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Ms. Ritterson from Newark NJ is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Seat Sacks for Scientists

Help me give my students seat sacks for each student to store supplies.

  • $604 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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 students come from very diverse backgrounds. Most of my students are immigrants themselves who do not speak English or are children of immigrants who face lower socioeconomic status but are hardworking and determined to overcome every obstacle that is put in their way. They are truly a resilient group of students that I am proud to teach.

My Project

Seat sacks are mostly seen in elementary classrooms but here in our diverse settings they should be used for middle school as well. I teach sixth and seventh grade science and often times we utilize our desks as experimental lab space and the only place my students can leave their stuff is the floor. This makes it dangerous to walk around or during any experiment. Having seat sacks will allow students to nearly put their stuff away and not worry about tripping or losing their belongings. It will make a truly effective science based classroom!

Ms. Ritterson
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ110X Regular AtYourSeat Storage Sack 15h x 16 14w Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $119.00 4 $476.00

Materials cost

$476.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$513.14

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$90.55

Total project goal

$603.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $603.69

32 Donors

-$469.11

Donations toward project cost

-$406.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.22

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.58

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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