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Ms. Sasseen from Bronx, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Do You Have a Pencil?

My students need basic classroom materials like paper, pencils, and chart tablets.

  • $587 goal

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My Students

Do you remember going to school and wondering if you would have paper to write on that day or a pencil to use. Unfortunately, this is a reality for my students.

I am a fifth grade teacher in a low income school.

I work in New York City. The students in my classroom are very hard working. For a majority of my students, English is their second language. I also have a large special needs population in my classroom. I think it is a travesty that funding for public education has gotten so bad that students don't have the basic needs like paper and pencils. Even when my students have a pencil, we hope it doesn't break because we don't have pencil sharpeners either.

My Project

All I am asking for is your help to give my students the basic needs of learning. Besides a school building, which we have, I think pencils and paper is next on the list for having a school run effectively. I never imagined when I was going to school to become a teacher that pencils and paper would become a concern in my classroom. The materials I need are paper, pencils, and a pencil sharpener. We do not have chalkboards in our rooms either, so I am also asking for chart tablets so I can chart the important aspects of my lessons and hang them up for my students to refer too.

I would appreciate your help in giving my students the basic necessities of education.

You would think that in the year 2012 that this grant would be for computers or iPads, not paper and pencils. Please help me in letting my students know that education is important enough for them to get paper and pencils to learn.

Ms. Sasseen
Grades 3-5

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
POUCHES SCOTCH THERMAL LETTER SIZE PACK OF 50 • School Specialty Inc. $12.34 2 $24.68
MARKER EXPO DRY ERASE RED CHISEL PACK OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $16.62 1 $16.62
MARKER DRY ERASE EXPO CHISEL ASST COLORS PACK OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $15.10 1 $15.10
MARKER EXPO DRY ERASE BLUE CHISEL PACK OF 12 • School Specialty Inc. $16.62 1 $16.62
PENCIL TICONDEROGA LADDIE TRI-WRITE W/ERASER PACK OF 36 • School Specialty Inc. $13.29 2 $26.58
PAPER MULTIPURP 8.5X11 98 BRIGHT WHITE 20# CS/10 RM • School Specialty Inc. $45.59 2 $91.18
PAPER MANUSCRIPT-8X10.5-16#-3/8X3/16DOTX3/8 SKIP PKG-200 - SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty Inc. $5.88 5 $29.40
PAPER FILLER 8.5X11 BLUE 3/8 RULE PACK OF 100 • School Specialty Inc. $4.46 2 $8.92
PAPER FILLER 8.5X11 PINK 3/8 RULE PACK OF 100 • School Specialty Inc. $4.46 2 $8.92
CHART TABLET 1 INCH RULED COLORED PAPER 24x32 • School Specialty Inc. $10.44 5 $52.20
CHART TABLETS COLORED 1-1/2 RULED MANU 24X16 • School Specialty Inc. $5.88 5 $29.40
PAPER 3/8 SW NWSPRNT 8X10.5 YL SCHOOL SMART REAM • School Specialty Inc. $4.93 5 $24.65
PENCIL SHARPENER BOSTON SCHOOL PRO ELECTRIC • School Specialty Inc. $37.95 2 $75.90

Materials cost

$420.17

Vendor shipping charges

 $42.02

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$498.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.97

Total project goal

$586.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $586.46

3 Donors

-$536.46

Donations toward project cost

-$455.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.47

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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