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Mrs. Townsend from Nashville TN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

It All Begins with Kindergarten

My students need writing supplies, such as markers, pencils, writing paper and Journals to enable them to learn to write.

  • $332 goal

Hooray! 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

Many of my students are unable to buy even basic school supplies. So, many of them come to school with the dread of knowing that their parents were unable to purchase their supplies.

Many of my Kindergarten students originate from different countries, and some of them are from America.

Ninety percent of my students receive free lunches. However, what they don't have in money, they make up for it in heart. They are some of the sweetest and most appreciative children that one could ever meet. Most of them walk into school with huge smiles on their faces and are ready to learn every day. I enjoy being able to provide them with the opportunities to experience a learning environment where everyone is treated equally. It is my joy to give them the materials that they need to succeed.

My Project

My students need writing supplies, such as markers, pencils, writing paper and Journals to enable them to learn to write. Markers will allow students to write with color in learning centers and during certain lessons. Doesn't everything look more interesting in color? I have also requested journals, writing paper, and pencils to give them the opportunity to write on a daily basis. The students enjoy creating their own stories, and the various markers will allow them that opportunity. I requested dry erase markers because they enjoy writing on whiteboards. All students enjoy writing on the white boards, and it keeps me current on their progress.

Your donations will make a difference to my Kindergarten students.

This will allow all of them to have the materials to write their letters, words, and stories. Writing is not an easy skill for Kindergartners to learn. Giving them variety and opportunity is what motivates students to learn. The markers, paper, and pencils will give all of them the same to write.

Mrs. Townsend
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
MARKER CRAYOLA BROAD LINE ORIGINAL CLASSPACK OF 256 • School Specialty Inc. $71.24 1 $71.24
JOURNAL WRITING, SET OF 10 • School Specialty Inc. $20.89 3 $62.67
MARKER DRY ERASE EXPO LOW ODOR CHISEL ASST PACK OF 16 • School Specialty Inc. $18.90 2 $37.80
PENCIL TICONDEROGA #2 PACK OF 96 • School Specialty Inc. $17.00 1 $17.00
PAPER WRITING K-1 SMART START 360 SHEETS • School Specialty Inc. $16.14 2 $32.28

Materials cost

$220.99

Vendor shipping charges

$22.10

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$281.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.66

Total project goal

$331.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$331.06

7 Donors

-$300.18

Donations toward project cost

-$281.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.78

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.88

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$0.00

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