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Mrs. Mitchell from Metropolis, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reading For Our Own Good and To Our Peers At St. Jude!

My students need children's books to read for accelerated reading and through Skype to children at St. Jude Hospital.

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Mrs. Mitchell Franklin Elementary School
Metropolis, IL Grades 3-5

My Students

I am a 3rd grade teacher with an upcoming class of thirty precious children. It is dis-heartening to see children of this age who know more about video games and texting on cell phones than the pure joy and adventure in reading a great children's book. Please help me to help them go on an adventure

I teach thirty precious children in Metropolis, IL.

We are a public K-6 in a rural community. Although my students come from different types of backgrounds; financial, cultural, racial, etc...they all have the same thing in common; Innocence. They are such good students who love to be challenged and learn. But their innocence is slowly being taken from them with today's technology. They know more about video games, facebook, and texting on cell phones than the pure joy and adventure found in a child's book.

My Project

By your generous donation, I will be able to update my "Reading Island". It is a corner of my classroom completely dedicated to children's books. Due to budget constraints the majority of the books in my classroom have come from my own collection from my youth. I Love children's books and want to share that love and encourage my students and future students to do the same. An addition of new and more up to date books will help tremendously. Once the books are in place the students will be participating in Accelerated Reading and our own project which will be to read to children at St. Jude Hospital. Our students are active yearly in fundraising for the hospital but I want to do something different as well. With our new books I will set aside different times each week and coordinate with St. Jude's so that we can connect online through Skype and let my students read their stories to peers of their age in the hospital at St. Jude's. Allowing them to take adventures together; reading

Anytime a student picks up a book instead of turning on a game, cell phone, or computer, it is a victory to their minds.

By reading their new books to children at St. Jude's, they will not only be enriching their own minds, but the hearts and minds of their peers in the hospital. And hopefully gaining the value of volunteering their time to worthy causes.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than half of students from low‑income households

30 students impacted 17 donors
Mrs. Mitchell Franklin Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Metropolis, IL 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

30 students impacted 17donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Onward • AKJ Books $6.93 1 $6.93
Soldier Mom • AKJ Books $6.06 1 $6.06
Tales of the Frog Princess Box Set, Books 13 • AKJ Books $18.18 1 $18.18
Dear Mrs. Ryan, You're Ruining My Life • AKJ Books $5.19 1 $5.19
Pumpkin Day, Pumpkin Night • AKJ Books $6.06 1 $6.06
One Witch • AKJ Books $6.06 1 $6.06
Moonbeam Cow • AKJ Books $5.01 1 $5.01
Mr. Gumpy's Outing • AKJ Books $6.97 1 $6.97
I Wonder Why the Sun Rises • AKJ Books $6.10 1 $6.10
Holly Takes a Risk • AKJ Books $3.92 1 $3.92
I Love You, Mommy • AKJ Books $2.61 1 $2.61
Whispering to Witches • AKJ Books $6.93 1 $6.93
How To Reach & Teach ADD/ADHD Children. 2E • AKJ Books $28.73 1 $28.73
Calling All Birdbrains (Rotten School Series #15) R. L. Stine, Trip Park (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $1.89 1 $1.89
Fall Is Not Easy Marty Kelley, Zino Press Childrens Books, Marty Kelley (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $10.51 1 $10.51
Bandit Karen Rostoker-Gruber, Vincent Nguyen (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.98 1 $12.98
Bill the Bat Loves Halloween Daryl K. Cobb, Manuela Pentangelo (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $12.15 1 $12.15
Oh, the Places You'll Go! Dr. Seuss • Barnes and Noble $9.99 1 $9.99
Dr. Seuss's ABC: An Amazing Alphabet Book Dr. Seuss, Corriher, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Green Eggs and Ham Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Dr. Seuss • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Hop on Pop Dr. Seuss, Dr Seuss • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
The Cat in the Hat Dr. Seuss, Dr. Seuss (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $7.68 1 $7.68
Curious George: The Boat Show (Young Reader Level 1) H. A. Rey • Barnes and Noble $1.69 1 $1.69
Curious George: Story Book Collection Box H. A. Rey, Margret Rey, H. A. Rey (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $15.39 1 $15.39
Dumb Clucks [Rotten School Series #16] R. L. Stine, Trip Park (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $1.89 1 $1.89
Goosebumps Horrorland Boxed Set #1-4 (Goosebumps HorrorLand Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $16.37 1 $16.37
Haunted School (Goosebumps Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Little Shop Of Hamsters (Goosebumps Horrorland Series) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
The Big Blueberry Barf-Off! (Rotten School Series #1) R. L. Stine, Trip Park (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
The Streets of Panic Park (Goosebumps HorrorLand Series #12) R. L. Stine • Barnes and Noble $5.12 1 $5.12
Great Smelling Bee (Rotten School Series #2) R. L. Stine, Trip Park (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $4.26 1 $4.26
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-7) J. K. Rowling • Barnes and Noble $48.30 1 $48.30
Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Bill Martin Jr., Eric Carle (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $6.79 1 $6.79
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs Judi Barrett, Ron Barrett (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $5.97 1 $5.97
Big Book of the Berenstain Bears: Five Books in One! Jan Berenstain, Stan Berenstain • Barnes and Noble $7.51 1 $7.51
Kit: An American Girl Boxed Set (American Girls Collection Series: Kit #1-6) Valerie Tripp, Susan McAliley (Illustrator), Walter Rane (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $27.32 1 $27.32
Charlie And The Chocolate Factory (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) Roald Dahl, Quentin Blake (Illustrator) • Barnes and Noble $14.70 1 $14.70

Materials cost

$356.78

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$397.13

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.34

Total project goal

$456.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $456.47

16 Donors

-$437.79

Donations toward project cost

-$397.13

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$40.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$18.68

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