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Ms. Buzzell from E Palo Alto, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing The Arts To Life!

My students need performing arts supplies, music, visual arts supplies, and books.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Buzzell's classroom raised $858

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.

I teach third grade in a high-need community in California. My school serves a population of about 90% English language learners. Most of the school's families are considered low-income, therefore, our school tries to provide many of the supplies for our students.

This year, our music program was replaced with a World Language program. Though I fully believe that my students would benefit from extra support in the English language, I was disappointed to see the arts begin to disappear from our school. To replace our music program, the general education teachers are beginning to teach music, art, dance, and drama in the classroom on Fridays. This piece of our week is an incredibly valuable portion of developing the whole student and involving them in activities of learning that are sometimes more easily accessible and kinesthetic.

Our five third grade teachers are each taking responsibility for an area of the visual and performing arts. Much to my dismay, our supplies and supplemental items are low or non-existent. I would like to provide students with musical instruments, like drums, bells, and rhythm sticks to assist in my music program. As many of the students are second language learners, I would also like to teach them about music from around the world. It is very important for the children to feel like their culture has played an important role in the arts. I would like for the students to learn about artists from the past and their style of art. Biographies of these artists are key to making this art program successful, as well as providing the paper and supplies necessary. I would like to provide the students with some music, ribbons, and supplemental materials for dance and drama. With all of these arts areas covered, our students will be able to feel successful in their learning, will experience more culture, and will be learning about things outside of their sphere of knowledge.

Your help will not only make a difference for our students, but it will, perhaps, change lives. Currently, our supplies are limited to what the teachers themselves can provide from their own paychecks, and that's pretty limited. Our students deserve to experience the world. Music, art, drama, and dance should all be important parts of a child's life experience. You have the power to make it happen for our third grade students.

Ms. Buzzell Brentwood Academy Grades 3-5

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pablo Picasso: Breaking All the Rules True Kelley (Illustrator), True Kelley • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Frida Kahlo, The Artist Who Painted Herself (Smart About the Art Series) Margaret Frith, Tomie dePaola (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors (Smart about Art Series) Jane O'Connor, Jessie Hartland (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Who Was Leonardo Da Vinci? Roberta Edwards, True Kelley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars Joan Holub, Joan Holub (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies True Kelley, True Kelley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Leonardo da Vinci Diane Stanley, Diane Stanley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Edgar Degas: Paintings That Dance Maryann Cocca-Leffler, Maryann Cocca-Leffler (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Diego Rivera Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator), Meg Moss • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Monet Mike Venezia, Mike Venezia (Illustrator), Sara Mollman Underhill • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Uncle Andy's: A Faabbbulous Visit with Andy Warhol James Warhola • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Michelangelo Diane Stanley, Diane Stanley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.29 1 $6.29
Who Was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Yona Zeldis McDonough, Carrie Robbins (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Who Was Louis Armstrong? Yona Zeldis McDonough, John O'Brien (Illustrator), Nancy Harrison (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra Andrea Davis Pinkney, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
John Philip Sousa Mike Venezia • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Johannes Brahms Mike Venezia • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
DG103 - Readers’ Theater - Gr. 3 • Lakeshore Learning $16.99 1 $16.99
Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa Andrea Davis Pinkney, Scat Cat Monroe, Brian Pinkney (Illustrator), J. Brian Pinkney (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.39 1 $5.39
Ray Charles Sharon Bell Mathis, George Ford (Illustrator), Eida de La Vega (Translator) • Barnes and Noble $7.15 1 $7.15
Who Is Maria Tallchief? Catherine Gourley, Val Paul Taylor (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.49 1 $4.49
Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of Mao's Last Dancer Li Cunxin, Anne Spudvilas (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $13.56 1 $13.56
DK Readers: Jobs People Do: A Day in a Life of a Dancer (Level 1: Beginning to Read) Linda Hayward, DK Publishing • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
WC843 - Musical Scarves Activity CD • Lakeshore Learning $15.95 1 $15.95
TT681 - Activity Scarves • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 4 $67.80
TA25 - Samples of Construction Paper • Lakeshore Learning $0.00 5 $0.00
TA50AC - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Assorted Colors • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 5 $4.95
TA50BU - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Blue • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 3 $2.97
TA50HG - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Holiday Green • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 3 $2.97
TA50LG - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Light Green • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 2 $1.98
TA50YE - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Yellow • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 2 $1.98
TA50RG - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Orange • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 2 $1.98
TA50HR - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Holiday Red • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 3 $2.97
TA50VT - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Violet • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 1 $0.99
TA50PN - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Pink • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 1 $0.99
TA50BR - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Brown • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 3 $2.97
TA50LB - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Light Brown • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 3 $2.97
TA50NA - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Natural • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 3 $2.97
TA50BK - Construction Paper - 9" x 12" - Black • Lakeshore Learning $0.99 10 $9.90
LC1190 - True Tone Song Cards • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 8 $55.60
LC1189 - True Tone Hand Bells • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
RE100X - Instruments from Around the World Collection • Lakeshore Learning $79.50 1 $79.50
QR767 - Rhythm Sticks - Pair • Lakeshore Learning $1.95 25 $48.75
LC1415 - 15-Player Rhythm Set • Lakeshore Learning $79.50 1 $79.50

Materials cost

$572.98

Vendor shipping charges

 $57.30

Sales tax

 $41.54

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$703.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$154.32

Total project goal

$857.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $857.32

4 Donors

-$827.06

Donations toward project cost

-$703.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$124.06

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.26

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