{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Paul & Sheila Wellstone Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":35.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8570302,"projectId":9492989,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation of coding supplies for our classroom! Because of your support, our kindergarten students were able to explore early coding concepts in fun, hands-on ways. Using magnet tiles and straws, they practiced important skills like sequencing, patterning, problem-solving, and critical thinking. Students loved \"unplugged\" coding activities where they worked together to build and plan step-by-step solutions. Your kindness helps spark creativity, confidence, and a strong foundation in STEM learning at an early age. We are so grateful for your investment in our young learners!","fullyFundedDate":1754322957521,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-coding-solutions/9492989/","projectTitle":"Supplies for Coding Solutions","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":9840949,"letterContent":"Your generous support has made a lasting difference in our elementary technology classroom. Because of your donation, students now have headphones with microphones that help them clearly hear video lessons and interactive tutorials without distractions. They can also record their voices during creative programming projects and digital storytelling activities, building confidence and communication skills. These tools promote focus, independence, and inclusion, ensuring every child can fully participate and succeed. We are sincerely grateful for your investment in our students and their bright futures.","fullyFundedDate":1770647766955,"projectUrl":"project/headphones-for-focused-work/9840949/","projectTitle":"Headphones for Focused Work","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":7311085,"projectId":9574059,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your incredible generosity. Because of your support, our classroom is evolving into a space where every student—regardless of their starting point—has the tools they need to succeed.\r\n\r\nThe emotion regulation kits and calming corner supplies have already begun to change the \"vibe\" of our room. By prioritizing Social-Emotional Learning (SEL), we are creating a sanctuary where students feel safe and regulated. When a student can manage their big emotions, they return to their desk ready to learn, rather than feeling overwhelmed.\r\n\r\nYour gift did more than just buy supplies; it sent a message to my students that their education and well-being matter to the world. Thank you for partnering with me to nurture both their academic growth and their emotional resilience.","fullyFundedDate":1761937744586,"projectUrl":"project/empowering-exceptional-learners-for-a-ne/9574059/","projectTitle":"Empowering Exceptional Learners for a New School Year","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mcguire","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7311085_orig.jpg?crop=1320,1320,x71,y291&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1736601532352","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7311085"},{"teacherId":8570302,"projectId":9538649,"letterContent":"Teacher Pay Teachers materials have been an incredible resource for helping my elementary students explore coding concepts through hands-on, interactive activities. By using tangrams to create animals, students practiced important skills like sequencing, pattern recognition, and spatial reasoning, all of which are foundational for understanding how code works. The process of arranging shapes to form a complete design mirrored the way coding requires logical steps to achieve a desired outcome.\r\n\r\nIn another activity, students used straws and connectors to build 3D objects. This exercise taught them about structure, problem-solving, and iterative design—concepts directly related to computational thinking and programming. As they experimented with different configurations, they developed perseverance and learned how to troubleshoot when their designs didn't work as planned. \r\n\r\nThank you for allowing us to support other teachers in their creative endeavors to provide engaging instructional materials for our students!","fullyFundedDate":1760666553219,"projectUrl":"project/coding-with-tpt-activities/9538649/","projectTitle":"Coding with TPT Activities","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":9840762,"letterContent":"Thank you for purchasing books about climate change for our students! After reading and discussing these powerful texts, students were inspired to take action. They used their programming skills to create interactive stories, informational presentations, and even educational games that teach others how to care for our planet. By combining literacy and technology, they deepened their understanding of environmental responsibility while building coding skills. Your generosity sparked creativity, critical thinking, and a commitment to protecting the Earth.","fullyFundedDate":1761919941638,"projectUrl":"project/rights-and-responsibilities-in-creating/9840762/","projectTitle":"Rights and Responsibilities In Creating A Healthy World","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":9840917,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support in providing iPad keyboards for our elementary technology classroom. Your support has had a meaningful impact on student learning. With keyboards, students can practice building the muscle memory for typing, share ideas with confidence, and engage more deeply in writing, research, and coding activities. These tools help build essential typing skills and support inclusive learning for all students. We are truly grateful for your investment in our students' growth and future success.","fullyFundedDate":1769260139484,"projectUrl":"project/access-to-ipad-keyboards/9840917/","projectTitle":"Access to iPad Keyboards","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":9991410,"projectId":9433098,"letterContent":"Iam so grateful, these materials have helped my little artists create extraordinary art pieces within the classroom. They were so excited to see and smell (scented markers) our art supplies! The 360° rotating art caddy has really helped to maintain all our art supplies in order and students know how and where items go. I hope to use it year after year in my classroom! My students are eager learners and they learn best when they can have a multisensory approach, and what better way than to get their little hands in paint, again thank you for your donations!","fullyFundedDate":1760892446219,"projectUrl":"project/pre-k-artists/9433098/","projectTitle":"PRE-K Artists","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rosita","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9991410_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743796648474","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9991410"},{"teacherId":9356678,"projectId":9581363,"letterContent":"Thank you for donating to my project. As you may know I looped with my first graders to second grade. In doing so, I had to pack up and move into a much smaller space. I needed to consolidate to conserve space and organize materials differently. In addition, I needed supplies to create centers and materials for 2nd grade standards. I appreciate gift cards from TPT so I can purchase centers and materials to meet the needs of my class. \r\n\r\nThank you for your continual support and contributions to my classroom projects!","fullyFundedDate":1755822122390,"projectUrl":"project/new-school-year-new-ideas-for-2nd-grade/9581363/","projectTitle":"New School Year, New Ideas for 2nd Grade","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Turk","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9356678_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1718319931893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9356678"},{"teacherId":10337768,"projectId":9868255,"letterContent":"The students have been enjoying the new soccer nets and soccer balls! They were so excited to have enough soccer balls for all students to use. Students have found more appreciation for the sport and love spending recess time refining their skills! \r\n\r\n Students currently are working on a heart health unit and jump roping. They have explored what exercises are good for the heart, What activities they can participate in to improve their cardiovascular health and why are hearts beat faster when working out. \r\n\r\nNext we will talk about what are food groups, how do we know which foods to eat in order to fuel our bodies and the importance of breakfast!","fullyFundedDate":1764951385312,"projectUrl":"project/future-professional-soccer-players-loadi/9868255/","projectTitle":"Future Professional Soccer Players loading...","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10337768_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1761926310579","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10337768"},{"teacherId":18604,"projectId":9491464,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations. The chairs you donated have been wonderful for allowing flexible seating during a variety of instructional activities, as well as allowing students a comfortable spot to read independently in different areas of the room. The students really enjoy the seats. The only problem now is that they're so popular that I might need to get more of them!\r\n\r\nThe pencils and erasers have also been more useful than most people can imagine. It's difficult to figure out where all the pencils go, but they are one of the most essential school supplies I can think of and a classroom really can never have too many of them! \r\nFor whatever reason, the pencils tend to last longer than the erasers, so the pencil topper erasers have been very useful for extending the lifespan of our pencils as well. \r\n\r\nI really appreciate the items that you have donated and this demonstration of your commitment to public education! Thank you!!","fullyFundedDate":1761946697120,"projectUrl":"project/bean-bags-for-reading/9491464/","projectTitle":"Bean Bags for Reading!","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":2915450,"projectId":9724222,"letterContent":"We love these new chairs! We use them everyday for natural movement for our naturally wiggly bodies. \r\n\r\nStudents were excited to have 2 more chairs to add to our classroom collection.\r\n\r\nThe low profile of the chairs allows for more space in our classroom so we can have larger spaces for planned movement. They are easy to stack on the table at the end of the day compared to the bulky and heavy school chairs we are given. \r\n\r\nI hope to get 2 more to complete our table set. These chairs will last us for years to come!","fullyFundedDate":1758822433384,"projectUrl":"project/natural-movement/9724222/","projectTitle":"Natural Movement","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Van Patten","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2915450"},{"teacherId":5356061,"projectId":9508670,"letterContent":"We have been consistently using the sticker books, markers and other books and items purchased! They have all provided a wonderful resource for our students during times of stress as good ways to settle their feelings and bodies and be able to eventually return to their class.\r\n\r\nIt was most exciting to bring out the markers and crayons that are skin color specific. The students were excited to find the correct color that matched their skin tone. It led even to a conversation about skin color and race - without a prompt from an adult. These tools are all needed and appreciated. We could not be more grateful for your donations to help make this a reality. Thank you, thank you, thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1758818230124,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-better-our-social-emotional-skil/9508670/","projectTitle":"Help Us Better Our Social Emotional Skills!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Vyhanek","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5356061_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1533666311352","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5356061"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_54728","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":492,"numTeachers":39,"percentFrplEligible":92,"percentAsian":13,"percentBlack":23,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":48,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"12.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":64.5,"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"}