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Mrs. Pena-Velez from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Extra: Scholastic Magazines with the Latest News!

Help me give my students scholastic magazines to improve their reading and comprehension skills!

  • $200 goal

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My Students

My school is a Title 1 located in the South Bronx in a very deprived neighborhood. My students are kids full of enthusiasm and an infinite passion for learning. They love hands-on, create, build and let their imagination run away. They always come to school with a smile on their faces ready to learn and give their best effort every day. For them, our classroom is the place in which they feel free to let their imagination and creativity fly, but most of all it is the secure environment to enhance their learning. Each and every student in my classroom is unique and as their teacher I have the responsibility to meet all my students’ needs. They are an amazing group of kids with so much to offer and as Nelson Mandela said “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”

My Project

These Scholastic magazines will allow my Special Needs students to read a variety of nonfiction titles that interest them. It will also improve their stamina, build up the vocabulary and it will provide them with the opportunity to enhance their reading comprehension skills as they read and answer the questions about the articles they will read.

These magazines will continue to enhance their reading stamina and vocabulary.

In addition it will keep them informed and engaged by reading about different topics that will support a variety of literacy skills they need to develop as readers.

With these magazines, my special needs students will be able to read new information that is presented to them in a friendly but yet engaging language. As the world change, so is student interests; therefore I must provide them with the latest advancements in education to create an interest in reading.

Mrs. Pena-Velez PS 11 Highbridge School - Annex Grades PreK-2

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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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News, Grade 2 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.75 10 $57.50
Scholastic News, Grade 1 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.75 10 $57.50
Science Spin Grades K-1 • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $0.99 10 $9.90

Materials cost

$124.90

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.49

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.87

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$169.26

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$29.87

Total project goal

$199.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $199.13

2 Donors

-$198.13

Donations toward project cost

-$168.41

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.72

match offer

-$1.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$0.85

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.15

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 $0.00

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