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Ms. Shea from Springfield, MA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Teens Creating Holiday Cheer for Local Nursing Home During COVID

Help me give my students materials to create holiday cheer for a local nursing home.

  • $246 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

My students are just plain awesome! Regardless of their daily struggles they always prove to persevere! For many of my students, our classroom is their second home, even as uts moved into the virtual world. It is their safe space where they can escape the many pressures of adolescence and just be themselves.

Rather than the easy route of giving up, they choose to come together, to push themselves and to persevere, no matter how far they are behind academically.

They are dedicated students who continuously push themselves to be better.

100% of my students receive free or reduced-price lunch based on their socioeconomic status. Once you get them excited about a topic or strategy, they are totally engaged in what we are doing. I want to give them that spark for all that they do, which will become a challenge as we transition to the remote setting. My goal is to set them up for success by providing them with the tools they need to access the curriculum effectively at home during the global pandemic.

My Project

This project has lots of differentiated crafting materials for my middle school students. I will be sorting, packaging and bring the material kits to students home during remote learning.

We will use our Advisory class period to support each other in creating holiday decorations and cards for a local nursing home.

COVID-19 has created a challenge for those in nursing homes and for their families. When our class heard that a local nursing home was looking for holiday cards and decor, my students sprung into action with hopes of helping.

These materials will assure that all students in grade 6 and 8 will be able to create some decor since it will provide everyone with needed materials

Ms. Shea Alfred G Zanetti Montessori School 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. Shea

Springfield, MA 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

30 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Beadery Holiday Beaded Ornament Kit, Candy Cane Assortment $11.74 3 $35.22
Christmas Beaded Ornament Kit - Xmas Party Craft Wreath Holiday Tree Decorations Kids Supplies 24PCS $11.99 2 $23.98
Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5” x 11”, 24 lb/89 GSM, Re-Entry Red, 500 Sheets (21558) $17.49 1 $17.49
Max Fun 100PCS DIY Wooden Christmas Ornaments Unfinished Predrilled Wood Circles for Crafts Centerpieces Holiday Hanging Decorations in 10 Shapes $15.49 1 $15.49
Neenah Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5” x 11”, 24 lb/89 GSM, Gamma Green, 500 Sheets (21548) $13.42 1 $13.42
Ruisita Christmas Button Wreath Ornament Craft Kit, 400 Christmas Resin Buttons, 24 Christmas Jingle Bell, 24 Chenille Stems Pipe Cleaners, 48 Ribbon Bows with 65.6 Feet Rope $13.29 1 $13.29
Aytai 50Pcs Natural Wood Slices 3.5", DIY Wooden Unfinished Wood Circles for Home Decorations, Christmas Hanging Decorations $11.99 1 $11.99
24 Pieces Cotton Fabric Christmas Fabric Bundles Sewing Square Fabric Christmas Printing Quilting Fabric Patterns Cotton Patchwork for DIY Craft Christmas Party Supplies (7.8 x 9.8 Inch/20 x 25 cm) $11.68 1 $11.68
Colors Of Rainbow Gift Tissue Paper, 96 Sheets, 15 Inch x 20 Inch – Emerald Kelly Green $9.86 1 $9.86
Premium Quality Tissue Paper | Colors of Rainbow (White) $9.86 1 $9.86
Colors Of Rainbow Gift Tissue Paper, 96 Sheets, 15 Inch x 20 Inch – Red $9.86 1 $9.86
SunWorks Heavyweight Construction Paper, 9 x 12 Inches, Holiday Green, 100 Sheets $3.49 1 $3.49

Materials cost

$175.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.63

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$208.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.75

Total project goal

$245.01

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $245.01

8 Donors

-$245.01

Donations toward project cost

-$208.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.75

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 $0.00

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