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It feels great to remind them to stay hydrated throughout the day and offer them the solution right then and there. Thank you for taking care of our basic needs We appreciate your generosity to our classroom and school community.","fullyFundedDate":1772550277888,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-hydrated/10077295/","projectTitle":"Healthy & Hydrated","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Campos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3911012_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1474128113883","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-vcampos"},{"teacherId":3911012,"projectId":10102139,"letterContent":"In these uncertain times, it is great to find occasions to celebrate. It is important to find time to come together and bask in all our triumphs. We have to create our own joy and happiness. 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Every morning we write diagrams & suffixes after our morning reading of alphabets, vowels and consonants. The children that learn slower or require extra help utilizes the alphabet board and Leap Frog learning tools and sometimes all the students if I see a weakness that I overlooked or begin to see. When the children began the process they could not spell. I gave some of them picture cards and ask them to spell words. I allow the children to write on the board and everyone has their dry erase markers too! They were excited to get to keep them in their desk. 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About this school
Elementary School 26 is
a suburban public school
in Paterson, New Jersey that is part of Paterson Public Schools.
It serves 479 students
in grades Pre-K - 8 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.3:1.
Its teachers have had 201 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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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
97%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.
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Last updated Mar 18, 2026
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Elementary School 26
$115,486
raised using DonorsChoose
201
projects
funded
39
teachers
funded
420
donors
16
projects
for
basic supplies
45
projects for
technology
17
projects for
books
9
projects
for
art supplies
Elementary School 26 has received support from
286 individuals from New Jersey and
134 individuals out-of-state.