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Ms. R. from Irondale, AL is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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We Need Dictionaries!

My students need 25+ dictionaries!

  • $748 goal

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My Students

Currently we have to borrow dictionaries from the teacher next door or the one across campus. It takes a lot to move these back and forth each time, and that's if they aren't using them at the time.

We are a Title 1 school in the Birmingham area.

I have 27 fifth grade students and am a first year teacher. I have a very good group of students this year. They are real behaved and try their hardest. We know how to focus to get the job done, how to cut up and have a ball, and typically know when which is appropriate.

My Project

My class unit was created this year so we did not take over another classroom's materials. We started in August with the things I was able to purchase from Office Depot, Staples, etc. Dictionaries would help us to not only proofread our material, but also encourage curious minds who always want to know what something means.

As I am slowly able to build this classroom up I believe it helps my students feel like they are in a "real" classroom.

Having our own dictionaries stacked on the bookshelf would just add to that feeling of ownership and pride.

Ms. R. Irondale Community School Grades 3-5

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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.

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Half 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

28 students impacted 6donors

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Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
Merriam-Webster's School Dictionary in Hardcover • Encyclopaedia Britannica Inc. $18.95 28 $530.60

Materials cost

$530.60

Vendor shipping charges

 $18.57

Sales tax

 $43.24

3rd party payment processing fee

$7.96

Fulfillment labor & materials

$35.00

Total project cost

$635.37

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$112.12

Total project goal

$747.49

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $747.49

4 Donors

-$747.49

Donations toward project cost

-$635.37

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$112.12

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