You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Ms. Calandra's Classroom

  • Martin Luther King Junior Elementary School
  • Wyandanch, NY
  • More than three‑quarters 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

Support her classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Calandra a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

cancel

Support Ms. Calandra's classroom with a gift that fosters learning.

  • Monthly
  • One-time

We'll charge your card today and send Ms. Calandra a DonorsChoose gift card she can use on her classroom projects. Starting next month, we'll charge your card and send her a DonorsChoose gift card on the 17th of every month.

Edit or cancel anytime.

Give to a project to support this classroom.

Your custom url is https://www.donorschoose.org/pcalandra

show projects from all time

Past projects 172

  • STEM with Carly & Adam!

    Funded Dec 3, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have all loved taking part in the different STEM lessons that we were able to print out with this subscription. I have found amazing lessons for all of my classes K-5 and am looking forward to 11 more months of amazing resources!

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Express and 6 other donors.
  • Paint Pens for Perfection!

    Funded Dec 11, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have created beautiful ornaments and in addition to decorating shirts and zipper pouches with these paint pens. The work they created is truly beautiful and the chance to use these awesome paint pens and compare the different sizes and brands has been really cool.

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Express and 4 other donors.
  • We Can Clean Up After Ourselves!

    Funded Dec 14, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have been doing a great job cleaning up after themselves. The carpet sweeper is perfect as students of any age can use it and the older students and myself can make sure our sitting area is kept clean with the vaccuum.

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Express and 7 other donors.
  • STEM Station Consumables!

    Funded Dec 14, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have all loved all of our new stem materials and they are so important as they are consumables that get used up as 1000 students transition through the library on a weekly basis.

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

  • Celebrate Our Successes in the New Year!

    Funded Dec 23, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have all loved all love the chance to win a reward that they can spend on a snack, book or even toy. They are able to work hard towards a goal knowing it will pay off...like we experience every day as we go to work for a paycheck!

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Express and 13 other donors.
  • STEM Storage Solutions!

    Funded Dec 11, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have all loved the new containers for our stem materials...especially the large shallow bins that make creating with legos more user friendly and the clean up is a dream. The packing bags are great for the pep squad pom poms that we also use when putting on our stem parades...its great that the students can easily access materials.

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by Panda Express and 9 other donors.
  • Let's Donate to the Soup Kitchen!

    Funded Nov 15, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have all loved creating treats to give to others. It was fun for them to create them knowing others would be smiling. They also enjoyed seeing the pictures of the food they put together in the food pantry as the teacher who dropped it off took pictures and brought it back to the show the students!

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by Townsend Press and 15 other donors.
  • Headbands and Glasses for Our 6th Annual Thanksgiving Day Parade!

    Funded Oct 22, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have all loved all of our Thanksgiving activities leading up to the parade. They were so festive and everyone was involved and felt important with the use of these props.

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation and 9 other donors.
  • World Kindness Day

    Funded Oct 17, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have all loved all of our World Kindness Day activities and opportunities to think outside the box and spread joy and this project played a part in all of it!

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Allstate Foundation.
  • STEM Stack: Candy Edition

    Funded Aug 27, 2023

    Yay! Thank you so much for helping me to give my students an amazing experience in the Computer Lab and Library! Fun activities that are centered around learning are the things you remember from elementary school for years to come.

    The students have all loved all of our CANDY STEM challenges and opportunities to think outside the box. They loved our book character parade and trunk or treat too and this project played a part in all of it!

    We couldn't have made this happen without your generosity and kindness and we can't thank you enough!"”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Calandra

    This classroom project was brought to life by Optimum and 4 other donors.
My students are K-5th graders who are full of energy & visit the library once a week for scheduled special. In addition, teachers send students to the library to complete a task or come for a full class activity. Some also come during recess for fun or to mentor younger students. This year library looks different, Library is coming to classrooms. Students attend school in a hybrid model or some attend school fully virtually 5 days per week. The students have adapted to the challenges thrown at them this year & are not only surviving, but thriving in this very different environment due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. My students come from very diverse backgrounds. They love reading diverse books, participating in makerspace activites & STEM challenges & are very curious. There are over 1400 students in our school! I have a large population of ELLs, they eager to learn and enjoy every minute of it. They are all amazing kids!

About my class

My students are K-5th graders who are full of energy & visit the library once a week for scheduled special. In addition, teachers send students to the library to complete a task or come for a full class activity. Some also come during recess for fun or to mentor younger students. This year library looks different, Library is coming to classrooms. Students attend school in a hybrid model or some attend school fully virtually 5 days per week. The students have adapted to the challenges thrown at them this year & are not only surviving, but thriving in this very different environment due to the Covid 19 Pandemic. My students come from very diverse backgrounds. They love reading diverse books, participating in makerspace activites & STEM challenges & are very curious. There are over 1400 students in our school! I have a large population of ELLs, they eager to learn and enjoy every minute of it. They are all amazing kids!

About my class

{"followTeacherId":414961,"teacherId":414961,"teacherName":"Ms. Calandra","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp414961_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1576011368193","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"vanityURL":"pcalandra","teacherChallengeId":21480179,"followAbout":"Ms. Calandra's projects","teacherVerify":299612864,"teacherNameEncoded":"Ms. Calandra","vanityType":"teacher","teacherPageInfo":{"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"teacherHasClassroomDescription":true,"teacherClassroomDescription":"","teacherProfileURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/classroom/pcalandra","tafURL":"https://secure.donorschoose.org/donors/share_teacher_profile.html?teacher=414961","stats":{"numActiveProjects":2,"numFundedProjects":172,"numSupporters":717},"classroomPhotoPendingScreening":false,"showEssentialsListCard":false}}