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Ms. Schafer from Seattle, WA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Schafer's classroom raised $230

Can I Sharpen My Pencil Please?

My students need a pencil sharpener in their classroom to save time and to help them complete their work.

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Ms. Schafer Mount View Elementary School
Seattle, WA Grades 3-5

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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.

My Students

Remember going back to school with new sharp pencils? There is something about having a sharp pencil that inspires children to work hard.

My students are in the third and fourth grade.

They are hard workers, and many of them speak another language at home. In my classroom there are five or more different languages spoken at home. Their school has 600 students. They live in a low income area where 70% of them receive free lunch. It is hard for my students to afford any extras for school. I buy many of the basic supplies for my classroom.

My Project

A new pencil sharpener will allow my students to have the supplies that they need. It is hard to do work when you do not have a sharpened pencil. With this new pencil sharpener my students will be able to quickly sharpen and get right back to work. This electric sharpener will be an improvement over the old hand crank one that does not work.

You would not believe how much time is wasted in a classroom with students finding a pencil or sharpening it.

This new electric sharpener will allow my students to sharpen pencils quickly and get right back to work.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 17 donors
Ms. Schafer Mount View Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Seattle, WA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted 17donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PENCIL SHARPENER ELECTRIC 1606 • School Specialty Inc. $132.99 1 $132.99

Materials cost

$132.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $13.30

Sales tax

 $11.64

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$194.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.40

Total project goal

$229.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $229.32

14 Donors

-$229.32

Donations toward project cost

-$194.92

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.40

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