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Ms. Leet from Warrenton, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Leet's classroom raised $238

Once a Pond a Time

My students need hands-on experience with liiving organisms that teaches respect and responsibility for the environment. We need plants to provide oxygen, animals to fertilize the plants, and algae eaters (snails) to keep the water clear. My children will develop a more complete understanding, through cultivating a hydroponic garden on the surface of the pond. Students will develop critical science, art, and language arts skills as they create a journal recording changes in the pond. Hanging folders will help the children organized their matierals independently.

This project expired on January 3, 2009.

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Ms. Leet Mariam Boyd Elementary School
Warrenton, NC Grades PreK-2

I teach first graders with high aspirations. But to become the scientists, doctors, and leaders they want to be, they need to overcome personal and cultural limitations. They have the potential and the drive. They lack the tools. Often limited vocabulary and limited experience make it challenging for my kids to distinguish among concepts such as puddle, pond, lake, and ocean. Too frequently lack of control in their own lives limits their understanding of how their actions impact their environment.

At this primary stage of development there simply is no substitute for real contact and control in a real environment. This project will give my students the experience that is the basis for learning in all of our studies--science, language arts, vocabulary development, visual expression, teamwork, and math.

My kids will work as a team to create the pond. They will problem solve and cooperate to add water to the container. They will learn to respectfully brainstorm a list of what can go into our pond. I will assist them with the research to confirm what can live in our pond and what each living thing needs from the pond environment. Each student will create and maintain a running journal of the creation and changes in our pond and their personal contributions.

The living animals that are effected by our choices and the special materials let my kids know that their choices are important. The gift of a stranger tells my kids that what they are learning is significant. Please be the one to tell my kids that who they are and what they do matters.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

25 students impacted 1 donor
Ms. Leet Mariam Boyd Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Warrenton, NC 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

25 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
COLOR HANGING FOLDERS, LTR SIZE, 1/5 CUT -- Smead Colored Hanging File Folders; Letter Size, Assorted Colors • Quill Corporation $14.39 1 $14.39
QUILL 1/3 CUT INTERIOR FOLDERS,LETTER SIZE,ASSORTED -- Quill Brand Assorted Color Letter-Size Interior Folders; 9-1/4Hx11-3/4"W • Quill Corporation $19.79 1 $19.79
PAPER SCHOOL SMART PIC 18X12 SKP/LN 3/4LW/RUL • ABC School Supply, Inc. $11.99 2 $23.98
CRAYOLA CLASSIC MARKERS, WATER-BASED FINE POINT -- Crayola Classic Colors Regular Markers; Fine Tip • Quill Corporation $3.14 5 $15.70
ELODEA CANADENSIS PK/25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $17.34 1 $17.34
L1250-GOLDFISH ASSORTMENT • Carolina Biological Supply Company $15.68 1 $15.68
L489-POND SNAILS,MEDIUM,PK25 • Carolina Biological Supply Company $16.39 1 $16.39
WATER WONDERS 29GAL PLANT SET • Carolina Biological Supply Company $29.40 1 $29.40

Materials cost

$152.67

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.27

Sales tax

 $6.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$195.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.80

Total project goal

$237.80

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $237.80

1 Donor

-$237.80

Donations toward project cost

-$195.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.80

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