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Ms. Surette from Lawrence, MA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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New Teacher Needs New Books!

Help me give my students updated and interesting books to foster their love of reading.

  • $441 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

Our classroom consists of 20 students, most of whom are English Learners, and several who are on IEPs. We are a community founded on high expectations, restorative justice, and connecting our learning to our reality.

My students have an amazing love of learning, and see where they come from and who they are, as a point of pride.

Listening and telling our stories allows us to share what is special about ourselves, and learn what is special about the people in our community. We continually work on building self-esteem and social-emotional skills while learning from texts and our community members.

My Project

With the pandemic going on through multiple school-years, getting back to reading is more important to our students than ever. These stories will be the best way for my students to regain their skills and love of reading. Having a classroom library that incorporates stories that are both mirrors and windows, is crucial to nourishing a child's love of reading.

All of the stories chosen in this project will be exactly that - mirrors into my students personal demographics, and windows into the lives of others.

Wirth updated, interesting books, students will continue to build their independent reading skills that will put them on a path for success in the rest of their lives.

Ms. Surette John K Tarbox 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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Lawrence, MA 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

20 students impacted 9donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Maddi's Fridge • Amazon Business $17.95 1 $17.95
Still a Family: A Story about Homelessness • Amazon Business $16.99 1 $16.99
Luna and the Moon Rabbit • Amazon Business $16.95 1 $16.95
Digging for Words: José Alberto Gutiérrez and the Library He Built • Amazon Business $16.49 1 $16.49
The Proudest Blue: A Story of Hijab and Family • Amazon Business $15.97 1 $15.97
We Are Water Protectors • Amazon Business $14.38 1 $14.38
Your Name Is a Song • Amazon Business $14.14 1 $14.14
Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You • Amazon Business $14.00 1 $14.00
Fry Bread: A Native American Family Story • Amazon Business $13.64 1 $13.64
Not So Different • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
Like a Dandelion • Amazon Business $12.80 1 $12.80
The Day You Begin • Amazon Business $12.01 1 $12.01
Our Class is a Family • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
A Letter From Your Teacher: On the First Day of School • Amazon Business $11.99 1 $11.99
Little Legends: Exceptional Men in Black History • Amazon Business $11.98 1 $11.98
The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be • Amazon Business $11.94 1 $11.94
Little Leaders: Bold Women in Black History (Vashti Harrison) • Amazon Business $11.48 1 $11.48
Not So Different: What You Really Want to Ask About Having a Disability • Amazon Business $10.79 1 $10.79
Old Enough to Save the Planet • Amazon Business $10.44 1 $10.44
The World Needs More Purple People • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
My Mouth Is A Volcano • Amazon Business $9.95 1 $9.95
Julián Is a Mermaid • Amazon Business $9.89 1 $9.89
All Are Welcome • Amazon Business $9.58 1 $9.58
Dreamers • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
The Hugging Tree: A Story About Resilience • Amazon Business $8.50 1 $8.50
Raven: A Trickster Tale from the Pacific Northwest • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
The Name Jar • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Those Shoes • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99

Materials cost

$339.29

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.09

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$374.38

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$66.07

Total project goal

$440.45

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $440.45

8 Donors

-$220.22

Donations toward project cost

-$187.19

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.03

match offer

-$220.22

Match offer toward project cost

-$187.19

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.03

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 $0.00

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