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Mrs. CARABALLO's classroom raised $586

Making Writing Workshops Meaningful for Students in Grade 5!

My students need writing center materials to utilize and allow creative thinking, writing process, mini-lessons, and usage of an elaborate word wall.

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Mrs. CARABALLO William Paca Elementary School 83
Baltimore, MD Grades 3-5

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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.

I work with inner city children of Baltimore City. I teach 5th Grade Language Arts to about 45 children daily. I left another state to move to Baltimore City to make a difference in children's lives and to help bridge the gap of our student achievement. One area where I focus my efforts is improving my students' writing. My students are faced with several challenges in writing: firstly, they tend to write as little as possible and often do not explain their ideas fully; secondly, they do not understand the writing process, especially the value of revision. If this weren't enough, students are under so much pressure to "comprehend" what they read for our state tests that writing has been placed on the "back burner." The problem is that comprehension will have little value if students can not intelligently explain what it is they comprehend! I have assessed my students' journals and it has come to my attention that my students are in need of more writing instruction. To solve this problem, I am in the process of rebuilding our writing center. When I asked my students for feedback on what would make writing more interesting for them, they gave a treasure-trove of responses: fun writing paper, teaching them about writing, making our Word Wall more interesting, and several others. Both I and my students would like the writing segment of our daily Language Arts schedule to be more enjoyable and educational. To improve our writing center, I need several types of fun stationary for students to use when writing; toner and ink for our classroom printer in order to allow students to type at the computer, and activity books that challenge my students to use writing in different ways. Having these tools in our writing center would benefit my students and allow them more meaningful opportunities for creative thinking, brainstorming, writing, editing, revising, and publishing. In conclusion, writing is an important element in Language Arts. It has been proven that the more children write, the better writers they become. Students must learn to interpret what they read, but they must also know how to communicate what they interpret. Though it is not a highly assessed skill, writing is extremely important in our students' lives. Thank you for helping me to give them the skills to be successful, both now and in the future!

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

45 students impacted 7 donors
Mrs. CARABALLO William Paca Elementary School 83 Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Baltimore, MD 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

45 students impacted 7donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
24# TROPICAL FUN PAPER, 8-1/2X11 -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Tropical • Quill Corporation $8.09 1 $8.09
CURLY Q LETTERHEAD, 8 1/2 X 11, 24-LB -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Curly Q • Quill Corporation $8.09 1 $8.09
BATS & BONES FUN PAPER, 8.5X11, FOR LASER & INKJET PRINTERS -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Bats & Bones • Quill Corporation $8.99 1 $8.99
SCROLL, FUN PAPER 8-1/2X11 -- Fun Paper Letterhead: Scroll • Quill Corporation $8.09 1 $8.09
FUN PAPER, COWBOY BOOTS -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Cowboy Boots • Quill Corporation $8.09 1 $8.09
AT THE BEACH LETTERHEAD -- Fun Paper Letterhead; At The Beach Design • Quill Corporation $8.72 1 $8.72
FALL LEAVES LETTERHEAD -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Fall Leaves • Quill Corporation $8.09 1 $8.09
FUN PAPER LETTERHEAD HEARTS -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Hearts • Quill Corporation $8.09 1 $8.09
STATIONARY, WINTER BIRCH -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Winter Birch • Quill Corporation $8.09 1 $8.09
20LB PASTEL PAPER, 8-1/2X11 -- HammerMill Pastel Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Canary • Quill Corporation $7.64 1 $7.64
20LB PASTEL PAPER, 8-1/2X11 -- HammerMill Pastel Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Salmon • Quill Corporation $7.64 1 $7.64
NOTICES & COLOR CODING, 20LB PASTEL PAPER 8-1/2X11 -- HammerMill Pastel Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Goldenrod • Quill Corporation $7.64 1 $7.64
NOTICES & COLOR CODING, 20LB PASTEL PAPER, 8-1/2X11 -- HammerMill Pastel Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Blue • Quill Corporation $7.64 1 $7.64
20LB PASTEL PAPER, 8-1/2X11 -- HammerMill Pastel Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Green • Quill Corporation $7.64 1 $7.64
20LB PASTEL PAPER, 8-1/2X11 -- HammerMill Pastel Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Pink • Quill Corporation $7.64 1 $7.64
20LB PASTEL PAPER, 8-1/2X11 -- HammerMill Pastel Colored Paper; 8-1/2x11", Letter Size, Lilac • Quill Corporation $7.64 1 $7.64
Writing Lessons For the Overhead Grade 5+ • Nasco $14.53 1 $14.53
TRAITS OF GOOD WRITING INTERMEDIATE TIME FOR KIDS • Teacher's School Supply $21.23 1 $21.23
SPECTRUM WRITING GR. 4 • Teacher's School Supply $11.18 1 $11.18
WRITING FABULOUS SENTENCES and PARAGRAPHS GR. 4-6 • Teacher's School Supply $16.21 1 $16.21
GIANT WRITE EVERY DAY GR. 1-6 • Teacher's School Supply $27.46 1 $27.46
FLORENTINE SCROLL LETTERHEAD, 8 1/2 X 11, 24-LB -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Florentine Scroll • Quill Corporation $8.09 1 $8.09
CHALKBOARD FUN, LETTERHEAD 8-1/2X11 -- Fun Paper Letterhead; Chalkboard Fun • Quill Corporation $8.72 1 $8.72
Jonticraft Triple Panel Room Dividers Write-n-Wipe • SchoolOutfitters.com $106.86 1 $106.86
HEWLETT PACKARD INKJET COMBO PACK C6615AN, C6578DN -- HP Inkjet Cartridge Combo Pack Includes 1 #15 (Black) & 1 #78 (Tri-Color) • Quill Corporation $52.19 1 $52.19

Materials cost

$394.29

Vendor shipping charges

 $39.43

Sales tax

 $19.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.86

Fulfillment labor & materials

$17.00

Total project cost

$480.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$105.37

Total project goal

$585.37

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $585.37

5 Donors

-$564.71

Donations toward project cost

-$480.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$84.71

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$20.66

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