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Ms. Simmons from Bronx NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Desperately Needed School Supplies

My students need 19 school supplies including composition books, red pens, hi-liters, pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, looseleaf paper, folders, construction paper, glue sticks, dry erase markers, and tape.

  • $905 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 am beginning my ninth year of teaching at an elementary/middle school in the South Bronx. I will be preparing 20 4th graders not only for the upcoming state exams but also to become students who think critically and analyze situations. As fourth graders, they will be required to have different school supplies from when they were third graders. For example, the students will be expected to respond to reading selections, gather ideas for writing assignments, participate in inquiry-based science lessons and record their thoughts about math assignments so they will need composition books in addition to looseleaf binders. They will be writing in pen for most subjects and pencil for math. They will be learning how to edit their work and the work of their peers so they will require red pens. In addition to having younger siblings who require supplies, many of the students have older siblings who require even more in the way of school supplies. This makes the task of purchasing all of the necessary supplies for the beginning of the school year difficult for many of the parents in our school community. Many of the parents work in low-paying jobs which also hampers their ability to purchase many of the necessary supplies. I am asking for your assistance in getting the school year off to a successful start for my fourth graders. Some of the school supplies being requested are: composition books, red pens, hi-liters, pencils, pencil sharpeners, erasers, looseleaf paper, folders, construction paper, glue sticks, dry erase markers, and tape. These supplies will enable all of the students to begin working at the start of the school year. It will also put all of the students on an equal footing in terms of supplies. They won't have to worry about not having supplies, they will be able to concentrate on having a successful school year.

Ms. Simmons
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pacon Chart Tablet, 1 1/2quot Ruled, 24quot x 16quot • Office Depot Inc. $4.46 3 $13.38
Pacon Chart Tablet, 1quot Ruled, 24quot x 32quot • Office Depot Inc. $7.31 3 $21.93
BIC(R) Round Stic(R) Ballpoint Pens, Medium Point, 10 mm, Red, Box Of 12 • Office Depot Inc. $3.76 3 $11.28
3M Post-it(R) Notes In Canary Yellow, 3quot x 3quot, Pad Of 100 Sheets, Pack Of 24 Pads • Office Depot Inc. $38.86 1 $38.86
Office Depot(R) Brand Recycled Leatherette Twin-Pocket Portfolios, Assorted, Pack Of 10 • Office Depot Inc. $3.98 6 $23.88
Foray(R) Desk-Style Highlighters, Yellow, Pack of 12 • Office Depot Inc. $6.48 3 $19.44
Paper Mate(R) Janus Block Erasers, Large, Box Of 40 • Office Depot Inc. $13.19 2 $26.38
Paper Mate(R) Pink Pearl(R) Erasers, Medium, Pack Of 3 • Office Depot Inc. $1.59 6 $9.54
Riverside Paper Groundwood Recycled Assorted Color Construction Paper, 9quot x 12quot, Pack Of 50 • Office Depot Inc. $1.55 3 $4.65
X-Acto(R) By Boston(R) 19240 Electric Sharpener, Black • Office Depot Inc. $16.79 3 $50.37
Office Depot(R) Brand Composition Book, Pack Of 3 • Office Depot Inc. $7.59 30 $227.70
Office Depot Value(TM) Mini Marble Composition Book, Assorted, 4 1/2quot x 3 1/4quot, Pack Of 4 • Office Depot Inc. $2.94 6 $17.64
Office Depot(R) Brand Wirebound Notebooks, 1 Subject, 3-Hole Punched, Wide Ruled, 8quot x 10 1/2quot, 70 Pages, Pack Of 6 • Office Depot Inc. $7.57 8 $60.56
Sanford(R) EXPO(R) Low-Odor Dry-Erase Markers, Chisel Point, Black, Pack of 12 • Office Depot Inc. $13.56 3 $40.68
Office Depot(R) Brand Wood Pencils, 2 Medium Soft Lead, Pack Of 72 • Office Depot Inc. $3.58 4 $14.32
Office Depot(R) Brand Premium Invisible Tape, 3/4quot x 1296quot, Pack Of 10 Rolls • Office Depot Inc. $18.40 1 $18.40
Elmers(R) Glue Stick Classroom Pack, Purple, Pack Of 30 • Office Depot Inc. $12.76 1 $12.76
Sanford(R) EXPO(R) Original White Board Eraser, Soft Pile • Office Depot Inc. $2.90 2 $5.80
Office Depot Value(TM) Notebook Filler Paper, Wide-Ruled, 10 1/2quot x 8quot, 3-Hole Punched, Pack Of 150 Sheets • Office Depot Inc. $1.79 15 $26.85

Materials cost

$644.42

Vendor shipping charges

$64.44

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$16.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$742.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.88

Total project goal

$904.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$904.88

13 Donors

-$850.88

Donations toward project cost

-$742.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$108.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$54.00

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$0.00

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