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Mrs. Shaw from Philadelphia, PA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Paper Needed for Home Assignments

Help me give my students white and colored copy paper in order to send assignments home with students.

  • $183 goal

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Mrs. Shaw has another project! Donate to Positive Reinforcement for Positive Results to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $60.
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My Students

The students at my school are an energetic and hardworking group of children. They enjoy coming to school, but school funding cuts over the years have impacted what schools can provide to individual classrooms.

I teach students with special needs in an urban neighborhood where all the students at school are eligible for free breakfast and free lunch.

Our school has hard-working students, as well as teachers and staff, who strive to make our school a welcoming and inviting place. In addition, our school is one of the top-performing schools in the city.

My Project

I am the Special Education Liaison at my school. I work with small groups of students across different grade levels on a daily basis. My district has announced a hybrid learning model that includes face to face instruction 2 days per week and virtual/home instruction for the other three days. Virtual instruction was implemented during the Spring when schools were closed due to the COVID19 pandemic. My teaching partner and I found that, at times, the online aspect of instruction was daunting and difficult for many families. We work with very young children who require adult supervision to access Google Classroom as well as complete online assignments. This proved especially difficulty when families only had access to one laptop as well as scheduling around parents' work schedules. There is also a concern about the amount of daily screen time for young students.

The paper being requested for this project would be used to send work home with students.

This work would not require a computer to complete. This would allow parents and families to more easily assist their children with assignments. I believe that students, especially the younger students, would complete even more work if it is not computer based. The work assigned for some students would involve cutting and pasting, which would also help students with their motor skills. This is not something that can be done using a laptop. Colored paper would also help us differentiate work between grades, groups of students, or even content. Copy paper is a classroom basic supply that is needed.

Mrs. Shaw Samuel Powel 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.

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Philadelphia, PA 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

30 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Paper, "Brilliant" 5-Color Assortment, 625 Sheets, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8.5" x 11 - MORE SHEETS! (91684) $16.99 2 $33.98
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Paper,"Classic" 5-Color Assortment, 625 Sheets, 24 lb/89 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91623) $15.99 2 $31.98
Hammermill 20lb Copy Paper, 8.5 x 11, 8 Ream Case, 4,000 Sheets, Made in USA, Sustainably Sourced From American Family Tree Farms, 92 Bright, Acid Free, Economical Multipurpose Printer Paper, 113640C $28.78 1 $28.78
Hammermill 20lb Copy Paper, 8.5 x 11, 8 Ream Case, 4,000 Sheets, Made in USA, Sustainably Sourced From American Family Tree Farms, 92 Bright, Acid Free, Economical Multipurpose Printer Paper, 113640C $28.78 1 $28.78

Materials cost

$123.52

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$155.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$27.42

Total project goal

$182.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$182.79

3 Donors

-$91.40

Donations toward project cost

-$77.69

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.71

match offer

-$91.39

Match offer toward project cost

-$77.68

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.71

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$0.00

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