Help me give my students brand-new books for the winter holidays to get them excited for independent reading!
FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. W's classroom raised $538
This project is fully funded
My Students
Our sixth-grade students are very diverse and have a lot of personality! At this age, students are "awakening" their "adult minds" and asking all the questions they can. It is a lot of fun to work with students in this grade level because they have a lot of opinions and ideas, as well as curiosities.
At our school, we have lots of cultural capital and we focus on working together and supporting each other as a community.
Many of our students tend to praise and recognize one another on a regular basis, and often, the "new kids" are immediately "folded" into the existing social structure, gaining a family of friends in an instant. It is a real joy to watch them interact and explore as they mature.
My Project
After being away from school since March of 2020, most students have become too accustomed to screens and have gotten out of the habit of reading actual books. Furthermore, some of our families can't afford books for their children.
Each winter, I try to get affordable books as gifts for my students to keep them reading all winter.
I try to send each child home for "Winter Break" with at least 3 new books, which I can only afford with Scholastic Book Clubs. Sadly, this year, the Scholastic company is struggling with fulfilling orders and they cannot provide their wonderfully affordable books in time for me to send them home before we go on break.
Please help me get new, exciting and high-interest books into the hands of my deserving students, who need our support to get back into reading again!
More than half 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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