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Mrs. Gruffi from Bronx, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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I Read, You Read, We ALL Read!

My students need leveled books, interactive books, and card stock paper to make even MORE books!

  • $377 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

Imagine a world of black and white. That's what we've been living in through our books. Our students have been reading broken, ripped, and inadequate leveled books. So, we've made limited copies of online books, but only in monochrome. We want that to change!

Each and every year, our school has bright and ambitious students bursting through the doors and ready to enter Kindergarten!

They live in a high needs urban area with limited supplies, a small library, and a difficult family life. Many children grow up in a bilingual home and bring limited English to the classroom. School is their escape, it's their paradise. Kindergarteners' eyes brighten up with sparkles each time a book is opened and lively pictures jump off the page. Our school's budget has been dwindling each month. Teachers have been cut, supplies have been cut, and most importantly, books have been cut. We teachers have been pooling together funds to reproduce books through subscriptions online, but they lack color. And now, with these impending budget cuts, we are now forced to stop our copies, too.

My Project

It has been a dream to have students open up books that are not just full of color and life, but to also have "just right" words and concepts on each page. Kindergarteners come in developmentally at different stages, especially when it comes to literacy. With this student population, it is even more difficult to find students that come to school with vocabulary skills and letter/sound knowledge. It is with books that they are able to build up their foundational skills and potential. COLORFUL leveled books are the solution to our problems. With colors, students will be able to use context and picture clues to help them read new and complex words, which cannot be done through black and white texts. It is critical for students to read these books at school and to borrow them for rereading at home. We could also use these books in conferences, small group instruction, and of course, whole class read alouds!

We want to read.

We want to enjoy books, pictures, words, and ideas. These colorful leveled books, an interactive monster book that gets us to learn adjectives, and paper to print out even more books will foster our learning and make us lifelong lovers of reading.

Mrs. Gruffi PS 76 Bennington 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.

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Bronx, NY 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

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Level B - Fiction • AKJ Books $80.15 1 $80.15
Level A - Fiction • AKJ Books $74.14 1 $74.14
Level C - Fiction • AKJ Books $67.90 1 $67.90
Wausau 65lb. Bright White Card Stock Paper • Quill.com $17.09 2 $34.18
RR534 - Go Away, Big Green Monster! Storytelling Puppet Kit • Lakeshore Learning Materials $16.99 1 $16.99
BB278 - Go Away, Big Green Monster! Hardcover Book • Lakeshore Learning Materials $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$285.35

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.28

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$319.63

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$56.41

Total project goal

$376.04

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $376.04

4 Donors

-$330.15

Donations toward project cost

-$281.38

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$48.77

match offer

-$45.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$38.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$6.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.89

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 $0.00

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