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Ms. Melissa from Brooklyn, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Kindergarteners Want to Celebrate Talk Like a Pirate Day!

Help me give my students supplies for Talk Like a Pirate Day in September and supplies needed to pack my room up for the summer break.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Melissa's classroom raised $164

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My Project

My incoming students in September will adore celebrating Talk Like a Pirate Day! We could use pirate stickers, pirate hats, and pirate eye patches. We have a party that day, complete with learning how to draw a pirate ship and dancing to songs about pirates. It's a really fun way to build a classroom community in the start of the school year. I also need supplies to pack my classroom up at the end of the year. My classroom is used by a summer program. I need bubble wrap to wrap my interactive whiteboard so it doesn't get touched by students in the summer program. I also need a hasp since one of mine broke. I need locks to lock up all my closets.

Your donation will help my students to have a super, fun pirate party!

Ms. Melissa PS 261 Zipporiah Mills Grades PreK-2 Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than a third of 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

21 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LanuBe Lock Laminated Steel Keyed Padlock,Keyed Alike Locks, Long Shackle Padlock,Pack of 12 • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Legigo Pirate Hat Classic Costume Cap Eye Mask- Pirate Captain Hat Pirate Eye Patch for Pirate Party Cosplay Caribbean Dress (72pcs Pirate Hat Sets) • Amazon Business $26.99 1 $26.99
Konsait 24 Sheets Pirate Make Your Own Stickers Decorative for Kids Pirate Theme Sticker Mix and Match Shark Sticker Parrot Jake Captain Birthday Party Favors Crafts Supplies • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Bubble Cushioning Wrap Roll, Sumono 12 Inch x 72 Feet Total [2 Rolls of 36 Feet] Bubble Roll Perforated 12 Inch Included 20 Fragile Sticker Label • Amazon Business $17.98 1 $17.98
National Hardware N102-145 30 Safety Hasps in Zinc, 2-1/2" • Amazon Business $4.08 1 $4.08

Materials cost

$107.02

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$138.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.46

Total project goal

$163.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $163.09

5 Donors

-$142.57

Donations toward project cost

-$127.33

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.24

match offer

-$13.29

Match offer toward project cost

-$11.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.99

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.23

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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