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

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Help Students Start School With Basic Supplies!

My students need BASIC SUPPLIES to start the school year off right. Pencils, pens, erasers, sharpeners, intro pencils, paper, and notebooks are what we need to succeed!

  • $386 goal

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My Students

My students dream BIG! They inspire me everyday to help them achieve their unique dreams and goals. Without basic school supplies, we find challenges that you can help us overcome!

I teach three ultra-inspiring 7th grade classes in what is considered a 'economically-disadvantaged' middle school.

Extra money is not something that my students and their parents/guardians regularly have, if ever. I keep aware of this, and make my school supply list very short and sweet for my kids, knowing that inevitably I will end up purchasing notebooks, pencils, erasers and such out of my own pocket to help out some students. I cannot "require" my students to continually purchase additional supplies as they dwindle, dull, break, and become misplaced - as middle school students can sometimes misplace things! This is the challenge I face in helping students develop senses of organization, accountability, and clear presentation skills - all while teaching mathematics through artistic exploration.

My Project

My middle school students will create high school portfolios that they will bring with them on interviews that will determine their future successes. Once complete with the mathematical part of their portfolio, my artistic students love to design cover pages for them, incorporating media and design elements by which they are inspired. With a consistent supply of colored pencils, pencils, sharpeners, and erasers my students will create artistic masterpieces (while learning math!) that will supplement their high school applications, allowing them to stand out from the crowd.

When my students have consistent access to basic supplies their outlook will be positively affected in that they will be empowered to confidently create portfolio pieces that will display their art and math prowess.

They will be able to express their unique selves artistically and show their classmates examples of their hard work and dedication.

Mr. Seymour
Grades 6-8

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
RALLY PENCILS/72SET • Blick Art Materials $15.70 3 $47.10
DERWNT STUD CLR PNCL/STUDIO TIN 12/SET • Blick Art Materials $16.40 2 $32.80
TICONDRGO LADDIE NO2/BOXED W/ERASER DZ ZZ • Blick Art Materials $4.08 8 $32.64
ART ALTERNTV WC BOOK/LRG 8X5.5 20 SHT LS • Blick Art Materials $15.53 2 $31.06
MACPHERSON SHARPENER/PRISM ELLIPSE • Blick Art Materials $3.36 8 $26.88
BLICK ART GUM ERASER/1X1X1 BX24 ZZ • Blick Art Materials $5.34 5 $26.70
COMBO PAPER VALUE PK/9X12/234 9X12/125 • Blick Art Materials $12.99 2 $25.98
DERWNT STUD CLR PNCL/MTLC 6/PK • Blick Art Materials $7.32 2 $14.64
DR GRIP PURE WHT PEN/MED GRN • Blick Art Materials $7.22 2 $14.44
RHODIA PADS/RULED 8 1/4X11 3/4 • Blick Art Materials $7.19 2 $14.38
DERWENT PENCL PACKS/STUDIO • Blick Art Materials $7.81 1 $7.81
SANFORD VISION PEN/BLU • Blick Art Materials $2.31 2 $4.62
SANFORD VISION PEN/MJSTC PRPL • Blick Art Materials $2.31 2 $4.62
SANFORD VISION PEN/BLK MICRO • Blick Art Materials $2.31 2 $4.62
SANFORD VISION PEN/BLK • Blick Art Materials $2.31 2 $4.62

Materials cost

$292.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.39

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$327.30

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.76

Total project goal

$385.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $385.06

2 Donors

-$380.47

Donations toward project cost

-$327.30

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$53.17

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.59

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 $0.00

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