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Mrs. Simpson from Joplin, MO is requesting instructional technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Resources for Success!

Help me give my students an awesome color printer to add color to our projects, headphones for completing online work, games to reward their hard work, and a very important, new pencil sharpener!

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My Students

My students are creative, thoughtful, high-energy learners. They learn best when they are engaged, hands-on and thinking critically together. They greet me each morning with a smile and great energy to start the day. Each day is a challenge and we face it head on together.

My classroom is ran like a big family, where we depend on each other and stick together during hard times.

I have many low income students who face challenges academically as well as in their own lives. Those students still come to school and do their best, no matter what life is throwing their way. They teach me new things and motivate me each day.

Being in a town that has recovered from a huge tornado 11 years ago, it makes me proud to see what our town and school district has done. We have made huge strides for our kids. My students now may not have been around during the tornado, but they see the spirit that our town and school has gained from being resilient. My hope is that they continue to be life long learners who have a creative drive and spirit to them.

My Project

There are many resources that go into a successful classroom. Sometimes those resources get old, broken, or maybe it's just time for a change. My students deserve the very best and have the best tools to do the job.

Our school is made up of a majority of low-income households and students may not have access to renew their resources when needed.

Headphones are used every day in our class and about half of my students have had to throw theirs away after they have broken. If we had some on hand for them to use, this would be a huge burden off of those families.

We do a lot of indoor recess when the weather is cold, like it is right now. Our games/puzzles, etc. are in rough shape with missing pieces and broken boxes. This would make indoor recess and their end of day reward time that much more special to them! Our school has limited resources for teachers and that leaves it up to us to spend our own money and gather what we need. Our school provides us with a black and white printer, leaving us to find our own color printer. The printer we had in our classroom finally bit the dust, leaving us with no color printer to print those beautiful graphics for our classroom. This would add so much color to our lives in our first-grade classroom and bring posters, charts and pictures back to life for my students who thrive off of visual learning.

Teaching in a pandemic has been the hardest job teachers have ever seen and any support we receive, we are beyond grateful for. My students will be so excited to see new resources in our room that needs a tune up!

Mrs. Simpson Kelsey Norman Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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Joplin, MO 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
HP DeskJet 4155e All-in-One Wireless Color Printer, with bonus 6 months free Instant Ink with HP+ (26Q90A) • Amazon Business $119.89 1 $119.89
Bulk School Headphones, Keewonda 5 Pack Headphones for Kids Classroom Students KW-X05 On Ear White Wholesale Earbuds Headphones Headsets • Amazon Business $17.81 5 $89.05
AFMAT Electric Pencil Sharpener Heavy Duty, 2B/ Colored Pencil Sharpener Plug In, Automatic Pencil Sharpener,W/The Strongest Industrial Helical Blade for Heavy Use, For 6.5-8mm Pencils, Black • Amazon Business $26.00 2 $52.00
Trade Quest, Letter Size Clipboards, Low Profile Clip, Hardboard (Pack of 12) • Amazon Business $17.95 2 $35.90
Original HP 67 Black/Tri-color Ink Cartridges (2-pack) | Works with HP DeskJet 1255, 2700, 4100 Series, HP ENVY 6000, 6400 Series | Eligible for Instant Ink | 3YP29AN • Amazon Business $29.89 1 $29.89
Hasbro Gaming Perfection Game Plus 2-Player Duel Mode Popping Shapes and Pieces Ages 5 and Up (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $22.99 1 $22.99
Briarpatch Pete The Cat The Missing Cupcakes Game Based On The Popular Book Series • Amazon Business $15.26 1 $15.26
PlayMonster Yeti in My Spaghetti • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99

Materials cost

$373.97

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.61

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$409.58

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.28

Total project goal

$481.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $481.86

2 Donors

-$218.20

Donations toward project cost

-$204.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.41

match offer

-$240.93

Match offer toward project cost

-$204.79

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$22.73

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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