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Big Place for Big Books :)

My students need a Big Book storage/stand to better facilitate teaching and learning in our classroom.

FULLY FUNDED! Dr. Pelafigue's classroom raised $365

This project is fully funded

My Students

Everything I needed to learn, I learned in Kindergarten. I never really understood how true that really is until recently. Kindergarten is the learning foundation, the building block for all learning. ABC's & 123's start the learning!

I teach at a school where children are haunted every day by the terrors of their past, be it Hurricane Katrina of 2005 or the crime and turmoil they see and hear every day.

Our students are fighters. They work hard to achieve goals that others may think are too much for them, they strive to do the right things in life and to be the change our society needs. This year, I'm teaching Kindergarten. The children in kindergarten this year are the babies that were born just after Hurricane Katrina. They are fresh, eager minds. Most of what they've seen in their short lives so far is turmoil and devastation; It's my job to make them accomplished learners! As an added challenge, due to the size of our school building, we have had to move our entire school, for the second summer in a row. We now have a much larger, more safe, inviting school for our students.

My Project

Our new school building is beautiful, old structure with lots of character and a great learning space for our children. With the move, we've been lucky to be able to spread out and use materials that we had in storage. Now, we have lots of big books available for our students to use but no where to put them! Our current teaching easels do not allow for adequate storage or access to them so the students will have to dig through a pile to find the perfect book to read! A big book storage cart/easel would allow me to organize the books and make it more accessible and enjoyable for student use.

My students are eager learners!

With your help we can provide them with more learning time and less time spent looking for the book they want to read. Please help my kindergarten darlings to make big gains in reading with big books!

Project tagged as

New Orleans, LA
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Early Development
Charter School
Other
More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

Dr. Pelafigue Pierre A Capdau Charter Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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More than three‑quarters 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

DG667 - Heavy-Duty Magnetic Write & Wipe Big Book Center • Lakeshore Learning $249.00 1 $249.00

Materials cost			$249.00
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$21.79
3rd party payment processing fee			$3.74
Fulfillment labor & materials			$35.00
Total project cost			$309.53
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$54.62
Total project goal			$364.15
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Total project goal			$364.15
1 Donor			-$364.15
Donations toward project cost			-$309.53
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$54.62
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

Big Place for Big Books :)

This project is fully funded

My Students

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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Where your donation goes

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DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
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