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Mrs. Cuellar Salazar from E Palo Alto, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Love Those Books!

Help me give my students books age appropriate to renew our fiction library.

  • $627 goal

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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

We are a Title I school located in East Palo Alto. We became a K-8 Dual Immersion school in August of 2012, before that our dual immersion program existed as a choice school inside a regular SEI (Structured English Immersion) school in the my district. Until last year our enrollment was growing, this year our enrollment declined drastically due to relocating to a new site/address which added a commute for many of our families. This made it exceedingly difficult for them as many of them used to walk their children to school every morning as they do not drive, or have any form of transportation.

Our school is a dual immersion school, where our focus is to become bilingual and bi-literate learners.

It is located in a low-income community where most of our students receive free/reduced-price lunches. Often we see students in the care of grandparents or other family members, while their parents are working multiple jobs. However, I see the dedication and perseverance that our students and families have as they better develop their native language, or are working on adding a second language.

My Project

Reading is an essential skill for success in school and later in life. During kindergarten, kids develop knowledge of the world that surrounds them, through read alouds and independent reading they will learn about it. Books open doors for them as well as help them escape from stressful situations like the one we are facing.

Preparing for the in person new normal at school, we need to provide students with new and various types of books accessible for them at our classroom library.

Most of their families in our district are facing economic hardships and are not able to provide them with such educational tools as books. Kids are struggling to adapt to the new normal, and having books they love could help ease the struggle. If learning to read is like building a skyscraper, then kindergarten is the year to construct the most solid foundation possible.

Mrs. Cuellar Salazar Los Robles Magnet Academy Grades PreK-2

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.

More about Mrs. Cuellar Salazar

E Palo Alto, CA View local requests

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

32 students impacted 2donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Mi día de la A a la Z (My day from A to Z) • AKJ Education $11.64 5 $58.20
¡No Dejes Que la Paloma Conduzca el Autobus! (Pigeon) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.99 5 $39.95
¿Quién sigue a un elefante? (Who Follows an Elephant?) • AKJ Education $7.29 5 $36.45
Rebeca (Spanish Edition) • AKJ Education $6.53 5 $32.65
Éste soy yo (This Is Me) • AKJ Education $6.53 5 $32.65
Sana ranita, sana (Kiss Away My Boo-Boo) • AKJ Education $6.53 5 $32.65
Sueños (Dreams) • AKJ Education $6.53 5 $32.65
Jugando con las vocales (Playing With Vowels) • AKJ Education $6.53 5 $32.65
Chancho el campeón (Pig the Winner) (Chancho el pug) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 5 $24.95
Soy un Unicornio (Little Golden Book) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 4 $19.96
Rabo de Gato (Cat Tail) • AKJ Education $3.61 5 $18.05
Margarita, está linda la mar (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $17.13 1 $17.13
¡Cuánto me quieren! (They Love Me So Much) • AKJ Education $8.02 2 $16.04
Está BIEN ser diferente: Un libro infantil ilustrado sobre la diversidad y la empatía (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Amor de La Oruga Muy Hambrienta (The World of Eric Carle) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Papá, por favor, bájame la luna (Papa, Please Get the Moon for Me) (The World of Eric Carle) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.39 1 $8.39
Mmm ¡qué rico está! (Mmm! So yummy!) • AKJ Education $8.02 1 $8.02
¿Ha visto a mi gata? (Have You Seen My Cat?) (The World of Eric Carle) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $7.48 1 $7.48
El baúl de mi mundo: Un libro sobre los tamaños (My World Treasure Chest: A Book About Sizes) • AKJ Education $6.56 1 $6.56
El hada de los dientes (Tooth Fairy's Night Spanish Edition) (LEYENDO A PASOS (Step into Reading)) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$448.40

Vendor shipping charges

$6.00

Sales tax

$41.03

3rd party payment processing fee

$6.73

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$532.16

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$93.91

Total project goal

$626.07

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$626.07

2 Donors

-$626.07

Donations toward project cost

-$532.16

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$93.91

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