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Ms. Kampelman from Reseda, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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My students need staples for a heavy duty stapler, batteries, pencils/colored pencils, and an electric pencil sharpener.

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My Students

Can 3rd grade students write and illustrate self created books? They sure can!! A future Hemingway, Twain, or Seuss may be sitting in my classroom.

I teach a class of third grade gifted/high achieving students in a large urban school district.

Our school is in a low socioeconomic area of the city. We are a Title 1 school meaning that most students qualify for free or reduced lunch subsidized by the federal government. Many students are dropped off at school around 7:30 am and some aren't picked up until 6 pm.

My Project

How will staples, pencils, colored pencils ,pencil sharpener, and batteries enhance learning in my classroom? These resources are tools that authors need and use to write books. For this project, my students will create student authored books. Pencils are always needed in the classroom and the sharpener keeps them sharp. Writers go through many pencils in the creative process. The staples are to be used in the heavy duty stapler to staple the books. Batteries are for our portable word processors that the students use at their desks to draft their stories. Then they use the class computer to edit and print their work. Colored pencils are for the illustrating of the book. The students will learn the creative process author/illustrators go through in the creative process of writing a book. They will go step by step in a decision making process of an author. They will also practice writing skills to improve their writing which is a major part of the Common Core State Standards.

The donations for this project will improve my class because students take pride in publishing their work in a formal way.

The books written are shared with their classmates and students in other classes. The students become aware of the process authors go through and hopefully they will appreciate books more than ever.

Ms. Kampelman Melvin Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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Reseda, CA 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

21 students impacted 5donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Duracell Alkaline "AA" Batteries 16-Pack • Quill.com $14.99 3 $44.97
X-ACTO Teacher Pro Desktop Electric Pencil Sharpener Blue/Black • Quill.com $39.00 1 $39.00
Quill Brand Finest-Quality Pencils #2 • Quill.com $1.35 24 $32.40
Crayola Colored Pencils Classpack 240/Box • Quill.com $29.74 1 $29.74
Stanley Bostitch Personal Heavy-Duty Staples 3/8" • Quill.com $9.34 3 $28.02

Materials cost

$174.13

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $15.93

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$222.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$39.29

Total project goal

$261.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $261.96

3 Donors

-$256.96

Donations toward project cost

-$218.42

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$38.54

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

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 $0.00

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