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Mrs. Cutler from Portland, OR is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Mrs. Cutler's classroom raised $320

Needy Kids Need NonFiction!

My students need 17 non-fiction materials to read!

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Mrs. Cutler Mill Park Elementary School
Portland, OR Grades 3-5

My 28 third graders live in a high-need community (90% POVERTY RATE) and need to access more non-fiction books. 80% of what adults read is non-fiction and kids need more exposure in order to successfully comprehend the elements of non-fiction.

Disadvantage breads disadvantage! Limited resources and poverty are the two factors that hold students back in this high-needs community. Most of my students, do not have books at home and have limited knowledge of the world around them (specifically social studies and science). Help even the gap by contributing reading materials that students will use daily.

Our class needs more non-fiction books, like National Geographic Readers, for our small reading groups and for independent reading time. These 17 books will also help extend my students understanding of social studies and science concepts. We have a limited number of non-fiction books in our class library, and students need daily exposure to non-fiction.

A simple way to make an immediate difference! Students in my classroom will have exposure to your donation on a DAILY basis! You will make it possible for my students to read non-fiction material and prepare them for life (again, 80% of adult reading material is non-fiction).

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

28 students impacted 9 donors
Mrs. Cutler Mill Park Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Portland, OR 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

28 students impacted 9donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Penguins! Anne Schreiber • Barnes and Noble $3.59 5 $17.95
National Geographic My First Pocket Guide Great Mammals National Geographic, Carolinda Hill • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
Storms! (National Geographic Readers Series) Miriam Goin • Barnes and Noble $3.59 5 $17.95
My First Pocket Guide Stars & Planets National Geographic Society, Manufactured by National Geographic Society • Barnes and Noble $5.35 1 $5.35
My First Pocket Guide Wildflowers Marfe Ferguson Delano, National Geographic, Manufactured by National Geographic Society • Barnes and Noble $5.35 5 $26.75
Weather Manufactured by National Geographic Society, Robert Cremins (Illustrator), Theophilus Britt Griswold (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.35 5 $26.75
Hurricanes (Witness to Disaster Series) Dennis Fradin, Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Fradin • Barnes and Noble $15.25 1 $15.25
Face to Face with Polar Bears Elizabeth Carney, Norbert Rosing • Barnes and Noble $6.25 1 $6.25
Italy Robert Anderson • Barnes and Noble $11.65 1 $11.65
National Geographic Readers: Pandas Anne Schreiber • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Kids Almanac 2010 National Geographic • Barnes and Noble $10.39 1 $10.39
National Geographic World Atlas for Young Explorers, Third Edition National Geographic • Barnes and Noble $19.96 1 $19.96
Our Country's Presidents: All You Need to Know about the Presidents, from George Washington to Barack Obama Ann Bausum, Foreword by Barack Obama • Barnes and Noble $19.96 1 $19.96
National Geographic Readers: Ants Melissa Stewart • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
National Geographic Our World: A Child's First Picture Atlas National Geographic • Barnes and Noble $14.36 1 $14.36
Snakes! (National Geographic Readers Series) Melissa Stewart • Barnes and Noble $3.59 1 $3.59
Frogs! (National Geographic Readers Series) Elizabeth Carney • Barnes and Noble $3.59 5 $17.95

Materials cost

$226.64

Vendor shipping charges

 $22.66

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$261.70

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$57.45

Total project goal

$319.15

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $319.15

8 Donors

-$319.15

Donations toward project cost

-$261.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$57.45

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