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"We are a group of fourth graders in a title one school. We are smart, creative, and eager to learn, but we need your help!

Our teacher has been in the same class for 10 years and was given a hand-me-down set of dictionaries. They are a messed up, mish-mash, mix-up of all different kinds. It's hard ... MORE

"We are a group of fourth graders in a title one school. We are smart, creative, and eager to learn, but we need your help!

Our teacher has been in the same class for 10 years and was given a hand-me-down set of dictionaries. They are a messed up, mish-mash, mix-up of all different kinds. It's hard to have a class lesson, because we are all on different pages, and sometimes the words aren't even there because our dictionaries are so old. We need help, so that our teacher won't go crazy trying to help us with our writing and vocabulary skills.

Since we do a lot of writing in 4th grade, having a dictionary for each student in will help us be better editors. We will get a lot more writing done because we won't be standing in line waiting for the one children's dictionary that we have, or trying to find a word in a dictionary that is too advanced for our age.

We would be so grateful for your donation! We will even use our new dictionaries when we write a thank you letter to you. Having them will help us become better readers and writers and that will help us in every thing we do. HIDE

My students need 25 copies of Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary. The cost of this proposal is $574, which includes shipping for any materials requested and fulfillment ?."

Ms. A.'s Classroom: Minimal Poverty School ?
Region:
North Carolina
Where is the classroom located? ?

Submitted:
Sep 08, 2009 |
Expires:
Feb 14, 2010
Materials Vendor Price # Total
Merriam-Webster's Elementary Dictionary Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. $15.95 25 $398.75
  
Vendor Shipping Charges ? $39.88
State Sales Tax ? $16.95
3rd Party Payment Processing Fee ? $5.98
Postage / Processing for Donor Thank-You Package ? $9.00
Project Subtotal $470.56
Optional Donation Towards Operating Costs ? $103.29
TOTAL PROJECT COST ? $573.85
2 Donors -$125.06
To Go $448.79

Additional Details

Level:
Grades 3-5
Affiliation:
SONIC Teacher
Teacher's funded projects:
0
Thank-you punctuality:
N/A ?
Subject:
Literature & Writing (in Literacy & Language), Literacy (in Literacy & Language)
Resource:
Books (Essential)
Students reached:
25
Used by future students?
Yes
Project ID:
312496
Live Updates
Reviewed the project essay and sent follow-up questions if needed.
Lisa D. (volunteer) on Sep 8, 2009
Verified the cost of the requested books and posted this project.
John C. (associate) on Sep 9, 2009
"I gave to this project because I want to help the schools in my home town."
Carly Wickell from Olympia, WA gave on Sep 18, 2009
"I gave to this project because I grew up in Brevard and I wanted to help a great school!"
Brian from North Carolina gave on Sep 20, 2009
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