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Ms. Poetker from Renton, WA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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What's the News in First Grade?

My students need student magazines to support literacy, social studies, and science.

FULLY FUNDED! Ms. Poetker's classroom raised $198

This project is fully funded

My Students

My students come from a very diverse neighborhood. Many of my students are from low-income homes and do not have access to books or different literary mediums. My first graders are in their prime developmental stages and are very greedy for new learning materials. Our school does not have updated technology so they are always eager for more opportunities to interact with technology. I also have a lot of students who speak another language at home. My students are very hard working and are in love with books.

My Project

These magazines are themed monthly where students are able to further expand their learning and practice their reading at the same time. These magazines also have an online version that reads the magazine aloud which is great for English​ language learners to follow along with. There are also extended activities where students are able to practice skills related to first grade. There are also videos and games that relate to each magazine to further students learning and make them more engaging. Students can do this whole group or one on one and the magazines go home so that students can share them with their family and read them as many times as they can.

Ms. Poetker Talbot Hill Elementary School Grades PreK-2

Equity Focus

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 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News, Grade 1 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 32 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grade 1 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $5.75 20 $115.00

Materials cost

$115.00

Vendor shipping charges

$11.50

Sales tax

$10.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.72

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$168.28

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.70

Total project goal

$197.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$197.98

1 Donor

-$190.39

Donations toward project cost

-$168.28

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$22.11

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$7.59

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$0.00

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