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Ms. Cinkues from Chicago, IL is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready for School!

Help me give my students reading, organizational and classroom supplies to start off the school year.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Cinkues's classroom raised $465

This project is fully funded

My Project

I am ready for the start of a new school year but am running low on essential supplies to start off the year successfully. I want to start the year organized and ready for my amazing group of students so that we all feel confident when the year starts.

Please help me to give my students supplies that we need to start off the school year!

The TeachersPayTeachers gift card will be used to help me to find new resources for my students to use. With the colored paper, I will be able to send home important notes to parents and print the new resources that I find on TeachersPayTeachers. I will be using the storage cart to organize student supplies so that they can always find what they need for learning.

This year I am excited to be introducing my students to Time for Kids. It will not only keep them up to date on current events, but also challenge them to expand their reading from fiction to non-fictions texts. Finally, we want to create more note-taking space for students, and the dry erase film will help us to change more of our chalkboards to dry erase writing space!

Ms. Cinkues G.B. Swift Elementary Specialty School Grades 3-5

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.

Chicago, IL View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

15 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
$100 Gift Card for Educational Resources on Teachers Pay Teachers • Teachers Pay Teachers $100.00 1 $100.00
Honey-Can-Do Rolling Storage Cart and Organizer with 12 Plastic Drawers • Amazon Business $89.49 1 $89.49
TIME For Kids - K-Grade 1 with Teacher's Guide • TIME for Kids $5.50 15 $82.50
Post-it Dry Erase Whiteboard Film Surface for Walls, Doors, Tables, Chalkboards, Whiteboards, and More, Removable, Stain-Proof, Easy Installation, 4 ft x 3 ft Roll (DEF4X3) • Amazon Business $52.79 1 $52.79
Astrobrights Mega Collection, Colored Paper, Punchy Pastel 5-Color Assortment, 625 Sheets, 24 lb./89 gsm, 8.5" x 11" - MORE SHEETS! (91732) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Neenah Astrobrights® Bright Color Paper, Letter Size Paper, 24 lb, Assorted Colors, 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $14.97 1 $14.97

Materials cost

$359.74

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$395.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.73

Total project goal

$464.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$464.87

5 Donors

-$397.22

Donations toward project cost

-$352.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.58

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.65

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$0.00

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