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Ms. Pereira from Plainfield, NJ is requesting supplies through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Start 2015 on the Right Foot!

My students need a variety of activities and materials when working in literacy centers.

  • $712 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

100% of my students are English Language Learners and almost all of them live in poverty. They are highly motivated to learn and some of the happiest kids I have ever met. However, they arrive at our school with limited knowledge of even basic letter recognition and need as much help as possible.

My students are among some of the most fascinating I have ever worked with.

They are 100% ESL (they comprise 65% of the school population) and have a huge range of personalities, from fun to serious and everything in between. They have voracious appetites for learning and always want to learn something new! My students attend a public school in New Jersey. The school is located in a very high poverty and high crime neighborhood. Virtually all of the students I teach were born in another country and have come here with their families for a better life. Financial struggles are common in most of their households and the purchase of books for personal reasons simply does not exist for most of my students. If I can provide for them by building an extensive library of high interest books and lots of materials for their own creations, then I believe I can begin to help them become star students.

My Project

As English Language Learners, my students need access to as many varied and interesting materials as possible. Every item in this project will fulfill one or more of these needs: engaging materials for literacy centers, markers for individual creation (especially for those who do not speak any English at all yet), folders for the organization of their materials (we currently have over 200 ESL students). A variety of literacy center materials such as literacy stations, sight word books and sight word poems, will help me better target my students' particular needs through materials that are engaging and also high interest.

Our school is categorized as a Priority School by the state department of education.

Our students are struggling in so many ways, so the more I can offer them, the more I truly believe they will succeed in school and life.

Ms. Pereira Charles H Stillman 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.

More about Ms. Pereira

Plainfield, NJ 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

200 students impacted 13donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Ready-to-Go Differentiated Literacy Centers: Grade 1: Engaging Centers Designed to Help Every Student Meet the Common Core • Amazon $125.21 1 $125.21
MARKER CRAYOLA BROAD LINE ORIGINAL CLASSPACK SET OF 256 • School Specialty $77.89 1 $77.89
PP405 - 3-Way Tabletop Chart Center • Lakeshore Learning Materials $59.99 1 $59.99
JJ370 - Tabletop Pocket Chart Stand • Lakeshore Learning Materials $19.99 3 $59.97
FF180 - Magnetic Folder Bin - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $12.99 4 $51.96
FF406 - Learning Center Pocket Charts - Set of 6 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $39.99 1 $39.99
MARKER SHARPIE ASSORTED FINE SET OF 24 • School Specialty $15.86 2 $31.72
K-2 Chart Sense: Common Sense Charts to Teach K-2 Informational Text and Literature • Amazon $20.98 1 $20.98
Literacy Work Stations: Making Centers Work • Amazon $18.26 1 $18.26
Smead Letter Size Manila Folder, 11 Point, 1/3-Cut Tab , 100 Per Box, , 12 X 10 Inches (10330) • Amazon $8.89 2 $17.78
PENCIL COLOR 7'' 3.3MM S/12 SCHOOL SMART • School Specialty $1.70 10 $17.00
100 Sight Word Mini-Books: Instant Fill-in Mini-Books That Teach 100 Essential Sight Words (Teaching Resources) • Amazon $11.24 1 $11.24
C-Line 48211 C-Line Expanding File with Handles, Letter - Black • Amazon $10.99 1 $10.99
100 Super Sight Word Poems: Easy-to-Read Reproducible Poems That Target & Teach 100 Words From the Dolch List • Amazon $10.53 1 $10.53

Materials cost

$553.51

Vendor shipping charges

 $12.66

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.30

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$604.47

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$106.67

Total project goal

$711.14

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $711.14

8 Donors

-$705.26

Donations toward project cost

-$600.22

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$105.04

match offer

-$5.00

Match offer toward project cost

-$4.25

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$0.75

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$0.88

Still needed View calculationHide calculation

 $0.00

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