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Mrs. Newsom from Oklahoma City, OK is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Back To School Survival

My students need school supplies to last throughout the school year. My first graders need pencils, paper, crayons and glue. These are all the basics you see on a school supply list.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Newsom's classroom raised $550

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

Do you remember the school supply list you used to get as a kid? Then you went to the store and bought your pencils, scissors, and glue. It was an exciting time for many. My students do not have a school list distributed. We ask for donations from parents. We don't get many of these donations.

My students come from a low-economic gang infested neighbor hood in the central part of our city.

We have 98% free lunch program at our school. Most of my students are Hispanic and come from Spanish speaking homes. My parents are Spanish speakers with limited their means in our community. As a teacher I buy most of my school supplies for my students each year. Our school requests a donation from parents during enrollment. Then as a school we purchase the basics to survive throughout the year. We wear uniforms to school to reduce gang logos and affiliation. Therefore parents will spend money on uniforms versus supplies needed in the classroom. We send notes home in Spanish requesting wish lists of things needed, in which not many of those wish lists are granted.

My Project

If you donate to my classroom, we can possibly have school supplies on the first day of school. Oftentimes I am limited on my lessons due to the fact that I am waiting on supplies, or I have to go and purchase 25 of what I need on my own. I do know my students that I teach appreciate the things they do get on the first day because they lack many basic needs at their own home. Therefore they are truly grateful for a brand new box of crayons. They need the basics for school such as crayons, glue, scissors, and paper. As a teacher I need dry erase markers and boards to help with the lessons. My first graders go through many of these things quickly. I usually try to replenish these items after Christmas break. Any contribution would be appreciated.

Your donation would help impact my students' learning by giving them the tools needed daily.

Most of my students will not have these essentials. All of these supplies are used in the class daily. There is never a day that something would not be used. We would appreciate your help making my first graders survive our back to school challenges.

Mrs. Newsom Heronville Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Oklahoma City, OK View local requests

More than half 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DRY ERASE BOARD RED AND BLUE DUAL SIDE 9X12 PACK OF 24. • School Specialty $91.19 1 $91.19
MARKER WATERCOLOR CONICAL PACK OF 200 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $37.99 1 $37.99
CRAYONS PRANG LARGE WAX MASTER CASE OF 200 • School Specialty $34.67 1 $34.67
MARKER DRY ERASE GREAT ERASE BOLD TANK PACK OF 30 • School Specialty $30.39 1 $30.39
PENCIL DIXON NO. 2 SOFT YELLOW PACK OF 144 • School Specialty $14.24 2 $28.48
MARKERS DRY ERASE MARKS-A-LOT LOW ODOR ASST PK/24 • School Specialty $24.69 1 $24.69
GLUE WASHABLE 4OZ PACK OF 48 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $23.74 1 $23.74
BOOK JOURNAL MY WRITING SET OF 20 • School Specialty $23.74 1 $23.74
SCISSORS 5'' BLUNT WITH RACK PACK OF 12 • School Specialty $9.97 2 $19.94
PAPER STORY K-1 SMART START 360 SHEETSD • School Specialty $16.14 1 $16.14
PAPER WRITING K-1 SMART START 360 SHEETS • School Specialty $16.14 1 $16.14
GLUESTICK CRAYOLA WASHABLE .29 OZ PACK OF 12 • School Specialty $7.21 2 $14.42
ERASERS CAP MULTICOLOR SET OF 100 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $3.79 1 $3.79

Materials cost

$365.32

Vendor shipping charges

 $36.53

Sales tax

 $29.77

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.48

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$467.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$82.43

Total project goal

$549.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $549.53

5 Donors

-$265.95

Donations toward project cost

-$233.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.39

match offer

-$274.75

Match offer toward project cost

-$233.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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