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Ms. Kobilka from MN is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Saving A Tree By Using COLOR!

My students need 20 reams of letter size astrobright colored paper, and one ream of ledger size colored paper.

  • $435 goal

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My Students

Classroom teachers face challenges on a daily basis - creating rigorous curriculum, engaging a wide range of students, dealing with pressures of time and testing... Having a limit to the number of copies that we can make each month seems minor, but does in fact pose huge problems.

I teach 8th grade science in a K-8 school.

Our students are very diverse, both in cultural background and socio-economic status. The school is has a fine-arts magnet program, which means that students from around the city can attend, and we incorporate art into our curriculum as much as possible.

My Project

One of our budgetary restrictions centers on copying. We are limited in how many copies that we can make each month. I have over 100 students, and I almost use up my copies just making homework. In addition, I need to copy a weekly parent newsletter, field trip slips, lab procedures and data tables, and any other information that I want the students to have, not to waste learning time by having to hand-write it. Making my extra copies on colored paper will do two major things. One is that it will specify a use for a particular hand-out. If it's something to take home, it will be bright yellow. If it stays in their notebook, it will be orange. Having a designated color for different types of communication will help organize the students. The second benefit of having colored paper is that it will cut down on the number of extra copies that I have to make. Students don't misplace bright red or blue sheets - they stand out and are memorable.

This time of adolescence is definitely trying, for students themselves, teachers, and parents.

Something as simple as the color of paper can help students keep organized, and can help parents keep in touch with school. It would make such a difference to our class environment and to student achievement - not to mention saving paper!

Ms. Kobilka Folwell Community School Grades 6-8

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Minneapolis, MN 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

100 students impacted 17donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
ASTROBRIGHT COLORED PAPER 24 -- Wausau 24-Lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Planetary Purple • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
24LB ASTROBRIGHT COLOR PAPER,LETTER SIZE,FIREBALL FUCHSIA -- Wausau 24-lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Fireball Fuschia • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHT 24 LB COSMIC ORANGE -- Wausau 24-Lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Cosmic Orange • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHT 24 LB GAMMA GREEN * -- Wausau 24-lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Gamma Green • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHT 24 LB LUNAR BLUE -- Wausau 24-lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Lunar Blue • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHT 24 LB PULSAR PINK -- Wausau 24-Lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Pulsar Pink • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHT 24 LB SOLAR YELLOW -- Wausau 24-lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Solar Yellow • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHT 24 LB TERRA GREEN -- Wausau 24-Lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Terra Green • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHT 24 LB LIFT-OFF LEMON -- Wausau 24-lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Lift-Off Lemon • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHT 24 LB RE-ENTRY RED * -- Wausau 24-Lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Re-Entry Red • Quill $15.11 2 $30.22
ASTROBRIGHTS 24LB,11"X17" COPY PAPER -- Wausau 24-Lb. Astrobrights Colored Paper; 11x17", Ledger Size, Pulsar Pink • Quill $24.29 1 $24.29

Materials cost

$326.49

Vendor shipping charges

 $3.26

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$369.65

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.23

Total project goal

$434.88

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $434.88

13 Donors

-$434.88

Donations toward project cost

-$369.65

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.23

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