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Ms. Brown from Bronx, NY is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Gift Cards are Rewards and Help Our Mental Health!

Help me give my students gift cards to local restaurants as rewards and also to help them feel good about themselves. Getting practical rewards lifts up their spirit and they enjoy a wonderful meal! Gift cards are rewarding!

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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

Last school year and this school year I've had to say goodbye to my students in person for a few weeks because of quarantine. This has been a comfortable place I have been able to provide my students. but, we have to continue learning through remote learning some weeks.

The fact that we would be forced to talk and learn through a computer screen is difficult.

Even though we can see each other through video chats, it isn’t the same. There are no high fives in celebration of a job well done or comforting hugs to brighten sad faces. Instead we are forced to look at one another through a cold, emotionless computer screen.

My Project

I work with students that are learning coping skills to regulate their bodies when they are feeling stressed or anxious. They are learning that there are many tools that they can use to stay calm like taking a break, talking to a trusted adult or friend, going for a walk, listening to music, or writing in a journal. My students are also working on having expected classroom behaviors and having reactions to the problems that they face as the same size as the problem. They are learning to control their reactions to problems and I am teaching how to do this using encouragement, praise, and classroom rewards too.

When I catch one of my students having exemplary classroom behavior I praise them and I mention what a fantastic job they did and I want to be able to also give them classroom rewards that are meaningful to them.

Our school uses Positive Behavior Intervention Supports to encourage our students to have expected pro-social classroom behaviors. Having a collection of gift cards to local restaurants that my students can choose will be wonderful classroom rewards! My students earn this reward with their decisions to have expected classroom behavior and when they get the praise and the gift cards they feel good about themselves. These reward gift cards will help them improve their self-confidence and feel good about the decisions they are making and they will continue to make good choices. Gift cards help us feel good and improve our mental health. Being able to trade that gift card for a hot meal at a local restaurant will also be a wonderful experience that will make my students feel good. Thank you for caring about our youth, their self-esteem and their mental health.

Ms. Brown PS 43 Jonas Bronck Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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. Brown

Bronx, NY View local requests

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

27 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Starbucks Gift Card $25 - Packaging may vary • Amazon Business $25.00 3 $75.00
AMC Theatre Gift Card $25 • Amazon Business $25.00 2 $50.00
Amazon.com Gift Card for Any Amount in a Mini Envelope (Black) • Amazon Business $10.00 5 $50.00
Build-A-Bear Gift Card $25 • Amazon Business $25.00 2 $50.00
IHOP Gift Card $25 • Amazon Business $25.00 2 $50.00
Burger King $25 • Amazon Business $25.00 2 $50.00
Staples Gift Card $25 • Amazon Business $25.00 2 $50.00
Best Buy Gift Card $25 • Amazon Business $25.00 2 $50.00
Wendy's $20 Gift Card • Amazon Business $20.00 2 $40.00
Subway Gift Card $25 • Amazon Business $25.00 1 $25.00

Materials cost

$490.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$527.35

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.06

Total project goal

$620.41

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $620.41

2 Donors

-$202.39

Donations toward project cost

-$183.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.11

match offer

-$404.79

Match offer toward project cost

-$344.07

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$60.72

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.23

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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