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Ms. Peterson from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Music Matters!

My students need 25 recorders and a sing along CD player to delve into the wonderful world of music!

  • $464 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

What is music?! "Music means copying musical notes to an instrument; it sounds fun and it means joy; singing, making joyful noise; it is awesome; it makes you feel better!" 2nd graders are the best! We are very excited to learn to make/play music together!

My students are the most amazing seven and eight-year-olds around!

Most of them come from economically disadvantaged families. The love and learning we experience in the classroom every day has helped to inspire and change them into little scholars. They enjoy coming to school each and every day to learn and grow in a friendly, academically challenging, and inviting environment! I am constantly amazed by the dedication of my students to learning and studying now so that they can succeed in the future! The projects we share each week bring the classroom into the home. The partnership between family and school grows stronger each day! I am blessed to have the privilege of teaching my students. Through our open dialogue, we have decided that we want to learn more about music together! We have had exciting discussions about what we already KNOW about music, what we WANT to learn about music, and HOW we want to learn it! We can't wait for music class to begin!

My Project

The recorders that we receive will be used to help us start a music class taught by me! We have already started learning about the fundamentals of music through an online program we are blessed enough to have at our school, but there is nothing better than hands-on learning! The sing-along CD player will be used during music class as well. We can't wait to hear ourselves over the microphone!

This project is so important to us because, as two of my students wrote on the paper featured in our picture,"Music is my favorite; music entertains people." I was fortunate enough to take piano lessons throughout my entire elementary school career, but due to budgetary constraints my students have yet to experience the joy that comes from producing your own sounds!

This music class is going to build self-esteem and put so many smiles on so many beautiful faces! We are excited! THANK YOU!

Ms. Peterson Center for Advanced Learning 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.

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Los Angeles, CA 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

24 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AS632 - Sing-Along CD Player • Lakeshore Learning $99.50 1 $99.50
RTL117 - School Recorder with Cloth Bag • Lakeshore Learning $8.99 25 $224.75

Materials cost

$324.25

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $29.67

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$393.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$69.49

Total project goal

$463.27

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $463.27

3 Donors

-$81.05

Donations toward project cost

-$80.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.30

match offer

-$368.27

Match offer toward project cost

-$313.03

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.24

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.95

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 $0.00

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