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Mrs. Wasick from Kalamazoo MI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Back-to-School Basics

Help me give my students back to school items, including a storage bin, pencil grips, a pencil sharpener, pencil bags, lamination sheets, and bags to keep their rest time items in.

  • $437 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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My Students

I am excited to be providing educational experiences to at-risk four and five year-old children in a free pre-kindergarten classroom. These kiddos are creative, curious, and eager to learn. Many of our students are overcoming odds, as all of our students come from low-income households, and many come from traumatic backgrounds.

We strive to provide opportunities that our at-risk students may not otherwise have, or be able to enjoy.

We are eager to create life-long learners, through thoughtful instruction, and materials, both in our indoor and outdoor classrooms.

My Project

The back-to-school items requested will assist our children in need with keeping the items assigned to them neat and stored where they know they can find them again later, while providing an opportunity for each child to be responsible for supplies that they can call their own. The pencil bags will give each child a place to keep their pencils, dry erase markers, and crayons. These items will not only assist in their day-to-day learning, but will help them take ownership, and care, for items that are given to them.

Help provide back-to-school basics, for our children in need, to learn how to take care of and be responsible for their own items, while using them for day-to-day learning.

Mrs. Wasick
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Safco Products Supplies Organizer, 12 Compartment, 9452MO, Medium Oak, Transparent Bins with Labels, Laminate Finish • Amazon Business $114.36 1 $114.36
C-Line Classroom Connector School-to-Home Folders, Assorted Colors, 36 per Box (32000-36) • Amazon Business $60.43 1 $60.43
3 Ring Pencil Pouch, 12 Pack, with Mesh Window, 2 Compartments, Assorted Colors • Amazon Business $16.48 2 $32.96
Ziploc Big Bag Double Zipper, X-Large, 4-Count • Amazon Business $6.25 5 $31.25
X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue, 1 Count • Amazon Business $27.26 1 $27.26
Expo 1920940 Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, 36 Count, Black • Amazon Business $23.98 1 $23.98
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8.9 x 11.4-Inches, 3 mil thick, 200-Pack, Clear (TP3854-200) • Amazon Business $21.01 1 $21.01
Mr. Pen- Pencil Grips for Kids Handwriting, Pencil Grips, Pack of 10, Pencil Grip, Kids Pencils Grip, School Supplies, Grip Pencils for Kids, School Supplies for Kids, Pencil Holder for Kids, Pen Grip • Amazon Business $6.95 2 $13.90
Duck HD Clear Heavy Duty Packing Tape Refill, 6 Rolls, 1.88 Inch x 54.6 Yard, (441962) • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96

Materials cost

$336.11

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$371.15

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.50

Total project goal

$436.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$436.65

1 Donor

-$436.65

Donations toward project cost

-$371.15

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.50

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$0.00

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