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Ms. Cisneros from San Jose CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

August Means Supplies for Kids!

My students need school supplies such as sharpeners, markers, and erasers to launch a successful 5th Grade class.

  • $370 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

A typical day at school begins with greeting my students, collecting homework, and honoring points reflecting their attendance, water bottles, and eyeglasses on each table.

My students are thirty-one children who will be always smiling, talking, and asking questions from the first ringing of the bell each day.

They belong to different ethnic backgrounds, and I learn from each of them every single day at school. They attend an urban school where families qualify for Title I to receive free lunch at the cafeteria. We will work diligently to close learning gaps, but we need to practice even more to achieve this goal. I am asking for your help to make this dream become true.

My Project

I usually prepare a pencil box with all the school supplies I can buy based on my budget until these last years. Unfortunately, stores have changed rules for teachers when buying supplies. They only let me buy three items per household at a great price. These items are not enough. I have thirty-one students who are willing to see their new Fifth Grade class, knowing in advance that everything will be set up for them. I have some supplies, but I do need your help to complete all the supplies I would like my students to own during the whole year.

I am asking for sharpeners, different types of markers, and pencil erasers.

Fifth Grade curriculum requires a lot of interaction with writing

purposes. Notebooks are ready on the desk, but sharpeners, different choices of markers, and pink erasers will be indispensable to create a perfect learning environment. Writing needs different components but the essentials are included in my project.I would like to offer my new students a sense of readiness for another great school year.

Help me begin a wonderful school year by donating these supplies for my classroom. I will make sure they work diligently and efficiently with these supplies. I strongly believe that the first three weeks of school are essential for every kid. I need your help to keep the routine of offering supplies to my students. I want them to know that I am ready and great people like you are helping me to teach them another year.

Ms. Cisneros
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Expo Low Odor Dry-Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 16/pk (81045) • Staples Advantage $12.83 4 $51.32
Mr. Sketch Scented Watercolor Chisel Tip Markers, 12-Color Set • Staples Advantage $5.03 10 $50.30
Staples Single-Hole Manual Pencil Sharpener, Translucent • Staples Advantage $1.49 31 $46.19
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Ultra Fine Point, Assorted Colors, 24/pk (75847) • Staples Advantage $22.49 2 $44.98
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Tip, Black Ink, 36/pk (1884739) • Staples Advantage $17.37 2 $34.74
Dixon Pink Carnation Eraser, Medium, Dozen • Staples Advantage $2.93 5 $14.65
Sharpie Chisel Tip Permanent Markers, Assorted, 8/pk (38250PP) • Staples Advantage $4.88 3 $14.64

Materials cost

$256.82

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$23.50

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$314.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.44

Total project goal

$369.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$369.61

5 Donors

-$329.75

Donations toward project cost

-$280.29

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.46

match offer

-$39.86

Match offer toward project cost

-$33.88

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.98

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$0.00

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