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

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An Organized Classroom

My students need a laminator, a rolling cart for our projector, a stapler, and plastic organizers to decorate and organize our Math and ESL classroom.

  • $496 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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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

"Do not be fooled by the calendar. There are only as many days in the year as you make use of. One man gets only a week's value out of a year while another man gets a full year's value out of a week." -Charles Richards

Teaching math to a diverse group of students from all over the world with different English language skills might sound like a difficult task.

However, to me, it is the perfect opportunity to blend in many different cultures, background knowledge, experiences and thinking skills to explore higher order thinking problems in our sixth grade math class. It is a great opportunity for my English speaking students to teach their non-English speaking peers the language and previously learned skills. While it also gives our newcomers the chance to share a world out of our reach; full of culture, beautiful languages, customs and different learning strategies. Our newcomers get excited when we include their cultures in our projects while working together to choose the most appropriate strategy to find the solution of problems. Every day is a learning experience in our diverse school. We have created a welcoming community where we learn from each other and share our cultural backgrounds with pride.

My Project

Our classroom is full of active learning where students engage in different activities that encourage collaboration and imagination. Therefore wasting time trying to find and organize materials, clean spaces and connect technological devices should not interrupt our learning experience. However this a very difficult task due to time. Many days, I go home after sunset because I have spent so much time organizing and preparing the learning environment for the next day. I see a classroom as a theater stage which should be ready for every production. I have come to the conclusion that the requested materials will solve our problem. A rolling cart will provide a place to storage our projector, laptop, and document camera. The plastic containers will help us to organize our materials. The electric laminator and pouches will enable us to create graphic organizers and label center materials. The class stapler will save us time as our current cheap staplers get constantly jammed. Finally, I have requested a set of paper size plastic filing folders to organize our daily assignments.

Your donation will make a big difference in our students who learn a lot from each other when there is no distraction.

An organized classroom opens doors to unforgettable learning experiences. You will impact the life of our future professionals. My students will take ownership of their learning experiences by having necessary materials accessible and well organized in our fully equipped classroom. We are very excited to open our door to people who want to be part of our colorful classroom.

Ms. Mendez Intermediate School 347 School of Humanties Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. Mendez

Brooklyn, NY View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fellowes Saturn2 95 Laminator • Quill.com $140.24 1 $140.24
Iris Rolling Cart with Plastic Organizer Top 5-Drawer • Quill.com $40.79 2 $81.58
Premium Laminating Pouches 11-1/2x9", 3 mil., Letter • Quill.com $49.99 1 $49.99
Deflect-O Letter Size Magnetic Pocket Clear • Quill.com $13.59 3 $40.77
Swingline Optima 40 Desktop Staplers 40 Sheet • Quill.com $24.79 1 $24.79
Whitmor Supreme 3 Tier Jumbo Cart With Casters Chrome • Quill.com $33.14 1 $33.14
PP281 - Magnetic Storage Boxes - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$385.50

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$421.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$74.34

Total project goal

$495.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $495.62

8 Donors

-$495.60

Donations toward project cost

-$421.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$74.32

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.02

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 $0.00

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