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Mrs. Ballard from San Pablo, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Second Graders Succeed in Distance Learning!

Help me give my students the reading tools they need to succeed during distance learning!

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Ballard's classroom raised $591

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

I am a second grade teacher at a title 1 school in San Pablo, CA! Although our school is located in an area notorious for high rates of poverty and violence, my students strive to reach the high expectations given to them. They love learning and we are always looking for creative ways to improve their skills. One of my personal goals is to ensure that my students develop a love of math and science that will last a lifetime and give them the supplies they need to achieve it!

My students are shooting for the stars this year as they explore their inherent capabilities as learners, friends, and members of a classroom community that values kindness, diversity, and respect.

Our school is a Title I school, which means that more than half of the families it serves come from low-income households. Twenty-five percent of students are English Language Learners, ninety-three percent are from low-income households, and one-hundred percent receive free or reduced lunch.

My Project

Life Update: I have accepted a position at Riverside Elementary in San Pablo to teach SECOND grade for the 2020-2021 school year! I am so thankful for my time at Stege & Dover, and I already miss my kids and colleagues dearly, but I am so excited for a new adventure!

In light of the world right now, my goal for my classroom this year is to add books to my classroom library that make every student feel seen and heard.

In addition to this, coming from fourth and sixth grades, a lot of my classroom materials and books are now too advanced. Soon, we'll starting the school year, (and what a crazy school year this will be to say the least!), and my students will be relying on me to teach them from our living room, their parents to help them with work, and technology!

Unfortunately, supplies are always something that we run low on, and now with our special circumstances, the supplies we teachers will need to do our work from home are changing. The budgets get used up, and we are left with a limited amount necessary for what we have to do! This year, I desire to have ample books that will last us through the school year. Reading is the gateway to success in the rest of their schooling, in every subject, and everything they will do in this world!

If you're still reading, a huge THANK YOU from my future kids and I!

Mrs. Ballard Riverside Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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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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More than three‑quarters of 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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Materials Cost Quantity Total
A Little SPOT Takes Action! Box Set (8 Books) • Amazon Business $40.03 1 $40.03
A Little SPOT of Life Skills Box Set (8 Books) • Amazon Business $39.44 1 $39.44
VIZ-PRO Magnetic Dry Erase Board, 36 X 24 Inches, Silver Aluminium Frame • Amazon Business $32.50 1 $32.50
Nuova 200-Pack, 5 Mil Thermal Laminating Pouches 9 x 11.5 Inches, Letter Size • Amazon Business $30.56 1 $30.56
AmazonBasics Multipurpose Copy Printer Paper - White, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 8 Ream Case (4,000 Sheets) • Amazon Business $28.78 1 $28.78
ARTEZA Dry Erase Markers, Bulk Pack of 52 (with Chisel Tip), 12 Assorted Colors with Low-Odor Ink, Whiteboard Pens for Back to School, Office, or Home • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Phone Holder Bed Gooseneck Mount - Lamicall Cell Phone Clamp Clip for Desk, Flexible Long Arm Headboard Bedside Lazy Bracket, Overhead Table Stand, Compatible with iPhone 11 Pro Xs Max XR X 8 7 6 Plus • Amazon Business $22.98 1 $22.98
All Welcome Here • Amazon Business $15.29 1 $15.29
A Box of Treats: Five Little Picture Books about Lilly and Her Friends • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
My Magical Dreams (The Magic of Me Series) • Amazon Business $14.72 1 $14.72
Scribble Stones • Amazon Business $13.55 1 $13.55
Share a Little Kindess: A Children's Book about Doing Good in the World • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Post-it Super Sticky Notes, Blue, Pink, Green, Orange, Sticks and Resticks, Great for Windows, Doors and Walls, 3 in. x 3 in, 12 Pads/Pack, 90 Sheets/Pad (654-12SSMIA),Multicolor • Amazon Business $11.83 1 $11.83
I Can Do Hard Things: Mindful Affirmations for Kids • Amazon Business $11.66 1 $11.66
I Am Enough • Amazon Business $11.39 1 $11.39
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $11.29 1 $11.29
Hair Love • Amazon Business $10.96 1 $10.96
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $10.38 1 $10.38
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
Dear Teacher • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Skin Like Mine (Kids Like Mine) • Amazon Business $8.95 1 $8.95
The Rainbow Fish • Amazon Business $8.13 1 $8.13
Miss Malarkey Leaves No Reader Behind • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
I Need a New Butt! • Amazon Business $5.50 1 $5.50
Whoever You Are (Reading Rainbow Books) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
First Day Jitters (The Jitters Series) • Amazon Business $4.00 1 $4.00

Materials cost

$426.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $39.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$502.21

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$88.63

Total project goal

$590.84

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $590.84

3 Donors

-$540.84

Donations toward project cost

-$459.71

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$81.13

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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