You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Menu
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

Ms. Lankenau-Weeks from New York NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

A Sixth Grade Classroom Library of Our Own

The cost of 4 sets of Ready-to-Go Sixth Grade Classroom Library (from Scholastic Teacher Store) is $1371, including shipping and <a target="new" href="http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm" onclick="g_openWindow('http://www.donorschoose.org/html/fulfillment.htm', 300, 800, 'fulfillwindow');return false;">fulfillment</a>.

  • $1,272 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

I am the reading specialist at a charter school in the South Bronx. I teach pull-out classes of 5th and 6th grade students who are low readers. My students begin the year reading below grade level, and I am working with them to improve their skills to the point where they can once again be in the mainstream English class. Our school has classroom libraries for the fifth and sixth grades in the main English classrooms. However, my students have difficulty using these libraries since they are in these other classrooms where my students do not ever have class. (I teach them in a smaller, dedicated classroom, the "reading room.") It has been very difficult to encourage them to read independently when we do not have a reasonable selection of books for them to choose from in the room where I teach. Independent reading is one of the most important ways to improve reading skills. My students would benefit enormously from their own classroom library of books. I know that their enthusiasm would increase exponentially if we had a new selection of books for them to read in the reading room. I am requesting the Scholastic Ready-to-Go Classroom Library Sets for the sixth grade level. Having a variety of interesting and accessible books will make a world of difference to my students' ability and desire to read independently. From the enthusiastic response to the few books that I currently have, I know that my students would take full advantage of the opportunity to read more books. Thank you very much for considering this proposal!

Ms. Lankenau-Weeks
Grades 3-5
  • Adult School #4
  • New York, NY

    • This project will reach 25 students.

    1 donor has given to this project.

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Ms. Lankenau-Weeks is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ready-to-Go Sixth Grade Classroom Library, Set II • Scholastic Teacher Store $250.00 2 $500.00
Ready-to-Go Sixth Grade Classroom Library • Scholastic Teacher Store $250.00 2 $500.00

Materials cost

$1,000.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

3rd party payment processing fee

Fulfillment labor & materials

Total project cost

$1,042.43

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$228.83

Total project goal

$1,271.26

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,271.26

1 Donor

-$1,199.00

Donations toward project cost

-$1,043.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$156.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$72.95

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Support your local school!

Donate directly to any school in the US. Your donation will go towards directly purchasing urgent supplies.

Find a local school

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Ms. Lankenau-Weeks and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","schoolCity":"New York City","showProjectRecommendations":true,"teachersOnPage":[1697],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"NY","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":2,"name":"Elementary School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"proposalId":9945,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/a-sixth-grade-classroom-library-of-our-o/9945/","verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":25,"teacherScreenName":"Ms. Lankenau-Weeks","isEquityFocus":false,"authorIds":{"1697":{"owner":"Ms. Lankenau-Weeks","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[9945],"proposalHash":"-776814584","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/136/teacher-placeholder-4_136.png","teacherHasProfilePhoto":false,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":22,"teacherChallengeId":39942,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":1697,"schoolCounty":"New York (Manhattan)","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"NY","name":"New York"}}
Supporting teachers and students since 2000

DonorsChoose makes it easy for anyone to help a classroom in need. Public school teachers from every corner of America create classroom project requests, and you can give any amount to the project that inspires you.

We've earned the highest possible ratings from Better Business Bureau, Charity Watch, Charity Navigator, and Guidestar.