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Ms. Castrellon from Panorama City, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Future Authors In Need Of Journals

Help me give my students the opportunity to be author by giving them their own journal to write their stories.

  • $244 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 student are the four year olds that take on many challenges in their daily home lives and come to school to a safe place to expand their knowledge and share their new learning with their peers, parents family and friends. In a world full of challenges, my students learn to persevere and expand their learning. They are in my class to learn at their own level some may be struggling to hold a pencil to try to write while other are ready to learn to read, retell stories and begin to write down their ideas. This is such an exciting year for my student and first positive educational experience is critical for my students to have a positive outlook of education. We are establishing the foundation of our future leader.

My Project

I will be giving my students a weekly journal write. In the beginning they will be illustrations with a few letters or marks to show their writing. Then they will illustrate their prompt and copy a word from the board.Eventually they will create their own story of their choice. On Fridays they take their story home to share with at least two people. Journal writing take away the writing anxiety students get when they struggle to write. My students’ journal are a safe place to write and draw at their best!

Ms. Castrellon Chase Street Elementary School 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.

More about Ms. Castrellon

Panorama City, CA View local requests

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

20 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
AA787 - My First Draw Write Journal - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 4 $159.96

Materials cost

$159.96

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $14.64

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.40

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$207.00

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$36.53

Total project goal

$243.53

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $243.53

3 Donors

-$181.76

Donations toward project cost

-$154.50

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$27.26

match offer

-$61.76

Match offer toward project cost

-$52.50

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.26

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 $0.00

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