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Mrs. Iopa from Hilo, HI is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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The Students are the Heart of the Classroom

Help me give my students the materials to promote social emotional learning and literacy!

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My Project

The students are the heart of my classroom! I want to continue to instill in my students that they are someone special. I have several social emotional learning and academic projects that I want to do that will strengthen their sense of belonging to the classroom and academic progress.

The first project is a personalized bag tag for each student in the classroom to show that they belong to our classroom.

The bag tag will be personalized with the student's name, room number, favorite colors, and charms that show the student's interests.

Another project to promote the social emotional learning for my students is creating a personal art piece on canvas bags. The students express their feelings through their art piece and having it on the canvas bag makes it a permanent useable keepsake.

The final social emotional learning project is making sure the students feel extra special on their birthday. Each student will be presented a gift bag on their birthday from their teacher and classmates. The gift bag will contain small stationary items and fidgets.

The classroom will also benefit from having materials to help with various academic projects. The materials needed are jingle type bells, different types of colored pens, plastic clipboards, paint, velcro markers, and name plates.

Please help to bring this project to life for my students!

Mrs. Iopa Waiakea Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Hilo, HI 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

23 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Paint Pens for Rock Painting, Stone, Ceramic, Glass, Wood, Canvas. Set of 12 Acrylic Paint Markers Extra-fine Tip • Amazon Business $11.33 5 $56.65
Scotch Adhesive Dot Roller Value Pack, .31 in x 49 ft, 4 Pack, Great for Home, Office and School Projects (6055BNS) • Amazon Business $18.48 3 $55.44
Clipboards, HERKKA 25 Pack Plastic Office Clipboards, Black Color Plastic Clipboards, Low Profile Clip Standard A4 Letter Size, Size 12.5 x 9 Inch • Amazon Business $37.95 1 $37.95
Pentel Gel Ink Pen, Retractable , 0.5mm, Metal Tip, Assorted Ink Colors, Pack of 5 (BLN75BP5M) • Amazon Business $11.26 3 $33.78
Sargent Art , Tempera Paint Sticks, 12 Colors with Case, Multi • Amazon Business $10.01 3 $30.03
EOOUT 24pcs Mesh Zipper Pouch, Zipper Bags, Document Bag with Label Pocket, Plastic Zip File Folders, 16.9x12 in A3 Size, Puzzle Bags for Organizing, for Board Game School Office Supplies Home Storage • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
30 Pieces Rainbow Streamer Wands Long Ribbons Colorful Dance Ribbons for Kids Dancing Streamers for Dance Twirling Ribbons for Gymnastics Party Birthday Party Gift(,) • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
40 Pieces Canvas Pencil Pouch Zipper Makeup Cosmetic Bags Case Blank Craft DIY Bags Multipurpose Toiletry Stationary Storage Bag for Women Students Travel School (White) • Amazon Business $25.99 1 $25.99
Pentel Energel Infree Gel Ink Ballpoint Pen 0.5mm, Needle Tip 10 colors set with Sticky Notes • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
DiRose Gallon Bags Pack of 250 – 1 Gallon Reclosable Storage Bags – Practical and Durable Design – Food Safe Non-BPA Material – Easy Zip Closure – Ideal for Food, Snacks, Dog Treats, Organizing • Amazon Business $23.25 1 $23.25
Glitter Gel Pens, 100 Color Glitter Pen Set for Making Cards, 30% More Ink Neon Glitter Gel Marker for Adult Coloring Books, Journaling Crafting Doodling Drawing • Amazon Business $19.98 1 $19.98
SANNIX 350Pcs Wholesale Bulk Lots Jewelry Making Charms Assorted Gold Plated Enamel Pendants for DIY Necklace Bracelet Earring Craft Supplies • Amazon Business $19.89 1 $19.89
NPLUX Holographic Mylar Packaging Bags Resealable Mylar Bags for Food Storage(100PACK,6x9IN) • Amazon Business $18.04 1 $18.04
VELCRO Brand Mounting Squares | 200pk, 7/8" White | Adhesive Sticky Back Hook and Loop for Teacher Supplies, Office Organization (30705) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
MENOLY 30 PCS Positive Sayings Carpet Marker, Inspirational Phrase Circles Nylon Markers 5 inch, for Classroom Aid Teaching, Yoga, Sports ect (10 Colors) • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Junkin 120 Pieces Rhinestone European Beads Crystal Charm Beads with Large Hole Rhinestone Spacer Beads for DIY Bracelet Earring Necklace Crafts Making Supplies, 20 Colors • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Beadthoven 100pcs Resin Porcelain European Beads Large Hole Colorful AB Color Rondelle European Charm Spacer Beads with Silver Color Cores for DIY European Bracelets Jewelry Making Crafts Supplies • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99
HORIECHALY Scratch and Sniff Stickers, 68 Sheets Scented Stickers,17 Different Scents Smelly Stickers, Best Choice for Kids & Teachers & Parents as Reward Stickers, Christmas Gift, Party Favor, Goodie. Awesome Smelly Stickers. • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
100pcs Jingle Bells, Marrywindix 1 Inch Craft Bells Bulk DIY Bells for Christmas, Party, Festival Decoration and Home Decoration • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
ECOTREE Eco-friendly Wood & Plastic Free Rainbow Recycled Paper #2 HB Pencils For School and Office Supplies, Pre-sharpened,12-Pack • Amazon Business $9.97 1 $9.97
180PCS 30 Colors 3.5CM Multi-Color Mini Tassels Tiny Craft Tassels for Earring Jewelry Making Keychain Tassel Charms Bag Charms Pendant Handmade DIY Accessories(1.44Inch) • Amazon Business $9.86 1 $9.86
Raymond Geddes Birthday Number 2 Pencils For Kids (Pack of 72) • Amazon Business $9.68 1 $9.68
Bubble Weight Balloon Weight, 35g, Metallic Gold, 10 Piece • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
4Pcs Jewelry Pliers,Jewelry Making Tool Kit,Round Nose Plier,Needle Nose Plier,Bent Nose Pliers and Chain Nose Pliers for Crafts,Beading,Wire Wrapping • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Amazon Basics Sandwich Storage Bags, 300 Count (Previously Solimo) • Amazon Business $8.69 1 $8.69
20 Pieces Scented Bookmarks with Metal Charms Scratch and Sniff Bookmarks Fruit Theme Assorted Scented Bookmarks Cute Bookmarks for Kids Teens School Classroom Student Gifts, 10 Styles • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
48 Pieces Birthday Rubber Bracelets,Colored Silicone Bracelets for Happy Birthday Gift,Silicone Stretch Wristbands for Teenagers Kids Student Birthday Party Supplies,4 Styles 8 Colors(Vivid Style) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Ticonderoga Wood-Cased Pencils, #2 HB Soft, Pre-Sharpened, Neon, 10 Count (X13810) • Amazon Business $7.19 1 $7.19
Binney & Smith Artista II Crayola Washable Tempera Paint, 16 Fl Oz (Pack of 1), Pink • Amazon Business $6.49 1 $6.49
Amazon Basics Cotton Swabs, 500 ct, 1-Pack (Previously Solimo) • Amazon Business $2.57 1 $2.57

Materials cost

$570.42

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$25.10

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.56

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$634.08

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$111.90

Total project goal

$745.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$745.98

1 Donor

-$745.98

Donations toward project cost

-$634.08

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$111.90

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