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Mrs. Garra from Trenton, NJ is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Personalized Sketchbooks and Storage

Help me give my students individual storage items, sketchbooks for daily drawing practices, and assorted stickers for them to personalize everything.

  • $503 goal

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Help Mrs. Garra

Mrs. Garra has another project! Donate to Clean and Healthy Essentials to help her classroom.

$273 - complete this project and be a hero

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

I put focus on providing items for my students to keep art materials and their personal instructional work organized, this helps them be successful in my class as well as teaches them to take responsibility and care for their possessions. Each student will receive a folder and sketchbook to store paperwork and complete daily drawing practices. At the end of their time with me they will have a sketchbook filled with work they can be proud of. The stickers and name tags will help students make a connection with these items.

I have found that my students are more likely to care for art materials and their work when they can spend time personalizing storage items with stickers, drawings, and their names in creative ways; making these possessions unique with their own style.

The pencil cases will also help me implement a new cellphone system to encourage students to unplug, detox, and focus on their education. Phones will be put in their individual pencil cases during instructional time but they will still have access to them when needed for translation (as roughly 50% of my artists are Spanish speaking), reference photos, and reading/viewing online instructional materials and examples. Having these materials to provide for my students will start off the semester right, teaching them about organization and responsibility to be carried throughout the school year and the rest of their lives.

Mrs. Garra Trenton Ninth Grade Academy Grades 9-12

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Trenton, NJ View local requests

More than half 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

150 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
EOOUT 100pcs A5 Kraft Notebooks, Blank Page Journals in Bulk, Sketchbooks Bulk for Kids, 60 Pages, 80GSM, 8.3 X 5.5 Inch, Travel Journal Set, for Art Camp, Travelers, Students and Office Supplies • Amazon Business $49.99 3 $149.97
Amazon Basics Pencil Box, Pack of 4, Multi, Solid • Amazon Business $13.45 8 $107.60
Better Office Products Letter Size Paper Portfolios Case of 100, Assorted Primary Colors, (Assorted, 2 Pocket Paper Folders) • Amazon Business $32.99 2 $65.98
500pcs Inspirational Stickers for Adults, Motivational Waterproof Stickers for Teens Kids Students Teachers Employees, Positive Vinyl Stickers for Water Bottles Computers Laptops Luggages • Amazon Business $9.59 2 $19.18
200PCS Teens Hero Stickers for Water Bottles Superhero Stickers for Boys Teens Adults Waterproof Vinyl Stickers Bulk for Skateboard Luggage Laptops Bumper Comic Legends Theme Party Supplies • Amazon Business $8.59 2 $17.18
100PCS Sports Stickers - Water Bottle Stickers for Kids Boys Teens, Assorted Sport Theme Stickers Include Volleyball Soccer Basketball Baseball, Vinyl Stickers Bulk for Hydroflask Skateboard Laptop • Amazon Business $7.97 2 $15.94
Avery Customizable Name Tags, 2-1/3" x 3-3/8", White with Blue Border, 6 Packs of 100, 600 Removable Name Badges Total (44144) • Amazon Business $15.06 1 $15.06

Materials cost

$390.91

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$426.77

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$75.31

Total project goal

$502.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $502.08

1 Donor

-$502.08

Donations toward project cost

-$426.77

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$75.31

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