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Ms. Li from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keeping It All Together!

My students need an electronic stapler, paper trimmer, and laminate pouches to make books that will capture their academic growth throughout the year and stay organized.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Li's classroom raised $282

This project is fully funded

My Students

“For every minute spent organizing is an hour earned.” - Anonymous. As a classroom teacher, I am always trying to maximize the learning time with my students. I spend a great deal of time organizing (e.g. making books for each subject) so my students can focus on learning.

My classroom consist of Transitional Kindergarteners and Kindergarteners in a Title 1 school.

A majority of my students are from immigrant families that are economically disadvantaged. Our inner-city school works hard to provide a quality education and responsive classroom for each student. My students are eager learners who need YOUR help keeping it all together!

My Project

Have you seen TK and kindergarteners try to maintain and organize loose papers? It gets chaotic! We need your help to purchase an electronic stapler, staples, paper trimmer, and laminate pouches to make books for all subjects. We will use these supplies to make writing journals, math journals, science journals, English language art practice books, math fluency practice books, interactive journals, and class books! The electronic stapler and staples are used to bind the books together. The paper cutter is used to cut construction paper for the spine of the books and the laminate pouches are to create sturdy covers. Students and parents greatly enjoy looking at their progress from the beginning of the book to the end. Please help us get these supplies to create books that will surely capture students learning progress and stay organized.

Donations to this project will improve my classroom tremendously.

My classroom would be more efficient and organized. Students will spend their time in school learning rather than finding assignments. In addition, students will have a memento of their collective work and will be able to see their academic growth.

Ms. Li Castelar Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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

26 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Swingline Optima Electric Staplers 45 Sheet, Silver • Quill.com $83.89 1 $83.89
Swingline ClassicCut Pro 9112 Guillotine Trimmer 15-In-1 • Quill.com $58.64 1 $58.64
Scotch Thermal Laminating Pouches, 8.9 x 11.4-Inches, 3 mil thick, 200-Pack (TP3854-200) • Amazon Business $26.57 1 $26.57
Swingline Optima Jam Free staples • Quill.com $4.92 4 $19.68

Materials cost

$188.78

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$17.27

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$238.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$42.16

Total project goal

$281.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$281.04

6 Donors

-$281.04

Donations toward project cost

-$238.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$42.16

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$0.00

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