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Ms. Hughes from Van Nuys, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ordinary Supplies for Extraordinary Results

Help me give my students a class set of reading fluency timers, pads of sticky chart paper for group writing, a rainbow of colored paper to brighten up our room environment, and a variety of other classroom essentials.

  • $220 goal

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My Students

While our class sizes continue to increase, our per child budget continues to decrease. I want to make sure that this lack of funding does not cause my students' interest in learning to decrease as well!

I teach a group of enthusiastic and energetic 1st grade students who love to express themselves in words and actions.

Our first grade class is part of a small, public Title 1 elementary school with a large population of second language learners. Although these youngsters come from the same local neighborhood, their socioeconomic and multicultural backgrounds are very varied. No matter their beginnings, our end goal is to prepare them all to have the characteristics and skills needed to learn, work, and live successfully.

My Project

My students are hard workers and they love to see the results of their efforts. The set of digital timers will give the students the opportunity to watch their fluency increase as they work in teams on repeated readings of decodable texts. They are currently using old sand timers but those timers do not allow the student doing the timing to also help the reader with decoding words because they have to keep their eye on the sand. With these digital timers, the students can wait for the buzzer to go off and therefore put their total focus on helping their partner. They will also allow students to practice their fluency independently since they will hear the buzzer when it is time to stop!

This year I am trying to give my students an environment just as interesting and colorful as them!

The multicolored reams of paper, post it notes, highlighters, and white board markers will make learning and displaying their work as fun and colorful as a rainbow. The highlighters will be used to mark words with target spelling patterns in their decodable texts and the post it notes will help them learn how to annotate.

1st grade students learn so much about writing, such as penmanship, spelling, sentence structure, using describing words, capitals, and punctuation, as well as the specifics of the genres. These pads of sticky poster paper will allow the students to create group writing pieces as I teach them and they learn from each other the conventions and strategies of great writing. We will not be limited in posting the model pieces to the number of easels we have room for. We can put them up all over since they have a sticky strip and will stay safely on any surface in the room!

Ms. Hughes LeMay Street Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Van Nuys, CA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

21 students impacted 3donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Post-it Super Sticky Easel Pad, 25 x 30 Inches, 30 Sheets/Pad, 2 Pads, Large White Premium Self Stick Flip Chart Paper, Super Sticking Power (559) • Amazon Business $40.71 1 $40.71
Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5" x 11", 24 lb/89 gsm, Mixed Carton 5-Color Assortment, 1250 Sheets (22998) • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
12 Pack Small Digital Kitchen Timer Magnetic Back And ON/OFF Switch,Minute Second Count Up Countdown（White,Blue,Orange） • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Scotch Heavy Duty Shipping Packaging Tape, 6 Rolls with Dispenser, Clear, 1.88 inches x 800 inches, 1.5 inch Core, Great for Packing, Shipping & Moving (142-6) • Amazon Business $13.48 1 $13.48
BIC Brite Liner Highlighter, Chisel Tip, Yellow, 24-Count • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 8 Pack • Amazon Business $8.92 1 $8.92
Sharpie Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Black, 12 Count • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Early Buy Sticky Notes 1.5 x 2 Self-Stick Notes 6 Bright Color 18 Pads, 100 Sheets/Pad (6 Bright) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Sticky Notes 3x3 Inch 6 Bright Color 100 Sheets/Pads Colored self-Stick Notes • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79

Materials cost

$141.81

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.98

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.13

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$186.92

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$32.99

Total project goal

$219.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $219.91

2 Donors

-$110.00

Donations toward project cost

-$93.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.50

match offer

-$109.91

Match offer toward project cost

-$93.42

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.49

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