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Mrs. M. from Chicago, IL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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MishMash of Things for our First Grade Classroom

My students need book troughs, binder caddy and rainbow pointers for our classroom.

  • $202 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

My first graders LOVE to explore books! It would be lovely to have a place to display and showcase books in our classroom.

I currently teach first grade at a Title I school on the Southside of Chicago.

I have 29 students enrolled in my classroom. The students mostly come from low-income homes and according to the Illinois State Board of Education 98% of the students at my school were considered low-income in 2009-2010.

My Project

All my students are English Language Learners (ELLS), which means that they speak a second language at home that is not English, plus they mostly come from low-income homes where they do not have much money to purchase books. In my students’ homes, books are a luxury that their parents cannot afford. Fortunately, through DonorsChoose.org we have had some wonderful donors donate picture books for our classroom, but now we need somewhere to store and display them. Help, we are in desperate need of a bookshelf/trough for our classroom library! This bookshelf/trough is great because it will display our NEW books like the prized jewels that they are.

With your generosity, we can get a bookshelf to display our wonderful new books!

Please help foster a love of reading for my first graders; it is the best gift that they can receive!

Mrs. M. Sawyer Elementary School 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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Chicago, IL View local requests

Nearly all 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

29 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Book Troughs • Calloway House $69.99 1 $69.99
Rainbow pointers • Calloway House $34.99 1 $34.99
Binder Caddy • Calloway House $11.99 1 $11.99

Materials cost

$116.97

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.95

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.75

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$171.67

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$30.29

Total project goal

$201.96

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $201.96

2 Donors

-$100.97

Donations toward project cost

-$85.83

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.14

match offer

-$100.99

Match offer toward project cost

-$85.84

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.15

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 $0.00

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