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Ms. Elmendorf from Richmond VA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

We Have Found An Author We Love!

My students need "Clayton Bird Goes Underground." We need items such as pencils, glue sticks and paper to create literacy responses.

  • $307 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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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

My students walk into our classroom every day full of life, ready to learn, and excited for what is in store for them that day. They are extremely hardworking and care a lot about their education. I teach at a Title I school in Richmond, Virginia where 100 percent of our students receive free breakfast and lunch.

Many students receive backpack food on the weekend.

Despite many hardships, my students are eager to learn and do their best. They want to be in school because they want to learn all they can so they can be successful one day.

My Project

My students love to read and we take time each and everyday to read together. We have finished the "One Crazy Summer" trilogy by Rita Williams Garcia and my students want to see what she has come up with next.

We love diving into her stories and finding characters we can relate with.

We also need highlighters to brighten up our reading passages and pencils to write down all of our thoughts. To make the day more colorful we need bright paper to print our notes and passages on. First and for most I want to be able to give my students the materials they need to make everyday easier.

Ms. Elmendorf
Grades 3-5

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground • Amazon Business $6.99 18 $125.82
Dixon Ticonderoga Woodcase Pencils, #2 Soft, Yellow Barrel, 72/Pack • Quill.com $16.46 2 $32.92
Elmer's All-Purpose Washable Glue Sticks, 7g., 60/Pack • Quill.com $27.19 1 $27.19
Astrobrights Color Paper, 8.5" x 11", 24 lb./89 gsm, "Happy" 5-Color Assortment, 500 Sheets/Pack (21289/22289) • Quill.com $13.85 1 $13.85
Roaring Spring Wide-Ruled Loose Notebook Filler Paper, 300 Sheets Per Pack • Quill.com $3.82 3 $11.46
BIC Brite Liner Highlighters, Assorted Colors, Value Pack, 24/Pack • Quill.com $8.99 1 $8.99
Clayton Byrd Goes Underground • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$227.22

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.41

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$260.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$45.99

Total project goal

$306.62

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $306.62

2 Donors

-$306.62

Donations toward project cost

-$260.63

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$45.99

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 $0.00

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