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Ms. Hernandez-Ritch from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers Rise

Help me give my students a love of reading with a library geared toward their interests. These beautiful books will benefit many children throughout the years.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Hernandez-Ritch's classroom raised $432

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

I am the proud teacher of a 12:1 self-contained class. My students come with learning, language, and behavioral challenges. This year, a 12:1 class was created for grades 3 and 4. Our school is no longer a focus school due to the dedicated teachers in our school and students that are scoring higher on state tests. However, no longer being a focus school means less funding. We need to vamp up our library with engaging books for my students.

I want to give my students a love of reading that they will carry with them throughout their lives.

I teach in one of the highest poverty areas in our nation. Despite their economic hardships, my students come to school eager and ready to learn. It is crucial that my children get the best education possible in order to break this cycle of poverty.

My Project

I made a promise to my students this year that they would develop a love of reading. With the combination of the appropriate level and a book of interest, I maintain that it's impossible to dislike reading.

Reading can be the best escape for many of my students.

I have students in foster care and some students that have difficult home lives. It warms my heart when I read a book to my kids and they ask if they could take the book home. We started out a little shaky, however, as I add books according to their interests to our library, I'm seeing a love of reading developing.

A 3rd and 4th grade 12:1 class is new to our school. Consequently, we've been collecting books from teachers, tag sales, and libraries. I've noticed that my students are gravitating toward certain books. My goal is to build a library where my students are reading book after book after book.

Ms. Hernandez-Ritch Family 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

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mr. Putter & Tabby (17 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $76.20 1 $76.20
Amber Brown (8 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $37.35 1 $37.35
Judy Moody (8 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $35.86 1 $35.86
Stink (5 Bk Set) • AKJ Education $18.67 1 $18.67
Mr. Wayne's Masterpiece • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Junkyard Wonders • AKJ Education $16.19 1 $16.19
Bully • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Pink and Say • AKJ Education $13.86 1 $13.86
Thank You, Mr. Falker • AKJ Education $13.49 1 $13.49
Strictly No Elephants • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
One Green Apple • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Each Kindness • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Cinder-Elly • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
The Keeping Quilt • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Those Shoes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Thunder Cake • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Volcanoes • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Zelda and Ivy: The Runaways Candlewick Sparks • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Zelda and Ivy and the Boy Next Door • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Zelda and Ivy: Keeping Secrets • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Zelda and Ivy • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Zelda and Ivy: The Big Picture • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49

Materials cost

$331.90

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.98

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$366.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$64.74

Total project goal

$431.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $431.62

3 Donors

-$216.00

Donations toward project cost

-$183.60

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.40

match offer

-$215.62

Match offer toward project cost

-$183.28

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$32.34

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