I feel so lucky to know each and every one of my students. Their lives are not easy, we are a Title I school, and over 90% of our students receive free or reduced-price lunch. Most of my students care or are cared for by brothers and sisters because their parents are working hard to provide for them. However, my students amaze me every day with their heart, empathy, follow-through, and hard work.
My school is one of the most diverse in our county, and with that comes the responsibility to provide my students with materials and resources that reflect who they are, and will help them to explore, grow, and have fun.
There is no doubt in my mind that my students are world changers because they are already doing it!
My Project
For the last few years all of our 3rd through 5th graders have participated in a social emotional survey called Panorama. As a School Counselor I always find these results to be very enlightening, and I always pay particularly close attention to the emotion regulation section.
This year we doubled our previous years results, with 84% of our students feeling empowered to manage their emotions and be able to calm themselves down when they are upset or in a bad mood.
The efforts our school has made to help students manage big feelings is working but the work is never done! We are life long learners, and one thing I learned recently was the importance of calm spots being identical, from classroom to classroom. This way students recognize the tools and know how to use them in a time of crisis.
My project aims to create boxes for each classroom, and specialist so that when students walk into classrooms they know exactly where the calm spot is and how to use the tools in the boxes. I need your help to make this dream a reality, so that I can support my students as they continue to improve their emotion regulation and teachers so they can do what they do best teach!
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
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Materials cost
$432.20
Vendor shipping charges
FREE
Sales tax
$33.71
3rd party payment processing fee
$6.48
Fulfillment labor & materials
$30.00
Total project cost
$502.39
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
$88.66
Total project goal
$591.05
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal
$591.05
3 Donors
-$295.52
Donations toward project cost
-$251.19
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
-$44.33
match offer
-$295.53
Match offer toward project cost
-$251.20
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms
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As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Holst (School Counselor) and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.
