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Mrs. Morton-Calhoun from Cleveland OH is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

New Year New Start

Help me give my students an awesome start to the 2019-2020 school year.

  • $397 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

The students in my class are in a low-income/high poverty school district. Students in our class range from those with preschool experience to those with no school experience. There is a variety of learning styles in our class. My students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to make my students fall in love with learning.

These kindergartners are eager to learn.

They take pride in their academic growth and love to show what they can do.

My Project

Each year we are faced with a lack of essential school supplies to have productive lessons beginning the first day of school. My students are each provided with supply bags for our mourning routine. This bag will hold dry erase markers for writing practice on white boards. Steno pads are for writing practice as well crayons and flair pens. The supplies chosen were picked to help us have an easy transition into the new school year. The paper will be for printing homework and class practice sheets. Laminating sheets, tape , and labels will be used to personalize our class for each student. These items will surely benefit our class.

Mrs. Morton-Calhoun
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chenille Kraft Jumbo Glue Sticks 1.41 oz., 30/Pack, Clear (CK-338730) • Staples Advantage $25.59 2 $51.18
Crayola Classpack Jumbo Crayons, 200/Box (52-8389) • Staples Advantage $46.79 1 $46.79
Staples 8.5" x 11" Copy Paper, 20 lbs, 92 Brightness, 5000/Carton (135848) • Staples Advantage $40.73 1 $40.73
Avery Easy Peel Laser Address Labels, 1" x 2 5/8", White, 30 Labels/Sheet, 100 Sheets/Box (5160) • Staples Advantage $29.99 1 $29.99
Staples Steno book, 9" x 6", 80 Sheets, Gregg Ruled, Assorted Colors, Dozen (31931/18583) • Staples Advantage $9.18 3 $27.54
Staples Ultra Heavy Duty Shipping Tape, 1.88"W x 54.6 Yards, Clear, 6 Rolls (52196) • Staples Advantage $25.99 1 $25.99
Staples Thermal Pouches, Letter, 100/Pack (17468) • Staples Advantage $24.03 1 $24.03
Expo Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Point, Assorted, 12/Pack (80699) • Staples Advantage $10.84 2 $21.68
Paper Mate Flair Felt Pens, Medium Point, Assorted Color Ink, 12/Pack (74423) • Staples Advantage $18.89 1 $18.89
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Black, 12/Pack (30001) • Staples Advantage $7.92 1 $7.92
Staples Desktop Stapler, Full-Strip Capacity, Black (24547-CC) • Staples Advantage $7.89 1 $7.89

Materials cost

$302.63

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.54

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$337.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.50

Total project goal

$396.67

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$396.67

2 Donors

-$396.67

Donations toward project cost

-$337.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.50

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$0.00

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