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Mrs. Cherry from Kailua Kona, HI is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Novels

Help me give my students the gift of a new class novel set.

  • $310 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

My Students

Our classroom of 5th and 6th graders are a true community. We strive to learn through inquiry, integrate all areas of art, work with multi-age peers, and experience academic and social success in a variety of ways. I am lucky enough to teach my students for two years, allowing me to give them the best learning experience possible through looping.

We share ownership of our class and our school!

My students incorporate community-based learning into projects and across the curriculum. Growing up in Hawaii allows for such wonderful opportunities! Because we live on an island student’s experiences are so rich but sometimes limited. DonorsChoose.org is a platform essential to building resources and knowledge for our class.

My Project

These novels will help expand the understanding of a peer who lived through unimaginable times. As our 2020 has affected our children, reading historical fiction can lead to a better understanding of adapting and empathy. The reading unit will be narrative and nonfiction and I would love my students to get a perspective like the one this book offers. Some students will not be returning to school, and there is not better item to receive in take home packets than a fresh, new book. With Number the Stars students will be able to apply reading, writing, and social emotional skills.

Mrs. Cherry
Grades 3-5
    Half 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

    This project will reach 25 students.

    2 donors have given to this project.

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Number the Stars • AKJ Education $5.78 25 $144.50

Materials cost

$144.50

Vendor shipping charges

$80.00

Sales tax

$6.36

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.17

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$263.03

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$46.42

Total project goal

$309.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$309.45

2 Donors

-$309.45

Donations toward project cost

-$263.03

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$46.42

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$0.00

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