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Ms. Vargas from San Jose, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Book is a Dream

My students need a class library. I believe that the more they read on their own, the more their brain will grow.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Vargas's classroom raised $580

This project is fully funded

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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.

My Students

My students have so many personalities and needs, and as their teacher I really try my best to service them all. One thing that I have realized though is that my students are advocates for their education. Many of them are invested in coming to school everyday to gain knowledge that will help them go a long way.

Many of my students are 1st generation college bound students, and they are only in middle school!

If I can get them knowing more about college and providing them with so many different resources, and if that means providing them will classroom supplies or even books, to help them and to relieve some stress from parents who may not be able to give that support then I am willing to help.

My students are so special because they care, they may not always show it but they care. I am so grateful to be working at a school who wants to build that classroom culture for students, so that it is a joyful place for them to learn and want to come to school.

My Project

I am requesting books so that I can have a class library that so accessible to my students. I have a lot of student who love to read. When students go to our school library a lot of the books they like are either not there, or there are not enough copies. I want to give my students more opportunities to have books available to them.

These books will help my students advance in their reading levels, help them build their reading skills, and help them expand their knowledge.

My students need to have more opportunities to read books, and in order for me to do that I need to build a classroom library. By giving them this chance it will allow them to explore different types of novels, and develop other skills.

Ms. Vargas Alpha - Jose Hernandez Grades 6-8

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This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Nearly all 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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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Complete Wreck (Series of Unfortunate Events box set, #1-13) • AKJ Education $131.40 1 $131.40
Harry Potter Paperback Boxed Set: Books #1-7 • AKJ Education $63.46 1 $63.46
Amulet Boxset: Books 1-3 • AKJ Education $28.45 1 $28.45
Falling Up • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
Where the Sidewalk Ends Poems and Drawings • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
A Light in the Attic • AKJ Education $14.59 1 $14.59
The Best Of Times Math Strategies That Multiply • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
The Rose That Grew From Concrete • AKJ Education $11.68 1 $11.68
Chicken Soup for the Soul Think Positive • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
Chicken Soup for the Soul: Teens Talk Middle School • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
Teens Talk Getting In to College 101: True Stories from Kids Who Have Lived Through It • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
Prince of the Elves (Amulet #5) Prince of the Elves • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
The Last Council (Amulet #4) The Last Council • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Escape From Lucien (Amulet #6) • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Firelight (Amulet #7) • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Among The Hidden • AKJ Education $7.30 1 $7.30
Chains: Seeds of America • AKJ Education $5.98 1 $5.98
Classic Poems to Read Aloud • AKJ Education $5.84 1 $5.84
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Island of the Blue Dolphins • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Important Book • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
A Wrinkle in Time • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Diary of a Young Girl • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Giver • AKJ Education $4.54 1 $4.54
A Long Walk to Water: Based on a True Story • AKJ Education $4.50 1 $4.50

Materials cost

$418.39

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $38.28

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$492.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$86.99

Total project goal

$579.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $579.94

1 Donor

-$492.95

Donations toward project cost

-$492.95

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$86.99

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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