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It makes me so happy to know that my students will have exactly what they need to have a successful school year.\r\n\r\nI would never have been able to purchase all of these things on my own, and I am so grateful for all of your generosity. Thank you for making my students a priority and making it possible for them to have a wonderful 6th-grade year.\"","fullyFundedDate":1766158216300,"projectUrl":"project/lets-be-creative/9931661/","projectTitle":"Let's Be Creative","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rebecca Aguilera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3025188_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449874575047","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rebecca-aguilera"},{"teacherId":3025188,"projectId":10097423,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the ink cartridges for our classroom color printer. It has been a struggle this year due to the inability to print the necessary resources to enhance their learning. Students are able to print in my classroom instead of going to the computer lab. My students are enjoying the different colors and being able to print out their work. When the printer cartridges arrived, the kids were ecstatic. I have to admit I was, too!!! Your generous donation allows us to make and print new resources to be used daily. Not only do we have the ability to print as needed, but we can bring our personal work and creations to life.\"","fullyFundedDate":1772476358919,"projectUrl":"project/our-future-in-ink/10097423/","projectTitle":"Our Future In Ink","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rebecca Aguilera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3025188_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449874575047","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rebecca-aguilera"},{"teacherId":3025188,"projectId":9929712,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. This easel dry-erase board has provided students with the ability to collaborate. Students are actively participating in group activities and contributing their ideas with others. My students are enjoying brainstorming ideas, solving problems, and presenting their findings to the class. The mobility of the whiteboard allows for easy group reconfiguration, making it an ideal tool for fostering teamwork, communication, and interpersonal skills among students when being used.\"","fullyFundedDate":1764707988861,"projectUrl":"project/collaboration-boards/9929712/","projectTitle":"Collaboration Boards","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rebecca Aguilera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3025188_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1449874575047","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rebecca-aguilera"},{"teacherId":621554,"projectId":10019048,"letterContent":"Thank you very much for the generous donations to help our students get the materials they need. We are very excited to have packing tape to help with our name tags and hanging materials around the room. The mini charts and the full size charts are used all the time to make anchor charts for all different topics. The markers help to keep the room bright and engaging for the students. \r\n\r\nAs we start getting ready for the year that will start before we know it, the pencils and other materials will help the beginning of school go smoothly.","fullyFundedDate":1771005020464,"projectUrl":"project/new-year-new-room/10019048/","projectTitle":"New Year, New Room","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Roby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp621554_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1522619159644","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-roby"},{"teacherId":3380078,"projectId":10156445,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the incredible kindness and generosity you have shown to my students with the funding of this project! I am so excited that we have stocked our Classroom Care Closet with all of the essentials we need for well-being. Each item will benefit my students, and for that I am so grateful. 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Any time I can find something that my students enjoy, I am so excited to bring even more of those things to them on a daily basis. I know that reading can open so many doors for all, and whatever my groups of students enjoy, I am so willing to encourage that love of reading and helping to nurture it! \r\nThank you so much for your generosity. You have helped to make so many learning experiences come through for all of my students, and we are so grateful for your support. Your kindness and support means so much to all of us. 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When a child opens a book, it can take them on such a deep and meaningful journey. It can make them laugh, it can make them cry. Most importantly, it will allow them to to use their imaginations. Thank you for making all of these new learning experiences, possible for all of my students! I am so grateful for your support. Always remember the difference you have made for each of my students! Thank you so very much!","fullyFundedDate":1773747729770,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-books/10155459/","projectTitle":"Books, Books, Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Sardarian","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3380078_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450659597915","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/sardarian"},{"teacherId":3380078,"projectId":10140939,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the incredible support you've given to my students with the funding of this project! 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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania that is part of Philadelphia City School District.
It serves 906 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
Its teachers have had 1,835 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
54%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School
$656,651
raised using DonorsChoose
1,835
projects
funded
64
teachers
funded
3,768
donors
270
projects
for
basic supplies
325
projects for
technology
277
projects for
books
87
projects
for
art supplies
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School has received support from
1,140 individuals from Pennsylvania and
2,628 individuals out-of-state.