Help me give my students two bookshelves for our new room. I just moved to a new classroom- and it has no book shelves to create a class library.
$275 goal
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Hooray! This project is fully funded
Celebrating 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.
I teach in a rural public school in the same community where I grew up. Most of the students in my school come from low-income families and often face challenges. Despite the many challenges we all faced last year, these students were ready, eager, and happy to return to school. Because of the pandemic we're in, many of these students have gaps in the education they acquired last year. One of those gaps is having literature in their hands!
My students are energetic sixth graders who are ready to learn every day!
They are following safety protocols to ensure that they stay healthy- and in school!
These kids know that they are enrolled in a rigorous dual-language program in which they are learning in two languages, Spanish and English, and hence, don't want to fall behind. These scholars are challenged at such an early age to take notes and to have a college/university mindset that it truly is a blessing to have them in my class. Having been in education for 20 years now, I have been even more blessed to see so many of my former students attend major universities!
My Project
This year, I moved into a new classroom (and grade level)! The room was bare, except for students desks... and I want to make it inviting for the students. I am requesting two bookshelves to hold our class library books. Having bookshelves means that the students have an easy and organized manner when selecting, and returning, books.
Right now, our class library books are just laying on a table unorganized and cluttered.
The students just moves books from side to side when looking for a certain title. The shelves will make the clutter disappear!
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