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Ms. Pohl from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Basic Supplies Needed for Special Needs Music Class

My students need basic school supplies including notebooks, pens, pencils, folders, copy paper, and a stapler, for music class.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Pohl's classroom raised $347

This project is fully funded

My Students

Have you ever tried to be successful at something with all the wrong tools? I am writing this proposal for basic school supplies so my special needs students can begin their musical journey with all materials they need to be a success.

My students are middle school students grade 6 through 8 and are diagnosed with a variety of special needs.

Some students are on the autism spectrum and others are emotionally disturbed. My school believes that music has healing powers and although it won't cure these special needs, it may have the power to calm some students and even help them focus; and of course I couldn't agree more!

My Project

The students in my class struggle to bring in basic school supplies so I am requesting all the supplies they will need throughout the year. These kids love learning about music, especially different genres. We create a Facebook profile for their favorite musician from each genre we study; Blues, Country, Rock N Roll, and Hip Hop. These profiles are then printed and displayed beautifully in our music hallway and they are proud to show them off to their classmates during passing. Students will also create their own new musical instrument. They will take two current instruments and combine them, on paper, to create a new instrument. They must come up with a name for it and also describe its sound production, tone, and role in an orchestra.

This music class will help change my students' lives for the better by giving them an enjoyable subject to participate in and a release for high stakes testing classes.

Many students with special needs develop anxiety over the need to be perfect and perform perfectly during state exams. These supplies will be used to create Facebook profiles for musicians, Twitter pages for Composers, and new student created instruments.

Ms. Pohl Junior High School 278 Marine Park Grades 6-8

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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.

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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

60 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Colored Pencils Classpack 462/Box • Quill.com $80.74 1 $80.74
Staples Composition Notebook, College Ruled, Black, 9-3/4" x 7-1/2" • Staples Advantage $1.00 70 $70.00
Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, No. 2, 96/Pk • Staples Advantage $11.64 3 $34.92
BIC Round Stic Ballpoint Pens, Medium Point, 1.0 mm, Blue Ink / Blue Barrel, 60/Pk • Staples Advantage $7.49 2 $14.98
Staples School Grade 2 Pocket Folder, Purple, 25/Box • Staples Advantage $9.69 1 $9.69
Staples School Grade 2 Pocket Folder, Green, 25/Box • Staples Advantage $9.69 1 $9.69
Staples School Grade 2 Pocket Folder, Yellow, 25/Box • Staples Advantage $9.19 1 $9.19
Swingline Commercial Desktop Stapler, Fastening Capacity 20 Sheets/20 lb., Black • Staples Advantage $7.99 1 $7.99
Staples Brights, 8 1/2" x 11", Blue, 24 lb., 500 Sheets/Rm • Staples Advantage $6.99 1 $6.99
Staples Pastels 30% Recycled Colored Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", 20 lb., Turquoise, 500 Sheets/Rm • Staples Advantage $4.07 1 $4.07
Staples Pastels 30% Recycled Colored Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", 20 lb., Canary • Staples Advantage $4.06 1 $4.06
Staples Pastels 30% Recycled Colored Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", 20 lb., Lilac, 500 Sheets/Rm • Staples Advantage $4.06 1 $4.06
Staples Pastels 30% Recycled Colored Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", 20 lb., Blue • Staples Advantage $4.06 1 $4.06

Materials cost

$260.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.91

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$294.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.94

Total project goal

$346.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $346.29

5 Donors

-$265.41

Donations toward project cost

-$251.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.56

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.88

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 $0.00

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