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Mrs. Van Kirk from Prescott Valley AZ is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Filtering Out the Bad Moods

My students need mood filters to help with concentration and books to continue building our classroom library.

  • $184 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are a group of sweet young people who are just beginning to learn the amazing things they are capable of doing. They come from various backgrounds and most of them qualify for free or reduced lunch but they don't let anything hold them back.

There is nothing better than the sound of a student's "ah ha" moment.

My students are constantly amazing themselves with the challenging concepts they are working on this year. With their perseverance, they are on their way to incredible things!

My Project

My students need light filters and more books to add to our classroom library. I have one set of light filters and they are doing an incredible job of increasing concentration levels. The problem is I still have five more lights to go!

Adding to our library is one of my favorite things to do!

My goal is to surround my students with books and to have such a wide range of books that each student can find something special to read. These books in particular will finish our two series that have been incomplete.

Mrs. Van Kirk
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
COZY SHADE 24'' X 54'' GREEN PACK OF 4 • School Specialty $34.07 1 $34.07
COZY SHADE 24'' X 54'' STRIPED PACK OF 4 • School Specialty $34.07 1 $34.07
The Lost Hero • AKJ Education $15.22 1 $15.22
The Kane Chronicles, Book One: The Red Pyramid • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Waiting for Unicorns • AKJ Education $12.40 1 $12.40
Thursday's Child • AKJ Education $0.50 1 $0.50
Surrender • AKJ Education $0.50 1 $0.50

Materials cost

$109.89

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.81

Sales tax

 $7.86

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$156.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.57

Total project goal

$183.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $183.78

3 Donors

-$173.78

Donations toward project cost

-$147.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.07

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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