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Mrs. Rivera from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Smooth Classroom Transitions

Help me give my students a heavy-duty, sturdy canvas tote bag for smooth transitions.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Rivera's classroom raised $340

This project is fully funded

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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 Project

In preparation for next school year, fifth grade is the last elementary school grade before the huge transition to middle school, where students will be transitioning from class to class, up to seven times. My colleague and I work on giving our elementary students a feel for those transitions by pairing our two groups of fifth-grade students.

It is important to mentally and physically prepare our fifth graders for the huge change in learning they will encounter in middle school all the way to their college years: transitioning from class to class.

We each have a homeroom, but then also specialize in core subjects. I teach English language arts and history, and social studies, while she teaches math and science. We split the day between both classes, switching midway. Each student has a cubby in the homeroom classroom to hold their books and materials when needed. When transitioning to the "switch class," students need to take certain materials with them from their homeroom, like their binders, Chromebooks, and pencil pouches, to study and work with in their switch class. Holding these materials in their hands has been a problem as they, at times, end up dropping their materials, such as their Chromebooks. Their backpacks are too big and bulky for our elementary school classroom and hang on their outside hooks holding their lunch and such. Cue the sturdy canvas bags! These canvas bags are perfect for holding the materials the students need when transitioning between classrooms. They fit perfectly inside the desk space that students use while in their switch class. No more dropping of materials while transitioning. Thank you in advance for helping us give our students an organized "taste" of transitioning from class to class, as they will begin to experience in middle school

Mrs. Rivera Costano School of the Arts Grades 3-5

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Nearly all 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TBF 12-Pack Heavy Duty Sturdy Canvas Tote Bags with Handles - Reusable Natural Grocery Shopping Bags Blank Cloth Fabric for DIY, Crafts - 15x15x3 • Amazon Business $38.95 6 $233.70

Materials cost

$233.70

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $21.38

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$288.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$50.93

Total project goal

$339.52

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $339.52

1 Donor

-$339.52

Donations toward project cost

-$288.59

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.93

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