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Mrs. Keppel from N. Hollywood, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Blast Off With Books

My students need assorted fiction and non fiction books for the classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Keppel's classroom raised $390

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are ready to Blast off with Reading. This project will provide an assortment of high interest picture and chapter books. Many of the student's favorite books have been chosen such as the Froggy series and Diary of a Wimpy Kid.

My students are quite interested in reading.

They often take books to recess to read in the school reading garden. Unfortunately the school does not have individual classroom libraries available. With budget cuts our classroom books come from the state reading series and books I have collected. The children are always excited even when I bring just one new book to the classroom. They would be thrilled and motivated to read more with a brand new library!

My Project

The school day is filled with state requirements and pressure to increase achievement. In addition families need to work so many students stay in after school care. A new library will allow children to take books home to read during after school hours! This will give them a positive activity they can share with family members. In addition the children will increase their reading comprehension and fluency in a fun way.

I myself enjoy selecting a new book to read.

I want to share this enthusiasm for literature with my students. Many children have concerns outside of school and reading can serve as a way to blast off to other worlds! This project will allow all students to develop a joy for reading and see it as a positive activity.

Mrs. Keppel Rio Vista Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

N. Hollywood, CA View local requests

More than half 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

22 students impacted 16donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Best for Boys - 2 - 3 • AKJ Books $50.79 1 $50.79
Best for Girls - 2 - 3 • AKJ Books $41.07 1 $41.07
NEW! Daniel Boom AKA Loud Boy • AKJ Books $14.04 1 $14.04
Favorite Chapter Books • AKJ Books $12.55 1 $12.55
Prefixes and Suffixes Game • AKJ Books $15.50 1 $15.50
Froggy Builds a Treehouse • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
Froggy Eats Out Jonathan London, Frank Remkiewicz (Illustrat • AKJ Books $12.57 1 $12.57
The Arthur & Friends Collection • AKJ Books $14.76 1 $14.76
Experiments with Rocks and Minerals Salvatore Tocci • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Minerals • AKJ Books $5.91 1 $5.91
Claude Monet: Sunshine and Waterlilies True Kelley, True Kel • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Edgar Degas • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Leonardo and the Flying Boy • AKJ Books $6.65 1 $6.65
Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars Joan Holub, Jo • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Pierre-Auguste Renoir: Paintings that Smile True Kelley • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
Pablo Picasso: Breaking All the Rules True Kelley, True Kell • AKJ Books $4.43 1 $4.43
What Is a Carnivore? Bobbie Kalman • AKJ Books $6.62 1 $6.62
What Is an Omnivore? Bobbie Kalman • AKJ Books $6.62 1 $6.62
What Is a Herbivore? Bobbie Kalman • AKJ Books $6.62 1 $6.62
Animal Disguises • AKJ Books $5.14 1 $5.14
Flat Stanley • AKJ Books $9.61 1 $9.61
Five Notable Inventors, Great Black Heroes : • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists • AKJ Books $2.95 1 $2.95
Vocabulary Games & Activities That Boost Reading and Writing • AKJ Books $13.31 1 $13.31

Materials cost

$267.52

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $24.48

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.01

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$331.01

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$58.41

Total project goal

$389.42

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $389.42

13 Donors

-$183.50

Donations toward project cost

-$165.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$18.00

match offer

-$194.72

Match offer toward project cost

-$165.51

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.21

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.21

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

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