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Mrs. Oquendo from Houston TX is requesting Books through DonorsChoose, the #1 classroom funding site for teachers.

We're Off To a Great Year!

Help me give my students books, journals, glue, erasers, scissors, headphones, sticky notes, markers, a drawer organizer, magnetic letters, construction paper, and binders

  • $919 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

My students love to learn, and they are becoming innovated learners which supports them to achieve their goals. My fourth grade students are hard-working and excited learners who happen to come from homes in poverty. 96% of the students at our school qualify for free or reduced price lunch. Many of my students are struggling readers and writers and/or English Language Learners. Many of our students come to fourth grade with many academic gaps. Even though they face many struggles my students always do their best and never give up.

My Project

My 4th grade students love to learn. Most of my them have rough backgrounds, and have to overcome many challenges. Lack of resources and basic needs is one of them. With this project my students will have access to different books that interest them and different materials like notebooks, headphones, binders, markers, and sticky notes, that are so important in the school.

My students love reading and learning, having interesting books for them makes me so happy as a teacher!

They get so excited when new books and materials come in. Donor's Choose has allow me to met some of their needs.

Mrs. Oquendo
Grades 3-5
Nearly all students from low‑income households

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This project will reach 50 students.

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Seville Classics 10-Drawer Organizer Cart, Pearlescent Multi-Color • Amazon Business $39.99 1 $39.99
Captain Underpants: 10 Book Set • Amazon Business $36.96 1 $36.96
The Baby-Sitters Club Graphix #1-4 Box Set: Full-Color Edition • Amazon Business $29.16 1 $29.16
Mr. Sketch 2003992 Scented Washable Markers, Chisel Tip, Assorted Colors, 36 Count • Amazon Business $25.24 1 $25.24
Gamenote Classroom Magnetic Letters kit with Double-Side Magnet Board - Foam Alphabet Letters for Kids Spelling and Learning(208pcs in Box) • Amazon Business $24.99 1 $24.99
Panasonic On-Ear Stereo Headphones RP-HT21 (Black & Silver) Lightweight and Comfortable, Powerful Bass • Amazon Business $7.99 3 $23.97
Dog Man: The Epic Collection: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #1-3 Boxed Set) • Amazon Business $22.47 1 $22.47
AmazonBasics 3-Ring Binder, 1.5 Inch Rings - 4-Pack (White) • Amazon Business $10.04 2 $20.08
The Bad Guys Box Set: Books 1-5 • Amazon Business $20.02 1 $20.02
OfficePro Electric Pencil Sharpener - For School and Classroom, Helical Steel Blade Sharpens All Pencils Including Color, Auto-Stop Feature, Ultra-Portable - Batteries Included (Pencil Sharpener) • Amazon Business $19.99 1 $19.99
Mead Composition Books/Notebooks, Wide Ruled Paper, 100 Sheets, 9-3/4" x 7-1/2", Fashion, Assorted Colors, 12 Pack (73389) • Amazon Business $19.97 1 $19.97
Liberty BBF430Z-SN-U Single Over-the-Door Hook, Satin Nickel • Amazon Business $4.98 4 $19.92
Diario de Nikki # 2 Cuando no eres la reina de la fiesta precisamente (Spanish Edition) (Diario De Nikki / Dork Diaries) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Diario de Nikki # 3 (Dork Diaries) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $18.99 1 $18.99
Expo Original Dry Erase Markers, Fine Point, 24-Pack, Black (2 X 12-Pack)... • Amazon Business $18.55 1 $18.55
Diario de Greg 7: Tres no es compañía (Spanish Edition) (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
The Guided Reading Teacher's Companion: Prompts, Discussion Starters & Teaching Points • Amazon Business $16.55 1 $16.55
Post-it Notes, America’s #1 Favorite Sticky Note, 1 3/8 in x 1 7/8 in, Cape Town Collection, 18 Pads/Pack, 100 Sheets/Pad (653-18AU) • Amazon Business $7.98 2 $15.96
Diario de Nikki # 1 Crónicas de una vida muy poco glamurosa (Dork Diaries) (Spanish Edition) (Diario de Nikki/Dork Diaries) • Amazon Business $15.21 1 $15.21
Be Kind • Amazon Business $15.11 1 $15.11
JPSOR Sticky Notes Set, Colorful Self-Stick Pads, 12 Pads 3"x3", 6 Pads 2"x1.5", 6 Colors, 100 Sheets/Pad • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
MISSLO Classroom Pocket Chart For Cell Phones Calculators, 30 Clear Pockets • Amazon Business $14.99 1 $14.99
Diario de Greg 5. La horrible realidad (Diary of a Wimpy Kid) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.40 1 $14.40
We're All Wonders • Amazon Business $14.24 1 $14.24
Daily Schedule Pocket Chart， Class Schedule with 26 Cards, 13+1 Pockets. 13 Colored + 13 Blank Double-Sided Reusable Cards, Easy Over-Door Mountings Included. (13” x 36”) • Amazon Business $13.99 1 $13.99
Diario de Greg 8 Mala suerte (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.59 1 $13.59
Tek: The Modern Cave Boy • Amazon Business $12.95 1 $12.95
Dreamers • Amazon Business $12.91 1 $12.91
The Day the Crayons Quit • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
Dragons Love Tacos • Amazon Business $12.59 1 $12.59
The Day the Crayons Came Home • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
Westcott School Left and Right Handed Kids Scissors, 5" Blunt, Pack of 12, Assorted • Amazon Business $12.48 1 $12.48
Sargent Art 36 Count Premium Pink Eraser Class Pack, Best Buy Assortment, 36-1012 • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Dork Diaries 12: Tales from a Not-So-Secret Crush Catastrophe • Amazon Business $11.95 1 $11.95
Diario de Greg # 6: Sin salida (Spanish Edition) (Diario De Greg / Diary of a Wimpy Kid) • Amazon Business $11.55 1 $11.55
The Getaway • Amazon Business $10.24 1 $10.24
The Invisible Boy • Amazon Business $10.19 1 $10.19
Peanut Butter and Jelly (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #3) • Amazon Business $9.74 1 $9.74
Pacon PAC6555 Lightweight Construction Paper, 10 Assorted Colors, 9" x 12", 500 Sheets • Amazon Business $9.51 1 $9.51
Post-it Flags Assorted Color Combo Pack, 320 Flags Total, 200 1-Inch Wide Flags and 120 .5-Inch Wide Flags, 4 On-The-Go Dispensers/Pack (683XL1) • Amazon Business $9.00 1 $9.00
Elmer's All Purpose School Glue Sticks, Washable, 30 Pack, 0.24-ounce sticks • Amazon Business $8.79 1 $8.79
Super Narwhal and Jelly Jolt (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #2) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Narwhal: Unicorn of the Sea (A Narwhal and Jelly Book #1) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
President Squid • Amazon Business $7.97 1 $7.97
Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas: From the Creator of Captain Underpants (Dog Man #5) • Amazon Business $6.85 1 $6.85
I Survived the Attack of the Grizzlies, 1967 (I Survived #17) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the Eruption of Mount St. Helens, 1980 (I Survived #14) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99
I Survived the Children's Blizzard, 1888 (I Survived #16) • Amazon Business $4.49 1 $4.49

Materials cost

$739.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

State sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$780.64

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$137.76

Total project goal

$918.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $918.40

1 Donor

-$918.40

Donations toward project cost

-$780.64

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$137.76

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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