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Mrs. Mendoza from Waianae, HI is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Focused and Persistent

Help me give my students tools to continue to stay focused and persistent with their learning!

  • $509 goal

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Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

I teach half of the 5th graders at my school. Our students come from many backgrounds, mostly low socioeconomic status. 100% of students receive free breakfast and lunch.

More than three-quarters of my students come from low-income households.

Through their hardships, we still see how eager they are to learn and contribute to their own success. These students have always shown dedication and persistence and I want to continue to provide a safe, comfortable, and engaging classroom for them to learn.

My Project

These materials will play a huge part in staying focused and being persistent in our classroom. The timers will be a wonderful tool for students to take initiative in math fluency, time science reactions and more.

Year after year, students use earbuds that stop working and the wires break from continuous use.

This causes students to go without earbuds and compete to hear their own laptop while learning in a class full of headphone-less students. The Sony headphones below will withstand daily use and will encourage independent and focused learning for each student while using laptops. These can easily be wiped down after use so any student can use them.

Mrs. Mendoza
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sony ZX Series Wired On-Ear Headphones, Black MDR-ZX110 • Amazon Business $9.99 30 $299.70
4-Piece Multi-Function Electronic Timer, Kitchen Timer, Learning Management Timer, Suitable for Kitchen, Study, Work, Exercise Training, Outdoor Activities(not Including Battery). • Amazon Business $12.98 4 $51.92
Secura 60-Minute Visual Timer, Classroom Countdown Clock, Silent Timer for Kids and Adults, Time Management Tool for Teaching (Orange) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Amazon Basics 36 Pack AAA High-Performance Alkaline Batteries, 10-Year Shelf Life, Easy to Open Value Pack • Amazon Business $8.85 1 $8.85

Materials cost

$379.46

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$16.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$431.85

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$76.21

Total project goal

$508.06

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$508.06

7 Donors

-$249.62

Donations toward project cost

-$219.68

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.94

match offer

-$249.61

Match offer toward project cost

-$212.17

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.44

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.83

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$0.00

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