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Ms. Silos from Dallas, TX is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Keep Calm and Read On

My students need an updated classroom library with a variety of genres to become lifelong readers!

  • $398 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

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

I best describe my students as being ROCKSTARS! Each time they walk into my classroom they are ready to perform their best! They are all amazingly funny, kind, and smart. I teach at a Title I school in which a majority of my students come from low-income households and face many challenges both in and out of school.

My main goal is to inspire my students to expand their capacity for critical thinking.

I want my students to be able to master any challenges they may face as well as become lifelong learners.

My Project

A majority of my students are English Language Learners. Unfortunately, this means most struggle with reading and comprehending books in English. My wish is to expose my students to a variety of genres to increase their motivation to read as well as learn to make connections between the text, the world, and themselves. By creating a classroom library with a variety of books, my students will surely become more willing to read as well as increase their reading level. I believe by having Graphic Novels, Fiction, and Non-Fiction text in the classroom, students will build a strong connection between reading and themselves.

Ms. Silos
Grades 3-5
  • Tom W Field Elementary School
  • Dallas, TX
    • 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

    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 reach 43 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Roald Dahl Collection - 15 Paperback Book Boxed Set • Amazon Business $52.99 1 $52.99
Harry Potter Paperback Box Set (Books 1-7) • Amazon Business $52.16 1 $52.16
Olympians Boxed Set: Zeus, Athena, Hera, Hades, Poseidon & Aphrodite • Amazon Business $41.98 1 $41.98
Diary of a Wimpy Kid Box of Books 1-4 Revised • Amazon Business $34.14 1 $34.14
The Diary of a Young Girl • AKJ Education $4.96 6 $29.76
Percy Jackson and the Olympians 5 Book Paperback Boxed Set (new covers w/poster) (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $23.50 1 $23.50
Falling Up • Amazon Business $13.63 1 $13.63
Where the Sidewalk Ends: Poems and Drawings • Amazon Business $12.49 1 $12.49
The Titan's Curse (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 3) • Amazon Business $9.14 1 $9.14
The Sea of Monsters (Percy Jackson & the Olympians) • Amazon Business $7.92 1 $7.92
The Lightning Thief: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson & the Olympians, Book 1) • Amazon Business $7.92 1 $7.92
Big Nate Makes the Grade • AKJ Education $7.29 1 $7.29
Lunch Lady #1: Lunch Lady and the Cyborg Substitute • AKJ Education $5.10 1 $5.10
The New Kid on the Block • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$303.01

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.55

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$337.56

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.57

Total project goal

$397.13

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $397.13

1 Donor

-$198.56

Donations toward project cost

-$168.78

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.78

match offer

-$198.56

Match offer toward project cost

-$168.78

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$29.78

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 $0.00

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