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These materials will be used across many lessons and reach students of varying needs. \r\n\r\nYour gift has created opportunities that will continue to support learning throughout the year.","fullyFundedDate":1762571409797,"projectUrl":"project/mapping-out-our-futures-as-readers/9781558/","projectTitle":"Mapping Out Our Futures as Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Doria","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp23412_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1520215161177","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-doria"},{"teacherId":23412,"projectId":9472601,"letterContent":"We cannot thank you enough the for fulfilling our proposal! We are so very excited to dive into our new decodable books and practice the skills we have learned. \r\n\r\nThese amazing books will be used in many ways in our classroom: for independent reading, for small group reading, for partner reading, and just for pure enjoyment! \r\n\r\nNew readers will love the feeling of success they will experience as they solve new words using word study skills. 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The kids especially enjoy showing their thinking on the circle boards and sharing ideas with their classmates.\r\n\r\nYour kindness has truly brightened our classroom and helped our students feel excited about learning. We are so grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1758898710877,"projectUrl":"project/3rd-grade-success/9579490/","projectTitle":"3rd Grade Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Zuppardi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2490270"},{"teacherId":226178,"projectId":9627073,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of ink cartridges for our classroom printer. We are truly grateful for your support and for helping us keep our classroom running smoothly. 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A lot of our donations last year after year and it's so important to make sure the children come to school\r\nAnd feel safe and secure with what they need. \r\nHappy summer.","fullyFundedDate":1746786922500,"projectUrl":"project/we-need-tissues/9221184/","projectTitle":"We Need Tissues!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Gold","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsgoldlovespenguins"},{"teacherId":226178,"projectId":9028029,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for funding this project for pencils and a new sharpener. It has been an exciting year full of learning and wonderful experiences thanks to the support of Donors Choose . We desperately needed pencils to help us get to the end of the year. 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PS 45 John Tyler is
an urban public school
in Staten Island, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 749 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
Its teachers have had 153 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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71%
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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PS 45 John Tyler
$70,188
raised using DonorsChoose
153
projects
funded
35
teachers
funded
325
donors
10
projects
for
basic supplies
24
projects for
technology
16
projects for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
PS 45 John Tyler has received support from
196 individuals from New York and
129 individuals out-of-state.