2021-22 Community Grant Program Funds Eight TMS Projects
The Tumwater PTO fulfilled eight community grants in 2021-22, totalling $12,564 of direct support of the students & classrooms of Tumwater Middle School.
This community grant program is roughly just over 30% of the Tumwater PTO budget and provides funds to enable purchases that inspire, inform, and support educational inquiry and innovation at Tumwater Middle School.
Huge thank you to every staff member who applied for funding, Tiffany Lace & Janay Cookson, our TMS Staff representatives who helped the Board review the applications, and of course, every single Rising Tides donor. Your contribution made these innovative projects possible.
2021-22 COMMUNITY GRANT PROJECTS
Rental fees & performance rights to “Matilda” were provided by TMS PTO.
TMS Onstage ($2400)
Seed money to begin the TMS after school theater program; a supplement to the $3500 in funding from this summer's BEF Choice project. Applicant: Mikaela Gladstone-Saucedo
Wind Turbines ($1057)
7th Graders in Mrs. Tran-Parta's science class had the opportunity to build wind turbines; remains a resource to all students to use Vernier measurement equipment and the turbines for future science inquiry labs. Applicant: Tiffany Tran-Parta
8th graders taking shots of the Space Station using PTO-funded tripods.
Night Sky ($950)
An 8th grade project to support the Astronomy unit; tripods facilitated students in taking photos of the night sky. Applicant: Brian Torres
Book Clubs ($3750)
Supported all Language Arts classes in expanding their selection of fiction & non-fiction titles for book clubs and helped build our fledgling collection, impacting every student in the school. Applicant: TMS Language Arts Department
D&D Club added collaborative, hands-on & screen-free gaming & design experience after school.
D&D Club ($750)
Supported a dice-making project for the students of the Tumwater MS Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) Club to design and cast a set of gaming dice using safe, professional quality materials. Applicant: Rob Hillhouse. **Additional funding for this project was provided by Beaverton Education Foundation.
Temperature Probes ($2400)
32 Go Direct Temperature Probes for data collection and graphing over time; initially for 7th grade science, but will remain a resource for all TMS students in the future. Applicant: Patrice Lampkin
Japanese Chop Design ($107)
A cross-curricular activity between 7th grade social studies and technology where students designed and created their own Japanese chop (signature stamp) for use during the Japan simulation. Applicant: Heather McCollum
6th graders building their solar-powered car.
Solar Sprint ($1150)
A hands-on engineering project for all 6th graders that includes designing, building and testing a car made using a solar panel. Applicant: Jen Brooks **Additional funding for this project was provided by Beaverton Education Foundation.
More info regarding the Tumwater PTO community grant program can be found at https://tumwaterpto.com/grant-request.