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Mrs. LaRosa from Hartford, CT is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning Is Sweet

Help me give my students candy and mechanical pencils to have a tangible reward for best effort, focus, and dedication to improved learning and learning something new each and every day!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. LaRosa's classroom raised $243

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

Our students arrive ready and eager to learn and achieve their personal best. These sixth graders are friendly, diligent and inquisitive, and are active participants in their own academic success. As a magnet school, our student body is diverse in many ways. Over 50% of our students live below the poverty line and often struggle to attend school due to transportation, family responsibilities, or lack of basic physiological needs. Additionally, we have more English Language Learners than most schools in our state. The rest of the student body is made up of students from surrounding towns from various racial and socioeconomic backgrounds. Free breakfast and lunch is served to 100% of our students daily. Still, we are a resilient body of learners who strive to be honorable in our actions as we aspire to be ambitious in our scholarly endeavors. This focus allows our melting pot of students the opportunity to develop the skills and character needed to be responsible, respectful, and productive citizens in the global community.

My Project

Classes sometimes feel long, the clock ticks and ticks, yet students are giving their personal best effort. Help me reward them with sweet treats and pencils to bring a happy ending to a job well done! Not everything in life is rewarded, but effort and thoughtful contributions in reading should be one of the choices that garner a delightful end.

My students look forward to a sweet treat that says, "Job well done today!" Something sweet maybe a special pencil, but it may also be your favorite color Starburst or a baggie of Sour Patch Kids.

Either way, this "Sweet" ending says that I see you and all of your hard work. It also says, "Keep trying, because it's ok not to know, but it's not ok not to try!"

Mrs. LaRosa Hartford Magnet Trinity College Academy Grades 6-8

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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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More than half 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Candy Party Mix Bulk Bag of Skittles Swedish Fish Nerds Haribo Gummy Sour Patch Twizzlers Starburst Mike and Ike ' more! by Variety Fun Net wt (96 oz) • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
Starburst Bulk Candy Wholesale - 10 Full lb • Amazon Business $33.91 1 $33.91
Nerds Candy - Wonka Nerds Mini Boxes, Strawberry and Lemonade Wild Cherry Assortment, 4LBS Box Bulk Candy (Approx. 100 Mini Boxes) • Amazon Business $23.89 1 $23.89
240Count Bulk SOUR PATCH KIDS Sweet & Sour Candy, Individually Wrapped Pack • Amazon Business $10.97 2 $21.94
Tootsies frooties assorted 5lb (2.27kg) • Amazon Business $19.65 1 $19.65
Smarties Original 4.5 lbs Assorted Flavor Candy Rolls • Amazon Business $18.69 1 $18.69
BIC Xtra-Life Mechanical Pencils, 0.7mm, Dozen (90085/MP11) • Staples Advantage $3.46 5 $17.30

Materials cost

$173.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$205.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.35

Total project goal

$242.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $242.32

4 Donors

-$208.50

Donations toward project cost

-$184.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.77

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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 $0.00

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