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Mrs. Gillette-Koyen from Sparks, NV is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Interactive Graphing Notebooks to Make STEM Learning Fun!

Help me give my students these graphing composition notebooks so that they can plan out their projects and keep notes in an interactive notebook for STEM class!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Gillette-Koyen's classroom raised $377

This project is fully funded

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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 have 150 motivated students who want to learn about different technologies and careers in my STEM Lab. For many, this is their first time being able to learn about coding, robotics, and programs such as Photoshop. Many of the students come from a low socioeconomic background, with limited resources available. S.M.S., built-in 1965, is a Title I school in Nevada, serving 6th, 7th, and 8th-grade students with 100% participation in the free breakfast and lunch program.

My sixth, seventh, and eighth grade STEM students are eager to learn and pursue careers in STEM.

The students are wonderful and eager to learn. Students are grouped in teams to build relationships with faculty, staff, and peers, but I am privileged to serve students from all the teams in my STEM classes. Our school is home to a diverse group of young people all striving to do the best they can with the materials they are given.

My Project

The new school year in August will be challenging for so many reasons. We have no idea what school is going to look like when we get to go back into our physical school buildings, so I just want to make sure that the students don't need to worry about basic supplies. My students will use these composition notebooks to record their STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) projects that they work on throughout the semester. This notebook will allow them to plan out their work on graph paper and keep everything together so that they can access their notes in the future.

One of the biggest challenges my students have faced during distance learning is not having a notebook to use to take notes that they can refer back to later on.

These notebooks will help build the foundation of science, technology, engineering, and math concepts and keep track of their projects. These interactive notebooks will allow all of my students to have ownership of their work and help them become scientists, engineers, artists, and mathematicians.

Mrs. Gillette-Koyen Sparks Middle School Grades 6-8

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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Quad Ruled Composition Book Notebook, 12 Pack, Hardcover 4x4 Graph Ruled Paper, 80 Sheets, 9.75" x 7.5", by Better Office Products, Assorted Color Covers, 12 Pack $18.99 11 $208.89
Oxford Composition Notebooks, Graph Ruled Paper, 9-3/4" x 7-1/2", Black Marble Covers, 80 Sheets, 12 per Pack (63786) $18.80 3 $56.40

Materials cost

$265.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.83

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$320.10

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.49

Total project goal

$376.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $376.59

2 Donors

-$208.88

Donations toward project cost

-$185.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.83

Matching donations from our partners

-$158.88

Match offers toward project cost

-$135.05

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.83

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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 $0.00

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