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Mrs. Martin from Staten Island, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Back to the Basics for ELA

Help me give my students pens, markers, staplers, paper, colored pencils, folders, laminating sheets and classroom supplies!

  • $509 goal

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My Students

My 5th-grade students attend a public school in New York and are in an ICT classroom. All of my students are eager to learn! However, some of my students have special needs and need a lot of support to achieve their learning goals. They are eager to learn and are all capable of learning. I hope to motivate my students to be excited about learning and surround them with a supportive, engaging, and safe learning environment.

Our vision is to create a classroom that fosters independence, growth, and engagement!

My Project

My 5th graders are immersed in reading and writing every day. One of the most BASIC needs of young writers is the tools to write! We need erasable pens, markers, laminating sheets, staplers, pens, folders, organizers, notebooks, pads, and highlighters to help create charts and notes, and to help revise & edit, organize, and plan our writing. Laminating sheets are crucial for their tool kits. Papers are constantly getting lost or ripped. Laminating sheets will allow us to laminate the important resources we provide our students to help them access this very rigorous curriculum. Today, 5th graders are expected to annotate complex texts, write different kinds of essays, write news reports and stories! The level of their writing is going to be pushed this year as we prepare them for middle school. In order to feel empowered,​ they need the necessary tools to make writing feel fun and easy!

Most of my students truly enjoy writing and love giving each other feedback to improve- we need your help for ALL of our students to feel empowered to write!

We use the TAG protocol to help empower and motivate each other to have a growth mindset to do our absolute best! We need your help to get the basic tools in the hands of each child to give them the necessary supplies needed to succeed in writing class

Mrs. Martin PS 54 Charles W Leng Grades 3-5

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Staten Island, 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

25 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
30 Piece Dry Erase Lap Boards Double-Sided for Classroom, 9 x 12 Inches Portable Lap Board Classroom Whiteboard with 60 Pens, 30 Erasers and 30 Pen Holders for Students, Kids and Adults • Amazon Business $47.99 1 $47.99
24 Pack Kraft Paper Notebook, Happy Journal (4 x 5.75 in) • Amazon Business $22.99 2 $45.98
96 Pack of Scissors in Bulk - 5 Inch Blunt Tip Kids Safety, Bulk Pack of Scissors Perfect for School & Craft Projects • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Immuson Thermal Laminating Pouches 8.9 x 11.4, 3Mil Thickness, Crystal Clear Finish, 500 Pack • Amazon Business $39.79 1 $39.79
Color Swell Crayons Bulk Packs - 36 Boxes of 24 Vibrant Colored Crayons of Teacher Quality Durable Classroom Pack for Kids Students Party Favors • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
Colored Pencils Bulk, 30 Packs of 12 Count, Pre-sharpened, 360 Colored Pencils for Kids • Amazon Business $34.98 1 $34.98
PILOT FriXion Clicker Erasable, Refillable & Retractable Gel Ink Pens, Fine Point, Assorted Color Inks, 15-Pack Pouch (14447) • Amazon Business $29.99 1 $29.99
Mead Composition Book, Wide Ruled Comp Book, Writing Journal Notebook with Lined Paper, Home School Supplies for College Students & K-12, 9-3/4" x 7-1/2", Black Marble, 12 Pack (72936) • Amazon Business $19.43 1 $19.43
Madisi Highlighters, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, Bulk Pack, 72-Count • Amazon Business $16.98 1 $16.98
Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5" x 11", 24 lb/ 89 gsm,"Cool" 5-Color Assortment, 500 Sheets(20274) • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Swingline Stapler, Optima 25, Full Size Desktop Stapler, 25 Sheet Capacity, Reduced Effort, Blue/Gray (66404) - SWI66404 • Amazon Business $13.98 1 $13.98
Heavy Duty Storage Pocket Chart with 10 Pockets, 3 Over Door Hangers Included, Hanging Wall File Organizer by Hippo Creation - Organize Your Assignments, Files, Scrapbook Papers & More (Black) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Smead SuperTab File Folder, Oversized 1/3-Cut tab, Letter Size, Poly, 18 per Pack (10515) • Amazon Business $12.98 1 $12.98
Amazon Basics Legal/Wide Ruled 8-1/2 by 11-3/4 Legal Pad - Canary (50 Sheet Paper Pads, 12 pack) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Dry Erase Board, 3 Pcs Small Dry Erase White Board 9"X12" with 16 Pcs Dry Erase Markers & 4 Pcs Educational Posters, Double Sided Dry Erase Lapboard with Lines/White Board, Mini Whiteboards for Kids • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Carson Dellosa Scalloped Bulletin Board Border—Black Rolled Border for Bulletin Boards, Desks, Locker Displays, Homeschool or Classroom Decor (2.25" x 36') • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$396.02

Vendor shipping charges

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Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.94

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$431.96

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.23

Total project goal

$508.19

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $508.19

1 Donor

-$508.19

Donations toward project cost

-$431.96

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.23

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