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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 From Day One

Help me give my students a great start to learning words and writing as we start our new school year with journals!

  • $965 goal

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Mrs. Gauci has another project! Donate to The Human Body to help her classroom.

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Help Mrs. Gauci

Mrs. Gauci has another project! Donate to The Human Body to help her classroom.

All donations currently doubled!
You can complete this project for $237.
2X

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 eager to learn. Over 90% of our students come from low-income households. A large percentage of our families meet the definition of homeless, living in garages or multiple families in one residence. My kids' 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 coming to school and staying safe; and yet, they still come to school to explore, learn and grow.

I am working 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

This past year has been a crazy one. But, through it all, I have found many useful journals, posters, and composition notebooks that have made teaching this content to my students much easier for them to grasp. I would love to have these items again next year as we work together in the classroom.

Sight Word Journals, Composition Notebooks, and Posters have been amazing teaching tools this year and I would love to continue to teach with these tools next year.

The draw and write journals will get my students off on the right foot with color-coded lines to help with letter formation. The sight word journals introduce new words with prewritten words to trace. The word journal will help them to write important words all year long, referring to it as a dictionary of their own making. The composition notebooks will help them as they learn to write more and more. And the "All About Me" posters will help my kids to write and share about themselves as they improve their fine motor skills.

I am excited for the next school year and I hope that you will consider my students and this grant for your donations.

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

27 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
RR630 Draw Write Journal Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $38.99 6 $233.94
AA787 My First Draw Write Journal Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $38.99 5 $194.95
RR674 My Word Journal Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 3 $110.97
FG465X Classic Primary Composition Book Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.99 3 $86.97
PP894 My First SightWord Journal Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 2 $73.98
GG936 All About Me Writing Posters Set of 30 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$713.80

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$65.31

3rd party payment processing fee

$10.71

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$819.82

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$144.67

Total project goal

$964.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$964.49

4 Donors

-$914.49

Donations toward project cost

-$777.32

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$137.17

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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$0.00

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