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Mrs. Kate M Thomas from Gray Court, SC is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Kate M Thomas's classroom raised $423

Meet Me at the Table

Help me give my students a Lakeshore Kid-sized table to help foster collaboration and teamwork, and seat pockets to help them keep their materials organized and the classroom a clean environment.

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Mrs. Kate M Thomas Hickory Tavern Elementary - Middle School
Gray Court, SC Grades PreK-2

My Students

I have the most amazing students. I have a wonderful class of energetic and active students who really need a hands-on classroom. Unfortunately, many of my students face adversity such as poverty and changing schools frequently during their early elementary years. Since our school is Title I, most of our students participate in the free lunch program. My goal is to expose all my students to learning experiences that foster relationship building, critical thinking, and life long learning.

My students are special because they carry a wealth of knowledge driving them to do their very best!

My students come from all different backgrounds and ethnicities. They enjoy collaborating and participating in team-building exercises, which is essential in building classroom community as well as developing successful members of society. They are enthusiastic and driven to do their best in everything. I am encouraged by them each and every day!

My Project

My students currently have old and worn down desks that promote a more individualized and independent working environment. This is not conducive to the goals we have in mind for math and financial literacy within our classroom community. We currently just got our first table project funded and are looking to add another table to continue transitioning from all desks to all tables for collaborative learning. A nice large table will help students collaborate, investigate, and explore all the ways we use math, financial literacy, and science within our world.

My students love to learn by working with others.

Please help me give my students a new table and seat sacks to help them organize their materials and help encourage teamwork and collaboration.

The desks we currently have move around easily making it difficult to keep the room quiet, straight, and orderly. The students really need tables that are stable and sturdy.

The seat pockets will help the students keep their supplies organized and easy to find while saving space on the tables for complete collaboration and team building.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Nearly all students from low‑income households

18 students impacted 14 donors
Mrs. Kate M Thomas Hickory Tavern Elementary - Middle School Grades PreK-2

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Gray Court, SC View local requests

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

18 students impacted 14donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EE545RD - Kids Colors™ Adjustable Rectangular Table - 30" x 60" - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $239.00 1 $239.00
Seat Sack Storage Pocket, Standard, 14 Inches, Black - 1372892 • Amazon Business $10.71 6 $64.26

Materials cost

$303.26

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$359.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.39

Total project goal

$422.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $422.58

9 Donors

-$209.00

Donations toward project cost

-$182.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.10

match offer

-$207.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$176.29

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$6.18

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 $0.00

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