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

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Readers are Leaders!

My students need an organized classroom library with labels to make reading both accessible and enjoyable. They also need an encyclopedia.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Simon's classroom raised $422

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

My students come from homes in which they have limited access to quality literature. Because they have such few books, they love being able to read the stories in our classroom library.

I work in a low-income, urban public school.

My students come from working-class families, many of whom came to this country looking for a better life for their children. These parents rely on me and my classroom to help their children achieve the "American Dream." I know that instilling a love of reading is what will help these students achieve their dreams.

My Project

My students absolutely love to read. They eagerly complete assignments, hoping to visit the classroom library to select a book to read. They also love engaging in DEAR (Drop Everything And Read) time, so they can delve in to books. As it stands, it takes them so long to choose a book due to the lack of organization in our library. I would love to be able to organize my library in to different genres and categories so that students can go straight to those topics that they enjoy reading about. This will result in efficiency, and additional time spent actually reading, rather than just searching for the perfect book.

I have been waiting years to be able to organize my library, and can't wait to see the look on their faces when their cherished books are categorized in color-coded bins, and have labeled stickers on them.

I just know their eyes will light up and inspire an even greater love of reading in these young children. After all, readers are leaders, and leaders are readers. These students WIll grow up to be leaders....with your help!

Ms. Simon Kingsley Elementary School Grades 3-5

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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

25 students impacted 16donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
TT927 - All-Purpose Teacher’s Organizer • Lakeshore Learning $49.95 5 $249.75
HH626 - Classroom Library Labels • Lakeshore Learning $19.95 1 $19.95
Encyclopedia Brown • AKJ Books $22.16 1 $22.16

Materials cost

$291.86

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $26.71

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$357.95

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$63.17

Total project goal

$421.12

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $421.12

14 Donors

-$210.00

Donations toward project cost

-$178.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.50

match offer

-$211.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$179.45

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.67

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