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A Year in the Life of a Third Grade Scholar

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I teach in a public K-5 Elementary school in LAUSD. I refer to my gifted third grade students as "Scholars" and have high expectations for them. Hence, the title of the proposal, "A Year in the Life of a Scholar." As part of the standards for gifted education, students are to work in an area and complete an authentic product. This project allows the students to work as photojournalists. My students will have access to three digital cameras to capture moments in class, at school functions, and on field trips. Since the cameras I have have limited memory, I am asking for memory sticks for them. This gives my students ample opportunities to capture important moments without running out of memory. With the different photos taken, the students will work together to select pictures for a quarterly newsletter to distribute to parents, administrators, and other classes at school. We will also work with a fourth grade class to create power point/slide show presentations for Open House and burn Cd's for each child to keep for their memories. The project will benefit my students because they will have to learn how to write like a journalist. They have an audience they are writing for. They will have a sense that writing is not just to turn in for a grade but a way of communication, as are the photos. The materials that I need for the project are three memory sticks for Fuji Fine Pix A 400 digital cameras, ink cartridges for my printer, paper to print out the newsletters. I need the ink so the students can make master copies of their newsletter. I want my students to have this experience because as a teacher of the gifted, I am always looking for different ways for the students to express themselves. With the photos, newsletter, and power point presentations, they have a way to communicate to different audiences their experience of third grade. I think the students will be excited to capture their memories and share them with their family and friends.

Ms. Kampelman Melvin Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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.

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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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fuji 521 xD Picture card • Best Buy $39.99 3 $119.97
Epson ink Cartridge black • Best Buy $17.99 2 $35.98
epson Ink cartridge Magenta • Best Buy $12.99 2 $25.98
Epson Ink cartridge yellow • Best Buy $12.99 2 $25.98
Epson Ink Cartridge Light Magenta • Best Buy $12.99 2 $25.98
Epson ink cartridge light Cyan • Best Buy $12.99 2 $25.98
Epson Ink Cartridge Cyan • Best Buy $12.99 2 $25.98
HAMMERMILL COPY PLUS BOND PAPER-LEGAL SIZE,8-1/2 X 14,20 LB -- HammerMill Copy Plus Copy Paper; 8-1/2x14"; Legal Size • Quill Corporation $7.82 4 $31.28
HAMMERMILL COPY PLUS BOND PAPER-LETTER SIZE,8-1/2 X 11,20LB -- HammerMill Copy Plus Copy Paper; 8-1/2x11"; Letter Size • Quill Corporation $5.49 4 $21.96

Materials cost

$339.09

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$398.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$87.37

Total project goal

$485.37

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $485.37

3 Donors

-$468.24

Donations toward project cost

-$398.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$70.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.13

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