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Ms. CAO from Flushing, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Talking To My Buddy Safely

Help me give my students A Safe Way to Talk To My Class Buddy!

  • $389 goal

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My Students

I am an ESL teacher and General Ed teacher working in a low-income/high poverty school district. My students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom.

Ninety percent of my students come from immigrant families with working parents.

"Experience more by seeing more" is my goal for all my students. Outside of the school, they do not have many opportunities to explore areas and places outside of their neighborhood and are not even aware of the great places that surround them. Many students do not even have books in their homes and are solely exposed to reading in the classroom. These students deserve the best education I can possibly provide them to help them reach their maximum potential and grow into positive contributors to society. I want to help my students build a productive struggle mindset this year to help them conquer life difficulties in the future.

My Project

First graders love talking to their friends, classmates, and teachers! In this Blended Learning Classroom, our students will learn new ways to talk to their friends using social distancing and sitting at a desk away from their friends and teachers. This is not our usual way of learning.

Don't you love talking to your friends?

We would like to make our class safe for class discussions, small group discussions, and partner work. We would like to use these plexiglass dividers to provide as much of a "normal" learning situation as possible in our first grade classroom. Students will engage in rich, fun discussions and activities and be safe and healthy at the same time! Help make 1st grade FUN!

Ms. CAO PS 164 Queens Valley Grades PreK-2

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Flushing, NY 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

24 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Pack of 2 Acrylic Shields- 15.7 × 18.5 Inch Clear Freestanding Counter Protection Barrier 2mm Thick Plastic Sneeze Guard for School Office Desk Food Screens Transaction Windows Sale Counters • Amazon Business $36.99 8 $295.92

Materials cost

$295.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.44

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$330.36

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.30

Total project goal

$388.66

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $388.66

7 Donors

-$388.66

Donations toward project cost

-$330.36

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.30

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 $0.00

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