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Ms. Gaudreau from Roxboro, NC is requesting materials related to food, clothing & hygiene through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Making Books Come to Life

Help me give my students a reading experience that they will never forget!

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Gaudreau's classroom raised $888

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students walk into my class every day and expect a safe learning environment where they have all the tools necessary to succeed. I want to make sure that is exactly what they get. Many of them have faced numerous challenges in their life that were beyond their control. I want them to have their education be something they are in control of and they can succeed at.

They are challenged in my class as well as praised.

They are rewarded, but also expected to rise to certain standards. These students are the reason that I come to work in the morning. They inspire me to become a better teacher and to help them in any way that I can.

My Project

"I hate reading." This is something that I hear all the time at the beginning of the school year. I tend to take this as a challenge for myself. I want them to leave my class with not just knowledge to pass a test, but with a love of reading. Because of this, I rack my brain constantly for ways to make reading fun for them.

Every year, as a part of my curriculum, they read the book "Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan.

They get into it at the beginning, but then their attention wanes away towards the middle. I want to prevent this. My plan is to make this book come alive to them. I am going to be creating a box for each student in the 6th grade along with the other ELA teacher in the hall. There will be gifts they can open throughout the reading of the book. This is a great way to keep their attention and help them learn all of the skills that we learn throughout the reading of this book.

With 150 students in the 6th grade it can get pretty expensive even when buying inexpensive items. This is where your help comes in.

Please help us make these books come to life for our students by donating anything you can towards this project.

Ms. Gaudreau Southern Middle School Grades 6-8

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Roxboro, NC View local requests

Nearly all 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

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cotton Candy Blueberry Flavor 30 Pack • Amazon Business $25.00 6 $150.00
Fun Express Plastic Sword Black Ink Pens with Tassle | 12-Piece Set | Great for Party Prizes,, Art and School Activities • Amazon Business $6.94 13 $90.22
Elite Milk Chocolate Gold Coins Box of 24 Mesh Bags (0.53 oz each) Hanukkah Gelt • Amazon Business $11.99 7 $83.93
KEYYOOMY Small Paper Bags Royal Blue Party Goody Bags for Party (24 CT, 3.5 X 2.4 X 7.1 in) • Amazon Business $8.99 7 $62.93
White Kraft Paper Gift Bags Bulk with Handles 6.25x3.5x8 [100 Bags]. Ideal for Shopping, Packaging, Retail, Party, Craft, Gifts, Wedding, Recycled, Business, Goody and Merchandise Bag • Amazon Business $21.99 2 $43.98
Lucky Monet 25/50/100PCS Burlap Gift Bags Wedding Hessian Jute Bags Linen Jewelry Pouches with Drawstring for Birthday, Party, Wedding Favors, Present, Art and DIY Craft (100Pcs, Coffee, 3” x 4”) • Amazon Business $20.98 2 $41.96
50 Pieces Pen Pouch Velvet Drawstring Pen Bag Velvet Case Pencil Bag for Pen and Pencil (Blue) • Amazon Business $11.99 3 $35.97
Makhry 100 pcs Kraft Paper Blank Cardstock Bookmarks for DIY Projects Tags with Hole for String or Tassel Favor with 100pcs Tassels (White&Gold L) • Amazon Business $16.99 2 $33.98
YUTIAN 100pcs Drawstring Organza Pouch Jewelry Wedding Favor Candy Bag Packing Gold 5" x 7" • Amazon Business $15.74 2 $31.48
Bulk Marbles – 500 Cats Eyes Marbles, Small 5/8” Glass Marbles Game, Toy Marbles Set with Red, Blue, Yellow, and Green Cat Eyed Marbles, Bag of Marbles Bulk Slingshot Ammo, Classic Children’s Game • Amazon Business $22.45 1 $22.45
Origami Paper 500 Sheets, Premium Quality for Arts and Crafts, 6-inch Square Sheets, 20 Vivid Colors, Same Color on Both Sides, 100 Design E-Book Included (See back of the cover for download info) • Amazon Business $14.95 1 $14.95
Percy Jackson and the Olympians The Percy Jackson Coloring Book (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $13.23 1 $13.23
Supla 140 Pcs Mini Envelopes 14 Colors Gift Card Envelopes 4" x 2.7" Pocket Envelope Business Card Envelopes Valentine's Day Assortment Little Envelopes Love Notes • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Lightning Bolt Tattoos (72 Pack) Easy to Apply and Remove. Non-toxic. • Amazon Business $4.93 2 $9.86
BETCKEY - 1" x 0.5" Small Labels Compatible with Zebra & Rollo Label Printer,Premium Adhesive & Perforated[1 Rolls, 2430 Labels] • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sharpie Metallic Permanent Markers, Fine Point, Assorted Metallic, 6 Count • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$659.91

Vendor shipping charges

$3.00

Sales tax

$51.47

3rd party payment processing fee

$9.90

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$754.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$133.11

Total project goal

$887.39

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$887.39

15 Donors

-$856.51

Donations toward project cost

-$754.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$102.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$30.88

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$0.00

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