{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"PS 62 Chester Park","outOfStateSupporters":29.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":129713,"projectId":9576248,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to this project. The carpet we received was damaged. It took a bit to get it sent back. In the meantime my school ordered a rug for me. DonorsChoose advised me to choose replacement items that my class could use. I was able to get magnetic writing tablets so I can model writing for my students and they can share in writing with the class. This is working out great. I also received color ink for our classroom printer. This helps me print color materials for our centers in both reading and math. Another item we got was laminating sheets. We can never have enough laminating paper. I laminate all our center materials so they can be used over and over.\r\nA BIG thank you for supporting my class and DonorsChoose. My students and I appreciate all the materials to help our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1755740263727,"projectUrl":"project/a-carpet-to-gather-round-for-great-learn/9576248/","projectTitle":"A Carpet to Gather Round for Great Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wagner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp129713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1520785936280","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswagner62"},{"teacherId":9176428,"projectId":9406682,"letterContent":"The new color printer has made a surprisingly big impact on student learning. We're able to print vibrant visuals, graphic organizers, student-created work, and learning materials that are much more engaging than black-and-white versions. It's especially helpful for visual learners and younger students, who connect more easily with colorful images and charts.\r\nThe new carpet may not seem like technology, but it's had a huge effect on the classroom environment. It creates a warm, inviting space where students feel comfortable gathering for group lessons, reading, or quiet work. It's helped foster a stronger sense of community and focus during instruction.\r\n\r\nYes! One student who typically struggles to stay engaged during writing has become much more enthusiastic because they know their finished stories will be printed in color and shared on the classroom wall. That visual payoff has become a big motivator.\r\nWe also have a few students who feel overwhelmed by traditional desks and chairs—having the option to work on the carpet has helped them stay calm and focused. It's given them a sense of ownership over how and where they learn best.","fullyFundedDate":1750165908644,"projectUrl":"project/print-play-and-learn-in-our-classroom/9406682/","projectTitle":"Print, Play, and Learn in Our Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Pascarella","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9176428_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1752077785159","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mspascarells62"},{"teacherId":129713,"projectId":9165143,"letterContent":"A BIG \"THANK YOU\" for donating to our project and making it become a reality. Having this project funded before the end of the school year helped me a great deal. I was able to use these materials to prepare for my students who just entered my class this month. I was able to ensure all students started with a homework folder that was labeled. I also inserted a sleeve protector inside each folder and provided them scaffolds and math tools so when they complete homework at home they would have what they need to be successful. \r\nThe second folder was used to create a writing folder for each of my students to help keep them organized each day during our writing block. \r\n\r\nOnce again- THANK YOU for supporting our class and DonorsChoose. Your generousity doe not go un-noticed. Our school year is off to a great start!!","fullyFundedDate":1746786999499,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-keep-organized-with-folders/9165143/","projectTitle":"Help Us Keep Organized With Folders","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wagner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp129713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1520785936280","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswagner62"},{"teacherId":7612299,"projectId":9146010,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support! This project has truly made a remarkable difference in our classroom and in the lives of our students. Thanks to your kindness, literacy instruction has taken a whole new turn—and the results have been truly inspiring.\r\n\r\nSince implementing the resources and tools provided by this project, we've seen tremendous growth in our students' ability to recognize letters, understand their corresponding sounds, and begin to segment and blend words. These foundational skills are critical for early readers, and your support has allowed us to give our students the strong start they need.\r\n\r\nWhat's been most exciting to witness is the confidence that's blooming in each child. Many of our students started the year struggling to identify letters or feeling unsure when trying to sound out words. Now, they're raising their hands with excitement during phonics lessons, participating eagerly in small reading groups, and applying what they've learned to their writing with pride.\r\n\r\nSegmenting words—a skill that can be especially tricky for young learners—has become something they look forward to. With engaging materials, hands-on activities, and consistent practice, they've learned to break words into individual sounds, and then blend them together to read or spell. This progress didn't happen overnight, but with persistence and the right resources, they've made amazing strides.\r\n\r\nWe're seeing the results across all areas of literacy. Students are reading more fluently, writing with greater independence, and showing a deeper understanding of how language works. They're also enjoying books more and making meaningful connections between reading and the world around them. It's not just about learning to read anymore—it's about becoming confident, joyful, and capable readers and writers.\r\n\r\nYour donation didn't just fund materials—it sparked curiosity, joy, and a love for learning. You've helped create a classroom environment where students feel supported, empowered, and excited to learn each day. The ripple effect of that will continue far beyond this school year.\r\n\r\nOn behalf of all of us—especially the children whose lives you've touched—thank you. Your generosity has made a lasting impact, and we couldn't be more grateful. The transformation we've seen wouldn't have been possible without you. Because of your support, our students are better equipped for success, and they're developing skills that will serve them for a lifetime.","fullyFundedDate":1741569397816,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-engaging-learning-literacy/9146010/","projectTitle":"Tools for Engaging Learning & Literacy!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brancato","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7612299"},{"teacherId":2665300,"projectId":8972729,"letterContent":"Your generous donation has made a real impact in our classroom! The headphones have supported students in being able to listen to texts as they read along. My students have also been able to use the headphones to get individualized support from programs that utilize adaptive learning paths. There would be no way to have all students actively engaged without the use of headphones. \r\nMy students are also making progress in their phonics and language acquisition skills with the support materials that we received. \r\n\r\nWe cannot thank you enough for the contributions that you have made to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1734099441461,"projectUrl":"project/phonics-is-fun/8972729/","projectTitle":"Phonics is Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Olino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2665300_orig.png?crop=340,340,x0,y26&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1670683247771","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/2665300"},{"teacherId":2641700,"projectId":8148154,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. We received foam letter boards and letters to use during small group instruction. This has given students a hands on approach to reading. Students are able to use the letter boards to build words to help them with reading and writing. They absolutely love them. Whenever I take them out, students cheer and are so excited to use them. Thank you so much for making this possible. You have made my students excited for reading. Thank you for thinking of the children and making a difference in their lives!","fullyFundedDate":1713274075207,"projectUrl":"project/making-words/8148154/","projectTitle":"Making Words!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Iadanza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2641700_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450317129677","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-iadanza"},{"teacherId":2641700,"projectId":8163642,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations. With your donations, we were able to receive a gift card to teachers pay teachers. This has helped our classroom tremendously. It has helped me buy materials to use in our classroom to make learning fun for students. I was able to buy hands on centers to print and use during center time. In addition, I was able to buy reading and math games to help engage my students. Lastly, I was able to buy printable reading material to send home to help support my students at home!","fullyFundedDate":1713274031441,"projectUrl":"project/teachers-helping-teachers/8163642/","projectTitle":"Teachers Helping Teachers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Iadanza","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2641700_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1450317129677","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-iadanza"},{"teacherId":129713,"projectId":9163880,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting this project. These books have been added to our classroom library. My students have become stronger readers as the year has gone on. These decodable books each concentrate on a specific sound and spelling for that sound so my kiddos can practice reading words with that sound and spelling. \r\nMy kiddos each have a book tote. Each week my kiddos go to our class library and take 2-3 decodable books and 2-3 picture books of their choice. They read these books during the week to work on strengthening their reading skills. \r\nThank you once again for supporting this project that has helped add more decodable books with new sounds/spellings to our class library.","fullyFundedDate":1743002369829,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-fill-our-library-with-decodable/9163880/","projectTitle":"Help Us Fill Our Library With Decodable Readers!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wagner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp129713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1520785936280","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswagner62"},{"teacherId":1961973,"projectId":8980131,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations towards our classroom project. When we received our boxes of new resources our students were so excited to see what we got. When we opened the boxes, the smiles on their faces were amazing.\r\n\r\nThe Large Zipper Bags were put to use right away. We used them to help organize our small group instruction centers. They are nice and big for us to be able to put a whole group in each bag. Next, the hand2mind Elkonin Box Dry-Erase Board, were put to use in our small group instruction. They were great because our students can easily place letters in each box to build cvc words. We loved them too because if we do not want to use magnetic letters we can use a dry erase marker on them too. Our Dry-Erase Whiteboard was something we really needed in our classroom. We tend to break up into small groups when learning and this was a great addition to our second group.\r\n\r\nOnce again we want to thank you for all your support! We cannot have these amazing resources without the help from people like you. Shout out to you and thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1742953680775,"projectUrl":"project/with-elkonin-boxes-we-canread-write/8980131/","projectTitle":"With Elkonin Boxes We Can...Read, Write and Share Together!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fera","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp1961973_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704760648413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/veronica-fera"},{"teacherId":309524,"projectId":8784366,"letterContent":"We are extremely grateful for your generous support for our students. The Apple iPad and Pencil have been very helpful. Our students are able to use the iPad for everything from coding, working with math manipulatives, to learning a new language. \r\n\r\nThe Apple iPad and Pencil have the power to capture our students' attention and keep them engaged during their learning. When they manipulate math models they strengthen their understanding of the concepts. We are deeply grateful for your support of our students. Your donations will make a difference in our students' future.","fullyFundedDate":1731523318106,"projectUrl":"project/an-apple-for-stem/8784366/","projectTitle":"An Apple For STEM","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. N.","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/n214"},{"teacherId":129713,"projectId":8965284,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the support with our project. The supplies and games have been a big help. This school year when we work in literacy, my kiddos find evidence to prove their answer. The highlighters have come in handy with this. They use the highlighters to highlight their evidence. We also use these highlighters in our centers during small group when working on high frequency words. \r\nThe Chutes and Ladders games are a great addition to our games to use during Fun Fridays. Little by little we are adding games so eventually each table will have a game to play in small group. \r\nThank you for all the support for this project and for all support to DonorsChoose.","fullyFundedDate":1734099392999,"projectUrl":"project/help-us-with-basic-supplies/8965284/","projectTitle":"Help Us With Basic Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wagner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp129713_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1520785936280","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrswagner62"},{"teacherId":480530,"projectId":8867534,"letterContent":"First, I want to thank you for your generosity and support to myself and my students. The materials from \"Let's Make Learning Fun\" has made an important and rewarding impact on my students daily learning. My students come in every morning and excitedly ask \"what are we learning and doing today.\" The materials you have kindly helped us get has allowed me to provide with my students with a hands on, interactive learning experience.\r\n\r\nMost of my students are ELL learners and building foundational skills for my kindergarten students are a key component of our day. Literacy and math centers are in our daily schedule. I am able to make centers and worksheets in color my students. This is so exciting for them and allows them to visually build their skills.\r\n\r\nWe appreciate all you have done to help us have access to materials to support our daily love of learning and my love of teaching.","fullyFundedDate":1734099442618,"projectUrl":"project/lets-make-learning-fun/8867534/","projectTitle":"Let's Make Learning Fun!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ramesar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/480530"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_973","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":827,"numTeachers":60,"percentFrplEligible":84,"percentAsian":44,"percentBlack":3,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":16,"percentLatinx":29,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":70.5,"schoolId":973,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about PS 62 Chester Park on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"PS 62 Chester Park","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/new-york/new-york-city-dept-of-ed/ps-62-chester-park/973"}