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Ms. Garces from Jefferson LA is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Books are Instrumental

Help me give my students a bookshelf for our new music classroom library as well as some classroom supplies.

  • $332 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! 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

New Orleans is the most musical city in America. My kids are always so excited to play instruments, sing, and learn any and everything about music. They come from a wide variety of backgrounds including a large group that only speaks Spanish.

I was able to teach for a total of 3 weeks before the school shut down due to Hurricane Ida.

Those 3 weeks were such an incredible and eye-opening experience for me as a first-year teacher.

I am so excited to finally be back in the classroom with my students and teach them as much as I can to grow their musical knowledge.

My Project

Our school just recently created a general music program and we need all the help we can get to give the students access to as much musical materials as possible! We recently started a music library and would love somewhere to display our books. We have books about instruments and musicians from numerous genres and from all over the world. The students are loving our reading corner, but I think it needs a makeover with a bookshelf. Additionally, we are in need of some classroom supplies including markers, and dry erase pockets to display student work.

Your contribution to our music library would mean the world!

Ms. Garces
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
ECR4Kids-ELR-0339 Birch Hardwood Single-Sided Bookcase Display Stand for Kids, 5 Shelves, Natural Birch Hardwood Kids’ Bookshelf, Bookshelf for Kids, GREENGUARD [GOLD] Certified Book Display,15" • Amazon Business $130.80 1 $130.80
EXPO Low Odor Dry Erase Marker | Chisel Tip Markers | Whiteboard Markers, Black, 36 Count • Amazon Business $21.71 2 $43.42
Fiskars Titanium Easy Action Scissors (No. 8), 8 Inch, Orange/White • Amazon Business $22.41 1 $22.41
Amazon Basics Heavy Duty Dry Erase Ticket Holder Pockets 8.5" X 11", Pack of 25 • Amazon Business $16.80 1 $16.80
DinoFire Wireless Presenter, Hyperlink Volume Control Presentation Clicker RF 2.4GHz USB PowerPoint Clicker Presentation Remote Control Pointer Slide Advancer (Black) • Amazon Business $14.59 1 $14.59

Materials cost

$228.02

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$19.95

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$281.39

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$49.66

Total project goal

$331.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$331.05

4 Donors

-$331.05

Donations toward project cost

-$281.39

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$49.66

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$0.00

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