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Mrs. Murat from Houston, TX is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Connecting to the World Around Us!

Help me give my students their own personal book bags so they may enjoy reading their own choice of books that will enhance their reading on a daily basis.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Murat's classroom raised $251

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

As a teacher in a Title I school, I see my ESL students facing many challenges from other countries and I am very passionate about trying to give them the necessary resources for them to succeed in our fast-paced environment.

I have 21 students in my classroom.

We work hard and have many different challenges that each student faces individually. We work hard to make sure each student feels welcome and we work hard to make sure we all succeed together.

We are a classroom in the heart of Houston, Texas where we embrace diversity and teamwork to all be successful in and out of the classroom.

My Project

These book bags will inspire my young readers to read whether they are at home or in the classroom. They will be able to have their own book to reference their readings using their graphic organizers at hand. I want to keep my students engaged with excitement that they can tote from school or home on any given day. My students want to be able to pick their own books and carry them around proudly. Since Covid we have been limited to what choices we have and being able to share has been a struggle.

Mrs. Murat Cunningham 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.

Houston, TX View local requests

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

21 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
PP116 - Sort Store Book Totes - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $29.99 6 $179.94

Materials cost

$179.94

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$212.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$37.52

Total project goal

$250.16

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$250.16

2 Donors

-$215.32

Donations toward project cost

-$186.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.30

match offer

-$31.32

Match offer toward project cost

-$26.62

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$4.70

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$3.53

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$0.00

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