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Ms. Doherty from Brooklyn, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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5th Grade Reading Novels

Help me give my students new reading novels!

  • $554 goal

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My Students

Our students are brilliant, enthusiastic and highly motivated 5th graders who are eager to learn! The donations to this project will help to improve our fifth graders' understanding of an enjoyable text, while furthering their reading comprehension and writing skills.

My Project

Help our 5th Graders receive new chapter books! The new novels will be used both in school, and at home for their remote learning days.

By donating to our project, you will help our 5th Graders ultimately increase their academic achievement through reading new novels.

The donations to this project will help to improve our fifth graders' understanding of an enjoyable text, while furthering their reading comprehension and writing skills. Our fifth graders need your help. Let's try and make their last year in elementary school their best one yet.

Ms. Doherty PS 31 Samuel F DuPont Grades 3-5

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Brooklyn, NY View local requests

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

23 students impacted 11donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Holes • AKJ Education $6.29 24 $150.96
Maniac Magee • AKJ Education $5.60 24 $134.40
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 35th Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $6.56 16 $104.96
Holes Teacher Guide NU6148 • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Maniac MageeTeacher Guide NU3486 • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Holes Student Pack • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Maniac Magee Student Pack • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48

Materials cost

$428.24

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.42

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$470.66

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$83.06

Total project goal

$553.72

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$553.72

10 Donors

-$518.72

Donations toward project cost

-$440.91

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.81

match offer

-$35.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$29.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$5.25

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$0.00

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