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

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A Book is a Gift You Can Open Over and Over Again.

My students need books and power pens in order to help improve their fluency, recognition of words and comprehension of literature. They need books that will peek their interest.

  • $929 goal

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Celebrating Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

Celebrate Hispanic & Latinx Heritage Month

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

My students do not have access to everything they need to become productive citizens in society. My students are disadvantaged when it comes to language and filling that gap is one of my main focuses. Encouraging these children to read and find books they like is the key to helping them improve.

Our school faces many challenges when it comes to the students and their backgrounds.

We are located in a dangerous area, where poverty is high and literacy is low. Coming from many bilingual homes, these students do not get the exposure to the English language that they need in order to improve in certain aspects of school. My students are not on grade level for reading, writing and math and are diagnosed with multiple and varied disabilities. Finding books they enjoy reading, as well as looking at and listening to the English language, will help them to see their true potential. My students come to school thinking it is a task and not something worth their while. I want to give them the tools they need to feel successful and realize they are and can be more than they think.

My Project

These books will be used to grow our existing library into a library the students are proud of. Creating a diverse library of fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels and core subject books, will allow my students to feel confident and successful inside the classroom. My end goal is to see their reading levels and comprehension levels increase, and to see the skills they learn inside school transfer to their lives outside of school. Being able to have stations where students can use their skills of comprehension and cognitive retell, will help to promote and foster independence inside the classroom.

Giving my students access to materials they would not normally be able to attain, is true success in itself.

Seeing these students come from poverty stricken home lives, I don't want them to feel they do not have the tools they need to achieve bigger and better goals. My students will greatly appreciate the variety of books that speak to them and their interests. It may not happen over night, but my students deserve to have the best education and I will stop at nothing to make sure they do.

Ms. Diamond PS 43 Jonas Bronck Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

At this school, more than 50% of students are Black, Latino, and/or Native American, and more than 50% come from low-income households. Learn how your donation to this school supports a more equitable education.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Ms. Diamond

Bronx, NY View local requests

Nearly all 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

12 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Grade 1 Nonfiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $41.38 1 $41.38
AA316 - Level I Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $40.99 1 $40.99
AA309 - Level H Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
BD530X - Power Pens - Set of 4 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
AA338 - Level O Book Bin - Gr. 3 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $38.99 1 $38.99
Grade 2 Nonfiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $38.62 1 $38.62
AA308 - Level G Book Bin - Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $36.99 1 $36.99
AA337 - Level N Book Bin - Gr. 3 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $35.99 1 $35.99
AA318 - Level K Book Bin - Gr. 2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
AA336 - Level M Book Bin - Gr. 2-3 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $34.99 1 $34.99
Poetry (7 bk set) • AKJ Books $31.32 1 $31.32
Grade 3 Nonfiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $30.59 1 $30.59
Grade 3 Nonfiction (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $30.59 1 $30.59
Fractions (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $29.86 1 $29.86
AA317 - Level J Book Bin - Gr. 1-2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.99 1 $28.99
AA319 - Level L Book Bin - Gr. 2 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $28.99 1 $28.99
LK297RD - Heavy-Duty Pocket Chart - Red • Lakeshore Learning Materials $22.99 1 $22.99
Favorite Author Study - Jack Prelutsky (4 bk set) • AKJ Books $20.41 1 $20.41
BD583 - Power Pen Reading Comprehension Quiz Cards - Gr. 3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $15.99 1 $15.99
FF324 - Main Idea Bingo • Lakeshore Learning Materials $9.99 1 $9.99
Curse of the Were-Wiener • AKJ Books $8.44 1 $8.44
Attack of the Valley Girls • AKJ Books $5.19 1 $5.19
The Firebird Rocket • AKJ Books $5.19 1 $5.19
Fake Cape Caper • AKJ Books $5.19 1 $5.19
Hardy Boys #15: Live Free, Die Hardy!-Graphic Novel • AKJ Books $5.17 1 $5.17
Battle for Home Plate • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Skateboard Sonar • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Kickoff Blitz • AKJ Books $4.67 1 $4.67
Sharks • AKJ Books $4.54 1 $4.54
Who was Thomas Jefferson? • AKJ Books $3.89 1 $3.89
The Trouble with Chickens • AKJ Books $3.89 1 $3.89
Who Was Eleanor Roosevelt? • AKJ Books $3.89 1 $3.89
The Planets in our Solar System • AKJ Books $3.89 1 $3.89
Case of Vampire Vivian • AKJ Books $3.87 1 $3.87
Naruto: Chapter Book, Volume 14: No Holds Barred Masashi Kis • AKJ Books $3.24 1 $3.24
Naruto: Chapter Book, Volume 10: The First Test Masashi Kish • AKJ Books $3.24 1 $3.24
Naruto: Chapter Book, Volume 11: The Tenth Question Masashi • AKJ Books $3.24 1 $3.24
Helen Keller - Courage in the Dark • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Amelia Earhart: More Than A Flier • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
The True Story of Pocahontas • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Escape North! • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Helen Keller And The Big Storm • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Great Black Heroes: Five Brilliant Scientists • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Albert Einstein: Genius of the Twentieth Century • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Abraham Lincoln Lawyer, Leader, Legene • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Time For Kids: Butterflies! • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Time For Kids: Frogs! • AKJ Books $2.59 1 $2.59
Venus • AKJ Books $2.50 1 $2.50
Jupiter • AKJ Books $2.50 1 $2.50
Anni''s Diary of France • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Snow White (Read with Me) • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Falcons Nest On Skyscrapers • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Rose and the Delicious Secret • AKJ Books $1.95 1 $1.95

Materials cost

$748.37

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$11.23

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$789.60

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$139.34

Total project goal

$928.94

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $928.94

5 Donors

-$409.47

Donations toward project cost

-$348.05

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.42

Matching donations from our partners

-$519.47

Match offers toward project cost

-$441.55

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$77.92

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