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Ms. Smith from Sedalia NC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Comfy Carpet Time!

Help me give my students this new rug for next year. The one I have is pretty used up after one year and is snagging and coming apart in some areas. I'd love this rug because it's durable!

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  • $328 still needed

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This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Project

We use the carpet A LOT during the day! I have students transition to the carpet regularly so that they're learning from different areas in the room. I feel students are just sitting at their desks for hours on end and need to get up and move about sometimes, especially 1st graders! So, I try to get them up and moving at all points during the day so that they're not sitting In one place for too long. I include brain breaks when I notice they get antsy or just need a break but having the carpet helps aid in this as well. Having a carpet also helps provide structures within the classroom and can help manage it better. With all of the movement going on there is definitely some wear and tear on the rug. I need a durable rug that will last more than a year and can last through 1st grade wear and tear.

My goal for this project is to have it mostly all funded.

I want to give my students the best there is and I want to make sure they have a nice clean rug for years to come. A first year teacher it has been hard furnishing my own classroom with my own money. I want to be able to give my students something special before I send them off to the next grade!

My students this year are so sweet. They work very hard at being on their best behavior. They are naturally hard workers and try their very best at everything they do. I have a very good group this year and they are special to me as they are my first group of students I've taught.

Ms. Smith
Never Before Funded Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Flagship Carpets Schoolgirl Style Industrial Chic Black & White Buffalo Check Classroom Area Rug for Indoor Classroom Learning or Kid Bedroom Educational Play Mat, 7'6" x 12' • Amazon Business $350.77 1 $350.77

Materials cost

$350.77

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $27.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.26

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$413.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.95

Total project goal

$486.34

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $486.34

2 Donors

-$75.00

Donations toward project cost

-$71.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Maxwell/Hanrahan Foundation 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

-$8.82

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $327.52

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