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Mrs. Smiley from Huntersville, NC is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Smiley's classroom raised $387

Mrs. S, How Does Your Garden Grow?

My students need a glue gun and glue sticks to adhere the materials to the columns, mosaics to create the picket fence, beads to complete the flowers, butterflies and other insects, feathers to create the birds by the birdbath, pebbles and river rocks are for the stones.

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Mrs. Smiley Torrence Creek Elementary School
Huntersville, NC Grades PreK-2

I am an elementary school librarian that wants to create a unique experience and environment for students that is both a welcoming and inspiring place to experience literature. I also want to use the decorated columns to display the Dewey decimal number for specific subjects. Yes, we still use the Dewey decimal system to organize small collections of books in school libraries.

I started this project 2 years ago with an idea that I wanted the media center to be an inviting space for children to read; however, I am finding it difficult to complete the project because it costs more than I thought, and more than I can afford by myself. I get these ideas for making the Dewey decimal system more interesting and to make the library a more vibrant space and then I don't have the money necessary to buy the supplies.

As the idea and project grew so did the amount of supplies I would need and the amount of money it would cost to buy the supplies I needed, in particular the silk flower petals that I wanted to use to embellish the flowers on the column/"trees". I started one flower with about 15 flowers and quickly learned that I would not have enough to finish the flower. Every time I start I am stopped by one obstacle after another and now I wonder whether I will ever finish my vision. We need a stimulating environment that fosters creativity and imagination. I would like to create a "garden" atmosphere in which students can grow and learn in the media center. We need a glue gun and glue sticks to adhere the materials to the columns, mosaics to create the picket fence, beads to complete the flowers, butterflies and other insects, feathers to create the birds by the birdbath, pebbles and river rocks are for the stones. The overall effect is to create 3-D trees, flowers, plants, birds, fence and birdbath in the garden of learning.

You can make it possible for me to create an inviting reading environment that makes the students' eyes light up and brings smiles to their faces. It has been great to see how quickly they have noticed the changes and are drawn to the reading area. Now I need your help to bring it home and finish the "garden" for the children to learn and grow.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

1100 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Smiley Torrence Creek Elementary School Grades PreK-2 Huntersville, NC View local requests

More than a third of 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

1100 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
GLUE STICKS REG/HOT MELT 10IN 1LB • Blick Art Materials $6.44 10 $64.40
SUREBONDER/FPC/60W CORDLESS HI TEMP • Blick Art Materials $13.65 1 $13.65
MOSIAC CLASSICO GLAS/3/8IN ASSORTED TILE • Blick Art Materials $24.56 2 $49.12
MOSAIC RIVER ROCK/MONTANA MIX 1LB • Blick Art Materials $3.54 2 $7.08
MOSAIC RIVER ROCK/SKY BLUE 1LB • Blick Art Materials $3.54 4 $14.16
POTPOURRI GLASS BEAD/EMERALD LT 1LB • Blick Art Materials $4.39 1 $4.39
POTPOURRI GLASS BEAD/SNOWFLAKE 1LB • Blick Art Materials $4.39 1 $4.39
POTPOURRI GLASS BEAD/RUBY FIRE 1LB • Blick Art Materials $4.39 2 $8.78
POTPOURRI GLASS BEAD/SANDY BEACH 1LB • Blick Art Materials $4.39 2 $8.78
POTPOURRI GLASS BEAD/TSUNAMI BLUE 1LB • Blick Art Materials $4.39 2 $8.78
RAINBOW GLASS BEADS/BLU MIX • Blick Art Materials $8.49 4 $33.96
RAINBOW GLASS BEADS/GRN MIX • Blick Art Materials $8.49 6 $50.94
PLUMAGE/BLU 1/2OZ 3IN • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
PLUMAGE/BLK MID 1/2OZ • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
PLUMAGE/RED 150/BX 3IN • Blick Art Materials $2.54 1 $2.54
PLUMAGE/WHT 1/2OZ 3IN • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08
PLUMAGE/YLW 1/2OZ 3IN • Blick Art Materials $2.54 2 $5.08

Materials cost

$291.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$317.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.59

Total project goal

$386.63

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $386.63

1 Donor

-$193.30

Donations toward project cost

-$158.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.79

match offer

-$193.33

Match offer toward project cost

-$158.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.80

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