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Mrs. Polo Oates from El Paso, TX is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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STEM Needs

Help me give my students bring different materials to create STEM centers in our kindergarten classroom!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Polo Oates's classroom raised $274

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

Kindergarten has changed so much throughout the years and sadly education has slowly removed pretend play. Which means at times less time to work together and use their imagination!

With STEM though it helps with imagination, engineering, collaboration, communication skills, problem solving, and so much more!

I would love to obtain plant pots, soil, compost bin, and plants for my students to plant and learn about everything plants and caring for our environment! They would learn about botanist, farmers, and being a scientist! Sadly, sometimes with these things fruit flies or little flies come around and want to have insect traps, please! I want to be able to store our STEM materials that we already have too and storage bins are very much needed to keep materials organized!

Mrs. Polo Oates Herrera Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

El Paso, TX View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

20 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Zevo Flying Insect Trap, Fly Trap + Refill Cartridge Pack (1 Plug-in Base + 3 Total Refill Cartridges) • Amazon Business $29.49 1 $29.49
IRIS USA 5 Quart Plastic Storage Bin Tote Organizing Container with Latching Lid, Stackable and Nestable, Clear, 20 Pack • Amazon Business $26.09 1 $26.09
PURA D'OR Organic Essential Oils Set of 10 10ml Perfect10 Wood Box Gift Set, 100% Pure Therapeutic Grade Aromatherapy for Home Diffusers (Lavender, Tea Tree, Eucalyptus, Lemon, Cedarwood, Lemongrass) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Bundle Zevo Flying Insect Trap Refill Kit NO Device - Model 3-2 Pack (4 Cartridges) • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Reotemp Bamboo Fiber Kitchen Compost Bin, White, 3 Liter • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Costa Farms Aloe Vera (2 Pack), Live Succulent Plant, Easy Care Indoor Houseplant in Grower Pot, Natural Room Air Purifier in Soil, Living Room or Office Décor, New House Warming Gift, 12-Inches Tall • Amazon Business $17.10 1 $17.10
SwinDuck 4 inch Small Plant Pots, 28 Pack Plastic Planters with Drainage Holes and Saucers for Flowers Plants, Succulents, Seed Starting Pots, White • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Back to the Roots All-Purpose Potting Mix 6 Quarts (Best Value), 100% Organic & USA Made for Herbs, Veggies, Flowers, w/Nutrient Rich Plant Food, Worm-Castings, & Moisture Controlling Yucca, 2 Packs • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Qinline Reusable Food Storage Bags - 10 Pack BPA FREE Freezer Bags(2 Reusable Gallon Bags + 4 Reusable Sandwich Bags + 4 Food Grade Snack Bags) EXTRA THICK Leakproof Lunch Bag for Salad Fruit • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Lineco Transparent Mending Tape,Self Adhesive, 0.5'' x 12' Used for Mending Documents, Letters, Newspapers, Magazines. Cover and Support Your Documents with Tears. • Amazon Business $9.98 1 $9.98

Materials cost

$199.20

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$232.19

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.97

Total project goal

$273.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$273.16

2 Donors

-$169.06

Donations toward project cost

-$160.35

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.71

match offer

-$84.54

Match offer toward project cost

-$71.86

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.68

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$19.59

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$0.00

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