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Ms. Petras from Middletown, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Us Grow Our Reading Brains!

My students need high interest chapter books to improve their reading stamina. We need A to Z Mysteries and more.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Petras's classroom raised $242

This project is fully funded

My Students

As a teacher in a low-income/high poverty school district, my students are faced with several challenges both in and out of the classroom. Despite the many challenges they face, I am looking to keep things simple and provide my students with creative and meaningful learning experiences.

My students are creative, clever and very spontaneous.

They love to read and love lots of positive attention. Many of them are being raised in single parent households and receive a free lunch based on their socioeconomic status. These things may prevent them from getting ahead early in life and may not provide them with the life experiences many of us see as "typical". From the minute they walk in the door of my classroom I focus on their potential and growth while they are with me. I may not be able to control their home lives, however, I can certainly control their experience during the school day.

My Project

By being able to offer my students a variety of new chapter books in my library I can challenge my students to improve their reading stamina. Whenever new books are brought into the library, student motivation to read is increased. My selection of books now don't include any A to Z mysteries and students request them often. The fourth grade teachers have just assigned a mystery book report for their students and the library is lacking mysteries.

By increasing their reading stamina they will be able to learn more each day, increase vocabulary, knowledge, and their writing skills by reading a variety of author's styles.

Ms. Petras Farm Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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.

Middletown, CT View local requests

More than three‑quarters of 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

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A to Z Mysteries - Set 1 (Set of 9) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.71 2 $59.42
A to Z Mysteries - Set 2 (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.31 2 $52.62
Bullies Are a Pain in the Brain - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 2 $15.22
How to Take the Grrrr Out of Anger - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 2 $15.22
Cliques, Phonies, & Other Baloney - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 2 $15.22
Don't Behave Like You Live in a Cave - Paperback • Kaplan Early Learning Company $7.61 2 $15.22

Materials cost

$172.92

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.59

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$205.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.27

Total project goal

$241.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $241.78

3 Donors

-$241.78

Donations toward project cost

-$205.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.27

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 $0.00

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