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Mrs. VanSlyke from Binghamton NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Mrs. V Be the Filing Queen

Help me give my students a place to store our work and stay organized.

  • $160 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students attend a Title I school where our poverty rate and mobility rate are extremely high. Most of our students eat the majority of their meals at school for free. I teach a first grade inclusion class where my students have various needs in order to meet their individual learning goals.

Although my students may have difficult home lives, they are extremely smart and eager to learn.

They love to read, write and do anything hands-on. They are excited and energetic every day which, in turn, inspires me.

My Project

Our school is old which means the supplies are old as well. I am in my fourth year of teaching first grade and I am slowly trying to update and turn my classroom into a warm, welcoming and safe place for students to learn.

The filing cabinet I use to file all my paperwork was handed down to me and is falling apart.

It doesn't close, it jams and the racks to hold the files up have snapped in half. I would love to have a filing cabinet for my students to store all of their published writing in. My school has adapted the "Writer's Workshop" model, which includes the 6 writing phases including publishing. Teachers store students published writing pieces until the end of the year and this would help our class do so.

In my school, we are expected to file student work, copies, cumulative folders, grades and much more. We also have limited closet space and this makes it hard to stay organized. I would love a new filing cabinet to be as efficient as possible.

Mrs. VanSlyke
Grades PreK-2

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Lorell LLR17427 SOHO Mobile Cabinet, Black • Amazon Business $73.93 1 $73.93
SimpleHouseware 6 Trays Desktop Document Letter Tray Organizer, Black • Amazon Business $19.97 1 $19.97
AmazonBasics Hanging Organizer File Folders - Letter Size, Assorted Colors, 25-Pack • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$103.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$135.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.90

Total project goal

$159.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $159.35

2 Donors

-$159.35

Donations toward project cost

-$135.45

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.90

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 $0.00

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