You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

This teacher needs your help!

Ms. Jazo from Chicago, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Ms. Jazo is requesting

Help! We Can't Sharpen Our Pencils in the Music Room!!!

My students need a heavy duty electric pencil sharpener for music class.

  • $163 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Keep the momentum going! Make a donation to Ms. Jazo for her next project!

Help Ms. Jazo

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

"May I sharpen my pencil?" This is a question often asked by students throughout the day to their teachers. In the music room I have to say "No." There is not a working pencil sharpener in the room. The mechanical one on the wall will eat an entire pencil before it will ever give you a point.

I teach music to students in Pre-K to 8th grade.

My elementary school is in Illinois and 90% of the students qualify for reduced or free lunch. These students are hungry for musical knowledge and hands on activities including singing, dancing, and playing instruments.

My Project

There is not a working pencil sharpener in the room. The mechanical one on the wall will eat an entire pencil before it will ever give you a point to to write with, although my students do still try sometimes. I try to keep a stock of sharpened pencils that students can trade me for. We use pencils to write in our music! Circle a half-note that we keep missing, or write in the flats or sharps from the key signature because we have trouble remembering them for the entire line.

This pencil sharpener will save me time.

I won't have to remember to go to the office with a cup of pencils every other day to sharpen. The students will be able to sharpen their own pencils and class instruction will not be disrupted to make a trade. Thank-you for your generous support. Without this website my music program would be completely different, with very few instruments and resources!

Ms. Jazo Newton Bateman Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

More about Ms. Jazo

Chicago, IL 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

992 students impacted 5donors

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Jazo is requesting.

See our finances

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HIGH VOLUME ELECTRIC SHARPENE -- X-ACTO by Boston High Volume Electric Pencil Sharpener • Quill $121.49 1 $121.49

Materials cost

$121.49

Vendor shipping charges

 $1.21

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.82

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$133.52

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.31

Total project goal

$162.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $162.83

4 Donors

-$162.83

Donations toward project cost

-$133.52

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.31

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Jazo and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"IL","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/help-we-cant-sharpen-our-pencils-in-th/388559/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":992,"isEquityFocusV1":true,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Jazo","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-565048014","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":true,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"shouldTrackEquityFocusV2":true,"schoolCity":"Chicago","teachersOnPage":[53421],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":388559,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"53421":{"owner":"Ms. Jazo","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[388559],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-1_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":21,"teacherChallengeId":35703,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":["Mzg0NDYy","MzkyNTc5","MzQ0NDA=","NDgwODY2"],"teacherId":53421,"schoolCounty":"Cook","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"IL","name":"Illinois"}}