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Mrs. Fonseca from San Diego, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Calming Environment for Preschool

My students need educational materials to create a successful learning environment!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Fonseca's classroom raised $950

This project is fully funded

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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

My students are very special. Most of them come from low income and they don't have much. I work in a high poverty area, so many of my students are without a lot of the basics. As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.

The children love to play in all the areas of the classroom.

We have many areas where they can use their creative little minds and socialize with one another.

My students are very loving and creative. I love coming to work everyday and see the children's faces. The children all have different personalities and everyday is a new day. I try to teach the basics. By the time the children leave my class, they will learn many skills that will help them for the next grade level. Despite of what happens outside the classroom, I treat my students like my own children with lots of love and attention!

My Project

My classroom will be more inviting to all children who will enter. The carpet will provide a more relaxing area and everyone will have an equal spot to sit on. The children will be more excited to express how they feel without the distractions.

My students need an inviting carpet where they can come together during whole group.

I am making my classroom more calming, because I have many students with disabilities. I co-teach in a blended classroom with speech/language, Autism, behavioral and fine motor skill problems. My students will use the other requested materials everyday in the class or when we are learning about it in our lesson.

Your generous donation to our project will improve our preschool classroom by building a stronger environment. This will help the classroom and our students feel more successful at an early age!

Mrs. Fonseca Perkins K-8 School Grades PreK-2

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.

San Diego, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
HH673 - Colors of Nature® Classroom Carpet for 30 - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $499.00 1 $499.00
LA139 - What’s Inside Me? Apron • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
RR416 - Color-Changing Touch Board • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
PP718 - Classroom Vet Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
GR700 - Life Cycle Sequencing Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
DD781 - Doctor's Office • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
AZ985 - Push-Button Play Phone • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
PP719 - Poseable Puppy • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$701.93

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$64.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$806.69

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$142.36

Total project goal

$949.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$949.05

3 Donors

-$849.05

Donations toward project cost

-$721.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$127.36

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

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$0.00

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