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Mrs. Jacomb from Enoch, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Put a Book into the Hands of a Child!

Help me give my students classroom sets of fascinating books for novel studies.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Jacomb's classroom raised $471

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students are smart and innovative kids who are experiencing some backsliding after the Covid Break. They are working hard to get back to where they want to be in their academics. Our students largely come from economically vulnerable families who are doing the best they can with what they have. I love watching them grow and develop their self-sufficiency as well as their academic skills.

I know that every teacher believes their kids are the best.

I know that I am biased. I also see the things these kids overcome every single day. I see the struggle and I see them persevere. If they are willing to work this hard, I really want to make sure they have the tools to learn in the best ways possible.

My Project

Novel studies are imperative to the learning of an upper elementary school child. It is said that until third grade a child learns to read and beginning in fourth grade a child reads to learn. My students are now reading to learn. This year we are going to read the Mo and Dale series by Sheila Turnage together.

This series is wonderfully fresh and engaging.

It also covers some really tough topics like adoption, class divides, addiction, and domestic violence. Some of these topics are included in the Health Standards for my state. What I love about how Sheila Turnage addresses these issues is that she does it in a way that is easily digested by young readers.

It is entirely possible for me to read out loud to my students. Nothing will compare, however, to them having this book in their hands. In addition, they will have the opportunity to riffle through their own copy of the book to answer reading comprehension questions and find the figurative language used throughout the book. I am so excited about this opportunity they will have to really delve into a book.

I already have a classroom set of the first book in the series and I've ordered a set of the second book with my own funds. I want to foster in my students a love of reading a series of books instead of just a stand-alone. If we are able to meet our goal, my class will get to read one of these engaging books per quarter this year. This is a wonderful opportunity to nurture a love of reading for twenty-two kids. The classroom set of books will continue to enrich each class of my kids for years to come.

Mrs. Jacomb Gateway Preparatory Academy Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Law of Finders Keepers (Mo & Dale Mysteries) • Amazon Business $8.99 22 $197.78
The Odds of Getting Even (Mo & Dale Mysteries) • Amazon Business $7.59 22 $166.98

Materials cost

$364.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.47

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$400.23

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$70.63

Total project goal

$470.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $470.86

7 Donors

-$458.94

Donations toward project cost

-$393.85

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$65.09

match offer

-$7.50

Match offer toward project cost

-$6.38

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.12

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$4.41

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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