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Ms. Cerritos from Bronx, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Sealed With a Touch

My students need differentiated material to meet their needs. With the laminating machine and pouches, I will be able to print different resources for students to use and reuse.

  • $231 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 Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences. This year I have the pleasure of working with two classes. One class is made up of 6th and 7th grade students, many of which are first year English Language Learners. The second class is a 6th grade dual language class. Both sets of students are unique individuals with a passion to learn.

Despite their personal struggles, the language, cultural barriers and transitional housing challenges, my students have a great desire to succeed.

There are 52 amazing students in my 6th grade math class who come from bilingual households and receive free or reduced price lunch. The school serves grades 6-8 and provides rigorous academics, fantastic teachers and a safe learning environment. Our goal is to prepare our students for success in high school and college.

My Project

This project will allow students the access to new resources and material that they can use and reuse. There are many great resources that I would like my students to have access to, such as vocabulary word game cards and math card games. With a laminating machine and pouches, students will be able to keep and reuse those resorces to continue learning.

Your donation will help students gain access to differentiated resources and material designed to meet their needs.

Students need access to different types of manipulatives. By printing out material and resources, and then laminating those material and resources, students will be able to use them in class and even at home.

Ms. Cerritos Middle School 390 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. Cerritos

Bronx, NY View local requests

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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fellowes Saturn 3i 125 Laminator With Pouch Starter Kit, Silver/Black • Staples Advantage $109.21 1 $109.21
Fellowes Standard-Duty Hot Laminating Pouches, Letter Size, 3 Mil, 9" x 11 1/2", Clear, 100/Pk • Staples Advantage $18.13 3 $54.39

Materials cost

$163.60

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$196.05

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$34.60

Total project goal

$230.65

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $230.65

6 Donors

-$140.12

Donations toward project cost

-$119.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.57

match offer

-$90.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$76.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$13.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.53

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 $0.00

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