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Ms. Jarvis from Gautier MS is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sitting At A Desk All Day Is Boring

Help me give my students seating options when it comes to completing their work with these portable lap desks.

  • $299 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

I am a third grade teacher at a public school. All students receive free breakfast and lunch at my Title 1 school. My students are excited about learning and want to excel in school. They come from diverse backgrounds with a variety of needs. Some have autism, ADD, or ADHD but all of the children have a strong desire to learn. I have a large range of learning abilities in my classroom and everyone is encouraged to start from where they are and to grow!

My Project

My students love to learn and work so hard, but their first question after I give them an assignment is always "Can I move to a table?" What they are really saying is "please don't make me sit at this desk any longer!" They are 8 and 9 years old, they need to have more options than to just sit at a desk or a table all day.

By adding these portable lap desks to our room they will now have options.

They could do their work on the carpet, or even move to a quiet corner so they can better focus. They could work in pairs or small groups. The possibilities are endless!

Ms. Jarvis
Grades 3-5

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
LAP TRAY GREEN EACH • School Specialty $9.44 10 $94.40
LAP TRAY BLUE EACH • School Specialty $9.44 10 $94.40

Materials cost

$188.80

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.88

Sales tax

 $13.22

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$253.73

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.78

Total project goal

$298.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $298.51

2 Donors

-$298.51

Donations toward project cost

-$253.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.78

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