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Ms. Costello from Hyde Park, MA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Much Needed Supplies!

Help me give my students chart paper, markers, pencils, glue, crayons, and a sharpener since school supplies are limited.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Costello's classroom raised $562

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My Students

My 2nd-grade students are kind, motivated and eager-to-learn. They enjoy working collaboratively and using technology to enhance their learning. My students attend an inner-city public school. Many of my students are bused from the surrounding neighborhoods, and 80% come from low-income households. My students qualify for free breakfast and lunch every day. My students are excited, motivated, and look forward to learning new ideas, but they will need the proper resources in order to be successful. Having these tools would make it a better learning environment.

My Project

Our school receives a very low budget for classroom supplies. We receive a small crate with very few supplies. All year long, we are constantly looking around for basics like pencils, markers, and tape. By December, teachers are spending our own money in order to make the copies that are required by our district curriculum.

Since we are not getting the supplies needed I am forced to spend a great deal of my own money on the basics.

We go through thousands of pencils a year (I am not sure where they disappear to) and the families I work with are usually unable to contribute to basic classroom needs. Your donation would go a long way towards helping our classroom be fulled stocked for the 2019-2020 school year.

Project tagged as

Hyde Park, MA
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Traditional School
Classroom Basics
More than half of students from low‑income households

Ms. Costello James Chittick Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

Staples 8.5" x 11" Copy Paper, 20 lbs, 92 Brightness, 5000/Carton (135848) • Staples Advantage $40.73 2 $81.46

Ticonderoga Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, 72/Pack (13972) • Staples Advantage $16.09 4 $64.36

Crayola Colored Pencils, 50/Box • Staples Advantage $8.99 6 $53.94

X-ACTO School Pro Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue (1670) • Staples Advantage $48.39 1 $48.39

Elmer's All Purpose School Permanent Glue Sticks, 0.24 Oz., 60/Pack (E501) • Staples Advantage $22.02 2 $44.04

Crayola Kid's Markers, Broad Line, Assorted Colors, 10/Pack (58-7722) • Staples Advantage $5.19 6 $31.14

Pacon 32" X 24" Cursive Cover Chart Tablet, Ruled, White, 25 Sheets (74610) • Staples Advantage $7.59 4 $30.36

Crayola Crayons, 64/Box • Staples Advantage $4.12 6 $24.72

Expo Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Point, Assorted, 12/Pack (80699) • Staples Advantage $10.84 2 $21.68

Post-it Super Sticky Notes, 3" x 3", Canary Yellow, 90 Sheets/Pad, 12 Pads/Pack (654-12SSCY) • Staples Advantage $20.99 1 $20.99

Sharpie Flip Chart Water Based Markers, Bullet Point, Assorted, 8/Pack (22480) • Staples Advantage $9.89 2 $19.78

Materials cost			$440.86
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$6.61
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$477.47
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$84.26
Total project goal			$561.73
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$561.73
1 Donor			-$561.73
Donations toward project cost			-$477.47
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$84.26
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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