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Mrs. Gauci from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bringing Creativity Back Into The Classroom

Help me give my students glitter, index cards, white pencils, dry erase markers, and tongue depressors for creativity and memorable learning.

  • $396 goal

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Mrs. Gauci has another project! Donate to Stencils and Rubbing Plates for Fine Motor Development to help her classroom.

$284 - complete this project and be a hero
Help Mrs. Gauci

Mrs. Gauci has another project! Donate to Stencils and Rubbing Plates for Fine Motor Development to help her classroom.

$284 - complete this project and be a hero

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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 Project

Hands-on learning is the best way to learn. Having glitter and other art supplies helps to make that hands-on learning colorful and memorable. With this grant, I hope to bring fun and creativity back into the classroom. I want my children to make works of art and writing that stand out! With the art paper we have and hope to get from another grant, the glitter, the index cards, and the popsicle sticks, I plan to have the children create puppets to retell stories. They will learn about characters, setting, and plot. They will learn to tell a story with a beginning, middle, and an end. I hope to teach them about plot twists and various endings to stories.

With these art supplies, my children will learn to tell stories with vivid characters, detailed settings, and amazing plots.

They will become story tellers and authors. Art is so much more than color and pictures. It is imagination, creativity, and thought.

Thank you for considering my children for your kind donation.

Mrs. Gauci Costano School & 49Ers Academy Grades PreK-2

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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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East Palo Alto, CA 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

27 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dyvicl White Charcoal Pencils Drawing Set, 6 Pcs Sketch Highlight Pencil Hard Charcoal White Pencils for Drawing, Sketching, Shading, Blending • Amazon Business $5.97 15 $89.55
Expo Dry Erase Markers Chisel Tip Assorted 36/Pack (2135174) • Staples $26.94 1 $26.94
School Smart Craft Glitter, 4 Ounces, Assorted Colors, Pack of 6 • School Specialty $24.74 1 $24.74
Fainne 300 Pcs Blank Index Cards 180 Gsm Thick Card Stock Assorted Color Neon Blank Flash Cards Colorful Study Notecards for Organizing(Fresh Colors,3 x 5 Inch) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
Glitter 1lb Iridescent • Teachers' School Supply $14.09 1 $14.09
Glitter 1 Lb Purple • Teachers' School Supply $13.04 1 $13.04
Staples 5 x 8 Index Cards Blank White 500/Pack (TR51005) • Staples $12.82 1 $12.82
School Smart Craft Glitter, 1 Pound Jar, Silver - Glass • School Specialty $11.99 1 $11.99
School Smart Craft Glitter, 1 Pound Jar, Red - Glass • School Specialty $11.99 1 $11.99
School Smart Craft Glitter, 1 Pound Jar, Green - Glass • School Specialty $11.99 1 $11.99
School Smart Craft Glitter, 1 Pound Jar, Gold - Glass • School Specialty $11.99 1 $11.99
GUSTO [100 Count] Jumbo 6 Inch Wooden Multi-Purpose Popsicle Sticks, Craft Sticks for ICES, Ice Cream, Waxing, Tongue Depressor Wood Sticks (Formerly Comfy Package) • Amazon Business $3.92 3 $11.76
Oxford Index Cards, Index Cards, Blank on Both Sides, White, Cards (40177), 4x6,100 Count (Pack of 5) • Amazon Business $8.72 1 $8.72

Materials cost

$267.61

Vendor shipping charges

 $10.25

Sales tax

 $24.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.36

Total project goal

$395.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $395.72

1 Donor

-$395.72

Donations toward project cost

-$336.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.36

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