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Mrs. Sires from Wylie, TX is requesting other through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Meeting Area

My students needs a new carpet to bring color and excitement to our classroom.

  • $513 goal

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My Students

A comfortable meeting area fosters a supportive community in your classroom.

My students are very energetic about learning.

They work together as a team, and truly listen to one another. I feel that these qualities stem from a purposeful and comfortable meeting area that has been established in my classroom. Unfortunately, as my classroom numbers have grown our current meeting rug is not up to par.

My Project

Throughout our school day, we meet at our rug for whole group instruction frequently. Whole class teaching serves many important purposes: it brings your community of learners together, and helps to be on the same subject as a group. The meeting area is the place where the class has conversations, learns to listen to one another and respect each other’s perspectives. They learn to consider each other’s work, and to problem solve together at the meeting area. It isn't the same if kids are doing this work spread out around the room at tables or desks. Kids sit together at the meeting area, usually next to a partner that they can turn and talk to. For whole class conversations, they can easily sit in a circle so that they can make eye contact and listen more actively to one another in a group.

With this new rug, my students will be able to comfortably meet together.

Meeting together will benefit them greatly as it fosters more active listening, more engagement, and more empathy for one another as they share ideas, hold conversations, and work together as a whole group.

Mrs. Sires Dodd Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Wylie, TX 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

23 students impacted 17donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Kaplan Seating Squares Carpet 8'4" x 13'4" • Kaplan Early Learning Company $399.46 1 $399.46

Materials cost

$399.46

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$435.45

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.84

Total project goal

$512.29

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $512.29

12 Donors

-$437.29

Donations toward project cost

-$371.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.59

Matching donations from our partners

-$75.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

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 $0.00

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