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Mrs. Van Etten from Taylorsville, UT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Reaching Them with Reading!

Help me give my students the opportunity to read about many different topics, influential people, and history.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Van Etten's classroom raised $313

This project is fully funded

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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

There's so much to say about my students. I have been working in 5th grade for the last year and can't describe the happiness they bring me each and every day. They are so excited to learn, explore, and make progress as we face new concepts.

My students are eager to learn and ask a lot of questions that lead to new things to explore.

Everyone is ready to learn, and they motivate each other, and appreciate the different learning styles that make up the individuals in our classroom. Our classroom is made up of a diverse group of students that we value and depend on to work towards goals and learning.

Learning new concepts and finding understanding can be a difficult task, but you can count on my students to take it on! They are all so eager and ready to sink their hands in to fun, hands-on concepts that are new to them. I've had the chance to work with wonderful students and can't wait to continue my journey this year.

My Project

All the books requested already have a place in our classroom. The book titles selected will enhance our classroom library and motivate my students to read. These supplies will help my students connect to people and events in history that have affected our world.

Using the reading materials will help them find better understanding, make connections to the real world, and enhance their writing.

Every title selected was chosen with my students in mind.

Giving them the chance to select grade level titles that also teach them important themes, lessons, and send positive messages is important to myself and my students.

Mrs. Van Etten Plymouth Elementary School Grades 3-5

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.

Taylorsville, UT View local requests

More than three‑quarters 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

30 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Who Was? Nonfiction (24 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $107.57 1 $107.57
The Outsiders • AKJ Education $18.25 1 $18.25
Large 5 Minute Sand Timer • Kaplan Early Learning Company $13.56 1 $13.56
Wonder • AKJ Education $10.18 1 $10.18
Charlotte's Web • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry • AKJ Education $6.29 1 $6.29
Blood on the River: James Town, 1607 • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Number the Stars • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Holes • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
The Diary of a Young Girl • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89
I Survived #6: I Survived the Attacks of September 11th, 2001 • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
I Survived #1: I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912 • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
I Survived #5: I Survived the San Francisco Earthquake, 1906 • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
I Survived #4: I Survived the Bombing of Pearl Harbor, 1941 • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
I Survived #9: I Survived the Nazi Invasion, 1944 • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
I Survived #11: I Survived the Great Chicago Fire, 1871 • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
What Is the Declaration of Independence? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Who Was Sacagawea? • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17 • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$227.00

Vendor shipping charges

 $5.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$265.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.84

Total project goal

$312.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $312.24

4 Donors

-$292.24

Donations toward project cost

-$248.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.84

match offer

-$20.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$17.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$3.00

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 $0.00

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