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Mrs. Vrbas from SEATAC, WA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Little Froggies That Keep On Hopping!

My students need beginner's digital cameras, a listening center for reading comprehension, & literacy games!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Vrbas's classroom raised $718

This project is fully funded

My Students

Do you remember sitting around at the listening center in kindergarten with your friends sharing the same reading experience, even if your friend could already read and you couldn't? That's what these students need! They also could use fun interactive projects using digital cameras.

These kindergarteners are definitely the little froggies that can!

These students come from a very diverse range of cultures and families and even languages. Typically these students are children whom come from lower income households and eat our free or reduced breakfast and lunch at school. Most of the students in my class have not gone to pre-school and thus need additional assistance from day one.

My Project

Imagine being five years old and being allowed to use a digital camera....for a school project! By putting cameras in students' hands, we can see their perspectives and also we can assess their learning in a variety of subjects. If I am teaching geometry, I can assign a set or group of students to take pictures of hexagons around our class and around the school. These students will have short term benefits, but also amazing memories of these activities that will last a life time. Your donation will also help fund a listening center for students to have a shared reading and learning experience, no matter what level of reading they have developed. Students can challenge their comprehension more when they don't have to worry about the phonetic break down of words. I have also thrown in a few helpful tools such as word wands that will help students find and isolate site words on charts and posters in the room. There is also a helpful literacy center for independent work.

There are multiple aspects to this project, but all will give these able, but disadvantaged "froggies" the boost they need.

It is so vital to catch them up in their first year of school and your donation will help do just that. I thank you for investing in my students. They will be so very grateful.

Mrs. Vrbas McMicken Heights Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

SEATAC, WA View local requests

Nearly all 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

75 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Digital Camera (DC1) Explorer Kit 6-Pack----*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $292.31 1 $292.31
Listening Center, 6 Position Stereo, Volume Control Laminated Carry Case- - --*Comments* • Teacher's School Supply Inc. $108.12 1 $108.12
Mini Double Decko Lounger - Blue • Kaplan Early Learning Company $38.66 1 $38.66
Alphabet Books with Reading Rods(r) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $24.95 1 $24.95
Word and Number Swatters • Kaplan Early Learning Company $9.42 1 $9.42

Materials cost

$473.46

Vendor shipping charges

$52.81

Sales tax

$41.43

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.10

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$609.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$107.61

Total project goal

$717.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$717.41

14 Donors

-$358.70

Donations toward project cost

-$304.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.80

match offer

-$358.71

Match offer toward project cost

-$304.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.81

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$0.00

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