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Mrs. Montenegro from Salinas, CA is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Out with the Die Cuts in with the Cricut!

My students need a Cricut Maker and accessories to have a more fun and exciting classroom to make learning more interesting and hands-on.

  • $891 goal

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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

My kindergarten students are full of energy, wonder, and enthusiasm for learning. They come to school eager to learn new things every day.

They love OUR classroom and I am striving to make it as exciting and fun as I possibly can.

Our classroom is in rural California, and many of our students' families work in the fields of the agricultural industry. Our school is a Title I school. 100% of our students receive free breakfast and lunch.

The community where my students live is impoverished and can be riddled with gang violence. One in seven students in my school district is homeless.

My Project

I am requesting a Cricut Maker and accessories to use in my classroom for many purposes. In this time and age I am still cutting out shapes, letters, cards, and other Kindergarten stuff by hand. The Cricut can facilitate this process and at the same time make it more fun and exciting for my students. Together with my students we can design and make interactive bulletin boards, literacy projects, math projects, holiday gifts, alphabet letters, individualized flash cards, and images to correspond to letter sounds; the list is endless. In addition, the students can see firsthand how technology has advanced from using die cuts and cutting by hand to this amazing machine that will do the cutting for me and save much valuable time. By funding this project you are allowing me to put more time into teaching and less time into prepping. My students will benefit greatly from the projects that can be facilitated by the Cricut Maker.

Thank you in advance for considering my project.

Mrs. Montenegro Los Padres Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

25 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cricut Maker Bundle - 40 sheets of Vinyl/Transfer Tape, Basic Tool Kit, 30 Pack Pen Set, and Designer Fabric Sampler • Amazon Business $483.39 1 $483.39
Heat Transfer Vinyl Assorted Colors 12 Sheets 12"x 10" Heat Transfer Bundle Iron on HTV for T Shirts, Hats, Clothing Heavy Duty Vinyl for Silhouette Cameo, Cricut or Heat Press Machine Tool • Amazon Business $15.88 3 $47.64
Cricut Fabricgrip Cutting Mat 12X24 3 Pack 3 Amz, Pink, 3 Piece • Amazon Business $32.99 1 $32.99
MiPremium PU Heat Transfer Vinyl, HTV Iron On Vinyl Starter Pack, Combo BUNDLE Kit Of Heat Press Vinyl in 10 Most Popular Glitter Colors, Easy Cut, Weed & Press (GLITTER X 10) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Cricut Stronggrip Cutting Mat 3 Pack 3, 12 x 12, Purple, 3 Piece • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Cricut Fabricgrip Cutting Mat 12X12 3 Pack 3 Amz, Pink, 3 Piece • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Cricut Iron on Glitter, Rainbow • Amazon Business $15.99 1 $15.99
Cricut StandardGrip Adhesive Cutting Mat, 12 by 24-Inch, 1 Mat • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
Cricut Standard Grip Mat, 12"x12", 2 Mats • Amazon Business $8.00 1 $8.00

Materials cost

$657.27

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $60.14

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$757.27

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.64

Total project goal

$890.91

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $890.91

1 Donor

-$445.46

Donations toward project cost

-$378.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.82

match offer

-$445.45

Match offer toward project cost

-$378.63

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.82

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