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Mrs. Newman from Oxnard, CA is requesting technology through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today a Reader, Tomorrow a Leader

My students need a rack to keep the listening center accessible and books with CDs

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Newman's classroom raised $242

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

We are a Title I school in Southern California. Most of my students come from low-income families and many do not stay at the same school for more than a year. These students are shuffled from one school to the next due to overflow and busing restrictions. This contributes to an unbalanced education. Unfortunately, I can't do anything about those circumstances.

However, I can give these young learners a thirst for knowledge and the ability to use logic and communication to find information for themselves.

These students are mostly English language learners who crave and require countless opportunities each day to hear and use English with their peers. My students are impressionable and eager. I try to take advantage of that every day!

My Project

My students have a listening center, but the cords become tangled and some of our books have been damaged since there is no good place to keep them during use. This center will allow students to keep their headphones tangle free and the books off the floor.

In addition, my students are only 4 and have difficulty rewinding the tapes I have recorded.

CDs are much easier for them to navigate, making it an independent station.

Most of the books we use now are more than 20 years old and falling apart. They are often unfamiliar stories and it would be amazing for them to be able to make connections using familiar stories.

Mrs. Newman Sierra Linda 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

155 students impacted 1donor

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
FF280X - Best-Buy Listening Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $99.50 1 $99.50
Duck on a Bike (Read Along Book & CD) • Amazon Business $7.32 1 $7.32
Dr. Seuss's ABC Book & CD (Book and CD) • Amazon Business $6.88 1 $6.88
The Greedy Python: Book & CD (The World of Eric Carle) • Amazon Business $6.86 1 $6.86
Clifford the Big Red Dog Read Along(Book & CD) • Amazon Business $6.19 1 $6.19
Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (Read-Along Storybook and CD) • Amazon Business $5.84 1 $5.84
One Fish, Two Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish Book & CD (Book and CD) • Amazon Business $5.79 1 $5.79
Giraffes Can't Dance: Audiobook Read-Along (Paperback and CD) • Amazon Business $5.75 1 $5.75
Moana Read-Along Storybook & CD (Read-Along Storybook and CD) • Amazon Business $5.55 1 $5.55
The Good Dinosaur (Read-Along Storybook and CD) (A Disney Storybook and CD) • Amazon Business $4.89 1 $4.89
Cinderella Read-Along Storybook and CD • Amazon Business $4.05 1 $4.05

Materials cost

$158.62

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.51

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.38

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$205.51

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.27

Total project goal

$241.78

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $241.78

1 Donor

-$241.78

Donations toward project cost

-$205.51

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$36.27

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