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Ms. Cassidy from Atqasuk AK is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Arctic Pets Please!

My students need supplies to provide for a classroom pet including a cage, food, and toys.

  • $411 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our class is a diverse class of 2nd through 5th grade living in a rural village in Alaska. Our village is the furthest northern town in the United States. We want a classroom pet to help teach our students responsibility and how to care for animals.

Our school is a rural school.

There are twenty kids in the class ranging from 2nd grade through 5th grade, which means a huge variety of personalities, abilities, and interests. The students are loving, and really looking forward to having a class pet next year! The students voted on what kind of pet to get, and they voted for a rabbit and a hedgehog. They haven't stopped talking about it since!

My Project

Having a class pet will help our students learn responsibility. They will be the ones taking care of the pets, feeding it, cleaning the cage, and making sure it has enough water. They will also learn how to properly treat animals. We will also do research projects on the class pets to learn more about how to take care of them and how they live in the wild. We need help getting necessary items like the cage, food, and toys to our rural village so that our new classmate can have a happy, safe home!

Most students have been exposed to dogs, many of which live outside all year round despite the cold weather.

Many of our students do not know how to care for an animal, and it is important for them to know how to safely handle and care for animals. We can't exactly go to Walmart (it's two plane flights away) and buy pet supplies, so they're relying on this to make their dream of a class pet come true!

Ms. Cassidy
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Living World Deluxe Pet Habitat, X-Large • Amazon $93.49 1 $93.49
Petmate 29 inch x 40 inch Polar Fleece Pet Blanket 27418, Colors May Vary (Pack of 1) • Amazon $9.99 4 $39.96
Purina ONE SmartBlend Dry Cat Food, Chicken & Turkey Flavor, 16-Pound Bag, Pack of 1 • Amazon $22.04 1 $22.04
Kaytee Giant Comfort Exercise Wheel, 12-Inch, Colors Vary • Amazon $17.98 1 $17.98
Bunny Blast Yucca Chew Toy • Amazon $16.41 1 $16.41
Kaytee Chewbular Play Tube, Large, Colors Vary • Amazon $7.83 2 $15.66
Kaytee Giant Rabbit Igloo Hideout, Colors Vary • Amazon $13.99 1 $13.99
Super Pet Waffle Block House for Pets, Medium • Amazon $13.39 1 $13.39
Lixit Corporation SLX0670 All Weather Rabbit Water Bottle, 64-Ounce • Amazon $11.86 1 $11.86
Kaytee Wafer Cut Hay Food for Pets, 60-Ounce • Amazon $10.39 1 $10.39
Kaytee Supreme Food for Rabbit, 10-Pound • Amazon $9.10 1 $9.10
Ware Small Animal Grooming Kit • Amazon $8.40 1 $8.40
Petrageous Designs Sassy 6" Shallow Pet Bowl, Feed Me • Amazon $6.74 1 $6.74
Mane 'n Tail Shampoo, 32 oz • Amazon $6.18 1 $6.18
Ware Manufacturing Pine Wood Crazy Carrot Small Pet Chew Toy, Small • Amazon $5.52 1 $5.52

Materials cost

$291.11

Vendor shipping charges

$18.99

Sales tax

$4.37

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$348.84

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.56

Total project goal

$410.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$410.40

7 Donors

-$302.40

Donations toward project cost

-$257.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.36

match offer

-$108.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$91.80

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.20

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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