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Mrs. Chamorro from South Gate, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Grab a Friend and a Good Book!

Help me give my students inspiring sets of books for their Literature Circles!

  • $435 goal

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Mrs. Chamorro has another project! Donate to Equip Future Leaders for Success to help her classroom.

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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

When I tell people I am a middle school teacher, their knee jerk reaction is "Wow, that must be scary." "Wow I am in awe of your patience, kids are awful at that age." And I respond, "These middle schoolers are at a vortex of emotions and that makes for great class discussion." I love teaching and learning with my students. They are highly opinionated, curious, and always compassionate towards their classmates.

And along with their love of speaking their mind, they love questioning authority.

They challenge my thinking on academic and personal views as well. They show me grace when I show my technological age. On a daily basis, my students show me a new computer hack, shortcut, app, and anything else they think I should know about. Even more importantly, they teach about the pronouns they best identify with. My students are eager to be and share their most authentic selves and it is an honor to be along for the ride.

My Project

Nothing is more important for middle schoolers than hanging out with your friends and nothing is more important for teachers than kids loving literature. So, why not combine these two ideas by incorporating Literature Circles? Literature Circles is just that, students reading together in a circle, discussing their book of choice.

Having choices makes it very enticing to my students to partake in academic activities, and one key component of participating in a literature circle is choosing their books.

However, the current books available in my personal library are too old to withstand another reading or not exciting enough for my manga-loving students. The books I chose are manga inspired or comic books. I made sure to double check with my students which titles are a must and included them on our request.

Mrs. Chamorro South Gate Middle School Grades 6-8

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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South Gate, 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

75 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Stef Soto, Taco Queen • Amazon Business $6.49 20 $129.80
Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 1 (Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, 1) • Amazon Business $11.70 5 $58.50
My Hero Academia, Vol. 6 (6) • Amazon Business $9.99 5 $49.95
It Wasn't Me • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
Echo • Amazon Business $15.20 1 $15.20
Disney Cruella: The Manga: Black, White, and Red • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49

Materials cost

$306.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $28.08

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.60

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$369.57

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$65.22

Total project goal

$434.79

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $434.79

2 Donors

-$211.60

Donations toward project cost

-$179.86

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$31.74

match offer

-$223.19

Match offer toward project cost

-$189.71

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.48

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