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Ms. Gates from Henderson, NV is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Community Begins With Us

Help me give my students materials that will foster a quiet, nurturing classroom environment that is sensitive to the needs of everyone.

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My Project

This fall, I am resuming my role as a teacher in 3rd Grade.

In addition to delivering instruction in content areas, teachers also spend an extraordinary amount of time each day teaching students to care about the needs and concerns of others.

I will be connecting our students with another classroom through Empatico, a program that offers activities and virtual exchanges between classrooms around the world. By connecting with students in other communities and countries, students will be able to learn and care about others whose lives are different from theirs. This project requests a one year subscription to Kami App, which will allow students to complete online activities by making notations about their Empatico experiences onto .pdf files. They can then send these files to their school-age counterparts for further comments.

While Empatico activities encourages a worldwide view of other cultures, we also teach our students that compassion begins at home. This project requests chair glides that will support a substantial amount of sound reduction in the classroom for those students with sensitivity to excess noise. As the guides are frequently used, it is anticipated that students will enter other environments mindful of how dragging chairs and tables can negatively impact their peers. In addition, we are seeking to include plushy toys as reward incentives for students who advance towards their i-Ready reading and mathematics learning targets at the end of the academic year. So often, we only recognize students who are high achievers. Since most, if not all, students make some form of growth by the end of the year, rewarding them with their own i-Ready themed plushy toy will allow all students be on a level playing field supporting and encouraging one another.

Thank you for considering our project aimed towards developing our classroom community.

Ms. Gates Pinecrest Academy - Horizon Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Henderson, NV 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

30 students impacted 10donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Quiet Glides- Small Tennis Balls for Chairs, 20 Count, Gorilla Tough Precut Tennis Balls for Classroom Chairs Bulk, Pre Cut Tennis Ball Chair Leg Floor Protectors, Smaller for a Snug Fit • Amazon Business $34.99 6 $209.94
Yoop - Yellow 2 Legged Character Size 5.5" High • Curriculum Associates $7.00 15 $105.00
Plory - Orange 2 Legged Character Size 7.5" High • Curriculum Associates $7.00 15 $105.00
Kami App Teacher Plan • Kami App $99.00 1 $99.00

Materials cost

$518.94

Vendor shipping charges

 $27.44

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.78

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$584.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$103.09

Total project goal

$687.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $687.25

8 Donors

-$471.77

Donations toward project cost

-$436.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.75

Matching donations from our partners

-$174.28

Match offers toward project cost

-$148.14

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$41.19

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 $0.00

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