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Ms. Matthews from Brooklyn, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Create A Germ Free Zone!!!

My students need paper towels, tissues, #2 pencils, mechanical pencils and copy paper.

  • $206 goal

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My Students

As the seasons change our noses run. We need to continue to have a healthy environment blowing with tissues and cleaning the proper way.

I teach in a lovely CTT classroom with 2nd graders who are Second language learners as well as special needs children in a high poverty community.

Having low income makes it hard for my hard working families to provide basic supplies needed in the classroom. Coming to school daily is essential for achieving success so I would like to help my students with these needs.

My Project

My students need paper towels, tissues, #2 pencils, mechanical pencils and copy paper. In our CTT classroom we use many centers which requires wiping dry erase boards, sharing the writing area, and collaboratively work with manipulative's. In all these different centers anyone who is sick and sneezes, blows nose, coughs must use tissues and thoroughly clean hands to prevent spreading germs. This helps keep attendance up in the classroom which therefore helps the students grow in a structural environment. Also, giving students personal mechanical pencil rewards those who are working hard and showing responsibility in the classroom. A pencil may seem minor to many, but in my classroom a mechanical pencil is the best golden incentive.

By donating cleaning supplies, paper towels, tissues, mechanical pencils, and #2 pencils, and copy paper to our classroom supplies will help the students to achieve.

By keeping germs away the students can come to school to learn each and everyday.

Ms. Matthews PS 251 Paerdegat Grades PreK-2

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 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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Brooklyn, NY 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

28 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Quill Brand Copy Paper by the Carton 8-1/2 x 11", Letter Size, 500 Sheets/Ream, 10 Reams/Carton • Quill.com $47.99 1 $47.99
Ticonderoga Pencils #2, Black Finish • Quill.com $2.79 6 $16.74
Ticonderoga Pencils #2, Yellow Finish, Un-sharpened • Quill.com $2.79 5 $13.95
Brawny Pick-A-Size 2-Ply Paper Towel Rolls 102 Sheets/Roll, 12 Rolls/Case • Quill.com $12.99 1 $12.99
Bounty Basic 1-Ply Select-A-Size Paper Towel Rolls 97 Sheets/Roll, 12 Rolls/Carton • Quill.com $12.74 1 $12.74
BIC Mechanical Pencil Value Pack 0.7mm, Assorted Barrels, 24/Pack • Quill.com $6.00 2 $12.00
Kleenex 2-Ply Facial Tissue Flat Box, 160 Sheets/Box, 2 Boxes/Pack • Quill.com $3.82 3 $11.46
Windex Powerized Glass Cleaner With AMMONIA-D RTU, 32oz. Spray Bottle • Quill.com $4.19 2 $8.38
Ambitex Latex Gloves Multi-Purpose Gloves, Powder Free, X-Large, 100/Box • Quill.com $6.37 1 $6.37

Materials cost

$142.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.14

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$174.76

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.84

Total project goal

$205.60

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $205.60

1 Donor

-$174.76

Donations toward project cost

-$174.76

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.84

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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