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Ms. Steines from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Amazing Supplies for the New School Year!

My students need 12 planners, 12 white boards, markers, a calendar kit, and other basic supplies to start the school year.

  • $556 goal

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My Students

Help our kids and our classrooms flourish! We are in great need of some basic classroom supplies, as well as a few materials for the kids to use at home.

My students are the sweetest, most determined children I have ever met.

In the face of extreme disabilities, they come to school each day so excited to learn and to spend the day with me. They are invested and love learning in a way that I never anticipated or thought was possible before I became a teacher. We have a cozy classroom of 12 students, 3 paraprofessionals and 1 teacher. Our classroom is 6th-8th grade combined. Often when people ask me what age I teach and I tell them "middle school", they groan or laugh because it is such a tough age. However, I wouldn't trade my kids in for anything. They are what makes this job so touching. We work and learn in a Brooklyn public school with an extremely poor student population. I only take my kids on free field trips and never ask them to spend money on extra supplies.

My Project

Many of my students are practicing their handwriting skills and require support from Occupational Therapists. One strategy that has proved extremely useful for them is to practice using a whiteboard and marker, rather than a pencil and paper. When we do classroom read alouds, I often ask my students to "STOP AND DRAW!" a particularly vivid or exciting scene in the story. Personal white boards will give my kids the freedom to stop and draw, while simultaneously practicing their handwriting skills. We will be so lucky to have a calendar to practice calendar math, and a pocket chart to work on letter sounds. We devote a lot of our classroom instruction to teaching life skills, citizenship and responsibility. This year I would like each of my students to write down their assignments with these fantastic assignment books. I will use the paper organizers, Velcro, and pencil sharpener for organizing, displaying, and maintaining classroom materials.

For many of my students, school is the most exciting and comforting part of their day.

It has been extraordinarily difficult to create my own curriculum and materials for each student over the past year, especially because my students are all at drastically different learning levels. Having access to these materials will allow me to create an extremely bright and supportive classroom environment. Please help us start off the 2011-2012 school year strong!!

Ms. Steines MS 88 Peter Rouget Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than half 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

12 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
GW323 - Organization Station Pocket Chart • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 1 $32.95
RA414 - Tabletop Paper Center • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
HH249 - Student Planner - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
HH248 - Student Planner - Each • Lakeshore Learning $3.79 2 $7.58
ES119 - Heavy-Duty Electric Pencil Sharpener • Lakeshore Learning $89.95 1 $89.95
DD105 - Black Write & Wipe Markers - Thin-Line - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning $3.99 3 $11.97
JJ387X - Double-Sided Picture Story Write & Wipe Board - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $57.50 1 $57.50
JJ387 - Double-Sided Picture Story Write & Wipe Board - Each • Lakeshore Learning $5.95 2 $11.90
LC1198 - Classroom Calendar Kit • Lakeshore Learning $29.99 1 $29.99
GW323 - Organization Station Pocket Chart • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 1 $32.95
LK522BU - Heavy-Duty Small Pocket Chart - Blue • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 1 $16.95
FF754 - Phonics Word Builder Card Library • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
Avery Ready IndexTable of Contents Dividers for Laser/Inkjet Numbered 1-8, Multi-Color • Quill $2.87 12 $34.44
Removable Adhesive Velcro Fasteners for Posters, 1-1/2" squares (6), 7/8" coins (6) • Quill $2.51 2 $5.02

Materials cost

$431.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$472.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.39

Total project goal

$555.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $555.91

15 Donors

-$550.61

Donations toward project cost

-$472.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$78.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.30

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