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Mrs. Hruska from Hermosa Beach, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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A Shelf is a House for a Book

My students need books for our class library that are at their level and interest.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Hruska's classroom raised $547

This project is fully funded

My Students

Our district is very small with only two schools in it and our school has approximately 900 students total, but we are growing quickly.

We live just a few blocks away from the Pacific coast.

My students come from a variety of backgrounds and family structures. They are all full of life and have a huge love of learning! Our students work hard, have huge dreams, and deserve an education that not only consists of textbooks, but also technology, hands on learning, magazines/newspapers, and so much more.

My Project

My class needs fiction and nonfiction books so they can read and get their imagination flowing. As we move into readers' workshop this year, students will be asked to pick books from different genres. To be able to have the ease of going into our classroom library to get books that are at their reading level in both fiction, and most importantly non fiction would be amazing.

By implementing the readers workshop model, my students will be able to see themselves as readers.

They will be able to find books that interest them, and dive in and become part of the book.

Mrs. Hruska Hermosa Valley School Grades 3-5 Hermosa Beach, CA View local requests 30 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Guided Reading Grade 5 Best Sellers (20 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $112.33 1 $112.33
Guided Reading Grade 6 Fiction / Nonfiction Paired Studies (16 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $99.89 1 $99.89
Guided Reading Grade 6 Best Sellers (16 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $91.14 1 $91.14
Guided Reading Grade 5 Fiction / Nonfiction Paired Studies (16 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $89.02 1 $89.02

Materials cost

$392.38

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FREE

Sales tax

$35.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.89

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$464.17

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$81.91

Total project goal

$546.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$546.08

7 Donors

-$546.08

Donations toward project cost

-$464.17

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.91

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$0.00

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