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Mr. Cruz Lorente from Jacksonville FL is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Back to the Basics in 1st Grade!

Help me give my students essential classroom materials including file holders, organizers, and caddies to help them develop an essential sense of self-responsibility and tidiness which will impact their academic achievements.

  • $718 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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 Project

This year I am teaching in a very multicultural and diverse classroom. This fact brings me joy and challenges me to try to develop strategies to improve and upgrade my children's potential. Due to the characteristics of my students, I must be creative and present instruction in a very visual, attractive, and effective way to achieve my goals. For this purpose, I need not only educational resources but folders, caddies and other additional classroom materials which help my students to be organized. This sense of tidiness and organization will improve and increase student attention and focus. Additionally, it will boost their self-confidence. For students, being organized is particularly important since it helps them learn how to prioritize activities, set and achieve goals and reduce stress. Having good organizational skills also makes it easier to collaborate with others and helps increase productivity and efficiency. Thank you for your collaboration and support.

Mr. Cruz Lorente
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pendaflex Portable Desktop File, Side Handles, Hanging File Folders, Tabs & Inserts, Letter Size, 9-1/2 x 12-3/16 x 6 Inches, Black (23013) • Amazon Business $9.66 45 $434.70
Really Good Stuff Four-Compartment Caddies (Set of 4) – Primary Colors – Perfect To Color-Code Tables, Group Work – Durable with Built-In Handles – Also great for home organization - Stackable for Easy Storage • Amazon Business $36.62 2 $73.24
Hanging Wall Files Rack with Door Hooks and 6pcs S Shape Hooks,3-Tier Over the Door File Organizer with Tag Slot, Great for Office Home and Work, Black • Amazon Business $34.99 1 $34.99
Samsill Cascading Wall File Organizer, Classrom Organization and Storage, 6 Removable Poly Hanging File Folders, Command Center Wall Organizer, Gray with Assorted Color Folders • Amazon Business $14.35 2 $28.70

Materials cost

$571.63

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$610.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$107.68

Total project goal

$717.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$717.88

7 Donors

-$483.50

Donations toward project cost

-$411.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.77

Matching donations from our partners

-$233.49

Match offers toward project cost

-$198.47

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.02

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

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$0.00

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