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Ms. Smith from New York, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Starting School With Shiny New School Supplies!

Help me give my students the back to school supplies they need to start the year off on the right track!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Smith's classroom raised $482

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are five soon to be six-year-olds who love learning. They are eager to learn. They love to play. They love reading books, participating in dramatic play, using technology and outdoor activities to help them learn and grow.

My students love school.

For many of them, it's where they come to feel safe, feel love, build relationships and to learn. Part of my responsibility is to provide a nurturing and rich environment that allows them to grow, inquire, learn, and question the world around them. At the same time, provide them with love and push them to be the best they can be. They often rise to meet and exceed my expectations when the right materials and tools are at their fingertips. Oh, the places they can go!

My Project

Back to school shopping can be such a huge expense for so many parents. Many scholars come to school without the necessary supplies they need to do their work, show their creativity, and shine like stars. These supplies would not only lessen that dreaded back-to-school list that parents must endure, but it would also ensure that all of my students have what the need to succeed in school this year. It would be so amazing if on the first day of school, I greet my parents and scholars with a smile and a bookbag filled with these shiny new supplies. That would be a welcomed surprise and great start to our school year!

Ms. Smith PS 92 Mary McLeod Bethune Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

New York, NY View local requests

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

30 students impacted 14donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Staples Primary Composition Notebooks (K - 2nd), 7.5" x 9.75", Law Ruled, 100 Sheets, Multicolor, 12/Carton (42079CT) • Staples Advantage $28.49 5 $142.45
Crayola Classpack Jumbo Crayons, 200/Box (52-8389) • Staples Advantage $46.79 1 $46.79
TRU RED Teacher Pack 5" Kids Blunt Tip Stainless Steel Scissors, Straight Handle, Right and Left Handed, 24/Pack (TR55059) • Staples Advantage $44.99 1 $44.99
Staples 2-Pocket Fastener Folders, Light Blue, 10/Pack (13389-CC) • Staples Advantage $11.79 3 $35.37
Oxford 2-Pocket Fastener Folders, Yellow, 25/Box (OXF 57709) • Staples Advantage $31.99 1 $31.99
Ticonderoga Beginners Wooden Pencils, No. 2 Soft Lead, Dozen (13308) • Staples Advantage $5.69 5 $28.45
Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, 0.24 oz., 30/Pack (E556) • Staples Advantage $11.58 2 $23.16
Staples 2 Pocket Fasteners Folders, Red, 25/Box (50772/27540-CC) • Staples Advantage $10.39 2 $20.78

Materials cost

$373.98

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$409.59

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.28

Total project goal

$481.87

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$481.87

11 Donors

-$241.00

Donations toward project cost

-$205.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.40

Matching donations from our partners

-$239.99

Match offers toward project cost

-$203.99

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

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$0.00

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