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Mr. Nakano from Irvine, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Bridging Connections

Help me give my students the ability to gain social and emotional learning through the PowerMyLearning Family Engagement Innovators Program

FULLY FUNDED! Mr. Nakano's classroom raised $817

This project is fully funded

My Students

How many of you remember having to sit at your seat and work all day long at school when all you really wanted to do was stand up and stretch your legs? Kids go from running around outside and playing to sitting at a desk for up to six hours a day when they enter school.

In a public school setting, my students are a welcome mix of abilities, backgrounds, and family support at home.

With a 90% minority population and 40% speaking a second language at home, some of my students are still adapting their dialect to public speaking. They are eager students, always ready to present, and are willing to break out with given time. Flexible grouping allows them to communicate through different learning styles and personalities. With a positive effect, my students are engaged and enjoy working with one another.

My Project

A child's first teacher is not their kindergarten teacher, but rather their parents. The connection they sustain with their parents in learning bridges their success in learning throughout their lives.

Family engagement is a critical element in the success of a student and their achievement levels.

The PowerMyLearning Family Playlists offers the opportunity to bridge the connection between learning in school and strengthen that learning at home. Not only are the parents exposed to content mastery at home, allowing them to see a glimpse into what their students are learning, but the Family Playlists allows better communication to sustain between the child's parents and teacher. The purchase of the Family Playlists will allow all of our students to gain the positive effects of a wonderful home-school connection.

Mr. Nakano Eastwood Elementary School Grades 3-5 Irvine, CA View local requests 36 students impacted 8donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
PowerMyLearning Family Engagement Innovators Program • AKJ Education $600.00 1 $600.00

Materials cost

$600.00

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $54.90

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.00

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$693.90

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$122.45

Total project goal

$816.35

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $816.35

7 Donors

-$385.95

Donations toward project cost

-$377.70

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$8.25

match offer

-$372.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$316.20

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$55.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$58.40

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 $0.00

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