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Ms. Mendoza from Houston, TX is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Personalized Classroom

Help me give my students a personalized classroom using the Cricut Explore machine!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Mendoza's classroom raised $637

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My Pre-K students love coming to school to learn and interact with their friends. Although the majority of them come from low-income families, they come to school every day with a smile on their face.

Each child comes to school eager and ready to be challenged and learn!

We are on the move in our classroom. We are constantly mixing things up throughout the day. Large group, small group, partner work, and individual work opportunities are utilized daily. Finding the best way for everyone to learn is my goal.

My Project

The items I am requesting will allow me to give my students a personalized classroom. By using the Cricut maker and all the supporting materials like the mats, vinyl, tools, and transfer tape allows me to cut the student's names out of vinyl creating a permanent sticker. I can use their name sticker on their desk to support them learning their name as well as on their water bottles and belongings to assure personal belongings are not being shared especially during COVID times.

Help me maximize my instructional time!

In Pre-K majority of our assignments are hands-on that require a lot of different materials prepped. Using the Cricut Maker will let me cut shapes, letters, numbers, and many other pieces that I can use for an activity in less time maximizing my instruction time.

Ms. Mendoza De Chaumes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

Houston, TX 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Maker 3 with Roll Holder, Silver • Amazon Business $436.42 1 $436.42
Xinart Cutting Mat for Cricut Maker 3/Maker/Explore 3/Air 2/Air/One(12x24 Inch, 3 Mats, StandardGrip, LightGrip, StrongGrip) Multiple Adhesive Sticky Quilting Cricket Cutting Mats for Cricut • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
White Permanent Vinyl, White Adhesive Vinyl for Cricut - 12" x 40 FT White Vinyl Roll for Cricut, Silhouette, Cameo Cutters, Signs, Scrapbooking, Craft, Die Cutters • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
YRYM HT Clear Vinyl Transfer Paper Tape Roll-12 x 50 FT w/Alignment Grid Application Tape for Silhouette Cameo, Cricut Adhesive Vinyl for Decals,Signs, Windows, Stickers • Amazon Business $16.88 1 $16.88
Xinart Weeding Tools Set for Vinyl Craft Knife/Weeder/Scraper/Spatula/Tweezers/Scissors Basic Weed Removal Tool Kit for Cricut Stencils/Oracal Vinyl/Siser HTV/Silhouette Cardstock • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99

Materials cost

$503.27

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$540.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.44

Total project goal

$636.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$636.26

3 Donors

-$571.26

Donations toward project cost

-$485.57

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$85.69

match offer

-$65.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.75

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$0.00

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