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Ms. Sykes from Baltimore, MD is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Using a Broken Pencil Is Pointless!

Help me give my students essential supplies, such as folders, dry erase boards, pencils, and easel pads to create a functional classroom flow and allow them to start each class fully prepared and ready to learn!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Sykes's classroom raised $484

This project is fully funded

My Project

My students are exceptional! My class full of 12th grade students have been through a monumental amount of life changing events. They have survived through a pandemic, ongoing climate crisis and so much more, all while continuing to be great students and scholars. As a teacher, I am inspired by their perseverance and tenacity and want make sure that I am prepared to support them as needed.

As they continue to tackle various world events and plan their post-secondary goals, I want to support them and make sure that my classroom has the supplies that they need to be successful.

My classroom has a strong focus on supporting all types of learners and emotional support. As a math classroom, all of my students process and demonstrate understanding of content differently. I use a variety of resources to allow them the freedom to best demonstrate their mastery. Some scholars use white boards for feedback, while others prefer to present through large poster boards.

As I support my students emotionally, I do small check-ins with them weekly, using sticky notes to dictate their current mood. That post it note will give me a snap shot of my students mood and allow me to have deeper conversations and check-ins with students of high concern.

Finally, I allow my students to have independence within the classroom, so I utilize hanging file folders to create a mail box for students. Within their mailboxes, they can find graded work, permission slips, absent work and other documents to collected and reviewed on their own time! Having that system in place, relieves me of passing back work and to spend more class time checking in with my students emotionally and mathematically!

Project tagged as

Baltimore, MD
Grades 9-12
Mathematics
Charter School
Classroom Basics
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. Sykes Green Street Academy 377 Grades 9-12

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

Equity Focus

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baltimore, MD 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

TRU RED Reinforced Hanging File Folders, 5-Tab, Letter Size, Blue/Green/Red/Orange/Yellow, 25/Box (TR18654) • Quill.com $17.99 6 $107.94

Teacher Created Resources Math Grid Dry Erase Boards, Set of 10 (TCR77253) • Quill.com $29.69 3 $89.07

TRU RED Pre-Sharpened Wooden Pencil, 2.2mm, #2 Medium Lead, 72/Pack (TR58564) • Quill.com $11.33 6 $67.98

Quill Brand Ruled Easel Pad, 27" x 34", White, 50 Sheets/Pad, 2 Pads/Box (720444) • Quill.com $57.59 1 $57.59

Bostitch Personal Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue (EPS4-BLUE) • Quill.com $18.26 1 $18.26

Quill Brand Self-Stick Notes, 3" x 3", Coastal Pastel Colors, 100 Sheets/Pad, 12 Pads/Pack (733F12AQ) • Quill.com $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost			$354.33
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$21.26
3rd party payment processing fee			$5.31
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$410.90
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$72.51
Total project goal			$483.41
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$483.41
5 Donors			-$241.69
Donations toward project cost			-$205.44
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$36.25
match offer			-$241.72
Match offer toward project cost			-$205.46
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$36.26
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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Using a Broken Pencil Is Pointless!

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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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