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Ms. Ferrara from Hartford, CT is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers to Leaders

Help me give my students books that will help my students become readers and leaders! These bundles will help my students explore topics related to problem solving, current topics, and the analyzation of diverse characters.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Ferrara's classroom raised $558

This project is fully funded

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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 4th grade students are motivated to learn and always strive for their best. However, the pandemic and gaps in their schooling have definitely affected their growth and progress both socially and academically.

My goal for this year is to help all of my students become leaders in my classroom, their school, and their communities.

What makes my students special is their drive, passion for learning new things, and excitement about being back in the classroom.

Out of my 19 students, 6 have IEPs, 2 receive speech services and 4 students are English Language Learners. All of my students are driven and care about their learning and have many goals for the future.

My Project

These books will make a difference in my students' learning because they will provide them access to diverse, relevant, and interesting books at various reading levels. In my classroom of fourth graders, I have a very wide range of reading levels in my room - from grade K to the middle of grade 4.

I want to get all of my students to fall in love with reading, as well as take away important lessons from the texts that they read that will help them become strong individuals and leaders in the present and future.

By providing students with books at different reading levels and that revolve around relevant and interesting topics, my students will become more engaged in readers and will be ready to take on the world.

Ms. Ferrara M.D. Fox Compact 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.

Hartford, CT View local requests

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

19 students impacted 6donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Guided Reading Collection: Grade 3 Below Level (20 Books) • AKJ Education $91.66 1 $91.66
Caldecott Classroom Library Builder: Grades PreK-5 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades K-1 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades 4-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
Ghost (Track #1) (PB) • MahoganyBooks $7.19 5 $35.95
Coretta Scott King Classroom Library Builder: Grades K-6 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $25.00 1 $25.00
STEAM Pack: Grades 3-6 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $20.00 1 $20.00

Materials cost

$397.61

Vendor shipping charges

 $40.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$473.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.57

Total project goal

$557.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $557.14

5 Donors

-$507.14

Donations toward project cost

-$431.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$76.07

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

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 $0.00

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