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Mrs. Kirchberger from Waterbury CT is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Cleaning Our Space Station

Help me give my students a cordless vacuum to promote responsibility in keeping our carpet clean!

  • $191 goal

This project expired on May 23, 2020.

This project expired on May 23, 2020.

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My Students

My students are brave, confident, and realistic learners. My students take risks in the classroom and feel safe while doing so. My students also face the adversity every day of not having everything they need for success. Some come from run down apartments, and some don't have clean clothes to wear every day. At least a handful of my students each year are considered "homeless" as they are bussed in from shelters. All of my students receive free lunch, and most receive food bags from a local church community every Friday. They live in an inner city and attend a district school that has an unfortunate "revolving door" with many transient students in and out. In my classroom, we focus on being a family. We support each other and are all kind to one another.

Despite their adversities, my students are sponges, they come to school ready to soak in knowledge.

They try their best to leave behind their home lives and concentrate on building their vocabulary and math skills. Our school provides a nurturing environment for them to do so. We meet in restorative circles every morning and practice mindfulness breathing exercises to get our day started.

My Project

Our classroom was the lucky recipient of a beautiful world map rug for our cozy library corner. My students enjoy spending time in the nook while learning to love reading. There is just one problem. The rug gets filthy.

A reputable vacuum will clean our space and teach us responsibility at the same time!

Students will have the job of vacuuming up and cleaning the rug where they like to spend their time each day. Promoting and instilling responsibility in the fifth grade aged student will lead to well mannered and kind members of society. This specific vacuum will also help with keeping germs out of our room!

Mrs. Kirchberger
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Shark Navigator Freestyle Upright Stick Cordless Bagless Vacuum for Carpet, Hard Floor and Pet with XL Dust Cup and 2-Speed Brushroll (SV1106), White/Grey • Amazon Business $129.99 1 $129.99

Materials cost

$129.99

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.95

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$161.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.58

Total project goal

$190.52

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