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Mrs. Laude from Rochester, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Desks Are A Thing of the Past...Where Will We Sit Now?

My students need a carpet for our reading and meeting area in our classroom.

  • $330 goal

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My Students

In my classroom everyone works at their own level and in ways that best suits them and their needs. If you were to walk into my classroom we would be engaged from the start of the day by singing and moving to our weekly song and ending our day talking about something we learned or accomplished.

I work in a middle/lower class school district that borders on a city in upstate New York.

Every day we face challenges that make us a stronger school. This year we have so many students we had to get a trailer to house some grade levels. We also redistricted this year and since this is the start of the school year we will have an entire new population entering our school. The class size usually is about 24 students with in my FIRST grade classroom. Included in the class are students that speak another language. Many times they would speak little or not English at all. We also have a wide range of students from a preschool level all the up to maybe a third grade level. Teaching this large of a range of a group of students can be difficult but many times they barely even notice and everyone gets along with each other. My students make me proud to be their teacher and make me want to work hard each and every day for them.

My Project

Desk are no longer! I have taken them all out of the classroom and replaced them with...a few tables, activity trays, clipboards, and a few old bean bag chairs! Because students all learn differently they need space to spread out and either make small groups, work individually, or with a partner. With a rug students will be able to sit on the floor and not on the linoleum with their group members. This will make it for a more positive work environment.

Being able to have a space for them to come and meet and interact with each other that is not on the cold hard floor is important for young learners.

Also, If students are not spending the day in desks they need alternative places to sit and work. Having a rug as a choice not only frees up space but is visually appealing as well.

Mrs. Laude Florence Brasser Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Rochester, NY 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

24 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
American Rug by Mohawk 11942 217 096120 Fun Borders Sand Rug, 8-Feet by 10-Feet • Amazon $246.50 1 $246.50

Materials cost

$246.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$280.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.45

Total project goal

$329.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $329.65

3 Donors

-$304.65

Donations toward project cost

-$258.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.70

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

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 $0.00

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