle":"Math: The Building Blocks to Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Meyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4164357_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1482543849493","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4164357"},{"teacherId":4164357,"projectId":9922830,"letterContent":"Thank you again so much for funding my project! The results have been simply outstanding! Through your generous support, my students have been able to increase their knowledge and confidence with learning letters, their corresponding sounds, and their ability to start writing and forming letters of the alphabet.\r\n\r\nIn addition, since some of the items ordered were board games requiring more than two players, my students are gaining crucial social skills with sharing, taking turns, socializing, and just plain having fun!!!\r\n\r\nAgain, I want to thank all of you for supporting all my endeavors in helping my students succeed. I thank you tremendously -- God Bless!!!","fullyFundedDate":1764009441162,"projectUrl":"project/reading-and-socializing-a-winning-combi/9922830/","projectTitle":"Reading and Socializing: A Winning Combination!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Meyer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4164357_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1482543849493","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4164357"},{"teacherId":3339033,"projectId":9958300,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our project for early math instruction. Our Kindergarten students are having fun while learning with these interactive, hands-on materials, building number sense, spatial awareness and problem-solving skills. Learning through play helps our young students explore math concepts in ways meaningful to them, while developing skills to improve hand-eye coordination, teamwork, persistence, focus, and creativity. We are very grateful for your kindness and generosity! 💕","fullyFundedDate":1765812194886,"projectUrl":"project/making-sense-of-math/9958300/","projectTitle":"Making Sense of Math","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendy Weddleton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3339033_orig.png?crop=433,433,x10,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736101194562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacherweddleton"},{"teacherId":3339033,"projectId":9945076,"letterContent":"We are so grateful for your kindness and generosity supporting our project for creative, hands-on, interactive learning! Building with LEGO bricks is an amazing learning tool, effectively helping students with exploration of math concepts, following directions, planning, problem-solving, improving hand-eye coordination, teamwork, persistence, focus, and creativity. These Brick Play Boxes from First Book Marketplace are filled with materials and ideas for building anything our students can imagine, with endless possibilities! Thank you for helping our students explore so many different kinds of learning and creating, all while having fun in the process! 💕","fullyFundedDate":1765129810393,"projectUrl":"project/experiential-lego-learning/9945076/","projectTitle":"Experiential LEGO Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Wendy Weddleton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3339033_orig.png?crop=433,433,x10,y42&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736101194562","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/teacherweddleton"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_40203","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":438,"numTeachers":33,"percentFrplEligible":74,"percentAsian":4,"percentBlack":5,"percentWhite":23,"percentIndigenous":1,"percentLatinx":59,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"13.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":57.5,"schoolId":40203,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Tumbleweed Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Tumbleweed Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/arizona/washington-elementary-school-district/tumbleweed-elementary-school/40203"}