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Ms. Lauterbach from Springfield, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Conventions Convention

My students need pencils, markers, clipboards, easel pads, post-it notes and sentence strips. They need rhyming dictionaries, and books on conventions and word study.

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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 27 students come from a city consistently ranked as one with the highest crime rate, highest child poverty rate and highest alcohol abuse rate in the nation. Nonetheless, I expect excellence and push my students to rise above the difficulty of their lives to be their best, brightest selves.

My school was designated, 5 years ago, as one of the lowest achieving in the state.

Since that time, we have redesigned ourselves, and with help from the state, new administrators and extensive professional development, we've become one of the top performing schools in the state. In fact, the governor came to our school to award our progress, and we were just named a "School of Distinction" by the United States Department of Education.

My Project

On recent test scores our students showed weakness in the area of writing conventions and vocabulary. My students will use the easel pads, pencils, sentence strips, clipboards and post-it notes to work in groups and examine, deconstruct, reconstruct and debate conventions and their rules. They will use the rhyming dictionaries, and Merriam Webster synonym and antonyms books as they do their word study work and study words, their sounds and their complex meanings. The Blue Book of Grammar and other grammar books will be used to compare definitions about conventions with the students' own constructed definitions. In the end, the students will create their own reference materials: books on punctuation and grammar; books about rhyming sounds, as well as books on antonyms and synonyms. Students will learn that the potentially dry work of word study and grammar conventions actually results in fun and a greater ability to express oneself.

Basics such as pencils, erasers and tissues can not be taken for granted at our school.

Having the supplies we need to investigate punctuation, to share our learning and to publish our own books will add joy and a sense of ease and success to our room. The students are getting more excited about punctuation and word play. This project will create empowered, skilled writers with a stronger sense of voice and greater awareness of the tools available to all writers.

Ms. Lauterbach Alfred G Zanetti Montessori 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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Springfield, MA 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

27 students impacted 10donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
TOPS Standard Easel Pads, 3-Hole Punched, 27 x 34 Inch, Plain White, 50 Sheets/Pad, Carton of 2 Pads (7903) • Amazon Business $25.00 4 $100.00
Dixon Ticonderoga Wood-Cased #2 HB Pencils, Box of 96, Yellow (13872) • Amazon Business $18.13 5 $90.65
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes • Amazon Business $10.82 5 $54.10
24 Advantage Hard Board Clipboard with High Capacity Clip, Memo Size 6" x 9" (Pack of 24), Earth Friendly and Made in the USA • Amazon Business $35.99 1 $35.99
The Complete Rhyming Dictionary: Including The Poet's Craft Book • Amazon Business $7.19 5 $35.95
The Only Grammar Book You'll Ever Need: A One-Stop Source for Every Writing Assignment • Amazon Business $5.87 6 $35.22
School Specialty Zaner Bloser Tagboard Sentence Strips - 3 in x 24 in - Pack of 100 - White • Amazon Business $7.01 5 $35.05
Sharpie Flip Chart Markers, Assorted Colors, Box of 8 (22478) • Amazon Business $6.99 5 $34.95
Merriam-Webster's Guide to Punctuation and Style • Amazon Business $5.99 5 $29.95
Post-it® Notes, Original Pad, 3 Inches x 3 Inches, Assorted Neon Colors, Value Pack, 24 Pads per Pack (Total 2400) • Amazon Business $24.95 1 $24.95
The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms • Amazon Business $4.99 5 $24.95

Materials cost

$501.76

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.53

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$539.29

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$95.17

Total project goal

$634.46

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $634.46

7 Donors

-$559.46

Donations toward project cost

-$475.54

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$83.92

match offer

-$75.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$63.75

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

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