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Mrs. Santos from Fallon, NV is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Readers are Leaders

Help me give my students nonfiction reading materials and additional flexible seating options.

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My Project

My goal as a reading teacher is to provide as many high quality reading materials as possible to my 48 students. My hope is that through exposure to a wide variety of formats and genres, my students will either develop a love for reading or further enrich the love they already have for it.

Over the course of several years, I have built a wonderful classroom library full of books of all kinds.

The one area my carefully curated collection is missing is nonfiction periodicals. I have a few nonfiction magazines from previous years that students can peruse, but having access to updated materials about current events would be highly useful.

Scholastic News magazines are high interest for my 3rd and 4th graders and can be incorporated seamlessly into our current reading and science curriculum. The current events will provide students with opportunities to learn about the world around them and the format of the magazine allows students to practice a variety of skills, including identifying text features, author's purpose, point of view, and text structure.

Additionally, I was fortunate enough to have my previous flexible seating project funded and it has been an incredible success within my classroom and for my students. With the materials I received from the DonorsChoose project and items I've purchased myself, almost every student in my room has a flexible seating option to use. I am in need of only a few more floor cushions for students to use at lower tables. This will provide a more comfortable option for students who like to sit on the floor/low table during class without their legs falling asleep, which happens often when they are sitting on bare floor.

I appreciate the opportunity to share my classroom needs and am beyond grateful for any help received!

Mrs. Santos Oasis Academy Grades 3-5

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Fallon, NV View local requests

More than a third 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

48 students impacted 6donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News®, Grade 4 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.99 24 $143.76
Scholastic News®, Grade 3 (min. 20 subscriptions per order) (Digital + Print) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.99 24 $143.76
CanDo Donut Exercise, Workout, Core Training, Swiss Stability Ball for Yoga, Pilates and Balance Training in Gym, Office or Classroom • Amazon Business $14.59 4 $58.36

Materials cost

$345.88

Vendor shipping charges

$28.75

Sales tax

$27.15

3rd party payment processing fee

$5.19

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$436.97

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$77.11

Total project goal

$514.08

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$514.08

4 Donors

-$262.49

Donations toward project cost

-$248.24

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.25

Matching donations from our partners

-$222.04

Match offers toward project cost

-$188.73

Match offers to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$33.31

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$29.56

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$0.00

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