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Ms. Jo from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Jo's Fourth Grade Library

Help me give my students full sets of numerous book series as they foster their love of reading.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Jo's classroom raised $413

This project is fully funded

My Students

I have forty students all together but only teach twenty at one time. I love working with all of them as we further our reading and writing skills as well as our understanding of both United States and Illinois history. My students are working hard during their first full year back in person. Not only are we working on our education but we are also remembering what it is like to socialize with one another daily as well as working on our handwriting rather than typing on a computer. One reason they are so hard working is that they are just happy to be together in person once again.

I am beyond grateful for my students, not only am I a first-year teacher but I am also arriving at their school mid-year.

All of my students have welcomed me with open hearts and minds and I could not have asked for a better first group of students.

My Project

As a new teacher, my classroom library still has a lot of room to grow. My goal by the end of the year is to have a diverse enough library that I will truly have something designed for each and every one of my students! I hope by providing my students with not only books but book series that they will pick up book one and be invested enough that they cannot put it down until they have read them all.

Graphic novel series in particular are very popular among my students.

I hope that these new books will give them more choices and help foster their already growing love for reading.

Ms. Jo Burke Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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.

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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

40 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
IRIS USA OSB Plastic Storage Shelf Basket/Pantry Bins-Household Organizers with Handles for -Kitchen, Countertops, Cabinets, Bedrooms, and -Bathrooms, Small (12PC), Black, 12 Pack • Amazon Business $29.99 3 $89.97
The Baby-sitters Club Graphic Novels #1-7: A Graphix Collection: Full-Color Edition (The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix) • Amazon Business $45.96 1 $45.96
I Survived Graphic Novels #1-4: A Graphix Collection • Amazon Business $32.52 1 $32.52
Trapped in a Video Game: The Complete Series • Amazon Business $29.64 1 $29.64
Zoey and Sassafras Books 1-6 Pack (Zoey and Sassafras, 7) • Amazon Business $25.49 1 $25.49
The Last Kids on Earth: Next Level Monster Box (books 4-6) • Amazon Business $24.49 1 $24.49
The Last Kids on Earth: The Monster Box (books 1-3) • Amazon Business $20.43 1 $20.43
Judy Blume's Fudge Box Set • Amazon Business $18.85 1 $18.85
Smile, Sisters, and Guts: The Box Set • Amazon Business $18.53 1 $18.53
King George: What Was His Problem?: Everything Your Schoolbooks Didn't Tell You About the American Revolution • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89

Materials cost

$315.77

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.74

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$350.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$61.85

Total project goal

$412.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$412.36

2 Donors

-$206.17

Donations toward project cost

-$175.25

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.92

match offer

-$206.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$175.26

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.93

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$0.00

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