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Ms. Shafer from Oakland, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Back to Basics in Room 52

Help me give my students binders, sentence strips, and stamps for their work.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Shafer's classroom raised $235

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Donate to Feed the Beast: Journalists Are Hungry! to help her classroom.

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This project is fully funded

Ms. Shafer has another project! Donate to Feed the Beast: Journalists Are Hungry! to help her classroom.

$226 - complete this project and be a hero
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My Project

My students may be teens, but they absolutely love getting stamps for their work on our daily stamp sheets. Problem is, my self-inking stamp long ago ran out of ink. A set of new self-inking stamps is one in the handful of basic supplies that will help make Room 52 run more efficiently.

Students also have been using battered binders recycled from last year; your donation will help us replace those and enable students to stay well organized with work that does not leave the classroom.

Finally, students will love making "juicy" sentences using sentence strips and felt-tipped markers that arrive in this Back to Basics for Room 52 care package.

Thank you in advance for your generosity and thoughtfulness.

Ms. Shafer Skyline High School Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Oakland, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

75 students impacted 2donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples Heavy Duty 1 1/2" 3-Ring View Binders, White, 12/Pack (24677CT) • Staples $78.99 1 $78.99
Paper Mate Flair Felt Pen, Medium Point, Assorted Ink, 24/Pack (1978998) • Staples $22.95 1 $22.95
U.S. Stamp Stamp-Ever 10-In-1 Teacher Stamp With 10 Dies, 5/8", Red/Blue (USS4630) • Staples $21.66 1 $21.66
Paper Mate Flair Felt Pen, Medium Point, Assorted Ink, Dozen (74423) • Staples $21.49 1 $21.49
Pacon Sentence & Learning Strips, Elementary Students, Assorted Colors (5165) • Staples $4.29 1 $4.29
Pacon Sentence & Learning Strips, Elementary Students, White (5166) • Staples $3.32 1 $3.32

Materials cost

$152.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $13.97

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$198.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.11

Total project goal

$234.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $234.07

1 Donor

-$117.03

Donations toward project cost

-$99.48

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.55

match offer

-$117.04

Match offer toward project cost

-$99.48

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.56

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 $0.00

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