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
Our school is located in the beautiful city of Victoria, Texas. We have a diverse population who mainly come from the neighborhood our school is located in.
These students come from diverse families and include English language learners and students with special needs.
As a Title I school, we generally serve most students a free breakfast. Our school district was hit by Hurricane Harvey and is still recovering. We have many families who are staying with other families or in accommodated housing. The majority of our students are from low socioeconomic backgrounds and have little access to extracurricular activities or outside learning opportunities.
We would love for every student to come to school ready to learn and to fall in love with learning, but sometimes we have to help them fall in love with learning like teachers fall in love with teaching.
My Project
My classroom library was given to me and is unfortunately very outdated. My students complain about having to choose from them and very little of the books hold their interest. I would love to fill my classroom library with a bunch of their favorites plus some eclectic bestsellers that will help catch their fancy and ignite (or reignite) their love for reading!
One of the greatest joys as a teacher is finding a series that a student falls in love with.
I want to open up the doors of literature for my students and give them the opportunity to read whats popular as well as start opening up their imagination to new forms of writing and storytelling.
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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