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Ms. Minter from Fitchburg WI is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Community Carpet

My students need a classroom rug for community and defining personal space.

  • $608 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My fourth grade students come from varied backgrounds according to poverty level, ELL level, culture, race, health conditions, religion, etc. I have several students with special needs who would benefit from visual reminders of personal space. When first meeting this group of students I was amazed with how welcoming they were toward each other and how they overlooked their differences.

As our school district has approached the philosophy of using The Nurtured Heart Approach in our learning, we have found that students truly benefit from morning community meetings.

My Project

This carpet will help build a safe and inclusive community in the classroom for all students. Students will meet on this carpet throughout the day for each subject's mini-lesson, morning meeting, group work, book clubs, and as choice seating in the classroom. Lastly, this carpet will help my students develop the lifelong skill of respecting others' personal space. The lack of understanding of personal space is impacting their ability to focus on their school work. Having a classroom rug will help us connect and respect one another.

Most importantly, it will help these fourth grade students in reaching their fullest potential.

Ms. Minter
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LA952 - A Place for Everyone Classroom Carpet for 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 1 $479.00

Materials cost

$479.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$516.18

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$91.09

Total project goal

$607.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $607.27

8 Donors

-$455.18

Donations toward project cost

-$386.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$68.28

match offer

-$152.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$129.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.81

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 $0.00

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