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Mrs. Orta from Port Arthur, TX is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Digging for Hidden Secrets, Treasures and a Love of Reading!

Help me give my students a love of reading with new copies of Holes and new headphones.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Orta's classroom raised $494

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 Project

Our project is to study a fiction novel. The novel, Holes, interests young readers through its engaging plot, relatable characters, and themes about mystery, perseverance, and justice.

This book simply resonates with young audiences.

With that being said, my goal is to turn my non-readers into lifelong readers and to turn my picture book readers into chapter book readers. My students come from different ethnic, cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds, so this is the book to capture the minds, interests, and hearts of my students before going to middle school.

Mrs. Orta Tyrrell Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

25 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Paperback Holes Book By Louis Sachar, Grades 4th - 12th (ING0440414806) • Quill.com $13.22 25 $330.50
Yunsailing 18 Pack Classroom Headphones Bulk Student Wired Class Headphones Set for Kids School with Individually Wrapped Adjustable Over Ear Head Earbuds(White) • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Holes - Teacher Guide by Novel Units • Amazon Business $12.99 1 $12.99

Materials cost

$383.48

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$419.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$73.98

Total project goal

$493.21

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $493.21

3 Donors

-$443.21

Donations toward project cost

-$376.73

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$66.48

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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