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Mrs. Finkelstein from Philadelphia, PA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Writing Stories in First Grade!

My students need black ink and colored ink, as well as paper in order to print our story books.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Finkelstein's classroom raised $289

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 Students

I have the largest amount of students in my classroom than any other room at my school. I am currently teaching thirty-one first-graders in a Title I school, located in a high poverty and high crime area of Pennsylvania.

All of my students receive free breakfast and lunch.

Many of my students come from homes where English is not spoken. I have three special education students and four ESL (English as a Second Language) students in my classroom. Six of the students in my classroom have an in-class social worker.

My Project

My students will be writing stories on our new copy paper about what they want to learn in first grade. They will also be writing stories about how to behave in different areas of the building.

After my students write stories on our new copy paper, they will get to print their stories using our new black and colored ink.

Without your support, we will not be able to print anything since we no longer have ink or paper in our printer.

Thanks so much for your support for helping out my little ones.

Your thoughtfulness and kindness is greatly appreciated.

Mrs. Finkelstein William McKinley 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.

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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

31 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP 951 Ink Cartridges, Cyan/Magenta/Yellow, 3-Pack (CR314FN) • Amazon Business $52.49 2 $104.98
HP 950XL Black High Yield Original Ink Cartridge (CN045AN) • Amazon Business $36.99 2 $73.98
Staples Copy Paper, LETTER-Size, 92/104 US/Euro Brightness, 20 lb., 8 1/2" x 11", 1 Case, 10 Reams, 5,000 sheets • Staples Advantage $33.28 1 $33.28

Materials cost

$212.24

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$245.42

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$43.31

Total project goal

$288.73

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $288.73

1 Donor

-$122.71

Donations toward project cost

-$122.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$144.36

Match offer toward project cost

-$122.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.65

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$21.65

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 $0.00

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