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Mrs. Stark from Rancho Cordova, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Taking Notes Doesn't Have to Be So Boring!

Help me give my students notebooks they can personalize to teach them responsibility and organization.

  • $623 goal

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My Project

In Science we take notes on concepts, vocabulary, lab notes, and LOTS of modeling. This year I started teaching students how to organize their notebooks using color, contrast, and pictures! This project will fund notebooks with a craft cover, making them unlike other composition books. The blank cover allows students to decorate and make it more personal.

By personalizing their notebooks, students will (hopefully) take better care of their notebooks and be more responsible.

This project will also fund black flair pens that students will use to decorate the cover, but also use for note taking. The black flair pens add contrast to their page, making it easier for them to read their notes. I am looking forward to giving students these materials to help teach them note taking and responsibility.

Mrs. Stark W.E. Mitchell Middle School Grades 6-8

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 directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Rancho Cordova, CA View local requests

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

170 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PAPERAGE 48-Pack Composition Notebook Journals, Kraft Cover with Rainbow Spines, 120 Pages, Lined Paper, Small Size (8 in x 5.75 in) – for School, Office, or at-Home Use • Amazon Business $62.99 6 $377.94
Paper Mate Flair Felt Tip Pens, Medium Point (0.7mm), Black, 36 Count • Amazon Business $24.46 3 $73.38

Materials cost

$451.32

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $41.30

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.77

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$529.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.42

Total project goal

$622.81

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $622.81

7 Donors

-$307.73

Donations toward project cost

-$267.82

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$39.91

match offer

-$307.73

Match offer toward project cost

-$261.57

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.16

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.35

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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