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Mrs. Hernandez from Yuma, AZ is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Groovy Writing with Pete the Cat

Help me give my students a jazzed up writing center with a Pete the Cat area rug and backpack, pocket charts, and ruled chart paper.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hernandez's classroom raised $205

This project is fully funded

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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

I have 29 energetic and curious students. They come from diverse backgrounds with diverse abilities. I want to combine my students' love for Pete the Cat and our writing center. My students will learn the basic writing skills while supporting and encouraging each other through the process.

My students are inquisitive, talented, and have a natural love for learning!

My kinders will beam with pride and joy when they are able to write words, sentences, and stories independently. They will love sharing thier writing with Pete and the rest of the class.

My Project

The Pete the Cat carpet will not only add color and comfort to our classroom's writing center, it will also serve as a resource. Students will be able to use the letters printed on it to aide them in their writing.

The mini pocket charts will hold various vocabulary cards students can borrow to enhance their writing projects.

The Pete the Cat backpack will hold our class' traveling journal. Students will be able to take it home and write about their experiences. They will share and read their writing with the rest of the class. These materials will help our writing become groovy.

Mrs. Hernandez Desert Mesa Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic Durable Classroom Pocket Chart, Black (573277) (Pocket Charts) • Amazon Business $16.16 2 $32.32
Pete The Cat Elementary Area Rug • Walmart $29.98 1 $29.98
BJ7471 - 1 1⁄2" Ruled Chart Tablet • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 2 $25.98
Small Classroom Pocket Chart – by Essex Wares – for Teacher Lessons in a Classroom or for Use at Home – Fits Standard 3” Sentence Strips and Cards (Black) • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Kids Preferred Pete The Cat Backpack for Toddlers • Amazon Business $18.49 1 $18.49

Materials cost

$126.75

Vendor shipping charges

$5.99

Sales tax

$9.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$173.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.65

Total project goal

$204.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$204.35

3 Donors

-$103.00

Donations toward project cost

-$87.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.45

match offer

-$101.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$86.15

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.20

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$0.00

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