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Mrs. Torres from Elizabeth, NJ is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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It All Starts with a Story!

Help me give my students books to spark an infinitive world of magical learning.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Torres's classroom raised $298

This project is fully funded

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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 Students

A new school year has just begun. Our group of students arrived; new faces, new smiles, new joy and many new challenges. It is my main goal this year to help my students go to the next level. How? By exposing them to the best experiences that will spark their imagination and promote a solid academic and social foundation during the time they are under my wings.

My students are very unique because they come from different social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds.

Our students are also at different academic levels ranging from early learners to late learners. Our new family in school includes students with special needs and another student with foster parents. As a teacher, I'm constantly​ striving to bring the best experiences for my students. It makes me very happy to make a difference in their lives!

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My Project

As a teacher, I want to help my students to shine brighter and longer; Reading books is the key to facilitate the process. Books are the path to a world of learning adventures. In our classroom, we start our activities with a story and the new books will help us to enhance our limited book collection. The feelings books are very much needed because our students are developing social skills and how to cope with different feelings. The new Spanish books selection will be added to our lending library. Most of our parents speak Spanish and the availability of books in Spanish will enhance their participation in their child's s academic development. Great leaders are great readers, books will make the difference.

Mrs. Torres Donald Stewart ECC 51 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.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
RA770 - Spanish Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $115.00 1 $115.00
DS737 - Dealing with Feelings Book Series • Lakeshore Learning Materials $54.50 1 $54.50
JJ931 - Spanish Nonfiction Emergent Readers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

Materials cost

$219.49

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.29

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$252.78

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.61

Total project goal

$297.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $297.39

4 Donors

-$161.20

Donations toward project cost

-$137.02

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$24.18

Matching donations from our partners

-$136.19

Match offers toward project cost

-$115.76

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$20.43

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