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Mrs. Policastro from Manchester NJ is requesting reading nooks, desks & storage through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

Small Group, Big Learning!

My students need See and Store Book pouches, for leveled readers that are sent home. This will allow for a school-home connection and will keep their growing library at home with books they can read.

  • $156 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Primary students need time to practice, practice and practice some more. Reading is such a great time for them to explore and gain confidence to build strong literacy skills. I am lucky to teach Kindergarten through 2nd grade students in a wonderful school. My students need reinforcement from their families to continue to practice reading at school that can also be carried on at home. This project will enable my students to have a school home connection that they need.

My Project

My young students are learning how to read. Early childhood literacy is the key foundation to all learning. My primary students work so hard to become readers. Having special bags to hold their leveled readers will allow for a safe spot to continue to build their at home library filled with books that they can read.

I often work in small groups to ensure my students are getting the attention that they thrive on.

Having partitions while working in a small group setting will give them the privacy they need to give me their full attention and allow for them to focus and stay on task as needed.

Mrs. Policastro
Grades PreK-2

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
GG834X - See & Store Book Pouch - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $57.99 1 $57.99
JJ635 - See-Me Privacy Partition - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 1 $27.99
FA844 - Magnetic Paper Pockets - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $14.99 1 $14.99

Materials cost

$100.97

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.51

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$132.48

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$23.38

Total project goal

$155.86

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$155.86

2 Donors

-$145.86

Donations toward project cost

-$123.98

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$21.88

match offer

-$10.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$8.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$1.50

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$0.00

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