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Ms. P. from Arnold, MO is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Searching for Testing Success

My students need a new pencil sharpener, testing pencils, and three test prep books to aid in achieving greatness on our state test.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. P.'s classroom raised $191

This project is fully funded

My Students

The biggest struggle my students face is preparing for the Missouri Assessment Program test. In order to make test prep an easier process for my class I must provide proper mathematics and language arts skills, as well as effective time and behavior management skills to ensure success on the test!

My students are a bright and curious group of kids from Missouri with a willingness to do what it takes to achieve greatness.

They are eager to learn and are always wanting more knowledge on any given topic. We are experiencing major budget cuts in MO an we do not have money for extras such as an electric pencil sharpener, testing pencils, or test prep books.

My Project

Your donation will help us in a number of ways. Our current pencil sharpener has already been replaced 3 times this year because of it "eating" up the pencils and falling off the wall. My students are asked to bring in more pencils, but due to the low socioeconomic status of most of my students they are not able to do so. If we had this electric pencil sharpener the number of interruptions during a lesson or activity would be cut down tremendously. In addition, these test prep books would aid in the preparation on the MAP test in the areas of mathematics and language arts. My students will be better prepared and able to achieve the levels of greatness that they deserve.

My goal is to have higher scores on our state test.

Your help in providing these materials will teach my class how to be effective and in turn learn skills that will help them achieve success on the test. Your generosity will be beneficial for the students, and the best part is that they can be used again and again! I know my students would love not only the pencils and sharpener, but also the test prep books to help prepare for this test. Thank you so much for your help in making this possible!

Ms. P. Rockport Heights Elementary School Grades 3-5 Arnold, MO 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PENCIL SHARPENER ELECTRIC 1645 • School Specialty Inc. $51.25 1 $51.25
PENCIL READY SET BEST FOR THE TEST • School Specialty Inc. $2.75 2 $5.50
TS364 - Mastering Basic Math Skills - Gr. 4 • Lakeshore Learning $29.99 1 $29.99
BOOK SPECTRUM TEST PREP GR 4 • ABC School Supply, Inc $9.49 1 $9.49
BOOK PRACTICE ASSESS DIAGNOSE 180 DAYS OF MATH FOR FOURTH GRADE • ABC School Supply, Inc $19.94 1 $19.94

Materials cost

$116.17

Vendor shipping charges

$8.62

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$161.53

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.51

Total project goal

$190.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$190.04

3 Donors

-$150.00

Donations toward project cost

-$135.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

match offer

-$31.21

Match offer toward project cost

-$26.53

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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$0.00

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