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Ms. Gracia from Tuolumne, CA is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What A Way To Start The Day

My students need a new classroom rug. We would be so truly appreciative of any help that we can receive.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gracia's classroom raised $652

This project is fully funded

My Students

One of my favorite things to do is to read to my Kindergarteners. I believe that one of the most important things I can do for my students is to expose them to a book each day. Unfortunately, every morning we start our day on an old, worn classroom rug.

My Kindergarten class is one of two in a small rural school in Northern California.

I have a classroom of energetic and ready to learn five and six year olds. We spend a great deal of our day on the floor learning about our world. We meet there for story time, classroom meetings, reading and math activities, and play activities.

My Project

It would be so nice for my students to have a new clean classroom rug. The one I have chosen has 30 squares which would allow each of my students to have his/her own square. It would not only give us our own space but would help remind students to respect the space of others. It is also decorated with the alphabet letters which will also make learning fun and will help with letter recognition. Most importantly, it will give us a more controlled clean space to sit, play, and learn in.

Instead of a chaotic beginning, this gift to my students will give them a more positive, focused start each morning.

What a great way to start our day with a good book on our new, clean rug.

Ms. Gracia Summerville 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.

Tuolumne, CA View local requests

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

18 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF485 - Learning Letters & Shapes Carpet - 9' x 12' • Lakeshore Learning $469.00 1 $469.00

Materials cost

$469.00

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$42.91

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$553.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$97.76

Total project goal

$651.71

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$651.71

10 Donors

-$622.95

Donations toward project cost

-$553.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$69.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$28.76

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$0.00

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