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Ms. Griffin from Portland, ME is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Griffin's classroom raised $636

Huge Cozy Rug for Kindergarten Classroom

Help me give my students a huge, durable, colorful, cozy rug to gather on for class meetings, joyful play, and learning, sharing, reading and discovering together.

This project expired on December 14, 2019.

Ms. Griffin East End Community School

Portland, ME Grades PreK-2

My Students

My kindergarten students are creative and curious, sensitive and loving. They are full of energy and potential. They will thrive in the safety and coziness of our classroom as they learn and grow and become readers, writers, scientists, mathematics, and strong, thoughtful members of our school community.

77% of students at my school live at the poverty level, 42% are English Language Learners, and we have a 55% transiency rate.

Trauma, poverty, huge life changes and challenges - these are things I can not change for my students or their families. But, I have the opportunity to create a warm, caring, safe, and secure environment in my classroom and to welcome each child into this learning space with love as they develop and grow.

My Project

Kindergarten students and teachers, spend a great deal of time on the floor, criss-cross applesauce, building that phonemic awareness. They sit gathered together to construct an amazing block structure, elbow to elbow as we share books, ideas, thoughts, and big feelings. Students are sprawled out with clipboards creating and organizing 10,000 snap cubes for a math project. Whatever the reason, having a special place for this work and for all our classroom meetings is so important.

This rug is durable, colorful without being overwhelming, cozy and soft; and it will clearly establish a space in my classroom for so much of our important work.

Thank you so much for your consideration and generosity as I design my new kindergarten classroom!

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

20 students impacted 11 donors

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Portland, ME
Grades PreK-2
Social Emotional Learning
Literacy
Traditional School
Reading Nooks, Desks & Storage
More than half of students from low‑income households

Ms. Griffin East End Community School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, ME View local requests

More than 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

20 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

LC842 - Natural Accents Leaves Classroom Carpet - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $479.00 1 $479.00

Materials cost			$479.00
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$23.95
3rd party payment processing fee			$7.18
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$540.13
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$95.32
Total project goal			$635.45
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$635.45
2 Donors			-$601.00
Donations toward project cost			-$514.60
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$86.40
match offer			-$30.04
Match offer toward project cost			-$25.53
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$4.51
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$4.41
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Huge Cozy Rug for Kindergarten Classroom

This project expired on December 14, 2019.

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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