You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

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

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

Ms. Petruzzelli from Bridgeport CT is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Just the Basics!

Help me give my students a good start to the school year by providing them with the basic supplies needed to keep a classroom running!

  • $341 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Students

My Kindergarten students attend an inner-city neighborhood school built over 100 years ago. They all receive free breakfast and lunch and, for many of them, school is the only place where they hear English spoken. This does not prevent them from being eager learners, ready to explore the world around them. They will be learning to read and develop the skills that help them to be good readers and writers.

Imagine you are a kindergarten student who is beginning a new school year.

Your teacher has worked hard to create an inviting and nurturing classroom for you. But what's missing?

My Project

It's getting more and more difficult to provide students with just the very basic supplies needed to work and learn in a classroom. As we begin to plan for the next school year, we have already been told that our budget will not stretch enough to provide basic classroom supplies. Glue, paper, pencils, and crayons are the most basic school supplies that every kindergarten student should have.

With these basic supplies, my students will be able to develop writing skills, practice colors, shapes, numbers, and all of those beginning to learn skills that young learners need to be successful.

I want my students to begin their kindergarten experience with having the supplies that they need to create and learn. Through your generosity, you can provide these young learners with what they need to start the school year off right!

Ms. Petruzzelli
Grades PreK-2

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Petruzzelli is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Quill Brand Copy Paper, 8 1/2" x 11", 92 Bright, 20 LB, 10 Reams of 500 Sheets (720222) • Quill.com $56.99 2 $113.98
Elmer's All-Purpose Washable Glue Sticks, 7g., 60/Pack • Quill.com $27.19 3 $81.57
DIXON Golf Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 144/Box (14998) • Quill.com $7.47 3 $22.41
Crayola Crayons, 8/Box • Quill.com $0.84 24 $20.16
Pacon Rainbow Kraft Sentence & Learning Strips, Elementary Students (0073400) • Quill.com $5.94 3 $17.82

Materials cost

$255.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.84

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$289.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$51.14

Total project goal

$340.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$340.92

2 Donors

-$340.92

Donations toward project cost

-$289.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$51.14

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"Bridgeport","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[115832],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"CT","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":1,"name":"Early Education"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":3994198,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/just-the-basics/3994198/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":24,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Petruzzelli","isEquityFocus":true,"authorIds":{"115832":{"owner":"Ms. Petruzzelli","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[3994198],"proposalHash":"-2038079534","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp115832_272x272.jpg?width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1483488159941","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":52866,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["NjMyMzc0Nw==","MTE1ODMy"],"teacherId":115832,"schoolCounty":"Fairfield","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"CT","name":"Connecticut"}}