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Mrs. Lukenich from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Books Are the Gateway to Knowledge!

My students need books and more books to continue their love of reading.

  • $684 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

There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world. Love of books is the best of all. - Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis So many of my students have not yet discovered books that capture their imaginations. This could be the year that magic happens and they fall in love with books.

We want children to look forward to reading.

We want them to pick up a book and be transported to a magical place. By having a set time for reading updated and interesting books, my students can achieve at a higher level throughout the content area. Having independent reading helps them too. We are an inner city Title 1 school. The majority of our students qualify for free breakfast and lunch. My students depend on the classroom library for their independent reading books. Our school funding is at an all time low this year. Adding new books to the classroom library, sadly enough, is not a priority. It is imperative to use books as a motivational tool for my students. They need that challenge. By having this classroom library, my students will look forward to their reading time. Instead of being bored by uninteresting books, they will be inspired to read the whole list of books.

My Project

The students will use the materials every day. The books will be a "stepping stone" to daily success. I will be able to see not only an improvement in their reading level but also in their attitude and enthusiasm towards reading. My students will be able, through reading, to build up their self confidence. They will learn about characters and their experiences. Important skills like drawing conclusions and restating the main idea will be developed along with many other reading skills. As they choose books for their book reports, they will find success in writing about the characters and sharing favorite parts of the book with their classmates.

This donation will help my classroom in an educational and enriching way.

As a teacher for 16 years, I have seen how important it is to offer my students books that will interest them. I want them to pick up another book and another book. Reading is a lifelong experience, and I can see my students developing this love of reading

Mrs. Lukenich PS 64 Robert Simon 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.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Olympians Boxed Set • Amazon $42.87 1 $42.87
Dork Diaries Box Set (Book 1-3): Dork Diaries; Dork Diaries 2; Dork Diaries 3 • Amazon $32.18 1 $32.18
Chronicles of Narnia Box Set • Amazon $31.49 1 $31.49
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul • Amazon $9.73 3 $29.19
Big Nate Triple Play Box Set: Big Nate: In a Class by Himself, Big Nate Strikes Again, Big Nate on a Roll • Amazon $12.98 2 $25.96
The Tra-la-laaa-mendous Captain Underpants Collection (Books 5-8) • Amazon $18.76 1 $18.76
The New Captain Underpants Collection (Books 1-5) • Amazon $18.12 1 $18.12
The Genius Files #4: From Texas with Love • Amazon $6.99 2 $13.98
The Genius Files: Mission Unstoppable (Genius Files (Quality)) • Amazon $6.99 2 $13.98
Encyclopedia Brown Box Set (4 Books) • Amazon $13.97 1 $13.97
The Genius Files #5: License to Thrill • Amazon $13.71 1 $13.71
Expo Low Odor Fine Tip Dry Erase Markers, 12 Black Markers (86001) • Amazon $6.80 2 $13.60
Tales from a Not-So-Graceful Ice Princess (Dork Diaries, No. 4) • Amazon $10.94 1 $10.94
Dork Diaries 5: Tales from a Not-So-Smart Miss Know-It-All • Amazon $10.92 1 $10.92
Ghostopolis • Amazon $10.63 1 $10.63
Cardboard • Amazon $10.48 1 $10.48
Dork Diaries 8: Tales from a Not-So-Happily Ever After • Amazon $10.26 1 $10.26
Dork Diaries 6: Tales from a Not-So-Happy Heartbreaker • Amazon $10.00 1 $10.00
Big Nate: Genius Mode (Big Nate Comix) • Amazon $9.99 1 $9.99
Escape from the Lizzarks (Nnewts) • Amazon $9.67 1 $9.67
Dork Diaries 7: Tales from a Not-So-Glam TV Star • Amazon $9.35 1 $9.35
The Third Wheel (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 7) • Amazon $9.32 1 $9.32
Ares: Bringer of War (Olympians) • Amazon $9.18 1 $9.18
Tommysaurus Rex • Amazon $9.02 1 $9.02
The Baby-Sitters Club: Claudia and Mean Janine (BSC Graphix) • Amazon $8.56 1 $8.56
The Baby-Sitters Club: Mary Anne Saves The Day (BSC Graphix) • Amazon $8.55 1 $8.55
Big Nate's Greatest Hits • Amazon $8.43 1 $8.43
Dog Days (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 4) • Amazon $8.37 1 $8.37
Cabin Fever (Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Book 6) • Amazon $7.93 1 $7.93
Big Nate Laugh-O-Rama (Big Nate Activity Book) • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Big Nate Boredom Buster (Big Nate Activity Book) • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Lunch Lady and the Bake Sale Bandit (Lunch Lady, Book 5) • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Lunch Lady and the Summer Camp Shakedown: Lunch Lady #4 • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Lunch Lady and the Picture Day Peril: Lunch Lady #8 • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Lunch Lady and the Author Visit Vendetta: Lunch Lady #3 • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Lunch Lady and the Field Trip Fiasco: Lunch Lady #6 • Amazon $6.99 1 $6.99
Encyclopedia Brown and his Best Cases Ever • Amazon $6.91 1 $6.91
The Genius Files #2: Never Say Genius (Genius Files (Quality)) • Amazon $6.91 1 $6.91
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Carnival Crime • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
Encyclopedia Brown Lends a Hand • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
Encyclopedia Brown Keeps the Peace • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Secret Pitch • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
Encyclopedia Brown and the Case of the Dead Eagles • Amazon $4.99 1 $4.99
The Little League Team from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 10) • Amazon $3.38 1 $3.38
The Field Day from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 6) • Amazon $3.25 1 $3.25
The Class Trip from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 1) • Amazon $3.12 1 $3.12
The Science Fair from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 4) • Amazon $3.10 1 $3.10
Encyclopedia Brown, Boy Detective • Amazon $2.82 1 $2.82
The Talent Show from the Black Lagoon (Black Lagoon Adventures, No. 2) • Amazon $2.61 1 $2.61

Materials cost

$535.39

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.98

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.03

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$581.40

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$102.60

Total project goal

$684.00

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $684.00

3 Donors

-$583.60

Donations toward project cost

-$496.06

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$87.54

match offer

-$100.40

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.34

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.06

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