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Mrs. Gretchen May from Berea KY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Help Us Put the News in Our Hands

Help me give my students 25 issues of Scholastic News and Science Spin.

  • $257 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

For me, teaching is not a job, it is a vocation. My first graders are on their way to being independent, yet most of them still need and want support. They love learning and are always excited as they come in the door. Our school is set amid the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains and serves students from PreK through 12th grade. We are an independent school system that prides itself on providing a quality education while still getting to know our students and their families personally.

My students exhibit our Pirate Pride every day: Positive attitudes, Respect, Instilling trust and honesty, Doing their best, and Exhibiting responsibility.

My Project

First graders love being a "big kid!" They are beginning to read and are curious about everything around them. By having their own news magazine, they will have even more reasons to feel like that "big guy" on campus.

Scholastic News and Science Spin not only give my students an opportunity to read, they also increase their curiosity about the world around them.

These classroom magazines provide my students with videos, games, and print copies of the magazine they can bring home and share with family. My current class loves them and I want to make sure next year's class does too!

Mrs. Gretchen May
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News, Grade 1 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.75 25 $143.75
Science Spin Grades K-1 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 25 $24.75

Materials cost

$168.50

Vendor shipping charges

 $16.85

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$217.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$38.45

Total project goal

$256.33

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $256.33

5 Donors

-$239.02

Donations toward project cost

-$217.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.14

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$17.31

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 $0.00

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