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Ms. Barclay from Brooklyn, NY is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Fall in Love with Reading in Brooklyn

My students need need a fabulous library in which they can live in a reading environment which supports their love for reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Barclay's classroom raised $528

This project is fully funded

My Students

My class consists of 32 beautiful children who strive to be the best even though they are faced with the world. Our school is located close to Coney Island in Brooklyn New York. People across the United States envy my students because of their "gorgeous" living environment. However, many of my students come from low-income homes. Their first homes are actually my classroom and my school. I strive to set the bar high for they expect a home to be. A home should be inviting, safe, and a place you want to be. In order for my students to be brilliant, it is my job first to create a loving and learning environment in which they want to enter every day!

My Project

Help me give my students the materials needed for flexible seating and an organized classroom library. My students will be attracted to reading through an organized library in which they can relax and be calmed by the colors and organization in which I provide to them. They will be able to read a variety of genres around the room and find comfort in reading. They will choose fabulous books out of gorgeous baskets and be able to sit flexibly around the room. Specifically, my students need vibrant storage bins from Lakeshore, books on the topic of Government, and wobble chairs. When my students are provided with a fabulous ambiance and great materials it will grow the seed or learning in which they so much need! They will take the love of reading with them into their middle school experiences! They require beautiful organized bins and flexible seating in order for this to happen.

Ms. Barclay PS 253 Grades 3-5

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.

Brooklyn, NY 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

32 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT769X - Neon Connect & Store Book Bins - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.99 4 $115.96
WC716 - Flex-Space Wobble Chair - 16" - Gray • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.99 1 $79.99
HH575 - U.S. Government Literature Library - Gr. 4-5 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $43.50 1 $43.50
TT925X - Neon Help-Yourself Book Bins - Set of 6 Colors • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
LC511GR - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 2 $29.98
LC511BU - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 2 $29.98
LC511RG - Flex-Space Wobble Cushion - Orange • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99
TT926BL - Neon Help-Yourself Book Bin - Bright Purple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 2 $13.98
TT768BL - Neon Connect & Store Book Bin - Bright Purple • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 2 $9.98
TT768BP - Neon Connect & Store Book Bin - Bright Pink • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 2 $9.98
TT768BY - Neon Connect & Store Book Bin - Bright Yellow • Lakeshore Learning Materials $4.99 2 $9.98
TT926GB - Neon Help-Yourself Book Bin - Bright Green • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99
TT926BB - Neon Help-Yourself Book Bin - Bright Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$412.29

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.18

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$448.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$79.14

Total project goal

$527.61

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$527.61

2 Donors

-$527.61

Donations toward project cost

-$448.47

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$79.14

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$0.00

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