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Ms. Nelson from Denver, CO is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need The Write Stuff!

Help me give my students a binding machine, binding rings, copy paper, and ink cartridges to create writing notebooks that we will use every single day in our writing lessons!

  • $358 goal

This project expired on January 14, 2019.

This project expired on January 14, 2019.

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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 teach at a public, Colorado elementary school, located in a high-poverty community. Our school is a turnaround school that has shown headline-worthy academic growth over the past few years. We work under the motto, "Happy kids learn more!" and are willing to do whatever it takes to ensure our students' success.

I work as a reading interventionist, serving students in grades K-5 who benefit from additional support with learning to read and write.

The students I work with are currently scoring in the bottom 20% of all readers in their classrooms. My goal is to accelerate their reading and writing growth, bringing them up to grade level! Since my students are reading below grade level, many of them find reading and writing frustrating tasks. I am always looking for high interest books that will engage them and make them excited about learning!

My Project

Every day in our reading intervention groups we read and write about the books that we read! Currently, we are running low on our supply of the right writing notebooks for my students' needs. We purposefully use blank notebooks that open up horizontally (which are surprisingly expensive!) so that students can have a "practice page" on the left, and a "perfect page" on the right. On students "practice pages" we work on strategies to write tricky words. Students practice saying words slowly and writing the parts they hear. They use letter boxes and make multiple attempts at writing words, figuring out what "looks right." Once they've used strategies to spell words, they write them in their neatest handwriting on their "perfect page!" This approach to instruction helps my students develop critical, foundational writing strategies AND helps them take pride in their "perfect" work!

Currently we are running very low on our supply of these notebooks.

I have been tearing used pages out of old notebooks to repurpose them for this year's students, but soon we will be completely out! We are requesting a book binding machine, copy paper, and ink so that I can create my own version of these notebooks. This will ultimately allow me to create an endless supply of these notebooks! I will also be able to customize each child's notebook before putting it through the binding machine, so if a student needs a particular resource (like a letter chart, handwriting guide, or graphic organizer) I can include it in their own notebook to help differentiate for their needs!

Your support would help a critical learning resource get into my students' hands. These bound writing books would be used daily by my growing writers! Thank you for considering our project!

Ms. Nelson McGlone Academy Grades PreK-2

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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More than half 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

100 students impacted

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
E-Z Ink (TM) Remanufactured Ink Cartridge Replacement for Epson 288 XL 288XL High Capacity to use with XP-330 XP-340 XP-430 XP-434 XP-440 XP-446 (2 Black, 1 Cyan, 1 Magenta, 1 Yellow, 5 Pack) • Amazon Business $39.99 2 $79.98
HP Printer Paper, Premium32, 8.5 x 11 Paper, Letter Size, 32 lb Paper, 100 Bright, 6 Reams / 3,000 Sheets - Presentation Paper, Acid Free Paper (113100C) • Amazon Business $69.99 1 $69.99
Binding Machine, 21-Hole, 450 Sheet, Comb Binding Machine with Starter Kit 100 PCS 3/8'' Comb Binding Spines, Comb Binding Machine Perfect for Daily Office Documents • Amazon Business $55.88 1 $55.88
Rayson SBR-80-100-W 9.5mm Spiral Binding Ring Standard White Coil Bindings Ring 3/8" 100/Box • Amazon Business $23.89 2 $47.78

Materials cost

$253.63

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $16.23

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.80

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$303.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.59

Total project goal

$357.25

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