My students need 8 copies each of 5 books from "Book Scavenger" to "El Deafo".
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Sumida's classroom raised $361
This project is fully funded
My Students
I am a teacher/librarian at an elementary school that services many Navy and Army families in Hawaii. The library is the center of encouraging literacy on our Preschool-6th grade campus. About half of the students at my school are military dependents who move locations every three years. In recent years, I have implemented an upper grade book club where students are invited to read and discuss quality works of fiction.
This monthly book club provides an opportunity for students to find peers who enjoy the same type of books in a friendly atmosphere.
My Project
It can be really frustrating to be on a waitlist for a popular book when there are only 1 or 2 copies available. This project will enable me to lend out multiple copies of selected novels to students.
My monthly book club meetings will be dedicated to discussing quality literature from the Nene Award Suggested Reading List.
This is a Hawaii Book Award chosen by children in grades 4-6. Book club members will be required to create a blog entry on the library website. The blog will allow them to begin to share their feelings and thoughts about books. My students will then lead lunchtime discussions on favorite scenes and personal connections from the book of the month. Students can also write additional comments on the library blog during book club meetings.
Your donations will help students find fellow classmates on campus who enjoy reading. It will provide good literature for students to discuss both digitally and face-to-face in the library. These discussions will encourage critical thinking and foster a love of reading for the students.
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
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