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Ms. McConoghy from Caldwell, ID is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Learning to Love Reading!

My students need a novel they can relate to that will help build their interest and passion for reading.

  • $294 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

Thank you so much for taking the time out of your day to visit my Donors Choose page!

I teach in a high poverty town and my students, especially this year, are very sweet but lack a passion to read.

These amazing students of mine over come obstacles and adversity on a daily basis and constantly strive for the best in all they do. While our school is Title 1, as well all know, there is never enough money to go around and anything helps!

My Project

My students read four books throughout the school year. However, none of them have a main character that the students can easily relate to. We are trying to change that! Many of my students face challenges that differ from the typical ten or eleven year old. They come from backgrounds that include cultural challenges and poverty, which often leads to difficult living situations. Being in a developmental period in their lives it is difficult for them to process and deal with those things in and out of the classroom.

With their minds racing about other things it is often hard to get them excited about reading, especially when the characters have little in common with them.

Many of these students are native Spanish speakers who have recently learned, or are in the process of learning, English. They close the gap by pushing themselves to work hard, especially when their family is counting on them to come home and teach them the language.

These students need avenues for dealing with the challenges that they are presented with. Reading will, hopefully, be one of those ways.

Ms. McConoghy Syringa Middle School Grades 6-8

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 Ms. McConoghy

Caldwell, ID 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

64 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Becoming Naomi Leon • AKJ Education $5.83 35 $204.05

Materials cost

$204.05

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $12.35

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.06

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$249.46

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$44.02

Total project goal

$293.48

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $293.48

6 Donors

-$284.66

Donations toward project cost

-$249.46

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$35.20

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$8.82

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 $0.00

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