The Wrentham Elementary Schools Trust has announced the recipients of over $10,000 worth of grants this year.

Elementary Schools Superintendent Jeffrey Marsden said the program, also called WEST, is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit foundation that began three years ago.

"It's run by parents, who do things like put on fundraisers," he said. "Over the last couple of years, they've given out around $42,000 in grants to teachers."

The following grants were announced:

• Open Circle Literature: $1,000
• Revolutionary Wrentham: $798
• Homeschool Partnership to Promote Literacy: $2,000
• Bringing Nature into the Classroom: $1,005
• Matching Readers with Just Right Books: $987
• Take-Home Math Bags: $422
• Circling Around Great Books: $2,500
• Project Read-Written Expression: $795
• Vernal Pool Waders: $1,075

According to Marsden, grants awarded in previous years have contributed to the educational experience of the students.

"In the last year, we've put in a climbing wall in the gym, which is something the physical education department wanted," he said. "We've also put a weather bug on the Roderick School."

That project, Marsden said, allows teachers to help students graph weather trends, assisting in science education.

"There's also been a lot of smaller things that really enrich the kids' educational experience," he said. "It's really a great group."