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Mrs. Arnold from Mission Hills, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Life is Painting a Picture

My students need paint to help create an outside mural where we will bask in the sun while learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Arnold's classroom raised $449

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

Hedy Lamarr said," A good painting to me has always been like a friend. It keeps me company, comforts and inspires." My students are 23 highly gifted students that need mural paint to help create an outside reading and learning area.

Highly gifted children have special needs and require a differentiated instructional program to provide them with a challenging and rigorous academic setting.

My students are inquisitive and thoughtful. They love to learn! It is up to me to bring in as much supplemental materials as possible to stimulate their minds and encourage their exploration of new concepts. Since my students tend to perform very well on standardized tests, they are often overlooked and receive very little funding to support their educational program. Our district provides us only $15 per student to purchase supplemental materials for the entire program. This year we may not even receive these funds! We are a public school comprised of three classrooms. Our small school shares a campus with the resident school for this area. Our school is located in a mostly middle to low socioeconomic area. We have a very strong community and parent base, all of whom are vested in providing support for student achievement.

My Project

My students will get a chance for hands-on learning through painting a mural. They will be expected to find the area and perimeter of the building and figure out how much paint will be used per square foot. Each child will have the chance to help create this one of a kind mural. Students will get to come back when they are older and see how their mural has helped to bring happiness to others. Receiving this paint will make a huge impact on these highly-gifted children. They will be able to express themselves through art while applying math to the real world!

Receiving this paint will change the lives of these highly gifted children.

They will be able to express themselves through art, which is something that tends to be forgotten in our current educational programs. I am hopeful that they will get the chance!

Mrs. Arnold San Jose Street Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Mission Hills, CA View local requests

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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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CHROMA MURAL PAINT/ICE 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $8.42 8 $67.36
CHROMA MURAL PAINT/POLAR WHT GAL • Blick Art Materials $59.96 1 $59.96
CHROMA MURAL PAINT/SCORCHED 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $8.42 8 $67.36
CHROMA MURAL PAINT/SLIME GRN LT 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $6.97 8 $55.76
CHROMA MURAL PAINT/STOP 16OZ • Blick Art Materials $8.42 8 $67.36

Materials cost

$317.80

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$381.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$67.35

Total project goal

$449.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $449.00

1 Donor

-$25.00

Donations toward project cost

-$21.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$424.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$360.40

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$63.60

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 $0.00

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