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Ms. Garcia from Lomita, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Organized Students = Successful Students

My students need classroom and organizing supplies like pencils, a pencil sharpener, and binders in order to provide them with the support and intervention needed to address their lack of organization skills.

  • $991 goal

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My Students

"Miss I can't find it! I know my homework is in here somewhere!" This is something that I hear too often. My students struggle with organization. They need the skills, tools, and materials to learn how to organize their class notes and assignments. I teach at a Title I school in the urban L.A. area.

The majority of my students are on free or reduced lunch.

Many of them do not have the funds to buy the materials they need to help them be organized. Organization is a life skill that will help them be more successful in school. More importantly, it is a skill that they will continue to benefit from in the future when they continue onto college, and later enter the work force.

My Project

My students face on a daily basis the challenge of disorganization, and it is impeding their academic progress. They often rummage through their backpack looking for their homework, are unprepared for class, leave things at school and home, or forget what assignments they need to complete and procrastinate. Disorganization increases the potential for students to receive lower grades, complete fewer assignments, be less motivated, experience greater frustration with school and may affect their self-esteem. Some of my students do not have the means to buy the materials needed to help them stay organized, while others may not have the materials because they have not been taught the importance of being organized.

By donating to our project, my students will be supplied with the necessary materials to ensure a successful intervention that will help them develop organization skills.

My students need a comprehensive program specifically focusing on organization in order to help them achieve at their greatest potential. It is my goal to teach my students the skills they need to be organized, and provide consistent reinforcement and re-education throughout the school year to make those skills concrete and habitual. With your support, my students will learn organization skills that will help them become successful scholars.

Ms. Garcia Alexander Fleming Middle School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Lomita, 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

36 students impacted 4donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Wilson Jones Heavy Duty Round Ring Binder with Extra Durable Hinge, 1.5", Red, 4-Pack (W70364-34-1797) • Amazon Business $20.00 20 $400.00
BIC Brite Liner Highlighters, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 5-Count • Amazon Business $2.29 35 $80.15
Tombow Mono Hybrid Correction Tape, 10-Pack • Amazon Business $10.73 4 $42.92
Avery Big Tab Write & Erase Dividers, 5 Multicolor Tabs, 1 Set (23076) • Amazon Business $1.19 36 $42.84
AmazonBasics Clear Sheet Protectors - Letter Size (100 Pack) • Amazon Business $8.09 4 $32.36
Bazic 3-Ring Pencil Pouch with Mesh Window Bright Colors (Pack of 24) (804-24) • Amazon Business $29.15 1 $29.15
X-ACTO SchoolPro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Heavy Duty, Black • Amazon Business $23.99 1 $23.99
Five Star Filler Paper, College Ruled, Reinforced, Loose Leaf Paper, 11 x 8.5", 100 Sheets/Pack (17010) • Amazon Business $2.83 8 $22.64
BAZIC True Bright Color 3-Ring Pencil Pouch w/ Mesh Window, 6 pcs • Amazon Business $10.50 2 $21.00
Dixon Ticonderoga Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Box of 96, Yellow (13872) • Amazon Business $10.17 1 $10.17
Funny Face Cap Erasers (1-Pack of 144) • Amazon Business $5.84 1 $5.84
BIC 1.0 mm Round Stic Xtra Life Ball Pen, Medium Point , Blue, 60 Count (GSM609-BE) • Amazon Business $4.72 1 $4.72

Materials cost

$715.78

Vendor shipping charges

 $19.98

Sales tax

 $65.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$841.99

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$148.59

Total project goal

$990.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $990.58

1 Donor

-$990.58

Donations toward project cost

-$841.99

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$148.59

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