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Ms. Villar from Los Angeles, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Classroom Library: A Reflection Of Me

Help me give my students books they can escape in, connect to, and find culturally relevant.

  • $678 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 Scholars are believers. They believe in themselves as much as I believe in them. It is their passion for learning, determination, and perseverance that inspires me to be an even greater teacher. Our school is located in Watts, Los Angeles, California. Though my learners and I are native to an area infamous for poverty, gang violence, and crime, we recognize Watts as a colorful community full of resiliency, resourcefulness, and culture. My students understand that they are presented with challenges every single day. However, they do not allow adversity to define them or their success.

As soon as my Scholars step into our classroom, they engage, problem solve and think critically about academic and social topics.

As reflective thinkers, they have learned to embrace challenges and experiences in order to propel themselves forward. The students in room 19 harness their knowledge and allow it to transcend them into the dreamers they set out to be.

My Project

A new classroom library would foster my students' love for reading. There is a beauty to sitting at a class library, opening a book, turning each page, and letting a book be your travel ticket to your escape.

After virtual learning, my students will enjoy the opportunity to physically hold a book once again and be transported to a different world and time all through the pages of a book.

I've selected books that my students can enjoy, connect to, and find culturally relevant. I want my students to be able to see themselves in the books they read.

Ms. Villar 99th Street Elementary School 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

30 students impacted 8donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Classroom Library Must-Haves: Grades 4-6 (DonorsChoose.org Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $75.00 1 $75.00
STEAM Pack: Grades 3-6 (DonorsChoose Exclusive) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $20.00 1 $20.00
A Kid's Guide to Latino History • AKJ Education $18.99 1 $18.99
A Wrinkle in Time: The Graphic Novel • AKJ Education $18.24 1 $18.24
Marisol McDonald no combina (Marisol McDonald Doesn't Match) • AKJ Education $13.83 1 $13.83
Eight Days • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
Biblioburro • AKJ Education $13.13 1 $13.13
13 Planets • AKJ Education $12.37 1 $12.37
Paco: un niño latino en Estados Unidos (Paco: A Latino Boy In The United States) • AKJ Education $10.91 1 $10.91
BONE #4: The Dragonslayer • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
BONE #3: Eyes of the Storm • AKJ Education $9.48 1 $9.48
Hand to Earth Saving the Environment • AKJ Education $8.75 1 $8.75
Investigating Storms • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Sisters • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Our Resources • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Balanced and Unbalanced Forces • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Life and Non-Life in an Ecosystem • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Ghosts • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
Forces and Motion At Work • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
Our Footprint On Earth • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
Baseball Saved Us • AKJ Education $7.99 1 $7.99
Investigating the Water Cycle • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Kiki Koki: La Leyenda Encantada del Coqui (Kiki Koki: The Enchanted Legend Of The Coqui) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Los Cien Vestidos (The Hundred Dresses) • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
La tumba misteriosa (The Mysterious Tomb) • AKJ Education $7.16 1 $7.16
Too Many Tamales • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Goin' Someplace Special • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
Abuela (Grandmother) • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
How Are We the Same and Different? • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
The Cazuela That the Farm Maiden Stirred • AKJ Education $6.53 1 $6.53
The Legend of the Bluebonnet • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Whistle for Willie • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
La Isla (The Island) • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Tornadoes • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Why Mosquitoes Buzz in People's Ears • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
Whoever You Are • AKJ Education $5.83 1 $5.83
A Drop in the Ocean • AKJ Education $5.80 1 $5.80
Those Shoes • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
The Name Jar • AKJ Education $5.59 1 $5.59
Quarterback Scramble • AKJ Education $5.25 1 $5.25
Rain Forests (Research Guide) • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The Magic School Bus On The Ocean Floor • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Tsunamis and Other Natural Disasters • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Corn Is Maize • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
Galaxies • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Black Holes • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
Climate Change • AKJ Education $5.07 1 $5.07
The Story Of Ruby Bridges: Special Anniversary Edition (Common Core Exemplar) • AKJ Education $4.89 1 $4.89
The Magic School Bus Science Chapter Book #5: Twister Trouble • AKJ Education $4.49 1 $4.49
Me llamo María Isabel (My Name Is Maria Isabel) • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
Keena Ford and the Second-Grade Mix-Up • AKJ Education $4.37 1 $4.37
My Name Is Maria Isabel • AKJ Education $4.19 1 $4.19
People In My Town • AKJ Education $3.76 1 $3.76
One Day in the Desert • AKJ Education $3.64 1 $3.64

Materials cost

$479.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $15.50

Sales tax

 $43.89

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.20

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$576.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$101.70

Total project goal

$677.99

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $677.99

7 Donors

-$582.39

Donations toward project cost

-$533.79

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.60

match offer

-$50.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$42.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$7.50

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$45.60

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