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Mrs. Festa from Shelton, CT is requesting educational kits & games through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Start Spreading the News!

Help me give my students access to exciting current events that will help them grow as readers and writers.

FULLY FUNDED! Mrs. Festa's classroom raised $272

This project is fully funded

My Project

Kids love to read about bugs, space, and historical figures. What a great way of teaching them through literacy instruction. These Scholastic News magazines will help students learn how to read and comprehend text in a fun way.

Providing students with high-interest literature will keep them engaged.

They will not only read about fun topics but will learn how to monitor their reading, answer questions, make inferences, and make connections between their own life. All students regardless, of their abilities, will be able to learn about science and social studies topics while learning to read.

Mrs. Festa Mohegan Elementary School Grades 3-5 Shelton, CT 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

65 students impacted 5donors

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Materials Cost Quantity Total
Scholastic News?, Grade 4 (Print + Digital) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.99 10 $59.90
Scholastic News?, Grade 2 (Print + Digital) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.99 10 $59.90
Scholastic News?, Grade 3 (Print + Digital) • Scholastic Magazines and Book Clubs $5.99 10 $59.90

Materials cost

$179.70

Vendor shipping charges

 $17.97

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$2.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$230.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$40.65

Total project goal

$271.02

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $271.02

4 Donors

-$130.19

Donations toward project cost

-$118.94

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$11.25

match offer

-$131.09

Match offer toward project cost

-$111.43

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.66

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$9.74

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 $0.00

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