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Ms. Mercado from Glenn Heights TX is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Hand and Hand Readers and Writers Make Tomorrow's Leaders

My students need an Activity ABC carpet, Comfy Floor seats, and the Blank Hard Cover Books, headphones, composition notebooks, pencils, folders,and incentives for their Reading and Writing learning centers to improve their quality of education.

  • $1,084 goal

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Hooray! 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.

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

My students live in a relatively new community where families of low income resources where given opportunities to purchase first time homes near our school. Low-economic resource status/free lunch. More than 5 foster children.

Homeroom class composed of 15 General ED students : 1 Anglo, 2 Hispanic students and 13 Native English Speakers.

Also I have a second class of 23 Hispanic students composed of 12 boys and 11 girls, Total of 38 students, from my English Language Learners, Bilingual class.

My Project

These donations will make a difference in our students learning. Headphones will help with all our reading programs/math: Istation, Imagine Learning, Renaissance Learning. . Pencils, folders, and writing journals will be used for perfecting the learning the Writing Process, drafts, editing, proofreading, revisions

The Activity Alphabet Carpet, The Comfy Floor Seats and the Blank Hard Cover Books will help students engage in their Reading Center/Classroom Library and finally use produce a classbook at the end of the year.

These products will help cultivate their learning process. These students will cultivate a positive learning culture with all donations and enjoy school.

Ms. Mercado
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT668 - Alphabet Activity Carpet - 6' x 9' • Lakeshore Learning Materials $299.00 1 $299.00
BR302BU - Comfy Floor Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 4 $199.96
AA774 - Blank Hardcover Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $32.99 4 $131.96
DD220X - Multipurpose Headphones with Volume Control - Set of 8 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $76.99 1 $76.99
Audiobook Grade 2 Leveled Favorites • AKJ Education $65.82 1 $65.82
FG465X - Classic Primary Composition Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 2 $55.98
NF9763 - White Sentence Strips • Lakeshore Learning Materials $3.99 3 $11.97
Crayola Llc - Multicultural Crayons Reg 8pk • Teachers' School Supply $1.09 10 $10.90
Hayes School Publishing - Very Important Parent Award 30-set Certificates • Teachers' School Supply $6.19 1 $6.19
Hayes School Publishing - Moving Up Award • Teachers' School Supply $6.19 1 $6.19
SU28 - Pencils - Standard #2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $1.99 3 $5.97
Trend Enterprises Inc. - Awards Reading Award Finish Line • Teachers' School Supply $3.99 1 $3.99

Materials cost

$874.92

Vendor shipping charges

$3.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$13.12

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$921.04

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.54

Total project goal

$1,083.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,083.58

1 Donor

-$1,083.58

Donations toward project cost

-$921.04

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$162.54

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$0.00

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