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Mrs. Daceus from Florida City, FL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Caldecott Bucket List

Help me give my students a bucket list of books (that never ends) and a list of titles to help them start their own libraries at home!

  • $626 goal

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My Students

My students are energetic, full of life, and eager learners! A diverse bunch representing various ages and countries, we are focusing on becoming more like a family and blending laugher and learning so they are synonymous.

Can you imagine our kids' excitement as they get to touch library books for the first time in a year and a half?

They have lovingly nicknamed me the Library Lady. They are just ecstatic to be coming into our media center and interacting with books and so we would love to provide the opportunity for them to have a library to take home!

My Project

Have you ever made a list of books that you wanted to read? Have you ever been hooked on a series and just couldn't wait to go from one book to the next?

Most of our kids know what it means to binge watch, but not what it means to binge read.

Do you remember when you read books by nightlight or flashlight, hours after your parents told you to go to bed for the umpteenth time? This is the experience that I want for our students! I would love for our kids to have books in their hands that are truly theirs. It is awesome to have a library card and to check out books, but it is really a different experience to say a book belongs to me! I would love to have kids have a bucket list of library books they are to read through and then once they do, they will get another set of books that are theirs to take home and start their own home library!

Mrs. Daceus Florida City Elementary School Grades 3-5

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

More about Mrs. Daceus

Florida City, FL View local requests

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

550 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Caldecott Classroom Library Builder: Grades PreK-5 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 6 $450.00

Materials cost

$450.00

Vendor shipping charges

$45.00

Sales tax

$0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$531.75

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.84

Total project goal

$625.59

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$625.59

4 Donors

-$444.71

Donations toward project cost

-$383.00

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$61.71

Matching donations from our partners

-$175.00

Match offers toward project cost

-$148.75

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$5.88

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$0.00

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