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Ms. Aitken from Herriman, UT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A New Year - Let's Start Off Right!

Help me give my students some great books, new clipboards, rewards, and a machine to bind their amazing writing!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Aitken's classroom raised $633

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am so excited for this upcoming school year! I have a class of some awesome new 4th graders and I want to start this year off right! This is my second year teaching fourth grade! I am in need of a few things to help our year start off on the right foot.

I am looking for some engaging and necessary materials to help my students grow and succeed to the best of their ability!

Every year, our school does a reading competition called Battle of the Books. Students choose books to read from 20 titles and then compete answering questions about what they know. I am asking for each of these books so they will be more accessible for my students!

In addition to books, my students need a few other things. You would not believe how hard students are on their clip boards. My clipboards have seen better days and the ones I have selected are also whiteboards - so cool! They will have what they need! My students are also in need of a binding machine. This will keep their books together much better and we will even be able to complete various writing projects and bind their writing together in books! I am going to have some great writers this year! I am also looking for things that will motivate good classroom behaviors. I am asking for a reward jar, comfy chair, and erasable pens to help encourage students to work hard!

Ms. Aitken Silver Crest Elementary School Grades 3-5 Herriman, UT View local requests 30 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TIANSE Spiral Coil Binding Machine, Manual Book Maker Punch Binder with Electric Coil Inserter, Disengaging pins, Adjustable Side Margin, Comes with 100pcs 5/16'' Plastic Coil Binding Spines & Plier • Amazon Business $189.99 1 $189.99
Sweetcrispy Criss Cross Office Chair with Wheels, Wide Armless Home Office Desk Chair with Dual-Purpose Base, Swivel Adjustable Fabric Task Vanity Computer Chair, Beige • Amazon Business $81.80 1 $81.80
30 Pack Whiteboard Clipboards, Dry Erase Front Surface with Low Profile Clip, Designed for Classroom and Business Use, 30 Pack • Amazon Business $45.49 1 $45.49
Pilot FriXion Fineliner Erasable Marker Pens, Fine Point, Assorted Ink, Dozen (11452) • Quill.com $23.39 1 $23.39
Zhanmai 11.57 x 8.66" Classroom Reward Jars for Kids Toddler Potty Training and Positive Behavior Reward Classroom Management Tools Jar for Kids Incentive Chart for Boys Girls (Blue,Star) • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Honus and Me: A Baseball Card Adventure • Amazon Business $8.69 2 $17.38
2 Pack Dry Erase Magnetic Notebook Paper for Classroom Whiteboard, Large Lined Paper Sheets for Bulletin Board (17 x 22 in) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Finding Winnie: The True Story of the World's Most Famous Bear (Caldecott Medal Winner) • Amazon Business $13.79 1 $13.79
Forbidden City (City Spies) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
May B. • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Enormous Egg • Amazon Business $7.29 1 $7.29
Dandelions • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Invisible Inkling (Invisible Inkling, 1) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Orphan Train Girl • Amazon Business $6.59 1 $6.59
Stuart Little • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Bunnicula: A Rabbit-Tale of Mystery • AKJ Education $5.84 1 $5.84
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler • AKJ Education $5.84 1 $5.84
Dory Fantasmagory Fantasmagory • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19
The World According to Humphrey • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19
The Sword in the Tree (Trophy Chapter Book) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49
Dinosaurs Before Dark (Magic Tree House, No. 1) • Amazon Business $3.93 1 $3.93
Jake Drake, Bully Buster • AKJ Education $3.89 1 $3.89
Judy Moody Gets Famous! • AKJ Education $3.89 1 $3.89

Materials cost

$500.41

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$537.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$94.93

Total project goal

$632.85

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$632.85

1 Donor

-$358.61

Donations toward project cost

-$358.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$210.95

Match offer toward project cost

-$179.31

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.64

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$63.28

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$0.00

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