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Ms. Burke from Honolulu, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ms. Burke's classroom raised $861

New Teacher Classroom Library!

Help me give my students a classroom library. Creating a classroom library will help foster a positive community of lifelong readers for years and years to come.

This project expired on May 29, 2024.

Ms. Burke Aliamanu Elementary School
Honolulu, HI Grades 3-5

My Project

Establishing a classroom library for my 5th-grade students is a pivotal step towards fostering a culture of literacy and curiosity within my classroom. This library will serve as a vibrant hub where students can explore diverse worlds, encounter new ideas, and embark on imaginative journeys. With carefully curated selections spanning various genres, reading levels, and cultural perspectives, the library becomes a dynamic space that caters to the individual interests and needs of each student. By providing access to a rich array of literature, I aim to cultivate not only a love for reading but also critical thinking skills, empathy, and a broader understanding of the world around them.

My students have many different interests, hobbies and come from many different cultural backgrounds, they are each completely and totally unique, and I want our library to have relatable representation of them included in it.

The library acts as a catalyst for meaningful connections between students and literature, providing opportunities for self-reflection, personal growth, and the cultivation of empathy. Through book clubs, reading challenges, and interactive activities, the library becomes a space where students not only sharpen their reading comprehension skills but also deepen their understanding of themselves and the world around them. Ultimately, by establishing a classroom library, I aspire to ignite a passion for lifelong learning, empower my students to become critical thinkers and compassionate global citizens, and create a classroom environment where every student feels inspired and valued.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More than a third of students from low‑income households

23 students impacted 2 donors
Ms. Burke Aliamanu Elementary School Grades 3-5

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Honolulu, HI View local requests

More than a third 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

23 students impacted 2donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
IRIS USA 28 Qt Plastic Stackable Storage Container Bin with Latching Lid, 10 Pack - Clear, Nestable Box Tote Closet Organization Toys School Art Supplies Towels Blankets Comforters Sleeping Bags • Amazon Business $116.65 1 $116.65
The Boxcar Children Bookshelf (The Boxcar Children Mysteries, Books 1-12) • Amazon Business $55.34 1 $55.34
Minecraft Woodsword Chronicles: The Complete Series: Books 1-6 (Minecraft Woosdword Chronicles) • Amazon Business $44.32 1 $44.32
Expo Dry Erase Markers Fine Tip Black 12/Pack (86001) • Staples $10.49 4 $41.96
Just Write! Grade 5 Skills Book • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $2.95 10 $29.50
Dory Fantasmagory: Outside the Box • Amazon Business $20.49 1 $20.49
A Kids Book About Anxiety - social emotional learning collection (hardcover) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $20.00 1 $20.00
Amelia Bedelia & Friends Chapter Book Boxed Set #1: All Boxed In • Amazon Business $17.97 1 $17.97
Ivy and Bean's Treasure Box: (Beginning Chapter Books, Funny Books for Kids, Kids Book Series) (Ivy + Bean) • Amazon Business $16.33 1 $16.33
Pug Rules, Chapter Book, Hardcover (48130) • Quill.com $14.99 1 $14.99
File Organizer Pocket Chart Gr K-5 • Teachers' School Supply $14.99 1 $14.99
Bear and Bird: The Picnic and Other Stories • Amazon Business $12.39 1 $12.39
Round Is a Tortilla: A Book of Shapes (paperback) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $11.00 1 $11.00
Pun Intended, Chapter Book, Softcover (49403) • Quill.com $10.99 1 $10.99
The Book Thief • AKJ Education $10.94 1 $10.94
Spelling Pen - In Elf Land: (Dyslexie Font) Decodable Chapter Books for Kids with Dyslexia • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Back To The Past: (Dyslexie Font) Decodable Chapter Books (The Kent's Quest) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Expo Dry Erase Markers Chisel Tip Assorted 8/Pack (80678) • Staples $9.39 1 $9.39
The Miniature World of Marvin & James (The Masterpiece Adventures, 1) • Amazon Business $7.68 1 $7.68
Tornado (Trophy Chapter Book) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
The Revenge of Dr. von Naysayer (10) (The DATA Set) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Robots Rule the School (4) (The DATA Set) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Hound of Hades #2 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Steeds of the Gods #3 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Centaur School #5 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Book One: The Lightning Thief • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Didi Dodo, Future Spy: Recipe for Disaster (Didi Dodo, Future Spy #1) (The Flytrap Files) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Ghost Town at Sundown (Magic Tree House) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
March of the Mini Beasts (1) (The DATA Set) • Amazon Business $5.99 1 $5.99
Beast Keeper #1 (Beasts of Olympus) • Amazon Business $5.89 1 $5.89
The Great Shark Escape (The Magic School Bus Chapter Book, No. 7) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
The Search for the Missing Bones (A magic school bus science chapter book) • Amazon Business $4.33 1 $4.33

Materials cost

$556.59

Vendor shipping charges

 $111.69

Sales tax

 $24.49

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.35

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$731.12

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$129.02

Total project goal

$860.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $860.14

1 Donor

-$860.14

Donations toward project cost

-$731.12

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$129.02

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