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Ms. Amodeo from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Amodeo's classroom raised $285

Hey Teach, My Pencil Broke

My students need a heavy duty pencil sharpener.

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Ms. Amodeo Monte Vista Elementary School
Los Angeles, CA Grades 3-5

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

I teach fourth grade in a working class and immigrant neighborhood in Los Angeles. Most of my students are learning English as a second language, some of them have special needs, and all of them love to learn. Our Title I school is an important safe haven for my kids, who are surrounded by poverty and gang activity.

Can you imagine a classroom without pencils? That's what happens when our pencil sharpener dies on us. I have gone through three pencil sharpeners in the past two years, all supplied by our school district. The pencil sharpeners can barely handle the volume of sharpening required in our classroom. There is nothing more frustrating than having a student call out, "We're out of pencils!" in the middle of an assignment.

We need a heavy duty pencil sharpener. With a sharpener that can handle a high volume of pencils, we won't skip a beat while we're working in class. Students can focus on learning rather than scrambling for supplies. Whether it is solving math problems, writing a story, drawing a self-portrait, or keeping a science journal, a bundle of sharpened pencils will make our learning possible. The students in my class who act as pencil monitors will be especially excited!

With your generous donation of a heavy duty pencil sharpener, my fourth graders will be able to write the day away without a hitch. Thank you so much!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 4 donors
Ms. Amodeo Monte Vista Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Los Angeles, CA View local requests

Nearly all students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

30 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-ACTO HEAVY-DUTY ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPENER PUTTY • Highsmith $189.20 1 $189.20

Materials cost

$189.20

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.92

Sales tax

 $13.72

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$233.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.30

Total project goal

$284.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $284.98

3 Donors

-$284.98

Donations toward project cost

-$233.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.30

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