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Ms. Garcia from Mission Hills, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Garcia's classroom raised $576

Brushing Our Way to Sumi-e

My students need brushes, ink, and paper to create their Sumi-e, or Japanese ink art, masterpieces.

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Ms. Garcia San Jose Street Elementary School
Mission Hills, CA Grades 3-5

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Budget cuts! Budget cuts! Budget cuts! Most schools cannot afford basic art supplies, let alone the special brushes, ink, and paper needed to create the delicate ink wash paintings called Sumi-e. Please help my students obtain the supplies necessary for this special art form.

My students have all been identified highly gifted.

These children have special needs and require a differentiated instructional program to provide them with a challenging and rigorous academic setting. My students are inquisitive and thoughtful. They love to learn! It is up to me to bring in as much supplemental materials as possible to stimulate their minds and encourage their exploration of new concepts. Since my students tend to perform very well on standardized tests, they are often overlooked and receive very little funding to support their educational program. Our district provides us only $15 per student to purchase supplemental materials for the entire program. We are a public school comprised of three classrooms. Our small school shares a campus with the resident school for this area. Our school is located in a mostly middle to low socioeconomic area. We have a very strong community and parent base who are all vested in providing support for student achievement.

My Project

I integrate art into my curriculum as much as possible. With this lesson, my students will create a Sumi-e, or ink wash, painting after reading a haiku poem. Sometimes considered to be the earliest example of expressionistic art, Sumi-e attempts to capture the essence of the subject in as few brush strokes as possible. My fourth graders will not only learn how to interpret haiku, they will also learn about the ancient technique of Sumi-e. Although I have done this lesson for several years, I will be able to provide my students the proper tools to create this special type of art for the very first time. My students will not only learn the purpose of Sumi-e, but also the technique. They will learn how to hold the brush and their arm properly. They will learn the technique to apply the ink to their special sumi brush and to their Japanese rice paper in order to create the proper shading. After creating their Sumi-e paintings, my students will write a haiku poem inspired by their own art.

My students and I thank you for considering our project.

Your donation will show my students that people still understand the importance of arts education in our schools. My students will not only learn about the art of another culture, they will understand that artists need special materials for different types of art. Again, we thank you for your support in our endeavor to keep the arts alive in our schools.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

34 students impacted 5 donors
Ms. Garcia San Jose Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Mission Hills, CA View local requests

More than half 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

34 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JAPANESE RICE PAPER/9.5X13 • Blick Art Materials $8.12 1 $8.12
SUMI-E PAPER/9.5X12.5 20/SHT PAD • Blick Art Materials $12.91 2 $25.82
LIQUID SUMI INK/BLK 60OZ • Blick Art Materials $40.43 1 $40.43
MR BIG CAT BRUSH/SZ 2 • Blick Art Materials $6.66 40 $266.40
SAVVY SOAP BRSH/HAND/CLEANR/CONDTNR 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $7.34 2 $14.68
SHIVA PLSTC BRS BASN/6.5X6.5X3.5 • Blick Art Materials $4.30 10 $43.00
Item Shipping/Handling Charges • Blick Art Materials $11.95 1 $11.95

Materials cost

$410.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $37.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.16

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$489.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.31

Total project goal

$575.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $575.42

2 Donors

-$143.99

Donations toward project cost

-$122.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.59

Matching donations from our partners

-$431.43

Match offers toward project cost

-$366.72

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$64.71

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