The BEF will match your contribution to this project
dollar-for-dollar up to $500.
This match is supported by the
Anne Kelly Ofstun Tubby Endowment Fund,
which provides funds to literacy-based projects in recognition
of the importance and need for academic excellence and opportunity
for all students.
The Anne Kelly Ofstun Tubby Endowment Fund has already provided $500 in matching contributions.
My Kindergartners are working to become avid readers! They have built a love for books and reading in our classroom. However, many students do not have access to books at home, let alone books that are at their reading level. To solve this problem, we want to set up a take-home library from which students can select books to read with their families.
Research has proven that reading at home improves literacy by building an interest in reading, developing phonemic awareness, expanding vocabulary, nurturing the bond between family and child, increasing imagination and creative thinking, strengthening cognitive skills, and supporting the habit of regular reading.
The money raised will be used to purchase inclusive decodable books that align with the work we are doing in our reading workshop each day in class.
My school's PTO has already provided $400 towards this goal.
Thank you for considering donating to this project. It will help to enrich my kindergartners' experiences with the printed word and become avid readers at home.
This project is supported by the Beaverton Education Foundation.
Founded in 1988, the Beaverton Education Foundation raises money to provide hands-on innovative academic enrichment and advancement programs & projects that go beyond normal school funding at all Beaverton public schools and is a 501(c)(3) community-based nonprofit organization. BEF mobilizes community resources to fund innovative classroom projects, summer and after-school programs.
In the event that this project does not reach its goal or exceeds its goal, BEF may apply the funds received to another similar project.
