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Mrs. Gruffi from Bronx, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Extreme Makeover: Classroom Edition

My students need a new easel, bins for centers, and other basic supplies for a new school year.

  • $516 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

Have you ever watched the show, "Extreme Makeover"? It is so inspiring to see how a makeover can put so many smiles on faces and change peoples' entire worlds. It is the little things in a classroom that can turn the smallest child's smile, into the most rewarding experience!

We are part of a high needs urban area in a very, very large school!

The Kindergarten classes are in a mini building, so we walk across a play yard each day to get to and from the "big" building. Our school has many English Language Learners and because of zoning, has had a sizable increase in the amount of children that are enrolled in our school. For us Kindergarten teachers, we have had the maximum number of students in our classroom year after year. We have been squeezing more desks to each table, and have had less and less supplies because of our school budget. With all of these obstacles that we've been faced with, our administration and staff has been continually optimistic about the future of our students and have tried our best to give each child the best education he/she could receive!

My Project

Again, it's the little things that make all of the difference. We are asking for a new easel. Our current easel is broken and doesn't fit any of our books on the ledge. It has become so difficult to read together as a class and do work on it! Along with our new reading easel, we would like highlighter tape to spot sight words we know in books we love! We are also asking for centers bins. We received a new beautiful printer from another Donors Choose project and we have been making differentiated centers! Now, we need bins to put them in, and shelves to put them on! These few supplies will completely transform our classroom and inspire all of the future Kindergarteners in their educational endeavors!

Imagine, a busy hive of Kindergarteners taking centers bins, reading their favorite poems on a brand new easel, and becoming little adults in their responsibilities and learning.

You can make this happen with this project, and not only for our current Kindergarten classes, but for MANY MANY Kindergarten classes to come! Thank you! :)

Mrs. Gruffi PS 76 Bennington 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.

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Bronx, 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
EASEL TEACHER BIG BOOK • School Specialty $104.27 1 $104.27
SHELF STORAGE FOUR SHELF UNIT • School Specialty $39.87 2 $79.74
BIN STORAGE SHOWOFF LARGE -COLOR-SOFT FERN - PK OF 6 • School Specialty $43.69 1 $43.69
BIN STORAGE SHOWOFF SMALL COLOR - SOFT FERN- PK OF 6 • School Specialty $37.99 1 $37.99
POINTERS HAND SET OF 10 • School Specialty $33.24 1 $33.24
TIME TIMER AUDIBLE 8'' • School Specialty $31.82 1 $31.82
TIME TIMER AUDIBLE 3'' • School Specialty $28.02 1 $28.02
TAGBOARD 12X18 125# WHITE 100-PK • School Specialty $7.59 2 $15.18
HOOK VELCRO HOOK AND LOOP COINS 5/8IN WHITE PACK/15 • School Specialty $2.56 5 $12.80
HIGHLIGHTER WIDE NOTE TAPES YELLOW 1/2 • School Specialty $2.84 1 $2.84
HIGHLIGHTER WIDE NOTE TAPE PINK 1/2 • School Specialty $2.84 1 $2.84
HIGHLIGHTER WIDE NOTE TAPE GREEN 1/2 • School Specialty $2.84 1 $2.84
HIGHLIGHTER WIDE NOTE TAPE BLUE 1/2 • School Specialty $2.84 1 $2.84
TAPE HILITER ORANGE REMOVABLE REFILL 1/2 IN • School Specialty $2.18 1 $2.18
TAPE HILITER PURPLE REMOVABLE REFILL 1/2 IN • School Specialty $2.18 1 $2.18

Materials cost

$402.47

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.04

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$438.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.38

Total project goal

$515.89

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $515.89

6 Donors

-$490.36

Donations toward project cost

-$417.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$73.10

match offer

-$25.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$21.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.53

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 $0.00

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