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Ms. Casillas from Hollister CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Organization is the Key to Success!

Help me give my students supplies to support them in every day learning.

  • $371 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Students

After over a year of distance learning, my students came back ready to thrive!! They are caring, loving, fun, and have so much potential. As a middle school student, you are experiencing lots of changes, especially in the world today, and I would love for them to be comfortable in their new learning environment.

The students you will reach in this project are an amazing bunch of kids who have just gone through a shipwreck of year but came out ready to set sail and start a new year!

My Project

Organization is the key to success.

With your donation you will be able to support my students and help me teach them how to stay organized which will lead to their success in the classroom.

Dividers are one of the keys to organization, many of my students do not have the funds to purchase dividers or binders. I would like to be able to provide any student with dividers for their binder and be able to teach them how to keep their work organized.

Highlighters can be used for many tasks in the classroom with writing, taking notes, agendas, etc. My goal is to be able to give every student their own set of highlighters and teach them how to use multiple highlighters.

Lastly, the abundance of pencils. Having pencils in the classroom at my students disposable has shown to grow such a rapport with my students.

Ms. Casillas
Grades 6-8

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
144 Pack Highlighters, Shuttle Art Highlighters Assorted Colors Set, 8 Bright Colors Chisel Tip Highlighter Markers Bulk for Kid and Adult Coloring, Highlighting as School Supplies • Amazon Business $37.98 3 $113.94
Avery Big Tab Insertable Two-Pocket Plastic Dividers, 8 Multicolor Tabs, Case Pack of 24 Sets (11907) • Amazon Business $93.77 1 $93.77
Amazon Basics Woodcased #2 Pencils, Pre-sharpened, HB Lead - Box of 150, Bulk Box • Amazon Business $12.49 4 $49.96

Materials cost

$257.67

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$23.58

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$315.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$55.61

Total project goal

$370.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$370.73

1 Donor

-$370.73

Donations toward project cost

-$315.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.61

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$0.00

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