PTO Community Grant Program Funds Nine Projects in 2022-23

Tumwater PTO’s Community Grant program funded nine projects this school year, supporting the science, technology, art, band, library & after school club programs of TMS.

In total, Tumwater PTO awarded over $18,000 to support these specific asks of Tumwater staff:

C02 Probes ($3492): 16 Vernier CO2 Probes for 7th Grade cellular respiration & photosynthesis labs

MYP Drone Design ($2776): x4 DJI Mini 3 drones & accessories to support 8th grade orthomosaic mapping design unit 

Physics Supplies ($4240): 10 force & acceleration sensors, 10 motion sensors & 10 sensor carts to support the TMS Science Department

Library Literacy Incentives ($300): Incentives to support literacy passports in the TMS library

Classroom Band Tuners ($1632): One set of 40 tuners & 40 microphones (with batteries) for TMS Band program for classroom use

Temp & Gas Pressure Science Supplies ($3060): 18 temperature probes & 18 gas pressure sensors to support the TMS Science Department

Clay ($1900): Clay for Art Department for use in 7th & 8th grade units

D&D Minifigures ($750): Funds to support the design & creation of personal character minifigures; additional fundraising through BEF

CoSpace Licenses ($550): 100 CoSpace licenses to support design & coding in 3-D environments to support TMS’ Technology department; licenses to be rotated through the units/students as necessary for maximum efficiency

Note: The $500 unused science fair line item was absorbed into the community grant budget.

Special thanks to our staff reviewers this school year: Ben Lloyd, Laura Hoffar, Rob Hillhouse & Kristin Hayward.

None of this support would be possible without the generosity of our Rising Tides donors. THANK YOU to all who donated to our students’ success.