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Mrs. Gauci from East Palo Alto, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Writing and Singing From A Distance

Help me give my students writing tools and workbooks to learn letter formation and a boom box for singing songs and sounds.

  • $978 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

My students are energetic kids with a love of learning. Over 90% of our students come from low-income households. A large percentage of our families meet the definition of homeless. My parents are struggling to pay rent and get food on the table. And yet, our children still want to create, read, write, and learn!

My students worry about starting school and staying safe; and yet, they still want to come to school to explore, learn and grow.

I am trying to meet my students' needs emotionally, as well as academically, during this pandemic. I want them to be safe and stay healthy as they work hard to learn to read, learn to use technology, and at the same time, learn language arts, math, science and social studies.

My Project

Learning to write at home can be a challenge during these unprecedented times. Children hear one direction, and their hands go in another.

With these books, I can teach letter and number formation online and parents can reinforce their kids’ writing at home.

The flip crayons help children learn how to hold a crayon using the tripod grip to form letters.

In addition, my students are using iPads at home while learning to read, write, add and subtract. Stylus pens will help them to write their letters on the screen to answer our math and reading questions on Seesaw and Zoom.

And a boom box will allow us to play our CD’s and make Bluetooth connections to learn the alphabet, rhyming words, chants and songs. It will help us with beginning reading skills. These materials will help my kids learn letters, sounds and writing skills.

Thank you for helping us learn to read, write and grow.

Mrs. Gauci Costano School & 49Ers Academy Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Gauci

East Palo Alto, CA 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
K Student Bundle: Letters and Numbers for Me + Building Writers A + Writing Journal A • Learning Without Tears $19.95 27 $538.65
Educational Products - Flip Crayons Gift Set • Learning Without Tears $15.95 3 $47.85
Jensen CD-555 Red CD Bluetooth Boombox Portable Bluetooth Music System with CD Player +CD-R/RW & FM Radio with Aux-in & Headphone Jack Line-in Limited Edition- (Red) • Amazon Business $44.99 1 $44.99
Flip Crayons Class Set • Learning Without Tears $20.95 1 $20.95
homEdge Stylus Pen Set of 20 Pack, Universal Capacitive Touch Screen Stylus Compatible with iPad, iPhone, Samsung, Kindle Touch, Compatible with All Device with Capacitive Touch Screen – 10 Color • Amazon Business $8.99 2 $17.98

Materials cost

$670.42

Vendor shipping charges

 $59.15

Sales tax

 $61.34

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$830.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$146.64

Total project goal

$977.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $977.61

6 Donors

-$643.80

Donations toward project cost

-$547.23

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$96.57

Matching donations from our partners

-$333.81

Match offers toward project cost

-$283.74

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$50.07

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