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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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I am so excited that all of the new books have arrived and they have already been added to our classroom library. The classics are sure to challenge my most advanced learners, and I can't wait to see them excel and surpass the greatness they already demonstrate! In addition, the batteries are sure to keep all of our gadgets, clocks and signs running through the rest of the school (and probably even beyond!) I've already gotten two gadgets fixed and I'm sure we'll continue to use these resources for good. \r\nThank you for everything you've done to make these new learning experiences possible for all of my students. I am so grateful for everything you've done, as are my students! You've helped so many children continue growing their love of reading, and for that I am so unbelievably grateful! 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One of the new books especially, allows my students to read a daily message of encouragement and positivity and I love seeing their eagerness to read the daily message. We started doing this yesterday, and today they couldn't wait to find the date in the book and read it! \r\nThank you so much for making all of this possible for my students! I am so grateful that you chose to support our classroom and help bring these new learning experiences to my everyone. I couldn't do what I do everyday in the classroom, if it wasn't for the incredible generosity and kindness extended to us by people who support us...YOU! 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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 1,834 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School Demographics
95%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch
Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
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
$656,499
raised using DonorsChoose
1,834
projects
funded
64
teachers
funded
3,767
donors
270
projects
for
basic supplies
325
projects for
technology
276
projects for
books
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projects
for
art supplies
Aloysius L Fitzpatrick Elementary School has received support from
1,139 individuals from Pennsylvania and
2,628 individuals out-of-state.