You're on track to get doubled donations (and unlock a reward for the colleague who referred you). Keep up the great work!
Take credit for your charitable giving! Check out your tax receipts
Donate
To use your $50 gift card credits, find a project to fund and we'll automatically apply your credits at checkout. Find a classroom project
Skip to main content

Help teachers & students in your hometown this season!
Use code HOME at checkout and your donation will be matched up to $100.

Your school email address was successfully verified.

See this teacher's page

This teacher needs your help!

Mrs. Balentine from Fayette, MS is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

See what Mrs. Balentine is requesting

Piecing Me Together With a Novel and Classroom Storage

Help me give my students a novel that they can analyze and relate to and storage containers for our classroom library!

  • $359 goal

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Hooray! This project is fully funded

Celebrate Black Teachers and Students

This project is part of the Black History Month celebration because it supports a Black teacher or a school where the majority of the students are Black.

My Students

Although I teach in a low income, poverty stricken area, my kids are the highlight of my day. They come in with eager and bright minds, ready to learn. I teach 10th grade English, which is a state tested area. My students are required to pass the test in order to graduate high school. I am also the Cheerleader Coach for J.C. High School.

I'm truly motivated each day to come to the intelligent young women and men, even with the circumstances some of them face.

They have the tendency to cheer me up and keep me going when I may feel it is too much to endure. I am grateful for them and the opportunity to expose their minds to so much more than the small town we are in.

My Project

Having a classroom set of the novel Piecing Me Together will help my students be able to analyze a text that they can relate to. The novel will increase their reading fluency and vocabulary. The storage containers will help with building our classroom library. I have been working diligently for months purchasing books for the students to read, but I have no where to store them properly. By receiving these items it is my goal that they will improve in all areas of reading and I will improve in organization. My vision is that my students will have a better understanding of objectives such as theme and character traits.

Mrs. Balentine
HBCU Alum HBCU Alum Grades 9-12

Boost your odds

Add a profile photo in addition to your classroom photo. If you add a photo, it'll show up right here on your project page.

You are more likely to receive funding if you put a face to your name.

Upload a photo

Top rated for efficiency and transparency.

You donate directly to the teacher or project you care about and see where every dollar you give goes.

Expand the "Where your donation goes" section below to see exactly what Mrs. Balentine is requesting.

See our finances

TEACHERS, FEELING INSPIRED?

You can start a project with the same resources being requested here!

Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Piecing Me Together • AKJ Education $7.29 25 $182.25
Storex Mini Crate, 9 x 7.75 x 6 Inches, Assorted Colors, 12-Pack (61474U12C) • Amazon Business $35.30 2 $70.60

Materials cost

$252.85

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $17.70

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.79

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$304.34

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$53.71

Total project goal

$358.05

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $358.05

14 Donors

-$292.00

Donations toward project cost

-$248.80

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$43.20

match offer

-$65.34

Match offer toward project cost

-$55.54

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$9.80

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.71

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

Our team works hard to negotiate the best pricing and selections available.

View complete list Show less

Give the most requested basic supplies

See teacher requests

Give back to your community

Find opportunities to impact local needs by exploring a map of classroom projects near you.

See local area

Project Activity

Project Activity
Back to top

DonorsChoose is the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

As a teacher-founded nonprofit, we're trusted by thousands of teachers and supporters across the country. This classroom request for funding was created by Mrs. Balentine and reviewed by the DonorsChoose team.

See how DonorsChoose works
{"pmaHash":"","showProjectRecommendations":true,"leadGenEnabled":true,"hideTeacherDetails":false,"schoolState":"MS","teacherPossessivePronoun":"her","PMsManager":null,"schoolGradeType":{"id":4,"name":"High School"},"TeacherPMForms":{},"completingDonationAmount":0,"teacherHasClassroomPhoto":true,"proposalURL":"https://www.donorschoose.org/project/piecing-me-together-with-a-novel-and-cla/4067348/","mayHaveReplacements":false,"numStudents":100,"teacherScreenName":"Mrs. Balentine","isEquityFocus":true,"proposalHash":"-333213274","isApplePayMobileOnly":true,"progressBarPercentage":100.00,"photosPublished":false,"queryString":"","DonorPMForm":null,"schoolCity":"Fayette","teachersOnPage":[6039611],"isTeacherViewingTheirOwnProject":false,"minimizedLeadGenEnabled":true,"proposalId":4067348,"proposalMessageFormModel":null,"numActiveProjects":0,"verifyShowPhotos":"","eligibleToBeCopied":false,"authorIds":{"6039611":{"owner":"Mrs. Balentine","donationSalutations":{}}},"displayedPercentFunded":1.0,"proposalsOnPage":[4067348],"pmaId":"","teacherProfilePhotoURL":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6039611_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=136&height=136&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1551547496547","teacherHasProfilePhoto":true,"currentWorkflowStatusCode":23,"teacherChallengeId":21310305,"isApplePayEnabled":true,"fundedByTarget":false,"activeProject":null,"donorIdsForImpactPhotoCheck":[],"teacherId":6039611,"schoolCounty":"Jefferson","fullyFunded":true,"isStudentLed":false,"isExpired":true,"schoolStateObj":{"code":"MS","name":"Mississippi"}}