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Ms. Miller from Colrain, MA is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Miller's classroom raised $663

Bringing Back Our River: Raising Trout After Local Fish Kill

Help me give my students the materials needed to set up a Trout in the Classroom experience so they can bring our river back to life!

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Ms. Miller Colrain Central Elementary School
Colrain, MA Grades PreK-2

My Students

Our lovely rural school has just over a hundred students in PreK - 6th grade. Our students love being outside, learning about reading and math, and making friends. Our students come from a range of families and more than half of our students qualify for free or reduced lunch. Our students are amazing community members, working together on many multi-age projects and on developing their citizenship skills through our service-learning model. When engaged in service-learning, our students work with community partners on real-world problems that offer meaningful ways to deepen our teaching and learning.

My Project

Our school is situated along a beautiful rural river. Many of our students live along this river. Sadly, there was an industrial accident at a local mill that killed all of the fish downstream on Labor Day, just as our school year began. Our first graders were upset by this accident and wanted to do something about it. Our school has a new service-learning initiative and we decided to empower the students to come up with a solution to this issue.

In our service-learning model, we empower the students to work collaboratively to come up with a solution.

After learning more about which fish were killed and the fish life cycle, our students decided to work with Trout Unlimited to raise trout eggs in the classroom. We would also like to create necklaces for every student in our school to represent the more than 10,000 fish that were killed. These projects are student driven, timely, and meaningful!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

15 students impacted 15 donors
Ms. Miller Colrain Central Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Colrain, MA 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

15 students impacted 15donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Active Aqua AACH25HP Hydroponic Water Chiller Cooling System, 1/4 HP, Rated BTU per hour: 3,010, User-Friendly • Amazon Business $371.49 1 $371.49
Stay Cool Reusable Ice Pack (6 Pack) for Lunch Box - Slim, Lightweight Freezer Cold Packs For Coolers, Lunch Boxes & Camping • Amazon Business $14.99 2 $29.98
Exo Terra Screen Cover, 55 Gallon • Amazon Business $25.38 1 $25.38
Simple Deluxe 400 GPH UL Listed Submersible Pump with 15' Cord, Water Pump for Fish Tank, Hydroponics, Aquaponics, Fountains, Ponds, Statuary, Aquariums & Inline • Amazon Business $21.98 1 $21.98
rOXIN 11W Waterproof Aquarium Water Alage Clean Light Green Clean Submersible Light for Fish Tank Pump • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Marine Metal Aerator Quiet Bub 1.5V 33 Hrs W/2 'D' Battery • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Tetra AquaSafe Plus Water Conditioner/Dechlorinator, 33.8-Ounce • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
Norpro Deluxe Stainless Steel Baster with Injector and Cleaning Brush • Amazon Business $8.86 1 $8.86
Stress Zyme Filter Additive • Carolina Biological Supply Company $7.20 1 $7.20
API ALGAE SCRAPER For Glass Aquariums 1-Count Container • Amazon Business $6.75 1 $6.75
Freez Pak Large Reusable Ice Pack • Amazon Business $2.94 1 $2.94

Materials cost

$524.55

Vendor shipping charges

 $0.72

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$563.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.38

Total project goal

$662.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $662.52

14 Donors

-$583.11

Donations toward project cost

-$499.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.72

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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