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Galloping Towards Success: Mustang Writers And Readers

My students need four Kindle Fire tablets, TIME For Kids, Junior Scholastic, Grades 6-8, Crayola Classic Original Markers, Prismacolor Scholar Art Pencil Sets, paper, Blick All Purpose Newsprints, and a variety of books which includes: To Kill a Mocking Bird, The Hunger Games, Bluford Series, and We Beat the Street.

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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

The bell rings at 9:10 A.M and I stand before my students who have been robbed of the opportunity to develop a passion for creative writing and critical reading. I want them to nurture that passion by having unlimited access to new worlds that can only be created by writers and found in books.

Many members in my community are poor.

According to poverty experts and research by the American Psychological Association, students who are living in poverty are more likely to complete fewer years of education. The group of students that I am teaching will not be a part of that statistic. They will understand that education is the key to success, and they must not fear it. Each and every one of my awesome students is unique and intelligent. The world underestimates them and believes that they cannot become outstanding adults with their own ideas; outstanding adults who are independent thinkers. Nonetheless, my students enter my classroom with a hidden passion to learn and explore, but they only bring it out when their learning environment is welcoming to them and their unique growth. With help, I want ensure that they push themselves beyond the limitation that society has placed on them. They will accomplish this by having access to various reading resources and technology.

My Project

For this project I am requesting four Kindle Fire tablets, subscriptions to TIME For Kids and Junior Scholastic magazines, Crayola Classic Original Markers, Prismacolor Scholar Art Pencil Sets, paper, Blick All Purpose Newsprints, and a variety of books which includes: To Kill a Mocking Bird, The Hunger Games, Bluford Series, and We Beat the Street. The Kindle tablets will support reading and research. Students will see how crucial technology is in their journey of learning to conduct research for their essays and projects. I realize one of the important resources that my students need are books. Not just any books, but books that will grasp their interests and lead them to practice their reading skills such as the Hunger Game Series, 1984, and the Bluford Series. My students will use TIME For Kids and Junior Scholastic for linking different subjects and reinforcing writing and conversation. My class also needs craft materials such as crayons, markers, construction paper.

They will have tools and resources that will help them take their learning into their own hands.

My students will walk out of my classroom with a love for reading and writing. They will be familiar with the ways in which technological research takes place in the 21st century. In my class, they will have the tools to create something tangible--something that one can experience with the five senses and the spirits. They will have the resources to make long term changes in their lives and community.

Ms. H. Madison Middle School Grades 6-8

Celebrate Black teachers and kids! This project supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of students are Black.

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
Kindle Fire HD 7", HD Display, Wi-Fi, 8 GB - Includes Special Offers • Amazon $139.00 4 $556.00
A Raisin in the Sun • Amazon $5.30 30 $159.00
Prismacolor Scholar Art Pencil Set - Assorted Colors, Set of 12 • Blick Art Materials $7.59 15 $113.85
Five Star Reinforced Filler Paper, College Ruled, 100 Sheets, 8.5 x 11 Inches, White (17102) • Amazon $3.21 20 $64.20
GP Spectrum Multi-Use Paper, 8.5 x 11 Inches, 3-Ream Pack (1500 Sheets) (998606) • Amazon $14.99 4 $59.96
Poets for Young Adults: Their Lives and Works Mary Loving Bl • AKJ Books $53.96 1 $53.96
The Catcher in the Rye • Amazon $5.49 9 $49.41
Bluford Series 20-Book Boxed Set (Books 1-20) • Amazon $45.81 1 $45.81
The Outsiders • Amazon $6.42 7 $44.94
High Interest, Low Readability - Sports (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $34.97 1 $34.97
Divergent Series Complete Box Set • Amazon $34.39 1 $34.39
Biographies (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $31.69 1 $31.69
Favorite Author Study - Walter Dean Myers (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $30.30 1 $30.30
Kensington 33374 Wireless Presenter with Laser Pointer • Amazon $29.99 1 $29.99
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (5 bk set) • AKJ Books $29.56 1 $29.56
Crayola Classic Original Marker Set - Traditional Colors, Broad Tip, Set of 8 • Blick Art Materials $2.68 10 $26.80
The The Hunger Games Trilogy Box Set: Paperback Classic Collection • Amazon $23.38 1 $23.38
J.R.R. Tolkien 4-Book Boxed Set: The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings (Movie Tie-in): The Hobbit, The Fellowship of the Ring, The Two Towers, The Return of the King • Amazon $21.72 1 $21.72
Junior Scholastic, Grades 6 - 8 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 16 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grades 6–8 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $8.35 10 $83.50
Blick All Purpose Newsprints - 9" x 12", White, 500 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $3.32 5 $16.60
This is What I did • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings • Amazon $12.09 1 $12.09
Ego-Tripping and Other Poems for Young People Nikki Giovanni • AKJ Books $9.86 1 $9.86
Native American Poetry • AKJ Books $9.45 1 $9.45
Pacon Peacock Heavyweight Construction Paper - 9" x 12", Assorted, 50 Sheets • Blick Art Materials $1.88 5 $9.40
Scholastic Scope, Grades 6 - 8 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 9 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grades 6–8 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $8.99 10 $89.90
The Fault in Our Stars • Amazon $8.05 1 $8.05
Dear Bully • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas • AKJ Books $7.29 1 $7.29
Street Love • AKJ Books $6.56 1 $6.56
I Am The Darker Brother • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Milkweed • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
We Beat the Street • AKJ Books $5.83 1 $5.83
Paul Revere''s Ride Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, Ted Rand (Ill • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Harriet Tubman : Conductor on the Underground Railroad • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Bud, Not Buddy (Pbk) • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
Before We Were Free • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
To Kill a Mockingbird • Amazon $4.94 1 $4.94
TIME For Kids - Grades 5-6 - 24 issues / Minimum of 10 subscriptions • Time for Kids $4.91 10 $49.10
Pippi Longstocking (Puffin Modern Classics) • Amazon $4.42 1 $4.42
Numbering All the Bones Ann Rinaldi • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Jazmin''s Notebook • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00
Standard Shipping • Blick Art Materials $0.00 1 $0.00

Materials cost

$1,787.41

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.34

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$26.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$1,861.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$328.51

Total project goal

$2,190.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $2,190.07

1 Donor

-$2,190.07

Donations toward project cost

-$1,861.56

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$328.51

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