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Mrs. Hirschmiller from El Cajon, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Spread Love in Our Community

Help me give my students cookies, cards, markers, crayons, watercolors, stickers and whisper phones so they can create kindness cards and carry out random acts of kindness.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hirschmiller's classroom raised $492

This project is fully funded

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 TK students love to be at school. They love to learn, and they enjoy being an important part of their community. Nearly all the students that attend our school live in low-income households, but that doesn't stop them from contributing generously to their learning environment. They proudly cheer each other on, lift each other up, and push each other forward. I want to create an environment where students strive to demonstrate kindness in everything they do. It is important for students to search for and recognize the kindness all around them--at school, at home, and in the community.

By giving students the opportunity to reward community members that demonstrate and exemplify kindness, the students will have the opportunity to see how much kindness exists in their community, how kindness makes the world a better place to be, how kindness uplifts the spirit of those around them, and most importantly this will challenge students to search for the goodness that is all around them every day.

The cards, markers, stickers and watercolors in this project will be used to create notes of appreciation to people that the students have found showing kindness. The whisper phones will help to create a quiet environment while students work to break words apart into sounds so they can add their messages of appreciation to the kindness cards, and the cookies will give the students the opportunity to carry out their own random acts of kindness by making and delivering warm cookies and messages of appreciation to school helpers such as the librarian, lunch helpers, the custodian, principal, yard duties, health aid, secretaries and more.

Mrs. Hirschmiller Johnson 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.

El Cajon, CA View local requests

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

24 students impacted 10donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Crayola Watercolors Classpack, Bulk Paint Set For Kids, 24 Trays & 12 Refills, School Supplies • Amazon Business $135.88 1 $135.88
Crayola Jumbo Crayons Classpack - Pack of 200 • Blick Art Materials $64.88 1 $64.88
Blank Cards and Envelopes - White - Pkg. of 50 Cards and Envelopes - 5 in. x 7 in. • Nasco $10.25 5 $51.25
Reading Whisper Phones - (24-Pack) Reading Aid for Fluency, Pronunciation, and Classroom Management • Amazon Business $28.95 1 $28.95
Crayola Washable Watercolors, Assorted (53-0525) • Quill.com $2.89 5 $14.45
Betty Crocker Chocolate Chip Cookie Mix, Makes (12) 2-inch Cookies, 7.5 oz. (Pack of 9) • Amazon Business $13.41 1 $13.41
Love Heart Stickers, 60 Sheets Colorful Heart Decorative Stickers for Valentine's Day, Anniversaries, Wedding • Amazon Business $8.59 1 $8.59
SEVONIO Superhero Avengers Stickers for Teens(104pcs) Comic Legends Stickers with Party Favors for Kids,Graffiti Waterproof Decals for Water Bottles Bikes Luggage Skateboard Package • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
2800 PCS Dot Stickers Color Coding Labels Circle Stickers, 10 Assorted Color Colored Dot Stickers, Round Color Coding Labels Dots Stickyers for Toddlers,Classroom, Office,Papers Etc • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Black, 12 Count • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Ouzoustate 1400 PCS Black Circle Dot Stickers 3/4" Round Color Coding Label Stickers • Amazon Business $5.59 1 $5.59

Materials cost

$345.97

Vendor shipping charges

$5.12

Sales tax

$31.66

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$417.94

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.75

Total project goal

$491.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$491.69

9 Donors

-$227.32

Donations toward project cost

-$224.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$2.60

match offer

-$227.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$193.22

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$34.10

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$37.06

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$0.00

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