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Ms. Ledesma from Cathedral City, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Pumped Up for Pencils!

Help me give my students good quality school supplies to help them in the language arts, social studies, and creative writing classroom.

  • $494 goal

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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 Project

Ticonderoga pencils are well-known for being the best pencils for students. Students need a good pencil so they can stay focused on annotating their articles or working on their writing. The materials in this project include pencils, construction paper, card stock paper, and manila folders so that we can organize our Performance Task Writing Sources. We will use the highlighters to help with our annotations, as well.

The Ticonderoga pencils stay sharpened without losing their lead like the cheaper models.

There is nothing more frustrating than having a pencil continuously break, or worse yet, not even sharpen properly.

Our students cannot afford to buy the more expensive Ticonderoga pencils, and our school does not supply them. By having these pencils in our classroom, instruction will be smooth and uninterrupted by frequent visits to the sharpener. These great pencils will also alleviate frustration for students because their pencils will not be continuously breaking. In addition, students will be excited to write their Narrative Performance Task using these new supplies.

Ms. Ledesma Nellie Coffman Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Cathedral City, CA 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

80 students impacted 1donor

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ticonderoga Pencils, Wood-Cased, Pre-Sharpened, #2 HB Soft, Yellow, 240 Count • Amazon Business $47.99 3 $143.97
Smead File Folder, 1/3-Cut Tab, Assorted Positions, Legal Size, Manila, 100 per Box (15330) • Amazon Business $21.79 3 $65.37
Neenah Premium Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 65 lb/176 gsm, Bright White, 250 Sheets (91904) • Amazon Business $14.29 2 $28.58
Highlighter - 100 pack color highlighter, color transparent visible fluorescent pen shell, wide chisel point mark, fluorescent pen, school, office • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Schoolbelt Premium Teacher Apron / 8 Varied Pockets / ID Sleeve / Drink Pouch / Retractable Key Carabiner / Teachers & Mobile Workers • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
KTRIO Sheet Protector 8.5 x 11 inch Non-Glare Clear Page Protectors, Plastic Sleeves for Binders, Paper Protector for 3 Ring Binder Letter Size Top Loading, 200 Pack • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Construction Paper, Bright Blue,9 inches x 12 inches,300 Sheets, Heavyweight Construction Paper, Crafts,Art,Kids Art,Painting, Coloring,Drawing,Creating,Paper,Art Project,All Purpose • Amazon Business $15.47 1 $15.47
PACON Tru-Ray Construction Paper, 9-Inches by 12-Inches, 50-Count, Yellow (103004) • Amazon Business $3.08 5 $15.40
Tru-Ray Heavyweight Construction Paper, Holiday Red, 9" x 12", 50 Sheets • Amazon Business $3.08 3 $9.24
Pacon Tru-Ray Heavyweight Construction Paper, Black, 9" x 12", 50 Sheets, Sulphite Construction Paper • Amazon Business $3.06 3 $9.18

Materials cost

$352.18

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $32.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.06

Total project goal

$493.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $493.74

1 Donor

-$493.74

Donations toward project cost

-$419.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.06

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