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

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School 2 School for Kindergarten Books

My students need leveled books and book stands for the classroom library.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. M.'s classroom raised $1,123

This project is fully funded

Celebrating 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

Reading is essential to life and academic success. My students need more books to help them to become life-long readers and learners. A set of "just right" books could really help my students with their overall reading success and academic progress.

My classroom is filled with 24 vibrant, eager five year olds.

They come from a community filled with poverty, homelessness, and crime but they are filled with hope. Our school is a public elementary school located in an industrial and commercial community of New York City. The school has a high African-American and Hispanic population. Many of the students have parents who have newly immigrated to the United States. In spite of it all, these students are motivated to achieve their goals and to make their families proud of their achievements.

My Project

I want my students to succeed in reading, but they need more books. The resources provided at my school are not adequate enough to meet their needs. My students need a wide variety of books to peak their interest in reading. They need fiction and non-fiction books, sight word readers, and social studies readers that will expose them to different texts and improve their reading accuracy and comprehension. All students deserve to have appropriate books that help them to become confident readers and confident writers. I want to provide this for my students. They need more books in the classroom library for them to enjoy and to develop their reading skills. I do not want them to be discouraged and frustrated with books that they cannot read or with books that are too simple for them. A new set of books will stimulate them to read more books for pleasure and for general knowledge.

Donations to this project will help my students to improve their reading levels and reading skills.

It will also help my students foster a love of learning through reading books about different topics and in different content areas. They will feel joy, excitement, and enthusiasm in knowing that they are reading interesting books on their reading levels. This will help them to foster a love of learning. Thank you for your consideration.

Project tagged as

Bronx, NY
Grades PreK-2
Literacy
Literature & Writing
Books
Nearly all students from low‑income households

Ms. M. PS 43 Jonas Bronck Grades PreK-2

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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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

24 students impacted 23donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total

FR150X - First Little Readers - Complete Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $199.00 1 $199.00

CR690X - I Can Read! Readers - Complete Series • Lakeshore Learning Materials $109.00 1 $109.00

RA443 - Alphabet & Letter Sounds Paperback Library • Lakeshore Learning Materials $88.50 1 $88.50

DS330 - Social Studies Leveled Readers - Kindergarten • Lakeshore Learning Materials $79.50 1 $79.50

FR814 - Nonfiction Emergent Readers • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99

TT557 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

TT933 - Lakeshore Emergent Readers - Set of 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

TT536 - Lakeshore Fiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

TT235 - Lakeshore Fiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

TT559 - Lakeshore Nonfiction Sight-Word Readers - Level 2 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99

GG421 - Book Display Stand for 20 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $24.99 1 $24.99

Materials cost			$910.89
Vendor shipping charges			FREE
Sales tax			$0.00
3rd party payment processing fee			$13.66
Fulfillment labor & materials			$30.00
Total project cost			$954.55
Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			$168.45
Total project goal			$1,123.00
How we calculate what's needed
Total project goal			$1,123.00
20 Donors			-$1,078.59
Donations toward project cost			-$933.30
Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$145.29
match offer			-$25.00
Match offer toward project cost			-$21.25
Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms			-$3.75
Excluded support for DonorsChoose			-$19.41
Still needed View calculation Hide calculation			$0.00

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This teacher needs your help!

School 2 School for Kindergarten Books

This project is fully funded

Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

My Students

My Project

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Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

Equity Focus

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TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

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