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Ms. Simmons from Houston, TX is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Few Writing Tools to Use

Help me give my students writing tools to complete their classwork each day.

  • $173 goal

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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 Students

A majority of my students are from a low income family and receive free or reduced-price lunch. Many of my students take home bags of non perishable meals to get them through the weekend. Despite their economic status, my students arrive to class with a smile and are eager to learn each day. The community surrounding our school consists of abandoned houses and vacant lots full of debris. My students often tell me about unfortunate incidents that occur in their own backyard. My goal is to create a safe learning environment that they can call their home away from home.

My Project

Having access to sharpened pencils allow students to work uninterrupted. My first graders often arrive to school without pencils and spend valuable time searching for a sharpened pencil in the classroom. We currently need a heavy duty pencil sharpener that can endure lots of daily use. We do so much writing and drawing that the pencils we started the school year off with have now shrank into stubby nubs. Please help supply our classroom with pencils and an electric pencil sharpener. Its the simple things that make a huge difference. With more writing tools on hand we can continue writing and working.

Ms. Simmons Youens Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
ES119 - Heavy-Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
MN6 - Jumbo Pencils • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$114.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$146.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.80

Total project goal

$172.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $172.01

1 Donor

-$172.01

Donations toward project cost

-$146.21

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.80

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 $0.00

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