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Mrs. Cipolla from New Britain, CT is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Using Color and Rewards to Enhance Learning!

Help me give my students a color printer package that will help me to create colored picture cards for learning new vocabulary and visuals for sparking engaging lessons!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Cipolla's classroom raised $524

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

This project is a part of the Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month celebration because it supports a Latino teacher or a school where the majority of students are Latino.

My Project

I am teaching at a school located in an urban community consisting of almost 600 students. We currently have a little over 150 students identified as English Learners. In addition to the various ethnicities at our school, our students mainly come from a high poverty background. One hundred percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch daily.

My goal is to help my multilingual students build their a solid foundation in English.

Students come to school each day with the knowledge that our classroom is a safe place to grow and learn. Despite so many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. One of the most research-based ways that Multilingual students learn is with the use of visuals. Using colorful, impactful visuals helps them make connections between a concept and English vocabulary. I want to be able to provide them with the materials needed to give them access to the high-quality instruction that they deserve.

Mrs. Cipolla Smalley Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

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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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Brother MFC-J4535DW INKvestment -Tank All-in-One Color Inkjet Printer with NFC, Duplex and Wireless Printing Plus Up to 1-Year of Ink in-Box • Amazon Business $249.99 1 $249.99
Brother - LC406 3PK 3-Pack INKvestment Tank Ink Cartridges - Cyan/Magenta/Yellow • Best Buy Education $62.38 1 $62.38
Brother - LC406BK INKvestment Tank Ink Cartridge - Black • Best Buy Education $32.41 1 $32.41
300 Pcs Scratch and Sniff Sticker for Kids Smelly Scented Motivational Stickers Reward Stickers Teacher Stickers Incentive Positive Stickers for Student Classroom Chart School Supplies (Dessert) • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
PURPLE LADYBUG Scratch and Sniff Stickers for Kids - Cool Teacher Stickers for Students, Teacher Supplies for Classroom, Reward Stickers - 1260 Smelly Stickers with 15 Different Scratch N Sniff Smells • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Reward Stickers for Kids,600PCS Motivational Stickers for Teachers Stickers Packs,Cute Animal Reward Stickers for Students Award School Incentive Stickers Teacher Supplies for Classroom • Amazon Business $8.89 1 $8.89
Sweetzer & Orange Reward Stickers for Teachers. 1008 Stickers for Kids in 9 Designs. 1 Inch School Stickers on Sheets. Teacher Supplies for Classroom, Potty Training Stickers, Motivational Stickers • Amazon Business $8.81 1 $8.81
600PCS Funny Punny Reward Stickers for Kids Motivational Stickers Inspiration Positive Accents Teacher Supplies Stickers for Classroom Cute Cartoon Incentive Labels School Stickers for Students Chart • Amazon Business $7.89 1 $7.89
600PCS Punny Teacher Stickers for Students, Funny Teacher Reward Stickers for Kids Classroom Supplies Motivational Potty Training Stickers Cute Animal Incentives Stickers for Kids Toddlers School Home • Amazon Business $7.69 1 $7.69
Creative Teaching Press Emoji Reward Stickers, Pack of 75 - Early Childhood-Elementary - Toddler • School Specialty $5.17 1 $5.17

Materials cost

$408.21

Vendor shipping charges

 $0.52

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$444.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$78.50

Total project goal

$523.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $523.35

2 Donors

-$225.30

Donations toward project cost

-$224.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

match offer

-$259.18

Match offer toward project cost

-$220.30

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.88

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$38.88

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 $0.00

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