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Mr. McDougall from New York, NY is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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When In Doubt - Read Aloud!

Help me give my students high quality, extremely engaging reading materials that will instill in them a love of reading that directly relate to the themes and subjects we are studying.

  • $349 goal

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Mr. McDougall has another project! Donate to Sometimes All You Need Is a MINI to Feel MIGHTY! to help his classroom.

$545 - complete this project and be a hero

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

I have 25 of the most amazing fourth-grade students who are a dynamic mixture of general education, special education, and ENL students. One thing that makes our school unique is that we are a universal poverty school, so all students are entitled to free meals. We have breakfast in the class, lunch, and many students stay after school so they can have dinner as well. We are in a very rough neighborhood, but my kiddos don't give up!

I chose in person learning, and then soon went to blended since I only had 11 kids sign up for in person.

After some ups and downs, we have settled on two formats, In-Person only and Remote Only. I have my "at capacity" classroom and we are trying really hard to have the most "normal" year we can. We have had more starts and stops and ups and downs than any year I have ever taught. It isn't easy! It isn't perfect! But it is what teaching is like in 2021! #Teacherlife

My Project

This school year has been more challenging than any in my 24 year history. I am an in-person teacher who has spent more time REMOTE than in person due to shutdowns by the district, or school shutdowns due to covid outbreaks.

One thing that has been a constant for me and my kiddos is reading good books!

This is something you can do in person, or remotely over Zoom! We have read The Tiger Rising, Dear Mr. Henshaw, The One and Only Ivan, and we are about to start The London Eye Mystery.

One thing I do different this year is I make sure that each day the kiddos leave, they take their class novel, their math book, and their journals with them, even if we are not using them for homework - JUST IN CASE! That is how quickly we go from In-person to remote. It can be an email.

I need more books that I can send home and "let go" and know that they might not come back, they might not be in good condition, I might need to replace them. As a career educator, this is HARD! But times are changing, so I need to change too!

Mr. McDougall PS 8 Luis Belliard Grades 3-5

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.

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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

25 students impacted 4donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Where your donation goes
Materials Cost Quantity Total
The Sign of the Beaver • AKJ Education $6.29 20 $125.80
George vs. George • AKJ Education $5.07 20 $101.40
Crenshaw • AKJ Education $5.83 5 $29.15

Materials cost

$256.35

Vendor shipping charges

 $6.00

Sales tax

 $0.00

3rd party payment processing fee

$3.85

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$296.20

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$52.27

Total project goal

$348.47

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

 $348.47

3 Donors

-$168.67

Donations toward project cost

-$152.84

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$15.83

match offer

-$168.66

Match offer toward project cost

-$143.36

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$25.30

Excluded support for DonorsChoose

-$11.14

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 $0.00

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