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Ms. Preto from Bronx, NY is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Ready to Read - The Books Are What We Need!

My students need classroom supplies and books with memorable characters and adventures.

  • $659 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

Ms. G. and Ms. P.'s 4th graders are students in the South Bronx in a DOE Public School. We are co-teachers in an ICT classroom. Our energetic students are located in a diverse neighborhood and come from many different backgrounds. Along with coming from different backgrounds, there is a variety of learning needs. We teach in a 4th grade ICT classroom, which means many of our students have particular learning needs. Their families are concerned of their progression in school and their success not just in academics, but as young people.

Our students are interested in a range of topics from their favorite president, Abraham Lincoln, to learning about animals such as lizards!

In our classroom, we make sure to target students' learning needs as well as explore their interests.

My Project

Our students would greatly benefit from receiving these supplies and books in their classroom. The classroom supplies have a variety of uses from pencils for the students' daily writing tasks in all content areas, markers for creating engaging and informative anchor charts the students can refer to, and paper for printing out centers. The vacuum will be helpful to keep the three rugs in our room clean; this is where the majority of the learning happens in our classroom!

The books will be used to introduce literature circles and help our kids explore a wide variety of characters, challenges and adventures.

Students will have the opportunity to "dine" at a book tasting event and rate the books indicating which one they would most like to read and least like to read. Ms. G. and Ms. P. will help place students into groups based on their interests to lead small group novel studies. Students will be working in teams to keep each other accountable for what they are reading while they follow new characters on their journeys.

With your help, we can continue to have an engaging classroom which promotes learning and self discovery.

Ms. Preto PS 49 Willis Avenue Grades 3-5

Equity Focus

This project directly supports students at a historically underfunded school. Learn more about our Equity Focus.

This project will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

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Bronx, NY 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 12donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Sanford Sharpie Flip Chart Markers, Bullet Tip, Assorted Colors, 96/Cs • Staples Advantage $145.40 1 $145.40
Paper Mate Flair Felt Porous Pen, Medium Point, 1.0 mm, Assorted Ink / Assorted Barrel, 48/Pk • Staples Advantage $59.99 1 $59.99
Dixon Ticonderoga Pencils, No. 2, 96/Pk • Staples Advantage $12.59 4 $50.36
VonHaus 600W 2-in-1 Corded Upright Stick & Handheld Vacuum Cleaner with HEPA Filtration - Includes Crevice Tool & Brush Accessories • Amazon Business $44.95 1 $44.95
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler 35th Anniversary Edition • AKJ Education $5.83 6 $34.98
James and the Giant Peach: A Children's Story • AKJ Education $5.83 6 $34.98
Staples Copy Paper 8-1/2" x 11", Case • Staples Advantage $33.28 1 $33.28
Bridge to Terabithia • AKJ Education $5.10 6 $30.60
Sadako and the Thousand Paper Cranes (Puffin Modern Classics) • AKJ Education $5.10 6 $30.60
Frindle • AKJ Education $3.48 6 $20.88
Staples Stickies Self-Stick Removable Notes, Blank, Yellow, 3" x 5", 12 Pads/Pk • Staples Advantage $17.99 1 $17.99
Letters from Rifka • AKJ Education $2.98 6 $17.88

Materials cost

$521.89

Vendor shipping charges

 FREE

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.83

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$559.72

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$98.77

Total project goal

$658.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $658.49

9 Donors

-$578.49

Donations toward project cost

-$491.72

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$86.77

match offer

-$80.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$68.00

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$12.00

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 $0.00

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