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Mrs. Ptak from Harvey, IL is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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That Tile Floor Is Cold And Hard

My students need a comfortable setting in which to read for pleasure: 2 bean bag chairs and a small area rug.

  • $336 goal

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I teach 25 eager 3rd grade students in a suburban setting in Illinois. Over 80% of our students come from low income homes. Grant money replaced our dank and dingy 80-year-old building 5 years ago with a bright, airy, updated facility, but little money was left for new furniture.

Many of my students come from homes without literacy materials, either through lack of interest or lack of funds. They love hanging out in our classroom library area. The library is well stocked with books purchased from garage sales and clearance counters, handed down from other avid readers, or redeemed from book club bonus points, but the tile floor is not exactly warm and inviting.

Encouraging leisure-time reading is a goal of our school, as I am sure it is in every school. We have a substantial need for 2 bean bag chairs and a small area rug so students have a more comfortable area in which to read.

Your help will go a long way toward encouraging my students to view reading a great book as an activity as worthy of their free time as cuddling up with the remote control or the joy stick.

Mrs. Ptak Bryant Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Harvey, IL 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

25 students impacted 11donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
CK30BU - Big Beanbag Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95
LC162 - Navy Blue Rectangular Carpet - 4' x 6' • Lakeshore Learning $119.00 1 $119.00
CK30GR - Big Beanbag Seat - Green • Lakeshore Learning $59.95 1 $59.95

Materials cost

$238.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $23.89

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.58

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$275.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$60.45

Total project goal

$335.83

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $335.83

8 Donors

-$333.63

Donations toward project cost

-$275.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$58.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$2.20

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