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Ms. Rentko from Allentown, PA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Today's Readers Can Be Tomorrow's Leaders!

Help me give my students opportunities to independently read engaging books in their native language.

  • $759 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 Project

I am middle school ELA teacher in an inner city school district who is trying to promote literacy and a love of learning through independent reading. One of my classes consists of all beginning English Language Learners and I would love to give them more books to read in their native languages. Many of these books are bilingual, which will help enhance their skills as they learn English. These books will allow my students to read what they enjoy and connect with their teachers and peers through the shared language of literacy.

By supporting this project, you will help foster a love of reading in my students, many of whom have recently arrived in this country and are working hard to adapt to their new surroundings.

Please help me enrich my classroom library with books that my students will enjoy for many years to come!

Ms. Rentko Francis D Raub Middle School Grades 6-8

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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Allentown, PA 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

50 students impacted 11donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Dog Man Books Series Set 1-10 • Amazon Business $72.90 1 $72.90
Flutesan 30 Pack Wired Headphones, Adjustable On Ear Headphones, Kids Headphones with Stereo, Children Headphones Earbuds for Kids, Boys, Girls, Schools, Laptop, Travel, Plane, Tablet (Black) • Amazon Business $59.99 1 $59.99
Ticonderoga Sharpened Pencils #2 HB Premium Wood Latex-Free Eraser (3 Pack) - 216 Total Pencils • Amazon Business $52.87 1 $52.87
Divergent Series Four-Book Paperback Box Set: Divergent, Insurgent, Allegiant, Four • Amazon Business $34.52 1 $34.52
Hunger Games 4-Book Paperback Box Set (the Hunger Games, Catching Fire, Mockingjay, the Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes) • Amazon Business $31.94 1 $31.94
WARHEADS - Extreme Sour Hard Candy - Sour Apple, Black Cherry, Blue Raspberry, Lemon & Watermelon Flavors - 34 oz. Tub with 240 Pieces of Candy • Amazon Business $27.99 1 $27.99
Jolly Rancher Hard Candy 3 Pound Bulk • Amazon Business $23.75 1 $23.75
¡Ay, Mija! (A Graphic Novel): My Bilingual Summer in Mexico (¡Ay, Mija!) • Amazon Business $17.99 1 $17.99
La maldición del titán. Novela gráfica / The Titan's Curse: The Graphic Novel (Percy Jackson y los dioses del olimpo / Percy Jackson and the Olympians) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $15.30 1 $15.30
¡Esto es el colmo! / The Last Straw (Diario Del Wimpy Kid) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $14.22 1 $14.22
Un renacuajo / Diary of a Wimpy Kid (Diario Del Wimpy Kid) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.52 1 $13.52
La última descendiente / Daughter of the Deep (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $13.49 1 $13.49
El Club de Cómics de Supergatito: A propósito (Cat Kid Comic Club: On Purpose) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.88 1 $12.88
Miles Morales: Ondas sísmicas (Miles Morales: Shock Waves) (Spiderman) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.47 1 $12.47
Capitán América: El ejército fantasma (Captain America: The Ghost Army) (Capitán América / Captain America) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.29 1 $12.29
Hombre Perro: Veinte mil pulgas de viaje en submarino (Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $12.19 1 $12.19
Invisible: A Graphic Novel (paperback graphic novel) • DonorsChoose Featured Favorites $12.00 1 $12.00
Único en su clase / Big Nate: In a Class by Himself (NATE EL GRANDE / BIG NATE) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.69 1 $11.69
Charlie y la fábrica de chocolate / Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (Colección Roald Dahl) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.53 1 $11.53
Primer verano en Piedras Verdes: novela juvenil de aventuras, suspense y fantasia (Volume 1) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $11.50 1 $11.50
Drama (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.99 1 $10.99
Sobreviví el naufragio del Titanic, 1912 (Graphix) (I Survived the Sinking of the Titanic, 1912) (Sobreviví (Graphix)) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.39 1 $10.39
El chef Roy Choi y su remix de la comida callejera (Food Heroes) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $10.29 1 $10.29
Rizos (Frizzy, Spanish language edition) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
El Cáliz de las Almas (Libro 3): Cazadores de Aventuras (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
gisgfim 16 Pcs Spanish Words and Phrases Poster Set Spanish Phrases Bulletin Board Study Spanish Classroom Decoration for Teachers Preschool School Classroom Language Classroom Educational Decor(Boho) • Amazon Business $9.99 1 $9.99
Agallas (Guts) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pangato #2: Soy yo, dos. (Catwad #2: It's Me, Two.) (2) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Pangato: Soy yo (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $8.99 1 $8.99
Superestrella del Fútbol (Jake Maddox Novelas Gráficas) (Spanish Edition) (Jake Maddox novelas gráficas/ Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $7.99 1 $7.99
Sobreviví los ataques de tiburones de 1916 (Graphix) (I Survived the Shark Attacks of 1916) (Sobreviví (Graphix)) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.99 1 $6.99
Fútbol extremo / Soccer Switch (Jake Maddox novelas gráficas / Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) (Spanish Edition) (Jake Maddox novelas gráficas / Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) • Amazon Business $6.95 1 $6.95
Jugada doble / Double Scribble (Jake Maddox novelas gráficas / Jake Maddox Graphic Novels) (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $6.85 1 $6.85
Chistes graciosos para niños de 6 a 14 años (Spanish Edition) • Amazon Business $4.99 1 $4.99

Materials cost

$597.41

Vendor shipping charges

 $8.42

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$8.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$644.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$113.79

Total project goal

$758.58

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $758.58

10 Donors

-$629.29

Donations toward project cost

-$534.90

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$94.39

match offer

-$129.28

Match offer toward project cost

-$109.89

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$19.39

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