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Ms. Rowley from Bronx, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Developing Strong Hands and Hearts

Help me give my students the materials they need to build their fine motor and social emotional skills. We will use the Bostitch electric pencil sharpener to sharpen their large pencils and stuffed animals to read and cuddle.

  • $380 goal

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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 Students

My students are kind and caring children who enter the classroom with a range of strengths and needs. In my South Bronx public elementary school, we are a community of diverse learners.

The school welcomes students who are children of immigrant families, students who are living in high poverty, and students who are learning English as a new language.

Despite those challenges, they come together to form a strong community of learners and friends.

In my ICT kindergarten classroom, my students are excited, energetic, and motivated to learn. They love reading and making art. They love drawing and writing stories about their lives. They love playing and exploring what it means to be a good friend. They are limitless in their aspirations and potential.

My Project

After a year of learning both at home and in the classroom, we are welcoming all students back to school! We are also discovering that many students need extra support building their hand muscles needed to write as well as their social skills needed to make friends.

We are using extra large pencils to help the children build strong hand muscles, but we have no pencil sharpener for these special pencils.

We also will be using play-dough to build those muscles through play.

We also need to help the children practice social skills to make new friends and to feel secure in a new environment. The stuffed animals will provide students a transitional object to hold and hug when they need to be comforted and feel safe.

Ms. Rowley PS 154 Jonathan D Hyatt Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Rowley

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Nearly all 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

20 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
21451-1001 - Bostitch QuietSharp Glow Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener • Blick Art Materials $54.80 3 $164.40
33203-1019 - Crayola Dough - Set of 24, 3 oz Tubs w/81 Tools • Blick Art Materials $41.58 1 $41.58
My OLi 7" Plush Toys Set Stuffed Animals Bundle of Forest Animal Toys Lion/Elephant/Zebra/Giraffe/Tiger/Leopard Stuffed Animals Pack of 6 for Babies Kids Girls Boys • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
My OLi 7" Plush Toys Set Stuffed Animals Bundle of Fairy Tale Animal Toys Unicorn/Narwhal/ Rabbit/Owl/Sloth/Cat Stuffed Animals Pack of 6 for Babies Kids Girls Boys • Amazon Business $28.99 1 $28.99
81400-3010 - Faber-Castell Jumbo Crayon Sharpener • Blick Art Materials $1.50 3 $4.50

Materials cost

$268.46

Vendor shipping charges

$19.90

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$322.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.89

Total project goal

$379.28

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$379.28

3 Donors

-$183.46

Donations toward project cost

-$166.44

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$17.02

match offer

-$183.47

Match offer toward project cost

-$155.95

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.52

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$12.35

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$0.00

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