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Ms. Katz from Elmhurst, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Kindergarten Class Needs Books

My students need sets of books for read alouds and independent reading.

  • $396 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

Do you remember when you first learned to read? The excitement of a new book. The thrill of recognizing words on a page.

My students are the United Nations.

I have 25 students in Kindergarten who are from all over the world. My school is located in Queens, New York in an area that welcomes immigrant populations from all over the world. We are a Title One school which means we are considered to be below the poverty line and all my children qualify for either free or reduced price lunch. I have taught third and fourth grade for the last seventeen years. This year I am moving to kindergarten and I am very excited. My excitement was dampened only a bit when I went into my new classroom last week and saw only furniture and no supplies. My classroom was created to accommodate the large number of new students coming into our school. Budgets in NYC have been cut to the bone and I am not hopeful that I will have what I need for my students.

My Project

I am asking for sets of Leveled Books for kindergarten. Leveled books provide age appropriate books targeted to support my students' reading abilities. Many of my students are English language learners and many have never been in school before. I want to make their kindergarten experience as wonderful and exciting as those kindergartens in more affluent communities where students have the best of everything. Having these books in my library will give my students opportunities to find the "just right" book for their individual abilities.

My families are all hard working and want their children to have the best education available because they know that education unlocks doors.

I want my students to have the tools they need to succeed in learning to read. Books are one of the most important tools that students can have in any grade but particularly in kindergarten where children are just beginning to unwrap the wonders of reading. Please consider my kindergarten worthy.

Ms. Katz PS 13 Clement C Moore 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 Ms. Katz

Elmhurst, 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
TT163 - Level C Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
TT162 - Level B Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $34.95 1 $34.95
TT161 - Level A Book Bin - K - Library 2 • Lakeshore Learning $29.95 1 $29.95
AA304 - Level C Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 1 $32.95
AA303 - Level B Book Bin - K-Gr. 1 - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning $31.95 1 $31.95
AA302 - Level A Book Bin - K - Library 1 • Lakeshore Learning $33.95 1 $33.95
LL613 - Level C Nonfiction Book Bin • Lakeshore Learning $32.95 1 $32.95
LL612 - Level B Nonfiction Book Bin • Lakeshore Learning $33.95 1 $33.95
LL611 - Level A Nonfiction Book Bin • Lakeshore Learning $40.95 1 $40.95

Materials cost

$301.55

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$4.52

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$336.07

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$59.31

Total project goal

$395.38

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $395.38

1 Donor

-$395.38

Donations toward project cost

-$336.07

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$59.31

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