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Ms. Castillo from New York, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Becoming Leaders Through Literacy

Help me give my students notebooks, writing materials, phonics tools, and classroom supplies that will help build their writing skills while providing classroom essentials.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Castillo's classroom raised $271

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 Project

Help me provide differentiated notebooks, writing materials, phonics tools and classroom supplies that will help build writing skills, while providing classroom essentials for the beginning of the school year! The goal of this project is to ensure that students are provided with additional tools needed to first start the school year in a comfortable and supported environment. The second goal is to provide our students with additional visuals, differentiated writing materials and support to become authors! With these additional writing materials, the students will learn how to build words, write sentences and create their own paragraphs.

Ms. Castillo PS 33 Chelsea Preparatory Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

New York, NY 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

12 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Literature Magnetic Teaching Charts • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Giant Magnetic Draw & Write Page • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Better Office Products Primary Journal, Hardcover, Primary Composition Book Notebook - Grades K-2, 100 Sheet, One Subject, 9.75" x 7.5", Blue Cover-12 Pack • Amazon Business $29.20 1 $29.20
Better Office Products Dry Erase Pocket Sleeves, 30 Count, Crystal Clear, Oversized, 10.25" x 13.75", Heavy Duty Dry Erase Pocket Sheet Protectors, Reusable Pockets with 10 Assorted Colors,30 Pack • Amazon Business $19.79 1 $19.79
Phonics Flash Cards - Learn to Read in 20 Stages - Digraphs CVC Blends Long Vowel Sounds - Games for Kids Ages 4-8 Kindergarten First Second Grade Homeschool Educational Study Activity • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Write A Super Sentence, Grades 1-3 • Quill.com $15.83 1 $15.83
Amazon Basics Disinfecting Wipes, Lemon & Fresh Air Scent, Sanitizes/Cleans/Disinfects/Deodorizes, 320 Count (4 Packs of 80) • Amazon Business $14.19 1 $14.19
BIC Brite Liner Stick Highlighter, Chisel Tip, Assorted, 24/Pack (BL241AST) • Quill.com $11.11 1 $11.11
13 English Phonics Poster Language Arts Charts for Kids Toddler Learning Vowels Posters for Kindergarten, Preschool, Primary School Alphabet Bulletin Board Set Classroom Wall Decoration (16 x 11 Inch) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Kleenex Ultra Soft Facial Tissue, 3-Ply, 120 Tissues/Box, 3 Boxes/Pack (54314) • Quill.com $7.19 1 $7.19
Fundations Writing Paper For First Grade: 100 Reproducible Worksheets for Kindergarten and other grades • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Amazon Basics 2-Ply Flex-Sheets Paper Towels, 2 Basics Rolls = 6 Regular Rolls, Everyday Value with 150 Sheets per Roll, Packaging May Vary • Amazon Business $4.77 1 $4.77

Materials cost

$197.03

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$229.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.59

Total project goal

$270.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$270.58

5 Donors

-$270.58

Donations toward project cost

-$229.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.59

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$0.00

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