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Ms. Aldana from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Preparing 2nd Graders for the Future

My students need Research and Report Writing Center, paper rolls, stamps, Writing Process students portfolios, and a See It Grow Lab, to learn how to effectively write an expository piece.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Aldana's classroom raised $560

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

The craft of writing must be systematically and explicitly taught to students. I want all my students to be able to express their thoughts in written form. I want them to feel like authors and give them an experience that will not only produce great writers but at the same time make them love it.

My students come from under privileged families.

They attend a school that just opened its doors this school year. They live in a community where 80 of the adults do not have a high school diploma. They all receive free federal lunches. They live with just the bare necessities but have great dreams and aspirations. They have a desire and drive for knowledge. They work hard and always greet you with a smile.

My Project

Please help my students become writers. I want to teach my students expository writing. I want to use the writing process portfolios to take them through the writing process. In addition I am also requesting a see and grow plant habitat so that they can see how plants change and grow and in turn so that they can take notes and later write about their findings. I also requested a research and write center so that they can begin to lean the skill of researching their own information.

Please help my students become the best writers they can be.

They need these resources not only to be motivated but in addition to acquire the craft of writing. Help me make writing fun and interesting. Thank you for considering helping my students. Together we can break the illiteracy and poverty cycle one classroom at a time.

Ms. Aldana Estrella Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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

24 students impacted 52donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG978 - Self-Inking Teacher Stamps - Set 2 • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
GG975 - Self-Inking Teacher Stamps - Set 1 • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
TA301BB - Fadeless Paper Roll - Bright Blue • Lakeshore Learning $15.99 2 $31.98
TA301AG - Fadeless Paper Roll - Apple Green • Lakeshore Learning $15.99 1 $15.99
DD139 - Big Coin Bulletin Board Accents • Lakeshore Learning $4.99 1 $4.99
DD373 - Star Bulletin Board Accents • Lakeshore Learning $4.99 1 $4.99
BG507 - Best-Buy Book Bags - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning $6.95 2 $13.90
DE190 - Reusable Write & Wipe Pocket - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
JJ410X - Grammar & Usage Bingo Library • Lakeshore Learning $36.00 1 $36.00
FF201 - Giant Magnetic Punctuation Marks • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 2 $39.90
LL397 - Understanding Homophones Teaching Cards • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
FF236 - Sequence & Write Story Tiles • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
FF735 - Your Turn to Write Activity Folders - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95
DD131 - Research & Report Writing Center • Lakeshore Learning $39.95 1 $39.95
FF359 - The Writing Process Student Folder - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning $16.95 3 $50.85
GR242 - See It Grow Plant Lab • Lakeshore Learning $24.95 1 $24.95

Materials cost

$398.20

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$36.44

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.97

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$475.61

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.93

Total project goal

$559.54

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$559.54

44 Donors

-$559.54

Donations toward project cost

-$477.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$82.23

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$1.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

$0.00

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