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Ms. Gensicke from Los Angeles, CA is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Help us Renew and Revamp Our Classroom Library!

My students need book storage bins, book repair tape, and various tyles of labels.

  • $172 goal

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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

A typical day in our classroom consists of lots of reading time for children who love reading and desire to read new, interesting, engaging books. They are only asked to read 20 minutes a day and some come back to me every morning and tell me they have finished a chapter book overnight!

I hope that when my students leave an academic school year with me, I have helped them continue growing and loving learning from day one.

I have a variety of students who are excited to learn about the world around them! Some have needs that require intensive academic support; some have needs to continue their learning on track; some have a language barrier they are aiming to overcome, and some need the opportunity to be challenged. I have a school that, unfortunately, does not get many resources provided through our district because we are not eligible. It is our curse to have high performing students. Unfortunately, our students still need attention and resources to continue thriving. Through donors on sites like these, teachers are able to get support from our community that wants to help children like ours; children who are demonstrating they are eager to learn and just need the resources to do so.

My Project

I am asking for book tape, book binding glue, labels, and storage bins to help me organize our classroom library that I have build up through the years, but has seen much wear and tear (many paperback books that wear easily) from allowing students to take them home for reading purposes. I hope to secure all books spines with tape to help them last longer, re-glue pages of books that have torn out, and use color coded dot labels to mark books/baskets with reading genre and reading levels in order for students to access them more easily. The additional bins will help store series of books (i.e. Diary of a Wimpy Kid, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, etc.) I continue to order as students show interest in them.

Donations will make it possible to save and keep growing the classroom library as fast as the kids can read the books!

The library will continue changing the lives of current students as well as future students by providing them with a plethora of books to encourage their love of reading and learning.

Ms. Gensicke Franklin Avenue Elementary School Grades 3-5

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Los Angeles, CA View local requests 23 students impacted 5donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
United Solutions SB0119 Set of Three Medium Stack and Storage Bins in White-3 Perforated Medium Stackable Bins in White to Organize Your Life • Amazon $21.99 2 $43.98
3M 1.5" See-Through Book Repair Tape • Amazon $6.19 3 $18.57
Avery Address Ink Jet Labels, 1 x 2-5/8 Inches, White, 30 Up, 10 Sheets (18160) • Amazon $3.00 2 $6.00
Scotch® Book Tape 845, 3 Inches x 15 Yards • Amazon $7.49 1 $7.49
Scotch Book Tape , 2 Inches x 15 Yards, (845) • Amazon $6.79 1 $6.79
Duck Brand 1115496 Peel N' Stick Laminate Adhesive Shelf Liner, 12-Inch x 36-Feet, Clear • Amazon $5.48 1 $5.48
Avery Print/Write Self-Adhesive Removable Labels, 0.75 Inch Diameter, Orange, 1008 per Pack (05465) • Amazon $5.18 1 $5.18
Avery Permanent Color Coding Labels, 0.25 Inches, Round, Green, Pack of 450 (5791) • Amazon $4.87 1 $4.87
Avery(R) Color-Coding Permanent Round Labels, 1/4in. Diameter, Dark Blue, Pack Of 450 • Amazon $3.99 1 $3.99
Avery Permanent Color Coding Labels, 0.25-Inch Round, Yellow, Pack of 450 (5792) • Amazon $1.99 1 $1.99

Materials cost

$104.34

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $9.55

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.57

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$145.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$25.67

Total project goal

$171.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $171.13

2 Donors

-$43.00

Donations toward project cost

-$36.55

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.45

Matching donations from our partners

-$128.13

Match offers toward project cost

-$108.91

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.22

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