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Ms. Voelkel from SUAMICO, WI is requesting flexible seating through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Support Our Relax Room!

Help me give my students the beginning essentials for a Relax Room in our school with comfortable seating, and therapeutic and sensory tools.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Voelkel's classroom raised $590

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our students are unique and bright learners that thrive in the innovative, connected, authentic, and inspiring environment that we strive to provide. Students at our school support each other by working together in the classroom and confidently giving compliments to their classmates, especially to those that need it most.

Our students put their best foot forward everyday, however, due to social, emotional, and environmental challenges, some need extra support to help them succeed in the classroom.

Our students that find it challenging to connect and succeed in the classroom, may have histories of trauma or other hardships. These students are the ones we are seeking to engage in a more creative way. They need a calming, renewing, space that meets their individual needs. We love all of our students and the wonderful, unique qualities they bring to our school and we want each of them to feel safe and understood.

My Project

Over the past several years, our school has completed many projects to enhance the learning of our students. Some of these projects include new equipment, interventions, and special education supports. However, our school is lacking a space for students to engage in mindfulness, emotional regulation, and social emotional learning on a daily basis.

We are seeking to strengthen our community by creating a Relax Room, a room where all students can access ongoing mental health support within the school.

The supplies requested will transform an empty classroom into the Relax Room. To make this room a welcoming and comfortable space, we request bean bag chairs, soft lighting, an essential oil diffuser, sound machine, foam mat floor tiles, and sand timers.

We request supplies to begin creating the structure for social emotional supports, sensory play, and tools for self-regulation that are evidence-based interventions to help students cope with various challenges. Through these techniques, students can benefit from increased attention span and emotional regulation to decreased anxiety and better academic outcomes. Bringing these benefits to the entire student body is something we are very excited about.

Ms. Voelkel Forest Glen Elementary School Grades 3-5 SUAMICO, WI View local requests 500 students impacted 14donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Chill Sack Bean Bag Chair: Giant 5' Memory Foam Furniture Bean Bag - Big Sofa with Soft Micro Fiber Cover - Olive • Amazon Business $149.99 1 $149.99
Ottomanson Multipurpose Interlocking Puzzle Eva Foam Tiles-Anti-Fatigue Mat 24 Sq. Ft, 24" x 24" Tiles, Green • Amazon Business $21.54 4 $86.16
Floor Lamp Set By Light Accents - Honors Standing Lamps - Japanese Style Standing 50 Inches Tall Chrome with White Paper Shade (Set of 2) • Amazon Business $59.95 1 $59.95
iHome Zenergy Portable Sleep Therapy Speaker with Built in Sleep Therapy, Light Therapy, Portable Meditation Machine iZBT5 • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Big Joe Bean Bag, 98-Inch, Sapphire • Amazon Business $39.88 1 $39.88
Big Joe Bean Bag, 98-Inch (Spicy Lime) • Amazon Business $35.98 1 $35.98
ASAKUKI 500ml Premium, Essential Oil Diffuser, 5 In 1 Ultrasonic Aromatherapy Fragrant Oil Humidifier Vaporizer, Timer and Auto-Off Safety Switch, 7 LED Light Colors • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
EMDMAK Sand Timer Colorful Hourglass Sandglass Timer 1 min/3 mins/5 mins/10 mins/15 mins/30 mins Sand Clock Timer for Games Classroom Home Office(Pack of 6) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Dsmile Sand Timer,Plastic Hourglass Timer,Colorful Sandglass Hourglass Sand Clock Timer 30sec / 1min / 2mins / 3mins / 5mins / 10mins (12pcs) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$463.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.39

Total project goal

$589.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $589.27

13 Donors

-$442.21

Donations toward project cost

-$394.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$47.58

match offer

-$125.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$106.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.06

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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