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Mr. Seymour from Brooklyn, NY is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need the Bare Necessities of Math Class (and Life)!

Help me give my students classroom essentials including, notebooks, pencils, colored pencils, erasers, and pencil sharpeners.

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My Students

We Love New York City! My students and I are back at it, in the school building, making steady gains in Mathematics after living in quarantine for the last few months. Our classroom is a veritable hub of diversity, though over 95% of my school's population receives free lunch - the majority of students come from lower-level income households. We take this in stride and are inspired to overcome our plates full of challenges.

I have a few amazing groups of super resilient students who require basic supplies like notebooks, pencils, erasers, and colored pencils.

One would think that basic supplies such as these are present in every classroom in our country, but currently - with public school funding absolutely decimated - we will need your assistance in preparing our students with the mathematics necessities.

My Project

My students' proactive, problem-solving mindsets are flourishing, however, our access to basic materials is floundering. NYC public schools have fallen on unfortunately lean times - my classroom is decidedly lacking in a supply of basic materials. We are in need of pencils and proper graphing notebooks so that we may begin to explore the exciting world of Algebra. We have the opportunity to set our academic careers in motion on the right foot, though it is essentially impossible to do so without access to adequate classroom supplies.

The notebooks, pencils, and colored pencils in this project will fuel my students' appreciation of, love for, and curiosity concerning mathematics.

We are at an important point in the math journey of our students where we can highlight critical relationships that they will see in the remainder of their studies. It is imperative that we equip our students with what they need to succeed.

I'm proud to be a representative for the joys of math study for my students. We have a very challenging year ahead, wherein students may not share materials, so the supplies that you contribute will become the personal tools that my students use both in school and at home.

Mr. Seymour MS 88 Peter Rouget Grades 6-8

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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Brooklyn, NY 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Oxford Composition Notebooks, Graph Ruled Paper, 9-3/4" x 7-1/2", Black Marble Covers, 80 Sheets, 12 per Pack (63786) • Amazon Business $19.48 5 $97.40
Staedtler Large Rasoplast Pencil Eraser (526 B20) Pack of 5 Erasers • Amazon Business $6.30 11 $69.30
Mr. Pen Handheld Metal Pencil Sharpener with 2 Holes, Pack of 6 • Amazon Business $5.99 8 $47.92
TICONDEROGA Pencils, Wood-Cased, Pre-Sharpened, Graphite #2 HB Soft, Yellow, 240-Pack (14634) • Amazon Business $37.95 1 $37.95
Cezan Colored Pencils Bulk, 12 Assorted Colors (Pack of 30), Pre-sharpened, 360 Colored Pencils for Kids • Amazon Business $34.98 1 $34.98
Koala Tools | Bear Claw Pencils (pack of 6) - Fat, Thick, Strong, Triangular Grip, Graphite, 2B Lead with Eraser - Suitable for Kids, Art, Drawing, Drafting, Sketching & Shading • Amazon Business $11.44 3 $34.32
20317-1020 - Generals Cedar Pencils - No. 2, Box of 12 • Blick Art Materials $6.55 2 $13.10
20317-1102 - Generals Cedar Pencils - No. 1, Box of 12 • Blick Art Materials $6.55 2 $13.10
Staedtler Metal Double Hole Sharpener with Tub, 512001BK & Mars Plastic, Premium Quality Vinyl Eraser, White, Latex-Free, Age-Resistant, Minimal Crumbling (526 50 BK) (Single Pack) • Amazon Business $10.58 1 $10.58
Mr. Pen Pencil Top Erasers, Cap Erasers, 120 Pack • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$363.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $9.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.45

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$409.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$72.18

Total project goal

$481.22

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $481.22

3 Donors

-$304.75

Donations toward project cost

-$268.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.96

match offer

-$165.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$140.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.47

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