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Mrs. Ferris from Jamaica, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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First Grade Authors Need Book Binding!

My students need a book binding machine to make classroom books come to life!

  • $156 goal

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My Students

I work in a second-year school where more than three quarters of our school comes from low-income households. Our school is still growing and changing, and classrooms lack Smartboards and technology. We are an ICT classroom where 40% of our students receive IEPs with special accommodations.

Many of our students are striving readers who are below grade level and working hard to foster a love of learning.

We are working hard to foster this love by giving students multiple opportunities to learn and get excited to read.

My Project

Our students are working on becoming great authors, and we need a book binding machine to get started!

As we work to make class books, creative projects, and individual student books, our students would benefit from books that look and feel "real."

A book binding machine will help us create longer lasting books, class sets of books, class projects, and whole-class books. We can make calendars to send home for parent gifts. We can also work on creating books for the whole class. Each student will contribute one page and we will keep them as a class-made book to read and read again.

Mrs. Ferris Growing Up Green Charter School II 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 will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Jamaica, NY 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

23 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Swingline GBC 2515650 ProClick P50 Manual Binding System, Light Blue • Amazon Business $77.68 1 $77.68
13mm (1/2") Black Coil Bindings (Qty 100) • Amazon Business $13.27 1 $13.27
Swingline GBC 2515662 ProClick Easy Edit Spines, 5/16" Diameter, 45 Sheet Capacity, Black (Pack of 25) • Amazon Business $9.76 1 $9.76

Materials cost

$100.71

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$132.22

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.33

Total project goal

$155.55

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $155.55

2 Donors

-$155.55

Donations toward project cost

-$132.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.33

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