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Mrs. Contreras from Los Angeles, CA is requesting classroom basics through DonorsChoose, the most trusted classroom funding site for teachers.

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Young Authors at Work

Help me give my students a Ready to Write! Prompt Box and a class set of Classic Primary Composition Books.

  • $193 goal

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Mrs. Contreras has another project! Donate to Store and Explore to help her classroom.

$873 - 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

My students are a delightful bunch. They come every day, ready to learn with a smile. I teach English learners in a high-poverty school where all of the students receive free breakfast and lunch.

My students are eager learners who know that hard work and perseverance will help them attain their goals for success.

As a teacher, I do my best to provide differentiated instruction to meet my students' everyday needs. I believe every student should get every opportunity to learn.

My Project

My students are currently in need of composition notebooks to use for their writing center. Having the composition notebooks allows for organization and the pages are great because they are specific for young writers. The lines are big enough to write on and there is space for a drawing as well.

Students need the opportunity to write everyday.

Students need the exposure and practice in writing different genres. The Ready to Write! Prompt Box has interesting prompts from Narrative to Informational to stimulate the young author. These prompts can also be used to develop their writing skills across the genres.

Mrs. Contreras Ricardo Lizarraga Elementary School Grades PreK-2

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.

More about Mrs. Contreras

Los Angeles, CA 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

25 students impacted 3donors

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Where Your Donation Goes

Materials Cost Quantity Total
FG465X - Classic Primary Composition Book - Set of 10 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $27.99 2 $55.98
PP568 - Ready to Write! Prompt Box - Gr. 2-3 • Lakeshore Learning Materials $49.99 1 $49.99
FG465 - Classic Primary Composition Book - Each • Lakeshore Learning Materials $2.99 5 $14.95

Materials cost

$120.92

Vendor shipping charges

FREE

Sales tax

$11.06

3rd party payment processing fee

$1.81

Fulfillment labor & materials

$30.00

Total project cost

$163.79

Suggested donation to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

$28.90

Total project goal

$192.69

How we calculate what's needed

Total project goal

$192.69

1 Donor

-$96.34

Donations toward project cost

-$81.89

Donations to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.45

match offer

-$96.35

Match offer toward project cost

-$81.90

Match offer to help DonorsChoose reach more classrooms

-$14.45

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$0.00

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