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Ms. Hess Pettersson from Lakewood, CA is requesting books through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Word Nerds in Need of Dictionaries!

My students need a class set of dictionaries and fifteen Thesauri to share.

  • $1,431 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.

Upward and onward! My high school juniors (many of whom will be first generation college student), are preparing for the SAT in an effort to be accepted into a four year university. One of the challenges we uncovered during our practice with the PSAT was that the vocabulary was difficult and unfamiliar, making many of the questions unanswerable for the students.

Many of my students do not have access to a dictionary at home and so far (due to the extreme budget crisis), we have been unable to secure any dictionaries beyond the soft cover books I have picked up at a local dollar store.

To ready for the SAT which my students will take next fall, I will be coaching my students through Barron's "1100 Words You Need To Know". Many of the practice in the workbook requires access to a dictionary for a definition or clarification of word meaning, which is why I have requested the class set of dictionaries. The thesauri will be an additional support as we practice writing essays for the exam.

You too can make a difference in a motivated student's life! These kids have the motivation and perseverance to get to college if given the right support. Please help me in making college-going dreams come true for students and their families.

Ms. Hess Pettersson Lakewood High School Grades 9-12

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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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Lakewood, CA View local requests

More than 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

180 students impacted 18donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus • Encyclopedia Britannica Inc. $18.95 15 $284.25
WEBSTERS II COLLEGE DICTIONARY -- Webster's II New College Dictionary; Hardcover • Quill $19.88 35 $695.80

Materials cost

$980.05

Vendor shipping charges

$98.01

Sales tax

$71.05

3rd party payment processing fee

$14.70

Fulfillment labor & materials

$9.00

Total project cost

$1,172.80

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$257.44

Total project goal

$1,430.24

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$1,430.24

12 Donors

-$715.12

Donations toward project cost

-$586.40

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$128.72

match offer

-$715.12

Match offer toward project cost

-$586.40

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$128.72

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$0.00

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