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Mrs. Della Salla from Edison, NJ is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Collaborative Classroom Carpet

Help me give my students a carpet with room for everyone to sit! This rug will allow all students to feel included and comfortable.

  • $466 goal

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My Students

“Education is our passport to the future, for tomorrow belongs to people who prepare for it today." - MX

My lively bunch of 28 students come from different cultural, religious, and ethnic backgrounds.

Each student has a unique and valuable set of experiences that they contribute to the class. We have worked hard to build bonds with each other and consider our class to be like a family, while our classroom is like a home. Students truly feel safe to be themselves, take risks, and explore.

My Project

My students have recently piloted a reading and writing program that taught them how to be effective communicators and collaborators. We have worked really hard to improve our social and emotional skills such as making eye contact, using positive body language, and taking turns talking. However, it is hard for all students to see each other and participate given our current set up.

Having a carpet that is big enough to fit all students in our large class will help all students feel included.

Right now, only about 9-12 students can fit on our currently ripped rug. Students are patient and don't complain about sitting on the cold, hard floor... but I know they'd like to be more comfortable during read aloud, class meetings, discussions, and independent reading time. Donations will help all students have a place to sit on a carpet that will last for years. Please help us make magic with a new carpet!

Mrs. Della Salla James Madison Intermediate School Grades 3-5

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Edison, NJ View local requests 28 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fun with Phonics Rectangle Carpet 7'6" x 12' • Kaplan Early Learning Company $359.96 1 $359.96

Materials cost

$359.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$395.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.77

Total project goal

$465.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $465.13

8 Donors

-$431.00

Donations toward project cost

-$368.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$62.40

Matching donations from our partners

-$31.48

Match offers toward project cost

-$26.76

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.65

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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