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Mrs. Williams from Ravenna OH is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pencil Sharpeners for Math Class

Help me give my students new pencil sharpeners, pencils, and colored paper for projects!

  • $161 goal

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My Students

My students live in Ohio and our school is one of the larger schools in our county. Most of my students come from low-income, high needs homes. They face challenges outside of the academic realm. Our school receives a grant in which 100% of the students are offered a free breakfast and lunch.

My goal is to engage every student, each and every day.

To do this, I try to create variety in my lessons by appealing to their learning styles and interests. My classroom is an inclusion classroom, and there is a wide range of learning levels.

I also coach track and cross country. I believe sports provide an opportunity to learn life skills such as time management, leadership, teamwork, and developing a success mindset.

My Project

Our students need new pencil sharpeners for our classroom. We are requesting two pencil sharpeners. One will be electric and the other manual to use for colored pencils. Our current sharpener isn't working and has made some of our pencils more dull. Having two pencil sharpeners will save time when students need to sharpen their pencils.

You can never have enough pencils!

We would be forever grateful for a few extra pencils to have on hand for when students forget theirs.

Lastly, we are requesting some colored paper for projects. Students love the neon colors to spice up their work.

Mrs. Williams
Grades 6-8
  • Brown Middle School
  • Ravenna, OH
    • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

    This project will reach 75 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
X-ACTO School Pro 1670 Electric Pencil Sharpener • Quill.com $45.04 1 $45.04
Ticonderoga #2 Graphite Pencil, Pre-sharpened, 72/Ct (13972) • Quill.com $31.53 1 $31.53
X-ACTO KS Multi-Size Manual Pencil Sharpener • Quill.com $16.57 1 $16.57
Quill Brand Brights 20-lb. Color Paper Assorted Colors, 210 Sheets/Pack • Quill.com $11.38 1 $11.38

Materials cost

$104.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$136.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$24.02

Total project goal

$160.11

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $160.11

1 Donor

-$80.06

Donations toward project cost

-$68.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.01

match offer

-$80.05

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.04

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.01

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 $0.00

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