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Ms. Orth from Charlotte NC is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Reading Journals and Big Ideas

My students need reading journals to write their feelings, thoughts, and dreams!

  • $206 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

I teach at a Title I where most of our kids eat free or reduced price lunches every day. We are in North Carolina which is 50/50 of the major cities in the US for economic mobility.

This means that statistically, my students, who have been born into poverty, will not be able to break that cycle-but mine will!

I, along with the other teachers at our school, do everything we can to give our students the skills and knowledge they need to end the poverty cycle that affects them daily. My kids are brave, resilient, ornery, and all of the great things that 11 and 12 year old kids are, but I need help ensuring that they have the physical tools they need to succeed and enjoy their learning environment.

My Project

In my literacy classroom, we are always writing our reactions to different texts, stories, and media. The ownership of a reading journal allows students to become independent and responsible for their own learning - which is a valuable skill in middle school!

Reading journals are a necessity in my classroom - it's where all of the great ideas are formed.

My students need new reading journals in order to continue growing in their self-expression and writing about their own connections with literature. With this project, they will be able to take notes and keep track of their progress this year.

Ms. Orth
Grades 6-8

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
National Composition Notebook 7-7/8" x 10", Flexible Cover, College Ruling, 97 Bright White, 80 Sheets • Staples Advantage $1.77 75 $132.75

Materials cost

$132.75

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $10.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.99

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$175.09

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.90

Total project goal

$205.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $205.99

5 Donors

-$205.99

Donations toward project cost

-$175.09

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.90

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 $0.00

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