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Mrs. Spoor from Woodland Hls., CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Because Writing Matters

My students need supplies to add to their publishing center. I've ordered a die cut machine, die cuts, pens, and glue to embellish their homemade books.

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My Students

We have a very special commitment to literacy and writing in our classroom. At least once a week we have writer's workshop, and students "publish" their writing after spending time in their writing groups to revise their writing. This year, students wanted to create their own special books.

My students are eager to participate in their own education.

They have agreed to go on an adventure of learning with me this year, as we explore Harry Potter and become authors. I have three classes of gifted learners, who, for the most part, fell out of love with writing. Having an opportunity to recharge their interest and giving them the confidence in writing they have been missing, makes me look forward to getting to school every day. Our school does not have extra money for supplies, and so I've decided to appeal to Donors Choose to get the extras that will inspire my classes.

My Project

Students will be creating books, writing letters, making posters, and illustrating their work. We have an owl mail center, and students will be able to use the art supplies to add to the cards they make to send to each other. Every year, students create one of a kind projects based on their reading, and the die cuts will be so useful. This year, students will create their own illustrated anthologies of their writing.

I believe that my students will have an amazing experience using these supplies to publish their work.

I have asked for a die cut machine to help them illustrate and create a literacy rich classroom, a thermal book binder to make their projects look professional, art supplies to embellish projects, fancy paper and pens. Students will supply imagination. They will have a lasting reminder of the year they became authors and realized that writing does in fact, matter!

Mrs. Spoor George Ellery Hale Charter Academy Grades 6-8

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Woodland Hls., CA View local requests

More than a third 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

160 students impacted 22donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sizzix Vagabond Machine • Staples Advantage $149.99 1 $149.99
Fellowes Binding Machine Helios 30 Thermal (5219301) • Amazon Business $110.51 1 $110.51
Sizzix Thinlits Die Set Branches & Stem • Quill.com $15.29 1 $15.29
Crayola Watercolor Pencil Set - Assorted Colors, Set of 24 • Blick Art Materials $5.42 1 $5.42
Provo Craft Lite Love You a Latte cartridge 2001003 • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
Purple Cows 2 in 1 Guillotine/Rotary Trimmer with Bonus Blades • Amazon Business $24.90 1 $24.90
Cricut Lite Cartridge - Hoot 'n' Holler • Amazon Business $22.79 1 $22.79
Sizzix Bigz Large Die 6" x 8 3/4", Leaves • Quill.com $22.09 1 $22.09
Sizzix 2 7/8" x 2 1/4" x 1/8" Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Eclectic Monograms • Staples Advantage $21.89 1 $21.89
Sizzix Big Shot Pro Solo Platform Shim and Wafer Thin Die Adapter • Quill.com $21.24 1 $21.24
Martha Stewart 0.37 oz. Vial Glitter Set, Bling Sparkle, 24/Pack • Staples Advantage $21.19 1 $21.19
Martha Stewart 14" x 13" Scoring Board • Staples Advantage $19.99 1 $19.99
Cricut Cartridge, Sentimentals • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
Cricut Cartridge, Paisley • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Bic Mark-It Color Collection Permanent Markers - Assorted Colors, Fine Tip, Set of 36 • Blick Art Materials $18.34 1 $18.34
Martha Stewart Simple Paper Trimmer • Staples Advantage $18.29 1 $18.29
Sheaffer Maxi Calligraphy Kit, Fine, Medium and Broad Point, Assorted Ink / Black Barrel, 1 Kit • Staples Advantage $17.99 1 $17.99
Cricut Tools Craft Basic Set • Amazon Business $17.43 1 $17.43
Sizzix Framelits Die Set With Stamps, Autumn Owls • Quill.com $16.99 1 $16.99
Sizzix Hello Spring Framelits Dies with Stamps 0.62" x 0.62" - 1.87" x 2.37" • Quill.com $16.14 1 $16.14
Cricut Fontopia Cartridge • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
CottageCutz 4" x 4" Thin Metal Die, Acorn Owl • Staples Advantage $15.59 1 $15.59
Cricut Cartridge, Nursery Rhymes • Amazon Business $15.57 1 $15.57
Cricut Over The Hill Cartridge • Amazon Business $15.34 1 $15.34
Sizzix Sizzlits Tim Holtz Spring Greenery Decorative Strip Die 2.375" x 12.625" • Quill.com $15.29 1 $15.29
Sizzix Tim Holtz Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die 5.5" x 6", Armor Shield • Quill.com $15.29 1 $15.29
Sizzix Bigz Die Hanging Lantern • Quill.com $15.29 1 $15.29
Sizzix Bigz Tim Holtz Garden Greens Die 5 1/2" x 6" • Quill.com $15.29 1 $15.29
Cricut Garden Soup Card Making Cartridge • Amazon Business $15.19 1 $15.19
Cricut Folk Art Festival Craft Cartridge • Amazon Business $15.09 1 $15.09
Diecuts With A View Blue Citrus Paper Stack, 12" x 12", 48/Pack • Staples Advantage $14.89 1 $14.89
Uchida 8 Piece Victorian Wet Looks Embossing Marker • Staples Advantage $14.89 1 $14.89
Diecuts With A View Once Upon A Time Paper Stack, 12" x 12", 48 Sheets • Staples Advantage $14.89 1 $14.89
Diecuts With A View Old World Paper Stack, 12" x 12", 48 Sheets • Staples Advantage $14.89 1 $14.89
Diecuts With A View Stardust Paper Stack, 12" x 12", 48/Pack • Staples Advantage $14.89 1 $14.89
Diecuts With A View Chateau Lavender Paper Stack, 12" x 12", 48 Sheets • Staples Advantage $14.89 1 $14.89
Diecuts With A View Once Upon A Time II Paper Stack, 12" x 12", 48/Pack • Staples Advantage $14.89 1 $14.89
Diecuts With A View Le Tres Chic Paper Stack, 12" x 12", 48 Sheets • Staples Advantage $14.89 1 $14.89
Martha Stewart Crafts Plastic Deep Edge Punch, Leaves and Branch, 2.5" x 1.25" • Staples Advantage $14.69 1 $14.69
Martha Stewart Crafts All Over The Page Punch, Star, 1 1/2" • Staples Advantage $14.69 1 $14.69
Crayola Watercolor Pencil Set - Assorted Colors, Set of 12 • Blick Art Materials $2.88 2 $5.76
The Board Dudes Metallic Fine Tip Permanent Markers, Assorted Colors, 8/Set • Staples Advantage $14.25 1 $14.25
Die Cut with a View 12 Inch by 12 Inch Textured Jewels Cardstock Stack • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
Elizabeth Craft Designs Metal Die, Poppy The Owl • Staples Advantage $13.99 1 $13.99
Prima Flowers Ledger Paper Stack, 12" x 12", 48 Sheets • Staples Advantage $13.59 1 $13.59
Sizzix Bigz Die, Owl w/Witch Hat • Staples Advantage $12.99 1 $12.99
Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set Mini Trophy & Prize Ribbon • Quill.com $12.74 1 $12.74
Sizzix Framelits Die Tea Time • Quill.com $12.74 1 $12.74
Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folder, Collage and Notebook Set • Quill.com $6.37 1 $6.37
Elmer’s Washable School Glue Sticks, Purple, .24 oz., 60/Pk • Staples Advantage $11.97 1 $11.97
Sizzix Triplits Die Set Leaf • Quill.com $11.89 1 $11.89
Sizzix Triplits Die Set Bee • Quill.com $11.89 1 $11.89
Sargent Art Liquid Metals Metallic Marker Set - Assorted Colors, Medium Point, Set of 6 • Blick Art Materials $2.92 1 $2.92
Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die, Autumn Gatherings • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Framelits Die Set, Labels, Ornate • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Bigz Die, Labels and Buttons • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Framelits Die Set, Rectangles • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Big Shot Pro Standard Adapter Pad • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Sizzlits Decorative Strip Die, Washer Border • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Framelits Die Set, Labels, Fancy • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Framelits Die Set, Squares • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Framelits Die Set, Circles • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Framelits Die Set, Ovals • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Sizzix Framelits Die Set, Stars • Quill.com $11.04 1 $11.04
Stampendous Embossing Powder Kit, Glamour • Staples Advantage $10.59 1 $10.59
Shopready Retro Rectangle Top Lid Handcrafted Wooden Scholar's Antique European Book Tissue Paper Box Holder Cover Dispenser for Home/ Office/ Car Automotive Decoration - Brown • Amazon Business $10.49 1 $10.49
Fellowes Thermal Binding Presentation Covers, Letter, 1/8 Inch, 30 Sheets, Navy, 10 Pack, (52221) • Amazon Business $10.16 1 $10.16
Pilot Varsity Disposable Fountain Pens, 7-Pack Pouch, Assorted Color Inks (90029) • Amazon Business $10.15 1 $10.15
Speedball Art Products Signature Series Calligraphy Set, Gold & Silver Ink • Staples Advantage $9.49 1 $9.49
Fellowes Thermal Binding Presentation Covers, Letter, 1/8 Inch, 30 Sheets, Black, 10 Pack (5222701) • Amazon Business $9.48 1 $9.48
Sizzix Movers & Shapers Magnetic Die Set, Mini Silhouettes • Quill.com $9.34 1 $9.34
CottageCutz Elites 1.1" x 5" Thin Metal Die, Fall Owl Border • Staples Advantage $9.19 1 $9.19
Loew-Cornell Craft Brush Value Set - Set of 25 brushes, Random assortment. • Blick Art Materials $8.92 1 $8.92
Sharpie Metallic Fine Point Marker - Assorted, Pkg of 3 • Blick Art Materials $4.42 2 $8.84
Sizzix Thinlits Die Sweet Girl 1.25" x 1" - 3.25" x 3" • Quill.com $8.49 1 $8.49
Crayola Colored Pencil Set - Assorted Colors, Set of 50 • Blick Art Materials $8.16 1 $8.16
Fellowes Thermal Binding Presentation Covers, Letter, 1/4 Inch, 60 Sheets, White, 10 Pack (52222) • Amazon Business $7.56 1 $7.56
Cuttlebug A2 Embossing Folder, Aviary • Staples Advantage $6.99 1 $6.99
Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folder, Book Covers Set • Staples Advantage $6.89 1 $6.89
Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folder, Springtime Background and Borders Set • Quill.com $6.37 1 $6.37
Sizzix Texture Fades Embossing Folder, Textured Leaves Set • Quill.com $6.37 1 $6.37
Sizzix Textured Impressions Embossing Folder, Tree and Flower Frame Set • Quill.com $6.37 1 $6.37
Blick E-Z Grip Knife - Red • Blick Art Materials $3.08 1 $3.08
Trend Owl-Stars Collection Terrific Papers, Letter 8.50" x 11", 50Sheet, Assorted Paper • Staples Advantage $4.99 1 $4.99
Sheaffer Ink Cartridges - 5 Pack, Purple • Blick Art Materials $4.74 1 $4.74
Sizzix Decorative Strip Cutting Pad, 1 Pair • Quill.com $4.67 1 $4.67
Mr. Sketch Scented Watercolor Markers, 12/Pack • Staples Advantage $3.82 1 $3.82
Sizzix Texturz Impressions Pad, Black • Quill.com $3.82 1 $3.82
Sizzix eclips Die Pick • Quill.com $3.39 1 $3.39
Sizzix eclips Spatula/Burnisher • Quill.com $3.39 1 $3.39
Crayola Metallic Colored Pencils - Assorted Colors, Set of 8 • Blick Art Materials $3.23 1 $3.23
Sizzix 6 3/8" x 4 7/8" x 3/8" Standard Cutting Pad • Quill.com $2.97 1 $2.97
Stamp Pad, Foam, Purple Ink • Staples Advantage $1.29 1 $1.29
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$1,367.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $125.12

3rd party payment processing fee

$20.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,543.02

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$272.30

Total project goal

$1,815.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,815.32

20 Donors

-$975.00

Donations toward project cost

-$855.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$120.00

match offer

-$809.44

Match offer toward project cost

-$688.02

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$121.42

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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