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Ms. De La Torre from Oakland, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Blooming Bookworms in East Oakland

Help me give my students collections of books at their DRA (reading) level, stools for guided reading pull out and book bins to hold all the new books and keep our library organized!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. De La Torre's classroom raised $443

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students are smart, compassionate, resilient leaders. My students are growing up in deep east Oakland where poverty and violence are prevalent. Nevertheless, the community at my school have loved and supported these children since they have been in Pre-K. However, even though they are loved and supported, poverty is still prevalent. The majority of my students are on free lunch and rely on snacks I provide in my classroom for breakfast in the morning.

My students are in third grade, and love to read.

My students love to read with and to stuffed animals and can easily find themselves immersed in stories of action and fantasy. My students also love when we do whole class read alouds and we just finished the wonderful book Matilda!

My students deserve the best education and I want to advocate for them. My students are blooming artists, politicians, community activists, athletes and scholars. Their goals and dreams are real and warrant advocates to help them pursue them.

My Project

The majority of my students are reading at a second grade level and the books in this project are all their current reading level. In the current library, there are not enough books at their reading level to give every child a book at their level or to read new books. My students love to independently read on the carpet and read out loud to numerous stuffed animals as their audience.

These students are underfunded, but their imaginations are overflowing.

The students love escaping into different time periods, and embarking on adventures with magical creatures or learning about strong, positive personality traits. In guided reading, small groups read with me at a pull out table and the stools provide a comfortable seating area for them to build up their reading confidence and read out loud to one another.

Ms. De La Torre Cox Academy Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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
Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-28 • Amazon Business $108.78 1 $108.78
Calendar Mysteries Set of 12: January Joker, February Friend, March Mischief, April Adventure, May Magic, June Jam, July Jitters, August Acrobat, September Sneakers, October Ogre, November Night, December Dog • Amazon Business $68.25 1 $68.25
Norwood Commercial Furniture NOR-STOOLBS-SO Plastic Stack Stools, Black & Grey, Pack of 5 • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
The Adventure of the Bailey School Kids SET ( Volume 1 - 12 ) • Amazon Business $42.98 1 $42.98
ECR4Kids Assorted Medium Bendi-Bins with Handles, Stackable Plastic Storage Bins for Toys and More, Assorted Colors (6-Pack) • Amazon Business $32.67 1 $32.67

Materials cost

$312.67

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.69

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$375.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.35

Total project goal

$442.32

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $442.32

3 Donors

-$442.32

Donations toward project cost

-$375.97

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.35

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