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Ms. Sheehan's Classroom

  • Sumner Avenue Elementary School
  • Springfield, MA
  • 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

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  • Hombre Perro!

    Funded Apr 9, 2025

    Thank you so much for your generous donation to this project! I really appreciate your support in building a library collection that meets the needs of our students! Popular titles that are in Spanish enable more students to access our collection and read books that interest them!

    Projects like this one enable me to stock our school library with books that reflect our school community and engage our students. They are more likely to read and reread books that interest and excite them. A current library collection that is stocked with books in Spanish as well as English is essential to my mission of helping every student develop a love of reading.

    Thank you again for your support of libraries and literacy!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 4 other donors.
  • "Spring" to Reading!

    Funded Apr 9, 2025

    Thank you so much for your generous donation to this project! I really appreciate your support in building a library collection that meets the needs of our students! Seasonal books are one of the most popular sections of our library and I am excited to offer students an updated and diverse selection of Spring books.

    Projects like this one enable me to stock our school library with books that reflect our school community and engage our students. They are more likely to read and reread books that interest and excite them. A current library collection that is stocked with diverse books pulls in our student body and fosters a culture of reading. Thank you for making it possible.

    Thank you again for your support of libraries and literacy!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.
  • Get Kids Reading With Great Graphic Novels!

    Funded Apr 9, 2025

    Thank you so much for your generous donation to this project! I really appreciate your support in building a library collection that meets the needs of our students!

    Projects like this one enable me to stock our school library with student requests! Students are then so excited when they discover that the book they have been looking for is available in the library! Students are more likely to read and reread books that interest and excite them. A current library collection that is stocked with popular graphic novels is what engages today's students. Thank you for making it possible.

    This collection will inspire readers and develop a life-long love of books and reading.

    Thank you again for your support of libraries and literacy!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.
  • "Dog Days" of Reading

    Funded Apr 9, 2025

    Thank you so much for your support of this project! I truly appreciate your investment in our school library and in our students!

    Projects like this one enable me to stock our school library with student requests! Students are then so excited when they discover the book they have been looking for, is available in the library! Students are more likely to read and reread books that interest and excite them. A current library collection engages readers and develops a life-long love of books and reading.

    Thank you for making that possible!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.
  • Garfield's Still Got It!

    Funded Apr 9, 2025

    Thank you so much for your generous donation to this project! I am looking forward to adding these books to our school's library collection!

    The students love books that make them laugh and comic books are very popular! Students have asked for Garfield books and now they will be able to take them out.

    Adding student requests to our library is doing much more than just purchasing books. A collection that is based on the students fosters investment in the library and creates enthusiastic readers!

    I truly appreciate your support of school libraries and reading!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.
  • Reading Rick Riordan!

    Funded Apr 9, 2025

    Thank you so much for your generous support of this project! I am so pleased to be able to add these books into our library's collection!

    Our students are very interested in reading these books and adding accessible graphic novels about topics and characters that students love is a sure-fire way to increase their reading!

    Your donation does more than purchase books, it creates life-long readers!

    Thank you again for your support of libraries and literacy! It means so much to all of us!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.
  • Harry Potter!

    Funded Apr 9, 2025

    Thank you for your generous support of this project! I am so excited to share these Harry Potter books with the school! These illustrated versions of the books are sure to stir up interest and excitement amongst our students.

    I am looking forward to seeing children get drawn into the stories through the illustrations and then being motivated to stick with the story and finish reading a chapter book!

    I am so grateful for your support of reading and libraries! Your donation really makes a difference for our library and for all the students who visit it every day!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 4 other donors.
  • Choose Chess!

    Funded Mar 7, 2025

    Thank you so much for your support of this project! We are so grateful for your ongoing support of libraries and literacy!

    Our students are using these chess books to improve their game and to generate discussions about strategies and the history of chess. Every single one of these books has already been checked out of our library at least one time. It is very exciting to see students gravitate towards an interest and be able to learn more about it by checking out books from the school library! This kind of project gets students reading and learning without them even realizing it!

    Thank you again for your support of this project!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by Town Fair Tire Foundation Inc. and one other donor.
  • Super "Shea" Books!

    Funded Feb 14, 2025

    Thank you so much for your generous donation to this project! I am so excited to add these books to our library's collection! We had no books by the author Bob Shea until this project was funded and now, we have quite a selection to offer to our young readers.

    Our local public library was promoting these books through their Winter Reading Challenge, and this created a buzz among our students. They are very excited to now be able to check out these fun books from our school's library. Bob Shea writes books that create magic for his readers, they make kids smile and encourage them to keep on reading. This excitement is contagious and helps create a culture of reading!!

    Thank you again, I truly appreciate your support of literacy and libraries!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

  • "Fall" into Good Books!

    Funded Dec 31, 2024

    Thank you so much for your generous support of this project! I am looking forward to adding these books to our library's seasonal collection and providing students with the opportunity to see themselves reflected in the books on our shelves!

    Seasonal books are some of the most popular books that circulate in our library. Elementary students enjoy reading books that reflect their own experience and having books that reflect what is happening outside in the world and at home in their families is an important way to meet that demand. However, our school's seasonal collection was quite dated, and the characters and traditions did not always still appeal to our students. These new books will be an exciting addition to our collection!

    Thank you again for your support of libraries and literacy!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Sheehan

    This classroom project was brought to life by Allison and Austin McChord and 4 other donors.
Students ask to read books from popular series everyday! Unfortunately, our library was dismantled during the pandemic. During that time all of our most popular titles disappeared! Book series engage students and keep them reading! Research has shown that the quantity of books read matters tremendously. The more students read the better they do in school! Popular titles like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid engage students! They often reread these books over and over. Also, students love graphic novels and those books engage students' minds in a different and very positive way. They use both words and illustrations to make meaning from a text and that is invaluable! Replacing these titles will be both exciting and educational!

About my class

Students ask to read books from popular series everyday! Unfortunately, our library was dismantled during the pandemic. During that time all of our most popular titles disappeared! Book series engage students and keep them reading! Research has shown that the quantity of books read matters tremendously. The more students read the better they do in school! Popular titles like the Diary of a Wimpy Kid engage students! They often reread these books over and over. Also, students love graphic novels and those books engage students' minds in a different and very positive way. They use both words and illustrations to make meaning from a text and that is invaluable! Replacing these titles will be both exciting and educational!

About my class

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