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Ms. Shirman from East Boston, MA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Truly the Basics

Help me give my students the tools they need every day, including sharp pencils (and grips) to write stories, ideas, and poems; pastels to spark their creativity, glue to support creations, and large whiteboards for modeling writing work.

  • $319 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

Poetry, real-life heroes, the joy of reading, wolves, animal adaptations, and ancient cultures...these are a few of the topics that my students and I will investigate this year. I am excited to guide them through these explorations and participate in their growth as readers, writers, artists, storytellers, and individuals.

Our goal as a bilingual community is to foster our students' development linguistically, academically, culturally, socially, and emotionally.

Our students come from mostly immigrant families from a diverse range of backgrounds. My families are hardworking and dedicated to their children's success. We seek to create a learning environment that is supportive, collaborative, and engaging, where students can develop their individual voices and creativity and have the confidence to share their thoughts and ideas. We want to ensure our students have the tools and skills to succeed in our ever-changing world.

As a teacher, I constantly grow and learn with my students, as together we explore new worlds, new skills, and new relationships. This wondrous process can occur anywhere and anytime, but with the necessary supports, it can be more fluid and constant, laying the foundations for lifelong engagement in learning and discovery.

My Project

Pencils are the basis of our work. Whether it is for writing, doodling, or planning a masterpiece, a good pencil saves the day. The more my students write, the more pencils disappear. It is, for our class, a certain measure of productivity, but it also means that fresh, sharpened pencils become a rare commodity. With this new stock of pencils, we will again have plenty!

I also want my students to push their boundaries and experiment with some new (somewhat messier) materials, like oil pastels and collage work (glue!).

Exposing students to new media allows them to discover new ideas in a hands-on way, which will also help to develop and grow their critical thinking.

Our new magnetic whiteboards will facilitate modeling of writing as well as collaborative writing where we work together to find our individual voices and the voice of our community.

Ms. Shirman Mario Umana Academy Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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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East Boston, MA View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

38 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP539 - Giant Magnetic Lined Page • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 2 $59.98
AmazonBasics Pre-sharpened Wood Cased #2 HB Pencils, 150 Pack • Amazon Business $12.49 4 $49.96
Crayola Oil Pastels Classpack, 12 Brilliant Opaque Colors, School Supplies, 336Count • Amazon Business $46.40 1 $46.40
GR117 - Pencil Grips - Pack of 12 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $21.99 2 $43.98
X-ACTO School Pro Classroom Electric Pencil Sharpener, Blue, 1 Count • Amazon Business $24.65 1 $24.65
AmazonBasics All Purpose Washable School Liquid Glue - Great for Making Slime, 4 oz Bottle, 12-Pack • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$236.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$270.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$47.74

Total project goal

$318.25

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $318.25

2 Donors

-$138.26

Donations toward project cost

-$135.26

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

match offer

-$159.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$135.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$23.87

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.87

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 $0.00

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