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Mrs. Valentine Sawicki from Manassas VA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Cozy Comfort to Increase Conversation

My students need a rug and chairs where they can work comfortably alone or with a classmate.

  • $331 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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.

My Students

As Benjamin Franklin said, "Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn." My students learn best when they have the opportunity to work and discuss learning together.

We are a Title I school.

Many are second language learners. It is imperative for them to have discussions while learning to increase their understanding of material, books, and math strategies. Through talk they will increase their vocabulary and build cooperative strategies which will help them for a lifetime.

My Project

I envision my students sitting in the chairs reading or writing stories. I picture them lying on the floor with their clipboards next to a friend discussing how their stories could be better, what math strategy would work best, and how the character in the story changed by the end of the book.

My students are incredible people.

My job is to help them learn as much as they can. I believe that this environment is what will make that possible. They need a place where they can be comfortable to work and free to talk as they need.

Mrs. Valentine Sawicki
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sunny Day Rectangle Carpet (4'5" x 5'10") • Amazon $147.65 1 $147.65
Lucky Bums Youth Moon Camp Chair, Large, Green • Amazon $49.99 2 $99.98

Materials cost

$247.63

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$281.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.65

Total project goal

$330.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$330.99

4 Donors

-$226.34

Donations toward project cost

-$196.34

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

match offer

-$100.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.65

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$0.00

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