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Mrs. Melissa Smith from Spooner, WI is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Superheroes Are Super Organized

Help me give my students items to help us get organized and ready to start the school year like SUPERHEROES!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Melissa Smith's classroom raised $484

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are always amazing! They surprise me each and every day and keep me learning more for them. We seriously have some of the best students in our small-town elementary school.

My students are always ready to try something new and because of that, I want to be a better teacher every day.

I want to grow with them! Our school includes over 60% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, but together our community, parents, and staff work to get us everything we need. I am so grateful to have wonderful people like you also partnering with us to help get our students everything they so deserve.

My Project

It is strange. I have spent one morning the past three weeks cleaning up my classroom and packing for the summer. I have organized and decluttered. I miss my students so much and this has been a hard process.

My students are superheroes and my hope is that my superheroes will be SUPER organized!

These materials in this project will help us start next year off much more organized. Through distance learning I've also discovered some books that we'd like to have in our classroom next year.

We are just coming to an end, but I am already anxiously anticipating the fall. I can't wait to see all those smiling faces. I don't yet know what the fall will look like, but I do know these items will help us get organized and ready for the year.

The superhero lanyards, bursts, picture frames, and letters will spruce up our character traits board. We have a superhero theme schoolwide. The books will be incorporated into our monthly character trait themes.

The black mesh bins will be used to organize our library even more and make it easier for students to pick out books. The smaller bins will help organize our MakerSpace stations even more. The light filters will be used over our classroom library to calm the lights even more.

Lastly, the light box letters will help me continue to change the weekly message on our light box. Students loved seeing what the message was each week.

I am so blessed by my community and all they have done to support my classroom. You are part of my community and I am thankful for you!

Mrs. Melissa Smith Spooner Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

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More than half 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

18 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fluorescent Light Filters • Amazon Business $13.53 4 $54.12
IRIS USA WSB-S 26.5 Quart WEATHERTIGHT Multi-Purpose Storage Box, Clear with Blue Buckles, 3 Pack • Amazon Business $49.74 1 $49.74
Sterilite 17511712 6 Quart/5.7 Liter ClearView Latch Box, Clear with Sweet Plum Latches, 12-Pack • Amazon Business $39.60 1 $39.60
Hank Zipzer Collection 10 Books Collection Set Pack Henry Winkler and Lin Oliver, Niagara Falls - Or Does It? I Got a "D" in Salami Day of the Iguana The Zippity Zinger The Night I Flunked My Field Trip Holy Enchilada! • Amazon Business $37.99 1 $37.99
STERILITE 19638606 Large Clip Box, Clear with Blue Aquarium Latches 2 pieces (Large) • Amazon Business $18.97 2 $37.94
Mantello Front Loading Picture Frame 5x7 Inch, Black, 12-Pack • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Bright Color Hall Pass Lanyards and School Passes Set of 6 • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98
Teacher Created Resources Superhero Bursts Accents (5830) • Amazon Business $8.36 2 $16.72
The Wild Card: 7 Steps to an Educator's Creative Breakthrough • Amazon Business $15.59 1 $15.59
Morcte Black Plastic Storage Basket Bins Organizer, 4-Pack • Amazon Business $15.55 1 $15.55
Magnetic Pencil Holder Sticker,SPESSN Refrigerator Storage Pocket for Pen Scissors Markers Keys for Whiteboard Locker Cabinet Container and All Other Steel and Iron Surfaces- Small&Medium • Amazon Business $12.47 1 $12.47
4 Pieces Magnetic Pen Holder, Magnetic Marker Pocket Storage Holder for Notebooks, Letter, Pen, Markers (M) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Plastic Organizer Box with Dividers | 36 Compartment Organizer | Jewelry Organizer Box | Clear Organizer Box for Bead Storage, Letter Board Letters, Fishing Tackle • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
My Cinema Lightbox Alternative Letter Pack - 100 Letters, Wilderness Font and Animal Symbols - for Original A4 Size Light Box • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Teacher Created Resources Superhero Funtastic 4" Letters Combo Pack (5845) • Amazon Business $9.59 1 $9.59
The Good Egg Presents: The Great Eggscape! • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Brooklyn Lighting Company Light Box Letter Tiles - 100 Emoticon Tiles for Cinema Light Boxes 2.5”x 1.3” • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99

Materials cost

$375.03

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$410.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.47

Total project goal

$483.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $483.13

10 Donors

-$211.70

Donations toward project cost

-$211.10

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.60

match offer

-$234.78

Match offer toward project cost

-$199.56

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.22

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$36.65

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 $0.00

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