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Ms. Vivien Ford-Smith from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Getting Incoming 4th Graders Excited About Reading!

Help me give my students some new and exciting books for their classroom library!

  • $661 goal

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My Project

This project focuses solely on beginning to rebuild my 4th-grade classroom library. It's been a goal of mine to rebuild the classroom library I inherited a few years ago as it is very outdated. I've bought a bunch of books out of pocket and have recently realized how many new books are needed to get my 4th-grade students excited to read every day.

4th graders are unique in the fact that this is usually the age/grade they begin to fall in love with books.

I want to make sure that I am providing them with books they find interesting and will get them excited to read even more. The books that are part of this project are just a few that my students recommended I buy last year, so I know the incoming 4th graders will enjoy them as well.

Thank you in advance for supporting this rebuild of my classroom library. This project will benefit students for years to come!

Ms. Vivien Ford-Smith PS 19 East Village Community School Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

22 students impacted 7donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Collection - 14 Book Set • AKJ Education $165.45 1 $165.45
Dog Man Collection - 7 Book Set • AKJ Education $71.69 1 $71.69
The Elsewhere Chronicles Collection - 6 Book Set • AKJ Education $56.72 1 $56.72
Captain Underpants Collection - 7 Book Set • AKJ Education $55.13 1 $55.13
Judy Moody Collection - 8 Book Set • AKJ Education $37.78 1 $37.78
3 Book Set - Graphic Novels: New Kid, Class Act, School Trip (paperback) • MahoganyBooks $36.87 1 $36.87
Catstronauts Collection - 5 Book Set • AKJ Education $35.44 1 $35.44
Percy Jackson and the Olympians Collection - 5 Book Set • AKJ Education $32.29 1 $32.29
Series Sampler Collection - Fly Guy - 5 Book Set • AKJ Education $25.19 1 $25.19

Materials cost

$516.56

Vendor shipping charges

 $7.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$561.31

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$99.05

Total project goal

$660.36

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $660.36

6 Donors

-$417.56

Donations toward project cost

-$391.31

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$26.25

match offer

-$200.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$170.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$30.00

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$42.80

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 $0.00

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