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Mrs. Radka from San Diego, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Crayon't Believe There's No Budget for Crayons Next Year!

Help me give my students crayons to write, color, and draw for the entire school year.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Radka's classroom raised $304

This project is fully funded

Celebrating 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 teach in a unique neighborhood where San Diego locals and refugees from Iraq, Kenya, Burma, and other parts of the world settle for the first time. My students and their families are given 3 months of aid and a crash course lesson on how to get a license, job, home, medical care, and education. Then, the rest is up to the teachers and support staff at my elementary school.

Although the students at my school speak over 13 languages, we have become a central hub for families to acclimate and feel welcomed.

On Thursdays, a nonprofit organization called Feeding America provides our families fresh produce from locally grown farms. We also provide clothing and English classes.

My first-grade students love coming to school not just to learn, but to work in a clean, safe place they can call a home away from home. It is truly a pleasure to nurture their minds and lay the early foundation to build their learning. In order to achieve this, I am in need of a few generous donations to help fuel their dreams.

My Project

My first graders absolutely, hands down, LOVE coloring! It is their favorite way to learn. Students highlight and color words in decodable books illustrate their pictures during writer's workshop, color number charts to reveal mystery pictures, sketch observations in their science journals, and create warm/cool textures during art. We use our crayons for just about every subject.

Students shriek with excitement when they each open their brand new box of crayons on on on the first day of school.

However, my school's budget for my classroom next school year was $300. POOF! It was quickly spent on pencils, whiteboard markers, homework folders, and glue sticks. I Crayon't believe it! It would be awesome if my first graders could have 2 sets of crayons that will last them an entire school year.

Project tagged as

San Diego, CA
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Visual Arts
Traditional School
Art Supplies
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Mrs. Radka Marshall Elementary 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.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

Binney & Smith Crayola Large Crayons, 16 Count • Quill.com $4.50 30 $135.00

Crayola Specialty Crayons, Large Size, 8/Box • Quill.com $2.37 30 $71.10

Materials cost			$206.10
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$18.86
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.09
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$258.05
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$45.54
Total project goal			$303.59
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$303.59
3 Donors			-$303.59
Donations toward project cost			-$258.05
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$45.54
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

I Crayon't Believe There's No Budget for Crayons Next Year!

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

My Students

My Project

Project tagged as

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

Equity Focus

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Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes

How we calculate what's needed

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.