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Mrs. Wyrick from Fort Wayne IN is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

The Calming Effect

My students need light covers so the lights in our classroom to be softened. The harsh fluorescent lights cause glares on the white boards. With the light covers, it will have a calming effect for the students.

  • $160 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

All English as a Second Language students from the surrounding schools come to our school. This gives our school a wide variety of cultures and ethnicity. Along with the ELL students, we have over a 20% population of free and reduced lunch. With four apartment complexes feeding into our school, we have a transient student population.

Our school has a unique make-up for our district!The grades in our school start with special needs preschool through fifth grade.

The students in my classroom come from a wide variety of backgrounds.

My Project

The fluorescent light covers will soften the light in the classroom. With the soften of the harsh lights, the classroom will have a calming effect on the students which will give a more studious atmosphere. With the current fluorescent lights, there is a glare on the white board at the front of the room. Currently, we turn out the lights and rely on the sunlight that comes through the one window in our classroom. Students request to have the lights out to work because they have said it is calmer then having the overhead fluorescent lights one in the room.

Mrs. Wyrick
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fluorescent Light Covers Cozy Shades - Softening Light Filter for Game Room, Classroom, Office, Kids Bedrooms, or Hospital Room 48 x 24 inches - Set of 4 - Tranquil Sky Blue • Amazon Business $25.99 4 $103.96

Materials cost

$103.96

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$135.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.92

Total project goal

$159.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$159.44

5 Donors

-$115.00

Donations toward project cost

-$97.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.25

match offer

-$44.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$37.77

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.67

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$0.00

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