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Mrs. Schmidt from Ekron, KY is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Creating Student Authored Masterpieces

Help me give my students a classroom full of student authored books. A binding machine will help me transform student writings into masterful stories for the whole class to enjoy!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Schmidt's classroom raised $219

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come from a small rural area and are full of life! They are fun-loving, thoughtful, and full of questions. They come to school each day ready and willing to learn, with excitement and wonder in their eyes to experience new things.

My young scholars are creative and energetic, often taking brave chances in order to grow both personally and academically.

My students are pure joy!

My Project

Students are always excited to share samples of their writing. The sense of pride that goes into their work is evident when they request to share. Having a binding machine in the classroom will allow me to create student authored books to have in our library.

I want to showcase my student authors by turning their writing into books, creating a masterpiece to be proud of!

The materials requested will allow me to bind student writing activities and place the books into our classroom library. The crayons will be used to create covers and enhance our traditional crayons to illustrate the stories. In order for our books to last a bit longer, laminating pouches will help make the cover a bit sturdier.

Mrs. Schmidt Ekron Elementary 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.

Ekron, KY View local requests

More than half of 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

24 students impacted 55donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Binding Machine, 21-Holes, 450 Sheets, Comb Binding Machine with Starter Kit 100 PCS 3/8'' Comb Binding Spines, Comb Binding Machine Perfect for Letter Size, A4, A5 or Smaller Sizes Office Documents • Amazon Business $65.69 1 $65.69
USI WrapSure Thermal (Hot) Laminating Pouches/Sheets, Menu Size, 3 Mil Thick, 12 x 18 Inches, Clear Gloss, 100-Pack • Amazon Business $32.36 1 $32.36
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 200-Pack, 8.9 x 11.4 Inches, Letter Size Sheets, Clear, 3-Mil (TP3854-200) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Crayola Bulk Crayon Set, Colors of The World Skin Tone Crayons, 6 Sets of 24 New Crayon Colors • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Amazon Basics Plastic Binding Comb, 100 Pcs/Box, 19-Holes, 0.4 in (10 mm), 60 Sheets • Amazon Business $11.61 1 $11.61

Materials cost

$153.14

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$185.44

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.72

Total project goal

$218.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$218.16

50 Donors

-$187.87

Donations toward project cost

-$165.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.33

match offer

-$23.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$19.98

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.88

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$0.00

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