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Ms. Astorga from Los Angeles, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Find Our Voice!

Help me give my students the tools to find their voice. The whiteboards and student journals will help them document and express themselves as they write about their experiences.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Astorga's classroom raised $392

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

We are a small Title I urban school in a low-income community. The school closure, caused by the current COVID-19 crisis we are experiencing, has forced my students into remote learning. Remote learning has put a major strain on my already struggling students.

My students are an enthusiastic group of children that have a strong desire to learn.

They would benefit from a variety of resources to help them be successful during our current remote learning experience.

My Project

Please help me give my students journals and whiteboards and other writing tools to help them express and document their thoughts, ideas, and feelings. The pandemic has forced us to shelter in place and forgo many of our regular summer activities. Writing can help my students express themselves and develop their creativity.

Help me inspire my students to find their voice while distance learning from home.

In a time where so much is going on in the world, our students need an outlet to express themselves. Please help me do this for them.

Ms. Astorga Farmdale 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.

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Nearly all 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

26 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
KC70 Write Wipe Lapboard Set of 10 $32.99 3 $98.97
FG465X Classic Primary Composition Book Set of 10 $28.99 3 $86.97
RR423 Write Wipe Lapboard Erasers Set of 10 $14.99 3 $44.97
DD105 Write Wipe ThinLine Markers Set of 4 Black $3.99 7 $27.93
MN6 Jumbo Pencils $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$273.83

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$25.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.11

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$333.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.76

Total project goal

$391.76

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$391.76

4 Donors

-$294.12

Donations toward project cost

-$253.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$41.12

Matching donations from our partners

-$94.12

Match offers toward project cost

-$80.00

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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