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Mrs. Melissa Smith from Spooner, WI is requesting art supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Create and Design Part 3

Help me give my students STEM materials to create, design, and inspire more learning!

  • $804 goal

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Mrs. Melissa Smith has another project! Donate to Let's Jump Together at Recess to help her classroom.

$1,168 - complete this project and be a hero

My Students

We seriously have some of the best students in our small-town elementary school.

My students are always ready to try something new and because of that, I want to be a better teacher every day.

I want to grow with them!

Our school includes over sixty percent free or reduced-price lunch recipients. Together our community, parents, and staff work to get us everything we need. I am so grateful to have wonderful people like you also partnering with us to help get our students everything they so deserve.

Although this year may look a little different whether in person, online, or a mix of both, I know we'll build our classroom community and become the family we always are.

I am teaching four sections of STEM classes at four different grade levels in our middle school. My classes are STEM, Robotics, Digital Applications, and Pre-engineering design. I am loving all the unique learning that is happening.

My Project

My quarter two STEM classes are wrapping up. The last quarter has been filled with robotics, designing, planning, creating, building, critical thinking and so much more!

Design is a universal language where students can be as creative as they would like.

I want my students to be able to take designing as far as they want to. The vinyl and iron on packs will allow my students more choice in colors when they are creating. The snap circuits will make our Fab Lab station work so much better! We'll use the ring light in my fifth grade kindness club and seventh grade digital applications classes as they create unique videos!

The spoons, rubberbands, cardboard, 3D filament, cups, and post its will be used weekly in my fifth grade STEM class as they solve the many STEM challenges this quarter. Lastly, the Cricut and weeding tools will work wonderfully with our wall and t-shirt designs

Thank you for investing in my classroom and my students!

Mrs. Melissa Smith Spooner Middle School Grades 6-8

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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

120 students impacted 58donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Elenco Snap Circuits Extreme SC-750 Electronics Exploration Kit | Over 750 Projects | Full Color Project Manual | 80+ Snap Circuits Parts | STEM Educational Toy For Kids 8+ • Amazon Business $86.50 1 $86.50
TECKWRAP Shimmer Vinyl Glitter Adhesive Sheets for Craft Cutter 12" x 12" 10 Sheets/Pack • Amazon Business $17.90 3 $53.70
(10) Permanent Adhesive Backed Vinyl Sheets, Compatible with Burgundy Oracal 651 Vinyl Sheets, Craft Vinyl for Indoor/Outdoor Lettering, Marking, Decorating,Car Decals,Window Graphics, For Craft Cutters • Amazon Business $12.89 3 $38.67
12” LED Ring Light with Stand and Phone Holder, Aureday 3000K-6000K Dimmable Selfie Ringlight for YouTube Video/Live Stream/Makeup • Amazon Business $36.99 1 $36.99
3Doodler Start 3D Printing Filament Refill Bundle (x8 Packs, Over 900 ft. Of Extruded Plastic) - Collection 1 (Amazon Exclusive) • Amazon Business $35.76 1 $35.76
Dixie Cold 9oz Cup, 360 Count (Styles May Vary) • Amazon Business $33.95 1 $33.95
YRYM HT Clear Vinyl Transfer Paper Tape Roll-12 x 50 FT w/Alignment Grid Application Tape for Silhouette Cameo, Cricut Adhesive Vinyl for Decals,Signs, Windows, Stickers • Amazon Business $16.88 2 $33.76
Cricut 2004311 Craft Supplies, 12in x 4ft, Cardinal Red • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
400 Pack Extra Heavyweight Disposable White Plastic Soup Spoons -Heavy Duty White Cutlery-Utensils, Parties, Dinners, Catering Services, Family Gatherings • Amazon Business $26.29 1 $26.29
(10 Sheets) Oracal 651 Light Grey Adhesive Craft Vinyl for Cricut, Silhouette, Cameo, Craft Cutters, Printers, and Decals - 12" x 12" - Gloss Finish - Outdoor and Permanent • Amazon Business $12.99 2 $25.98
Primology Heat Transfer Vinyl: 20 Pack 12" x 10" Premium Iron On Vinyl - 18 Assorted Colors - Black, White, Neon for Cricut, Silhouette Cameo, Heat Press Machine - Bonus Teflon & Weeding Tool • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
REALIKE Craft Weeding Tools for Vinyl Cardstock Crafting Basic Set Scraper/Spatula/Scissors/Tweezers/Weeder Tool Kit for Cricut/Silhouette/Siser HTV/Oracal Vinyl • Amazon Business $11.99 2 $23.98
HTV Heat Transfer Vinyl Bundle: 47 Pack 12" x 10" Iron on Vinyl for T-Shirt, 33 Assorted Colors with HTV Accessories Tweezers for Cricut, Silhouette Cameo or Heat Press Machine • Amazon Business $22.94 1 $22.94
200 Pack Corrugated Cardboard Sheets, Inserts for Packing, Crafts (5 x 7 Inches) • Amazon Business $21.99 1 $21.99
Craftables Grey Vinyl Sheets - Permanent, Adhesive, Glossy & Waterproof | (10) 12" x 12" Sheets- for Crafts, Cricut, Silhouette, Expressions, Cameo, Signs • Amazon Business $10.99 2 $21.98
BAZIC 465 Multicolor Rubber Bands for School, Home, or Office (Assorted Dimensions 227g/0.5 lbs) • Amazon Business $10.57 2 $21.14
Post-it Pop-up Notes, 3x3 in, 18 Pads, America's #1 Favorite Sticky Notes, Cape Town Collection, Bright Colors (Pink, Orange, Blue), Clean Removal, Recyclable (R330-18CTCP) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Pack of 1575 1-inch Colored Dot Stickers Round Color Coding Labels Circle Dot Stickers,7 Bright Neon Colors,Print or Write 8.5" x 11" Sheet(25 Sheet) • Amazon Business $9.99 2 $19.98
Cricut XL Scraper, Mint • Amazon Business $8.59 2 $17.18
iVyne Gem - Suctioned Vinyl Weeding Scrap Collector and Holder for Weeding Tools for Vinyl (Midnight Black) • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
iVyne Berry - Suctioned Vinyl Weeding Scrap Collector and Holder for Weeding Tools for Vinyl - Joy Blue • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
iVyne Berry - Suctioned Vinyl Weeding Scrap Collector and Holder for Weeding Tools for Vinyl - Real Red • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Tshirt Ruler Guide for Vinyl Alignment, T Shirt Rulers to Center Designs, Alignment Tool with Soft Tape Measure, Craft Sewing Supplies Accessories Tools for Cricut Heat Press HTV Heat Transfer Vinyl • Amazon Business $7.74 1 $7.74
3 Pack PTFE Teflon Sheet for Heat Press Transfer Sheet Non Stick 16 x 20" Heat Transfer Paper Reusable Heat Resistant Craft Mat • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$643.38

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.65

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$683.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$120.53

Total project goal

$803.56

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$803.56

52 Donors

-$441.34

Donations toward project cost

-$386.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$54.40

Matching donations from our partners

-$348.34

Match offers toward project cost

-$296.09

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$52.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$13.88

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$0.00

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