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Mrs. Melvin from Fayetteville, NC is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Melvin's classroom raised $368

Keep Us Healthy With Chair Pockets

Help me give my students chair pockets of their own to keep them safe, healthy, and organized!

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Mrs. Melvin Ferguson - Easley Elementary School
Fayetteville, NC Grades PreK-2

My Students

Hello! My students manage classroom rules, routines, and transitions without occasional reminders. They demonstrate confidence in meeting their own needs (washing hands etc). They interact with their classmates, sharing and finding solutions to minor problems. During class assignments, they are focused and love learning new tasks. They are at different stages of reading, which excites them and me also! A couple of them simply point to the text and sound out their sight words. They are counting, writing numbers up to 100, and even doing calculator math tasks. These little kindergarteners are doing great.

My Project

The chair pockets will help my kindergarten to keep their personal and school materials organized, clean, and untouched by other classmates. The chair pockets will give my students a place to store their personal belongings as well as school materials so they are off the ground and off their desks when not being used.

The chair pockets will help maximize instruction time and limit wasted time by taking turns retrieving materials and keeping materials protected, clean, and safe.

Supplies will easily be kept on the back of each student's chair, but out of the hands of other students. This will greatly reduce the spread of germs within the classroom. Hopefully, with a little extra emphasis on good hygiene and cleanliness, my students will be able to attend school safely.

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

10 students impacted 4 donors
Mrs. Melvin Ferguson - Easley 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.

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.

Fayetteville, NC View local requests

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

10 students impacted 4donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ110X - Regular At-Your-Seat Storage Sack 15h x 16 1/4w - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $129.00 2 $258.00

Materials cost

$258.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $20.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$311.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.06

Total project goal

$367.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $367.05

2 Donors

-$317.05

Donations toward project cost

-$269.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.56

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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