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Ms. Bernstein from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Rugrats Need A Rug!

My students need a new rug.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Bernstein's classroom raised $448

This project is fully funded

My Students

My Third graders have been sitting on an old, stained rug that features the letters of the alphabet and the numbers 1-10. They deserve a clean, cheerful and mature place to meet and discuss their ideas.

Our student body is incredibly racially and economically diverse.

Our students range in ability as well, and our curriculum is highly differentiated to take all of the students' needs into account. We are a small public school in New York, in a landmark school building that has no hallways. The classrooms are separated by pocket doors, which has helped create collaborative and close relationships among all the teachers and the students.

My Project

We begin each day with morning meetings at the rug. Every lesson begins with a meeting on our rug. Lessons that require the Smartboard or the whiteboard take place on the rug. I meet with small groups for instruction at the rug. The children play Math games and read on the rug. The rug is the heart of our classroom. Unfortunately, our rug is very old and dirty. Daily vacuuming and professional steam cleanings have not been able to remove the traces of years of use.

The current rug was designed for First graders.

Third graders deserve a rug that reflects their maturity. I would like a rug that is cheerful, but calming, a rug that does not distract but that enhances the classroom environment.

Ms. Bernstein PS 39 Henry Bristow School Grades 3-5 Brooklyn, NY View local requests 20 students impacted 21donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
LC150 - Plum Rectangular Carpet - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning $349.00 1 $349.00

Materials cost

$349.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.24

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$389.24

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.16

Total project goal

$447.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $447.40

16 Donors

-$444.24

Donations toward project cost

-$389.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.16

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 $0.00

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