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Mrs. Kunzler's Classroom

  • Stockdale Elementary School
  • Bakersfield, CA
  • 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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Back to Basics: Supplies Needed in First Grade

Help me give my students 36 two pocket folders, a heart paper crimper, a heart paper punch, a stapler, two pairs of scissors, holiday decorative paper lanterns, wide ruled paper, sticky notes, a sticky notes holder, and 25 plastic crayon organizers.
Mrs. Kunzler
Stockdale Elementary School
Bakersfield, CA
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  • $270 still needed

No Hungry Kids Left Behind!

Help me give my students Nilla waffers, crackers, cookies, breakfast bars, Pop Tarts, Rice Krispies Treats, and mixed fruit snacks to fuel their brains for learning.
Mrs. Kunzler
Stockdale Elementary School
Bakersfield, CA
  • 1 donor so far
  • $238 still needed

Snacks For My First Graders

Help me give my students animal crackers, pretzels, cookies, Rice Krispies Treats, Teddy Grahams, candy bars, mini pops, gummy bears, hard candies, and fruit snacks.
Mrs. Kunzler
Stockdale Elementary School
Bakersfield, CA
  • 6 donors so far
  • $278 still needed

Printing Power

Help me give my students an HP Officejet Pro inkjet printer and a 4 port usb hub splitter.
Mrs. Kunzler
Stockdale Elementary School
Bakersfield, CA
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Chinese Culture And The Lunar New Year!

Help me give my students a gift card to Teacher's Pay Teachers, Chinese New Year Fans, Chinese New Year book, Pencil Pouches, and 10 headphones.
Mrs. Kunzler
Stockdale Elementary School
Bakersfield, CA
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Amazing Art Projects

Help me give my students black markers, trace & draw projector, tissue squares, glitter shapes, snowflake ornaments, and holiday crafts.
Mrs. Kunzler
Stockdale Elementary School
Bakersfield, CA
  • 1 donor so far
  • $319 still needed
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Past projects 196

  • Hanging Paper Lanterns , Fans, and Seasonal Classroom Decorations

    Funded Apr 10, 2025

    Thank you Leslie, Sheri, and Mohamad for these colorful and cheery classroom decorations! As I welcome my new students they will be greeted by hanging 3-d pencils, golden swirls, honeycomb fan apples, and red lanterns. I know they will be happy to return to school in the fall with these kid-friendly decorations. The black and orange spider, bat, and pumpkin lanterns will hang from our classroom ceiling in October. My students love when I change the bulletin boards and theme in my room. Thank you for choosing our classroom and I will tell my students the great news tomorrow.”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Kunzler

  • Read to Succeed: My Students Are Ready for a Challenge!

    Funded Apr 10, 2025

    Thank you to Maria, Danny, and the Anonymous Donor from Wisconsin for funding 35 brand new chapter books for my first graders. My students are ready to read their first chapter books! They helped me pick the books you funded.

    Reading a chapter book requires more time spent reading each day. My students will read these books to meet their 4th quarter reading goals. Students must average 85% or higher on their comprehension tests and read a specific number of books to meet their goals. Thank you for enhancing my classroom library. I know my students will love reading these books!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Kunzler

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.
  • Basic School Supplies

    Funded Apr 1, 2025

    Wow! Thank you, Phillip James Antoine, Gary Ornelas, Peggy Waters, Anonymous Donor, Michelle J, Crist, and April M. for funding our basic supplies project. The pencils and pencil sharpeners get a good daily workout in my classroom. I am excited to use the plastic crayon boxes. The study plastic boxes will preserve my student's crayons and may prevent crayons from becoming broken or lost. Perfect timing on the push pins. I was completely out. We are getting ready for Open House and I used my last one displaying student work on a bulletin board. Thank you so much for helping my first graders. I will tell them the great news tomorrow morning!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Kunzler

  • Let's Read to Succeed!

    Funded Feb 25, 2025

    The Campbell Foundation is awesome! Thank you for these funny, new books that my students love to read. So far my class has read 1,500 books. We are in the 4th quarter and our new goal is to reach 2,500 by the end of the year. My students love reading the Pete The Cat series of books. The vibrant pictures, use of high frequency words, and funny content encourages even reluctant readers to pick up these books.

    At the beginning of the year, the class average was a 0.4 reading level. Now my students are reading at a 1.6 reading level. By the end of the year, we hope we will reach a 2.3 level or higher! Thank you for your generous gift of 22 books that are perfect for my first grade readers. Students are trading books and taking some outside for recess. After reading the book two times. they take a comprehension quiz on the computer. I am proud to announce that 16 students have an accuracy of 85% or higher. Your gift of books is encouraging more students to read. Thank you, Campbell Foundation for your kindness and generosity! My students are blossoming into confident and fluent readers!”

    With gratitude,

    Mrs. Kunzler

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Campbell Foundation.
My 27 students range from gifted and talented to below grade level. Our school has won many prestigious awards and has high state test scores (in the 900's)! With increasing class size, and no extra funding, I am trying to offer this class the same quality reading program as I have offered past classes. Sincerely, your help would be greatly appreciated!

About my class

My 27 students range from gifted and talented to below grade level. Our school has won many prestigious awards and has high state test scores (in the 900's)! With increasing class size, and no extra funding, I am trying to offer this class the same quality reading program as I have offered past classes. Sincerely, your help would be greatly appreciated!

About my class

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