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Mrs. Vance from Baton Rouge, LA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today's Readers Are Tomorrow's Leaders

Help me give my students a new table to sit at and read informational text with current news! They also need printed resources and leveled texts!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Vance's classroom raised $589

This project is fully funded

My Students

I work with a very diverse group of students. I work with students in grades third through fifth grade who are at least 2 grade levels behind in reading. This is a new position at my school so resources are limited. I work with a great group of students and I'm so proud of their success so far!

They've already showed so much growth, I can't wait to see what else they can do!

I want to over them the best reading intervention possible because they're a great group of kids!

My Project

This is a new position so I don't have a lot of resources like a classroom fee. Most of my pens are old and running out of ink so I need new ones I like to make my reading resources bright and colorful to keep the kids' attentions. I work with students with many different learning styles so I want to have as many visual resources as possible but since this position is new, I'm starting from scratch. I have to laminate my rubrics and anchor chart for future use so The laminating pouches would be put to great use. The table where I work with my fifth graders is old and falling apart. We need a new one that doesn't shed paint chips.

I have students that are on reading levels ranging from kindergarten to fourth grade.

I print a lot of leveled reading passages with my personal color printer. Getting ink would Allow me to print leveled texts in color so all my students can receive differentiate instruction! Since I don't have a designated room, I move around the school. My arms get tired by the end of the day! I would be able to move my resources around easily with a rolling crate. The folders would be used for the students to keep their resources organized. The cool pens would make peer editing a little bit more fun! The scholastic subscription would allow my students to work on reading comprehension in a cross curriculum setting while learning about current events. I don’t recieve PBIS funds for rewards and incentives and these kids deserve little prizes when they do extraordinary work. We need small things that will add up to make a big difference!

Mrs. Vance Parkview Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baton Rouge, LA 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

30 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids 48" Clover Activity Table With Standard Legs & Swivel Glide, Gray/Black/Black • Staples Advantage $166.79 1 $166.79
Brother Genuine High Yield Black Ink Cartridges, LC2032PKS, Replacement Black Ink Two Pack, Includes 2 Cartridges of Black Ink, Page Yield Up To 550 Pages/Cartridge, LC203 • Amazon Business $36.34 1 $36.34
Brother Genuine High Yield Color Ink Cartridge, LC2033PKS, Replacement Color Ink Three Pack, Includes 1 Cartridge Each of Cyan, Magenta & Yellow, Page Yield Up To 550 Pages, Amazon Dash Replenishment Cartridge, LC203 • Amazon Business $32.34 1 $32.34
Staples Expanding Folding Crate On Wheels, 16"H x 18 1/2"W x 15"D • Staples Advantage $28.09 1 $28.09
Smead Poly Snap-In Two-Pocket Folder, Letter Size, Assorted Colors, 10 per pack (87939) • Amazon Business $10.98 2 $21.96
Staples Laminating Pouches, Letter, 5 Mil, 9" x 11 1/2", 300 Box • Staples Advantage $20.46 1 $20.46
SmileMakers Fruity Scratch N Sniff Stickers 75/Box • Quill.com $6.52 3 $19.56
Musgrave Incentive Pencils You Are Awesome • Quill.com $2.63 6 $15.78
Musgrave Incentive Pencils Paw Power • Quill.com $2.63 6 $15.78
Paper Mate Flair Felt-Tip Pens, Ultra Fine Point, Assorted, 8/Pack • Staples Advantage $14.29 1 $14.29
Astrobrights Colored Cardstock, 8.5" x 11", 65 lb./176 gsm, "Happy" 5-Color Assortment, 250 Sheets/Pack (21004/ 22004) • Staples Advantage $12.74 1 $12.74
BIC Gel-ocity Quick Dry Retractable Gel Pens, Medium Point, Assorted Ink, 8/Pack (RGLCGAP81-AST) • Staples Advantage $10.99 1 $10.99
Readers are Leaders Pencils, Dozen • Quill.com $3.56 2 $7.12
Scholastic News, Grade 4 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 24 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grade 4 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $5.75 1 $5.75
Scholastic News, Grades 5/6 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 24 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grades 5/6 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $5.75 1 $5.75
Readers are Leaders Pencil, Pack of 12 • Quill.com $4.33 1 $4.33
Marvalus White Tape Options: 1" X 36" • Teachers' School Supply $4.29 1 $4.29
Trend Stinky Stickers, Small Round, Colorful Smiles Scented Tutti-Frutti • Quill.com $2.54 1 $2.54

Materials cost

$424.90

Vendor shipping charges

$1.62

Sales tax

$37.18

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.37

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$500.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.25

Total project goal

$588.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$588.32

4 Donors

-$467.82

Donations toward project cost

-$436.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.50

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.50

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$0.00

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