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Mrs. Lapacinski from Philadelphia, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help Our Library Grow!

My students need books on their reading level as well as a chair with an ottoman and two beanbag seats for independent reading.

  • $534 goal

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My Students

Some of my students only have the books in my classroom to read. Some of my students can only build background knowledge from reading about other's adventures. I want to be able to provide as many adventures to my students as possible. I want my classroom to be the place that they can retreat to.

My students are a wonderful bunch of children.

They show up each and every day despite the hectic lives they and their parents lead. For some school is the only constant in their life. Our school is located in a low income section of the city. Many of my students come from one parent households, or grandparent households. They bring with them the baggage of many years of a non-structured school- but are doing their best to turn themselves around. Their school, a city school, was failing, and an outside source came in to turn it around. The students made great gains in our first year, and now during the second year we are working to keep that momentum going.

My Project

We have designed the curriculum so that students will have nearly an hour to read for enjoyment each school day. I have set up my classroom to be as home like as possible- using my own home decorations, attending many garage sales, and asking friends and family to donate their old throw pillows. What I am noticing is that my children are tearing through all the books we have, especially since many are on the same low reading level and many picture books can be read in one hour. I also noticed that although I have many pillows and rugs, it's not nearly enough to accommodate 25 5th grade bodies at one time. My students will gladly find themselves a private comfortable reading spot within our room, and jump into whatever adventures their pile of books have in store for them. Through independent reading we will grow life long readers who read because it's fun, who think about what the text is saying, who are adding to their background knowledge, and who are growing as readers.

Your donations will help my classroom to be a comfortable reading community.

My students will be able to escape in their books in my classroom and turn off all of their worries. Because of your donations my students will have plenty of books to choose from and will grow their background knowledge and help in understanding the things we may take for granted.

Mrs. Lapacinski Mastery Charter School - Pastorius Grades 3-5

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

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This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Cozy Chair and Ottoman • Kaplan Early Learning Company $89.21 1 $89.21
CK20BU - Little Beanbag Seat - Blue • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 2 $79.98
Level I - Let''s Explore Fiction/Nonfiction (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $30.90 1 $30.90
Level H - Health and Fitness Fiction/Nonfiction (6 bk set) • AKJ Books $22.07 1 $22.07
Gr 34 Bargain Hist. Fiction GN Collection • AKJ Books $20.00 1 $20.00
Naming Liberty Jane Yolen, Jim Burke (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Naming Liberty Jane Yolen, Jim Burke (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $12.40 1 $12.40
Storyworks, Grades 3 - 6 (min. 10 subscriptions per order) - 6 Issues / Min. 10 Subscriptions / Grades 3–6 • Scholastic Classroom Magazines $6.99 1 $6.99
Mannings: Football''s Famous Family • AKJ Books $6.57 1 $6.57
Explore North America Molly Aloian, Bobbie Kalman • AKJ Books $6.53 1 $6.53
Caring for Your Pets : A Book about Veterinarians • AKJ Books $5.80 1 $5.80
Back Home Gloria Jean Pinkney, Jerry Pinkney (Illustrator) • AKJ Books $5.10 1 $5.10
School • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Cheetahs Deborah Nuzzolo • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Cheetahs Deborah Nuzzolo • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
Ellis Island Elaine Landau • AKJ Books $5.07 1 $5.07
The Hungry Sea Star • AKJ Books $4.38 1 $4.38
Pair of Socks, A • AKJ Books $4.37 1 $4.37
Keep Your Distance! • AKJ Books $4.34 1 $4.34
A Trip into Space • AKJ Books $4.23 1 $4.23
Still Just Grace • AKJ Books $4.00 1 $4.00
Next Stop, New York City! • AKJ Books $3.64 1 $3.64
Katie Kazoo #6 Get Lost! • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
What a Trip, Amber Brown • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Katie Kazoo #6 Get Lost! • AKJ Books $2.91 1 $2.91
Possum Always Rings Twice C • AKJ Books $2.50 1 $2.50
The Curse of Cuddles McGee • AKJ Books $2.50 1 $2.50
Lightning Strikes • AKJ Books $2.50 1 $2.50
Mystery of the Mona Lisa #3 • AKJ Books $2.50 1 $2.50
Sometimey Friend • AKJ Books $2.25 1 $2.25
Miss Wolf and the Porkers (Bites) • AKJ Books $2.02 1 $2.02
Phonics Comics: Duke And Fang • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Ring-Tailed Lemurs • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Rufus and Magic Run Amok • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Octopuses • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Stella By the Sea (Chomps) • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Survival in the Snow • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Hey Lil D! #03: Stuck in the Middle • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
The Incredible Shrinking Teacher • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Snow Walker • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Nancy Drew #17 Night of the Living Chatcke • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
You Can''T Use Your Brain If You''Re A Jellyfish • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
The Misfits: Phonics Comics • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Walter Wants to be a Werewolf (Chomps) • AKJ Books $2.00 1 $2.00
Rose and the Delicious Secret • AKJ Books $1.95 1 $1.95
Hot Dog & Bob: #4: Exceptionally Eggy Attack Of • AKJ Books $1.95 1 $1.95
Scream World • AKJ Books $1.95 1 $1.95
Max and Maddy and the Bursting Balloons Mystery • AKJ Books $1.95 1 $1.95
Droughts • AKJ Books $1.90 1 $1.90
Susan''s Journey • AKJ Books $1.85 1 $1.85

Materials cost

$403.74

Vendor shipping charges

 $14.08

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$453.88

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$80.10

Total project goal

$533.98

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $533.98

3 Donors

-$533.97

Donations toward project cost

-$453.88

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$80.09

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.01

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