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Mrs. Polo Oates from El Paso, TX is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Polo Oates's classroom raised $236

Geologist and Archaeologist!

Help me give my students different types of rock and dinosaur eggs kits along with a read along about volcanoes!

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Mrs. Polo Oates Herrera Elementary School
El Paso, TX Grades PreK-2

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 Project

My first graders are such curious little ones that love to ask questions, investigate, and talkative!

I would love to expand that curiosity by obtaining rock and dinosaur egg kits where they can learn about geologists and be able to find their own different types of gems, dinosaurs and rocks!

I want them to feel like geologists and archaeologist! I want them to learn and teach others about the different things they found! I would also love to obtain a read along books about volcanoes, where they can learn about volcanoes and everything about it!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

42 students impacted 3 donors
Mrs. Polo Oates Herrera Elementary School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

El Paso, TX View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

42 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
DD669 - Dig Discover Gemstones • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 3 $74.97
DD169 - Dig Discover Dinosaur Eggs • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97
RE907 - Volcanoes Read-Along • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.50 1 $32.50

Materials cost

$167.44

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$199.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$35.29

Total project goal

$235.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $235.24

2 Donors

-$114.97

Donations toward project cost

-$102.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.75

match offer

-$114.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$97.73

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.29

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 $0.00

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