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Mrs. Overturf from Des Moines IA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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More Pencils, Please!

Help me give my students more pencils, pens, highlighters, dry erase markers, notebooks, scissors, and other much needed supplies!

  • $598 goal

This project expired on May 4, 2022.

This project expired on May 4, 2022.

My Students

Our school is a large, diverse school composed of students in grades 6-8. My students consist of over one hundred students in five different classes. They are a kind, caring, and intelligent group of seventh graders who come from a variety of different backgrounds and ethnicities. They are hard working, fun, and creative!

My students are a hard working group of kids, but they often lack the supplies and resources they need, especially to complete their work at home.

As their teacher, I want to help provide each student with the opportunity to complete all of their work, both in school and at home, by supplying them with all necessary items, even if that means allowing them to take them home.

My Project

These materials are just a few of the much needed supplies my students need to complete their daily work in my classroom. We are desperately low on pencils, highlighters, scissors, dry erase markers and more, and we need every one of these items in order to finish out the school year strong!

Many of my students come to class without the supplies that they need.

I like to be able to provide all of these items in my classroom so that each student has the same opportunity to be successful in my class. By supplying my classroom with more notebooks, pencils, highlighters, pens, dry erase markers, and more, I can ensure that every one of my students has exactly what they need to succeed!

Mrs. Overturf
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ticonderoga The World's Best Pencil Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 72/Pack (33904) • Quill.com $12.86 14 $180.04
Sharpie Tank Highlighter, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, Dozen (25053) • Quill.com $9.44 7 $66.08
Paper Mate InkJoy Retractable Gel Pens, Medium Point, Assorted Ink, 14/Pack (1951636) • Quill.com $25.19 2 $50.38
Quill Brand 8" Stainless-Steel Scissors, Straight Tip, Blue (790703BE) • Quill.com $6.65 7 $46.55
Post-it Super Sticky Notes Cabinet Pack, 3" x 3", Rio de Janeiro Collection, 70 Sheets/Pad, 24 Pads/Pack (654-24SSAU-CP) • Quill.com $29.69 1 $29.69
Mead 1 Subject Spiral Notebook, 10 1/2" x 7 1/2", College Ruled, 70 Sheets, Assorted Colors, 6/Pack • Quill.com $14.39 2 $28.78
Expo Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Point, Assorted, 8/Pack (80678) • Quill.com $8.36 3 $25.08
Sharpie Permanent Marker, Fine Tip, Black, Dozen (30001) • Quill.com $9.89 1 $9.89
Quill Brand Standard Staples, 1/4", 5,000/Box • Quill.com $4.40 1 $4.40

Materials cost

$440.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $30.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$507.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$89.59

Total project goal

$597.29

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