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Mr. Greco from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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WANTED: Writing Center Materials for Future Authors

My students need materials such as sticky notes, dry erase markers and pens.

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Greco's classroom raised $397

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

Welcome to 5th grade in a low income area where the common core demands not only taxes our brains but our budget! Our biggest challenge this year is writing. We need a writing center to hold all our materials as well as basic materials like red pens, highlighters, paper, and post-its.

My NYC public school students live in a neighborhood which contains NYC's largest low income housing community.

In their day-to-day lives, some can see a lot of ugliness, and the majority of them find school a safe way to escape that. As their teacher, I recognize my students as smart, creative individuals who have the potential to shatter the "kid from the projects" stereotype and to move on and develop into well-educated productive members of society.

My Project

In our 5th grade classroom we have plenty of ideas, but not a lot of materials. Good writers are able to brainstorm, draft, edit/revise, and publish. Currently in our classroom, we are forced to act as good writers in a traditional matter only with the support of basic materials supplied by school. The materials we requested will allow us to participate in many learning activities to engage all levels of learners in a variety of ways. We will be using the writing center to hold the materials we need. We also need red pens for editing our own work, highlighters to highlight key points and ideas, yellow lined paper to show the world the difference between a published piece and a draft as well as post-its so we can leave feedback on our peer's work.

Funding for this project would make a dramatic difference in my student's academic lives.

The materials requested would allow ALL students to be successful in writing. It would allow for a less traditional way of teaching writing which would increase NYS Assessment scores. More importantly, these items would allow my students the experience to actually be an author. Who knows... Maybe I teach a future Newbery award winner!

Mr. Greco Red Hook Neighborhood School Grades 3-5

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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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More than half of 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
JJ926 - Classic Birch Tabletop Writing Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
POST-IT NOTE SUPER STICKY 3 X 3 CANARY YELLOW PACK OF 24 • School Specialty $35.14 1 $35.14
MARKER EXPO DRY ERASE LOW ODOR BLACK FINE PACK OF 12 • School Specialty $15.19 3 $45.57
TIMER 12'' AUDITORY TIME TIMER • School Specialty $42.74 1 $42.74
Small Utility Caddy Green • Teachers' School Supply $3.99 7 $27.93
POST-IT NOTE SPR STICKY RECYCLED LINED 4X4 BORA BORA PK OF 6 • School Specialty $17.95 1 $17.95
HIGHLIGHTER YELLOW TANK SCHOOL SMART PACK OF 20 • School Specialty $8.07 2 $16.14
PAPER 8X10.5 ESSAY 16#YEL W/MGN SCHOOL SMART REAM • School Specialty $6.26 2 $12.52
PEN BALLPNT RND STIC RED MED 1.0MM P/12 • School Specialty $1.42 3 $4.26

Materials cost

$282.24

Vendor shipping charges

 $20.50

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.47

Total project goal

$396.44

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $396.44

5 Donors

-$361.87

Donations toward project cost

-$336.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.90

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$34.57

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