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Mrs. Ferro from Albany, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Sharp Pencil Leads to a Sharp Mind!

My students need 100 dozen #2 pencils and an electric sharpener.

  • $314 goal

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My Students

Have you ever sharpened a pencil only to have the lead point fall right out when you go to write? Pencils should sharpen the right way every time and a sharpener should be able to handle sharpening 100 pencils a day.

My class is filled with high-energy 3rd graders who use their supplies and use them well.

We have a very hands-on classroom, but when my students sit down to write, they deserve to have the tools necessary to get the work done. Frustration during work often starts with something as simple as not having the right tools.

My Project

My students need #2 pencils and an electric sharpener. Pencils are used during all parts of our day. They are usually the first thing the comes to mind when you think of school supplies. I have quickly learned that not all pencils are the same and they can't sharpen themselves. I would like my students to be able to get through entire days without worrying about something as simple as a pencil.

Quality materials in a classroom are what every student deserves to have.

You will make it possible for my students to have uninterrupted learning. Your generosity will ensure that their need to sharpen a pencil will be because they have worn the point down while working, and not because it broke before they even got started.

Mrs. Ferro Sheridan Preparatory Academy Grades 3-5

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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Albany, NY View local requests

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

30 students impacted 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
DIXON TICONDEROGA PENCIL #2 -- Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils; #2, Yellow Finish • Quill $2.06 100 $206.00
SCHOOL PRO ELECTRIC PENCIL SHARPNER -- X-ACTO by Boston School Pro Electric Pencil Sharpener • Quill $35.99 1 $35.99

Materials cost

$241.99

Vendor shipping charges

 $2.42

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$257.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.42

Total project goal

$313.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $313.46

10 Donors

-$313.46

Donations toward project cost

-$257.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$56.42

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 $0.00

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