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Mr. Kelly from Cudahy, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Back to School With Essential Tools = SUCCESS!

Help me give my students their own writing journal where they will write and showcase their awesome work.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Kelly's classroom raised $363

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

The first day of kindergarten is a major transition in all young children’s lives. As a new Kindergarten teacher, I will do my best to make this transition as fun and engaging as possible. My new 5 year-old students will be curious little ones full of energy because they will be entering kindergarten. Some of them will enter school for the first time.

I believe that every student has the potential to learn and it is our job to find engaging activities that will unlock their full potential.

I teach in a public school that is located in a city where we have a 90 percent socioeconomically disadvantaged population and 4 percent foster youth.

My Project

The start of the school year always brings excitement and hope. Many of my students find it challenging to have proper school supplies on the first day of school. Most of the time, I always buy school supplies with my own money. Our school provides basic supplies like pencils, crayons, and newsprint paper.

For my students to be successful, they need to be prepared with proper learning tools on the first day of school.

If this project gets funded, my students will have a great start in kindergarten. They will have markers to make their drawing colorful and they will also use these markers to practice their letters. I want them to stay motivated so by using colorful markers, they will want to practice more and more. We will use card stock paper to make long lasting projects that will not fade away.The chart paper will make a difference because we will use it to make colorful poster to teach new concepts. These posters will be displayed in the classroom and hopefully my students will use it as a reference.I like when things are organized and using their shiny and new writing journal will provide evidence of my students' progress as the year goes on.

Mr. Kelly Park Avenue 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.

Cudahy, CA View local requests

Nearly all 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

24 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RR630 Draw Write Journal Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $38.99 2 $77.98
Crayola Kid's Markers, Broad Line, Assorted Colors, 256/Carton (58-8201) • Staples Advantage $68.05 1 $68.05
Post-it, Self-Stick Wall Pad, 20" x 23", Unruled, Plain White, Pack of 2 (566) • Staples Advantage $30.94 2 $61.88
Staples Cardstock Paper, 65 lbs, 8.5" x 11", Assorted Colors, 400/Pack (25496) • Staples Advantage $35.64 1 $35.64
Staples Cardstock Paper, 8.5" x 11", 110 lbs, White, 250/Pack (49701) • Staples Advantage $8.03 1 $8.03

Materials cost

$251.58

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $23.02

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$308.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$54.42

Total project goal

$362.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $362.79

1 Donor

-$362.79

Donations toward project cost

-$308.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.42

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 $0.00

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