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Mrs. Nava from Chicago, IL is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Catch a Falling Star and Put It in Your Pocket

My students need 30 seat sack storage pockets for additional storage space for their materials.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Nava's classroom raised $440

This project is fully funded

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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

"Small minds with big ideas."

I currently teach at an extremely poor Title I school in the city of Chicago where I feel I have learned more from the students than they have from me.

As a first year teacher, I was fortunate enough to receive this job. Although, it has been extremely difficult to educate students without the necessary supplies, yet, our students still come to school eager to learn. Our school rarely has extra funding for enriching materials and if there is, funds are used for the upper grades. Many of my students' families will never have additional money to purchase educational materials. Therefore, I hope to be able to provide a fun and interesting way of learning, so my students can succeed in life, in and out of the classroom.

My Project

I am asking for chair pockets to provide additional storage space for my students. My students are avid readers and writers and require the extra space to store their books. They enjoy keeping themselves busy as we transition from subject to subject and waste little to no time. They are quick and eager to pull out their books or journals. My students use these chair pockets throughout the entire school year proving to be as essential as a pencil.

I want my students to have everything they need to succeed not only within our classroom, but outside of it as well.

Through these donations, my students will have materials that will motivate and enhance their learning. It will allow them to excel and receive the best education that they can possibly get.

Mrs. Nava Dawes Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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Nearly all 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

30 students impacted 1donor

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Seat Sack 30114 Storage Pocket, Standard, Grade K - 2, 14" Size, Black • Amazon Business $11.29 30 $338.70

Materials cost

$338.70

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.08

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$373.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.96

Total project goal

$439.74

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$439.74

1 Donor

-$439.74

Donations toward project cost

-$373.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.96

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$0.00

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