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Mrs. Contreras from Los Angeles CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Reading Helps Us Create Our Masterpieces!

My students need books on art, paints, painting trays, and a variety of other art supplies to create wonderful and inspiring art pieces.

  • $217 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

Do you remember what it was like when you created your first masterpiece? My students would like the opportunity to do the same with nice quality art supplies and books that tell about the lives of famous artist.

We are a Title I, inner-city public school in California.

Our school is in a high poverty neighborhood where most parents speak little or no English. My class consists of Latino and Asian students. They are all English language learners who hold a high potential for academic success. About two-thirds of my students participate in our after-school programs until 6 PM five days a week. My students enjoy coming to school and being part of a great learning community. My students have a creative imagination, and they dream of going on magic carpet rides where they can be and do the impossible.

My Project

Art supplies are looked over with a small budget, and with more than 600 students at our school, items quickly get used. I am requesting books on famous artists, people color tempura paint, foil paper, washable color paint brushes, art frames, and classroom clothesline for my first graders so they may continue to develop their artistic talents. I have a very artistic and talented group his year. My goal is to have them work on an art piece at least once a week. With the holidays hear my students are requesting they make holiday art gifts for their families. How great is that? I truly enjoy when my little one brings home her works of art so I would love for my students' parents to experience the same. In fact, I am currently working on setting up a gallery day for parents and family members to come into our classroom to view their child's masterpieces. I would love to believe that this could turn out to be a great holiday event! Won't you please be a part of it?

Thank you for taking the time to read our project.

We hope that with your help my students will have the opportunity to create inspiring masterpieces and learn more about famous artist. Who knows, you might be helping out the next Diego Rivera or Georgia O'Keeffe.

Mrs. Contreras
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
CV829 - Classroom Clotheslines • Lakeshore Learning $11.99 1 $11.99
FF415 - Colored Foil Sheets • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 1 $6.95
BX532 - Easy-Clean Craft Trays - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning $14.95 2 $29.90
GG351PC - Washable People Colors® Liquid Tempera - Peach • Lakeshore Learning $3.49 1 $3.49
GG351TS - Washable People Colors® Liquid Tempera - Toast • Lakeshore Learning $3.49 1 $3.49
GG351AL - Washable People Colors® Liquid Tempera - Almond • Lakeshore Learning $3.49 1 $3.49
GG351GN - Washable People Colors® Liquid Tempera - Gingerbread • Lakeshore Learning $3.49 1 $3.49
VR516 - Washable Watercolor Brush Pens • Lakeshore Learning $8.99 2 $17.98
FF994 - Look What I Made! Art Frames • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 2 $39.90
The Art Lesson • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars Joan Holub, Jo • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Henri Matisse: Drawing with Scissors (Smart about Art Series • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Frida Kahlo, The Artist Who Painted Herself (Smart About the • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37

Materials cost

$138.89

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$12.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$183.68

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.41

Total project goal

$216.09

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$216.09

8 Donors

-$208.59

Donations toward project cost

-$177.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.27

match offer

-$7.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$6.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.12

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$0.00

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