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Mrs. Means from La Mesa, CA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Enhancing Our Classroom Environment

Help me give my students an environment where they can use their imagination and problem-solving skills.

  • $543 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 sweet students come from diverse backgrounds and bring a large array of experiences to our room. One thing they all have in common is using their imaginations and creating a happy world within our walls.

Daily, my students overcome a variety of basic challenges - getting breakfast, making it to school, and having homework completed.

Our school is a Title I urban school with the most diverse population in our district, serving free or reduced-price lunch to over 80% of our students. School becomes a safe haven for these scholars where expectations are the same every day, and their basic needs are met. While they come to school to learn, they thrive when they are given the opportunity to utilize a variety of resources to make learning real and fun. This is what keeps them coming back and keeps them hooked into learning the rigorous academic standards.

My Project

Creating spaces within the classroom where students are not limited to one way of thinking is ideal. In our kindergarten classroom, we have many creative spaces but some areas are not as complete as others. While we are in these spaces during developmental play or during rotations, we sometimes lose track of time and a timer would be very beneficial so everyone has an opportunity to enjoy each space. We also need green butcher paper and a cozy rug to make our reading corner even more magical!

We have been missing a piece of furniture in our house area and the red couch would fit perfectly in that space.

By adding these materials to our creative spaces, we are not only enhancing our classroom for us but enhancing the classroom for future kindergarten students!

Mrs. Means La Mesa Dale Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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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La Mesa, CA View local requests

More than half 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 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF683RD - Easy-Clean Comfy Couch - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $249.00 1 $249.00
TA301EG - Fadeless® Paper Roll - Emerald Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $18.99 4 $75.96
PP181 - Giant Classroom Timer • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
Noahas Super Soft 4.5cm Thick Modern Shag Area Rugs Fluffy Living Room Carpet Comfy Bedroom Home Decorate Floor Kids Playing Mat 4 Feet by 5.3 Feet (Green) • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00

Materials cost

$389.95

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$35.68

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$461.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.44

Total project goal

$542.92

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$542.92

1 Donor

-$307.65

Donations toward project cost

-$307.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

match offer

-$180.98

Match offer toward project cost

-$153.83

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.15

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$54.29

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$0.00

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