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Mrs. LaHuis from Grand Rapids MI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Successful Students Needed

My students need some basic supplies but also cultural books and math manipulatives to do more hands-on learning.

  • $858 goal

This project expired on December 23, 2016.

This project expired on December 23, 2016.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Do you love to be different? Do you love to be creative and/or innovative? Are you itching to get that energy out on something positive in the community? If so, you would fit in perfectly with my classroom.

My students are high energy, innovative and soon to be successful people.

They are our future. YOU as donors will have the knowledge that you are helping those in need become the people we truly want in this world. My students are learning to be innovators. They are learning to be responsible, respectful and successful.

As adults, we know we are always looking for the next best thing and are excited about it. These students need that excitement in their lives. They need to be supported, loved and nurtured to truly let their passions be known and feel comfortable in their own skin. We want to celebrate with you!

Right now, we just need supplies to get our year going!

My Project

These enormous range of materials and supplies will help my students with math and language arts while learning about their culture and how it has evolved throughout the years.

These children need to have the tools to succeed and you can give that to them.

If we give them different tools to use they will have multiple ways to complete a problem. In today's world we cannot teach cookie cutter ways anymore and with these books, math materials and basic school supplies, I feel we can foster learning in different ways.

Thank you for all of your help. We will definitely use all of these materials and supplies.

Mrs. LaHuis
Grades 3-5
  • Grand Rapids Ellington Academy of Arts and Technology
  • Grand Rapids, MI
  • More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

    Equity Focus

    At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

    This project will reach 25 students.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
JJ689 - Privacy Partition - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 3 $89.97
Astronomy (12 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $79.56 1 $79.56
Owl Pellet Study Classroom Kit • Carolina Biological Supply Company $64.80 1 $64.80
Swiffer Bissel Steamboost Mop Starter Kit • Staples Advantage $49.99 1 $49.99
Binney & Smith Crayola Classpack Colored Pencils, 462 Pencils/Set, 14 Assorted Colors • Staples Advantage $46.82 1 $46.82
PP904 - Jumbo Magnetic Multiplication Arrays - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Staples Hanging File Folders, 1/5 Cut, Standard Green, LETTER-size Holds 8 1/2"H x 11"W, 50/Bx • Staples Advantage $18.99 2 $37.98
LL970 - Fraction Multipliers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
GA920 - Ten-Frames Class Set • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 1 $29.99
Kleenex Facial Tissues, 2-Ply, 4 Boxes/Pk • Staples Advantage $5.99 5 $29.95
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, 3" x 3", Canary Yellow, 12/Pk • Staples Advantage $20.49 1 $20.49
Swiffer Bissell Steamboost Steampad Refills, Open Window Fresh Scent, 20/Pk • Staples Advantage $14.99 1 $14.99
Written in Bone: Buried Lives of Jamestown and Colonial Maryland • AKJ Education $14.92 1 $14.92
Hand in Hand: Ten Black Men Who Changed America • AKJ Education $12.99 1 $12.99
We Are the Ship: The Story of Negro League Baseball • AKJ Education $12.99 1 $12.99
Heart and Soul: The Story of America and African Americans • AKJ Education $12.99 1 $12.99
Little Melba and Her Big Trombone • AKJ Education $12.32 1 $12.32
Every Bone Tells a Story: Hominin Discoveries, Deductions, and Debates • AKJ Education $12.32 1 $12.32
Brighton Professional Disinfecting Wipes, Lemon Scent, 75 Wipes/Tub • Staples Advantage $3.99 3 $11.97
Courage Has No Color: The True Story of the Triple Nickles America's First Black Paratroopers • AKJ Education $11.69 1 $11.69
Almost Astronauts: 13 Women Who Dared to Dream • AKJ Education $11.69 1 $11.69
Brown Girl Dreaming • AKJ Education $11.04 1 $11.04
Claudette Colvin: Twice Toward Justice • AKJ Education $6.49 1 $6.49
Slam! • AKJ Education $5.84 1 $5.84
Bud, Not Buddy • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19
Elijah of Buxton • AKJ Education $5.19 1 $5.19

Materials cost

$682.15

Vendor shipping charges

$6.48

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$728.86

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$128.62

Total project goal

$857.48

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