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Ms. Siedlecki from Covina, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Building a Literature-Rich Combo Classroom

Help me give my students meaningful literacy experiences through class sets of The Wild Robot, Front Desk, and A Long Walk to Water to inspire discussion, empathy, critical thinking, and authentic learning in our 4th/5th combo classroom.

  • 7 donors
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  • 7 donors
  • $551 still needed
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Ms. Siedlecki Glen Oak Elementary School
Covina, CA Grades 3-5

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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 Project

My students are entering a unique 4th/5th grade combo classroom where I hope to create a rich, engaging literacy environment centered around authentic novels, meaningful discussion, and critical thinking. Many students today are surrounded by screen-heavy learning experiences, and I want to help foster a deeper love of reading through shared stories that build empathy, connection, and classroom community.

With class sets of The Wild Robot, Front Desk, and A Long Walk to Water, students will participate in read-alouds, literature discussions, response writing, collaborative activities, and cross-curricular learning.

These novels explore themes of resilience, belonging, perseverance, immigration, and global awareness while encouraging students to think deeply and connect personally to literature.

These books will help transform our classroom into a discussion-rich community of readers where students feel engaged, inspired, and excited to learn.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than three‑quarters of students from low‑income households

36 students impacted 7 donors
Ms. Siedlecki Glen Oak Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Covina, CA View local requests

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

36 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Long Walk to Water (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $10.00 36 $360.00
Front Desk (Front Desk #1) (Scholastic Gold) (1) • Amazon Business $9.93 36 $357.48
The Wild Robot (Volume 1) • Amazon Business $4.72 36 $169.92

Materials cost

$887.40

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $81.20

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.31

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,011.91

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$178.57

Total project goal

$1,190.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,190.48

6 Donors

-$475.00

Donations toward project cost

-$403.75

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$71.25

match offer

-$165.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$140.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.75

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 $550.48

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