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

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Mrs. Saunders's classroom raised $492

Watch My Biology Class Create a World of Projects

My students need a wide variety of art supplies in order to create fabulous class projects. They need to use crafts items such as pom poms, craft sticks, buttons, and wooden shapes to build models. They need markers and colored pencils (and a sharpener) and glue to create the projects and posters in class that will enhance the activities for them. And they need spiral notebooks to keep an interactive notebook of all of the collected work and to help with organizational skills.

Mrs. Saunders Julius L Chambers High School
Charlotte, NC Grades 9-12

I teach Biology at the high school level. My students are "regular" by definition but certainly not typical. I teach at a FOCUS school, which means that the majority of my students are from low-income homes, often single or no-parent homes and from the poor part of town. They often don't have the money for supplies or even lunch.

I can see the look in my students eyes that they are creative. I can tell by the clothes they wear and the lack of supplies that they are poor and don't have the money for many things. I want my students to get the chance to show me that they can create projects if given the opportunity and the supplies. I cannot give them all they need by myself though!

If I could have a variety of supplies to keep in my classroom and that my students could use each day to create projects and complete activities, then I think they could learn so much more. I need for them to have craft supplies such as pom poms, craft sticks, wooden figures, buttons and craft shapes in order to create models of important biology structures. I need for my students to all be able to have colored pencils (and a sharpener!), markers and glue to complete other activities in the classroom. They wouldn't be embarrassed about not having they supplies at home to complete their work. They could get the chance to succeed and be proud of their work. I need for each child to have a spiral notebook so that they can make an "interactive notebook" of their work and to help with organizational skills. All of these supplies will help my kids succeed!

You can make it possible for my students to own their education and to be a part of their learning experiences. You can help them discover their creativity and maybe give them a push in the right direction. For many of my students, success is hard to come by and college is not even an option. However, if my students gained a love of science through creative activities, then maybe that can all change!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

75 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Saunders Julius L Chambers High School Grades 9-12

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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

75 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
MARKER SCHOOLPACK WASHABLE 96 CT COLORIFIC----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $53.26 1 $53.26
MAGIC NUUDLES BOLD NUUDLES 600 PIECES- - --*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $7.99 1 $7.99
GLUE STICK REGULAR .317 OZ.----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $0.99 20 $19.80
ECONOMY COLORED PENCILS 12 COLOR SET----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $2.00 20 $40.00
CRAYOLA PRE-SHARPENED COLORED PENCILS - 54 PK----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $16.89 1 $16.89
PENCIL SHARPENER ELECTRIC BLACK----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $43.13 1 $43.13
KLEENCUT KIDS’ SCISSORS CLASSPACK SHARP----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $27.25 2 $54.50
WOODEN SHAPES 1000 PIECES----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $21.99 1 $21.99
Spiral Notebook -- Single Subject, 70 count - 10 1/2 X 8 70 CT----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $1.28 10 $12.80
CHENILLE STEMS ASSORTED 12 STEMS----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $1.79 20 $35.80
POM PONS ASSORTED 1 LB. BAG----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $21.18 1 $21.18
CRAFT STICKS 1000 PIECES NATURAL ECONOMY GRADE----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $5.69 1 $5.69
CRAFT BUTTONS ASST 1 LB PKG----*Comments* • Teachers' School Supply Inc. $7.79 1 $7.79

Materials cost

$340.82

Vendor shipping charges

 $34.08

Sales tax

 $14.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$403.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.46

Total project goal

$491.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $491.46

2 Donors

-$245.46

Donations toward project cost

-$201.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.18

match offer

-$246.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$201.72

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.28

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