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

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Pencil Please!

Help me give my students their own pencil pouch and some sharpened pencils.

  • $358 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 Project

Most of my 6th grade students come to school eager to learn. 95% of my students are English Language Learners. They are highly motivated to become better students. They have high hopes for their future and they always try their best in my math class. However they often loose their pencils or come to school without a pencil. Each day we spend time at the beginning of class passing out pencils to all those who need a pencil. This happens to them at the beginning of most of their classes because they have multiple class periods a day. They are still adjusting to a new school and to switching classes which perhaps explains why pencils are lost throughout the day.

Although I am happy to provide this for my students I would love some help in making this process easier.

Supplying my students with a pencil case and pencils will help increase our learning in math class because we will spend less time passing out pencils and more time learning. With your support I can help ensure that all of my students have a pencil pouch to store all of their pencils. This will reduce the amount of pencils that are lost throughout the day.

Ms. Vazquez Northwest Middle School Grades 6-8

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.

More about Ms. Vazquez

Chicago, IL 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ageoli Pencil Pouch, 3 Ring Binder Pouches, 10 Pack 10 Color Zipper Pencil Case Pencil Bags with Double Pocket for Storing Office Supplies • Amazon Business $18.99 9 $170.91
Case of 192 Pre-Sharpened #2 Pencils (12 per pack in 16 packs) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $47.00 2 $94.00

Materials cost

$264.91

Vendor shipping charges

$5.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$303.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.63

Total project goal

$357.51

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$357.51

8 Donors

-$246.67

Donations toward project cost

-$209.67

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$37.00

match offer

-$110.84

Match offer toward project cost

-$94.21

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$16.63

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$0.00

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