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

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Help Keep Our Heads in the Books!

My students need a variety of independent readings books to help supplement our classroom library.

  • $300 goal

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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

I have the pleasure of working with a great group of 9th grade ESL students who couldn't be more excited to read. The problem is, I'm faced with as many different interests and reading levels as I am students.

My students are 9th and 10th grade ESL students in New York.

They attend a large public high school in Manhattan. They come to me with a wide range of English reading abilities, from students recently arrived in the United States to students who were born here yet have only heard another language at home growing up.

My Project

I need as varied a classroom library as I have students filling my classroom. A wide variety of books will catch and keep their interest in reading this entire year. I've noticed that independent reading is something that improves my students confidence and ability to speak, read, and write in English. The key is to keep them interested in what is on the shelves.

By donating to this project you are enabling NYC ESL students to foster a love for reading that will benefit them throughout their remaining years in high school, in college, and beyond.

Ms. Thomas High School of Fashion Industries Grades 9-12

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 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Bluford Series 20-Book Boxed Set (Books 1-20) • Amazon $43.10 1 $43.10
Eleanor & Park • Amazon $11.39 2 $22.78
Forged By Fire (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Hazelwood High Trilogy) • Amazon $18.76 1 $18.76
Blue Bloods (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) (Blue Blood Novels) • Amazon $17.69 1 $17.69
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search For The Love Of A Family (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon $16.16 1 $16.16
Money Hungry • Amazon $15.29 1 $15.29
A Child Called ""It"": One Child's Courage To Survive (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition) • Amazon $15.24 1 $15.24
The Van Alen Legacy (Blue Bloods, Book 4) • Amazon $12.18 1 $12.18
Masquerade (Blue Bloods, Book 2) • Amazon $12.08 1 $12.08
Revelations (Blue Bloods, Book 3) • Amazon $11.58 1 $11.58
The Privilege of Youth: A Teenager's Story • Amazon $10.39 1 $10.39
The Fault in Our Stars • Amazon $9.24 1 $9.24
A Man Named Dave • Amazon $8.59 1 $8.59
Misguided Angel (A Blue Bloods Novel) • Amazon $8.09 1 $8.09

Materials cost

$221.17

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.32

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$254.49

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.91

Total project goal

$299.40

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $299.40

2 Donors

-$299.40

Donations toward project cost

-$254.49

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$44.91

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 $0.00

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