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Mrs. Bailey from Petaluma, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Finding THE Book!

My students need over 170 of fiction and non-fiction books.

  • $1,083 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

"Once you learn to read, you will be forever free." - Frederick Douglass. My students are on the brink of being able to forever free themselves. All it they need is that ONE book, that ONE experience reading, to transport them from their minds' constraints.

The students who enter my classroom year after year are on the threshold of discovering the world around them.

They come from the poorest of circumstances in our county. They live with their families in single rooms within shared households. At times, they walk the neighborhoods with their mothers, in order to make sure they aren't making any noise in these houses. At eight years old, they often hold the position of the "family translator." They are usually exposed to life's unfairness early, yet kept underexposed to the vast world that is theirs to explore. They come to school everyday knowing that they are safe, there is food for them, and there are adults to care for them. But, what they are only just beginning to discover is that there is SO much more for them at school. There is the potential to discover themselves and begin to determine their own course!

My Project

The library in our classroom is a hodge-podge of book titles, levels, and wear. Each day, when the students participate in our Daily 5 routine (20 minutes of reading to self, 20 minutes of reading with a partner, etc.), they approach their book boxes with a certain amount of resign. For their boxes are not filled with treasure for their burgeoning imaginations, but with remnants and discards. Thus, without adequate titles at appropriate levels, their reading development stalls along with their desire. With the infusion of titles that this donation would bring to our library the students would be able to READ! They could hopefully find a series that suited their tastes and fall in love with not only the story, but the act of reading as well. These books will give them a choice, depth, and breadth of titles to explore.

"There are many little ways to enlarge your child's world.

Love of books is the best of all." - Jacqueline Kennedy. The lives of the students who enter my classroom are so very small. It is my hope that with the implementation of this project their lives will expend beyond imagination. Through learning to read, and hopefully falling in love with books, my students will begin to see themselves in the world around them. They will begin to trust, participate, and explore.

Mrs. Bailey McDowell 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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Petaluma, CA 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

25 students impacted 19donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Fly Guy Book Set (Set of 10) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $58.61 1 $58.61
Best for Boys - 2 - 3 (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $53.18 1 $53.18
Celebrate Diversity Book Set (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $50.11 1 $50.11
Mem Fox Paperback Book Set (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $47.56 1 $47.56
Big Nate (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $44.36 1 $44.36
Best for Girls - 2 - 3 (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $41.34 1 $41.34
Grade 2 High Interest, Low Readability (10 bk set) • AKJ Books $37.98 1 $37.98
Animals (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $36.16 1 $36.16
I Can Read Books Grades 1-3 (Set of 10) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.11 1 $33.11
The Adventures of Stink Book Set (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $33.11 1 $33.11
Mercy Watson Book Set (Set of 6) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.71 1 $29.71
A to Z Mysteries - Set 1 (Set of 9) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.71 1 $29.71
A to Z Mysteries - Set 3 (Set of 9) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $29.71 1 $29.71
Cam Jansen Book Set 1 (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.31 1 $26.31
A to Z Mysteries - Set 2 (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.31 1 $26.31
Cam Jansen Book Set 2 (Set of 8) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $26.31 1 $26.31
Squish (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $25.86 1 $25.86
Ready Freddy Book Set 2 (set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.46 1 $25.46
Ready Freddy Book Set 1 (Set of 5) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $25.46 1 $25.46
Boxcar Children Early Readers Set of 6 • Kaplan Early Learning Company $24.61 1 $24.61
Environment Book Set (Set of 4) • Kaplan Early Learning Company $23.76 1 $23.76
A Story, a Story Gail E. Haley, Gail E. Haley (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $13.86 1 $13.86
A Life Like Mine • AKJ Books $9.48 1 $9.48
You Wouldn''t Want to Be a Ninja Warrior! OOS AUGUST 2012 • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
You Wouldnt Want to Climb Mount Everest!: A Deadly Journey t • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
You Wouldn''t Want to Be an Inca Mummy!: A One-Way Journey Yo • AKJ Books $7.26 1 $7.26
One Fine Day • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Ant Cities • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
An Octopus Is Amazing • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Why Frogs Are Wet • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Soccer Sam • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Bears! (Time for Kids Series) Editors Of Time For Kids, Nico • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Here Comes the Strikeout: (I Can Read Book Series: Level 2) • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Kick, Pass, and Run • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91

Materials cost

$804.43

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $73.61

3rd party payment processing fee

$12.07

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$920.11

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$162.37

Total project goal

$1,082.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $1,082.48

14 Donors

-$1,027.36

Donations toward project cost

-$877.61

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$149.75

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

-$5.12

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