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You are so special!","fullyFundedDate":1758898918036,"projectUrl":"project/september-to-remember/9612480/","projectTitle":"September to Remember","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Frem","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6042566_orig.png?crop=750,750,x0,y65&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1614267325916","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6042566"},{"teacherId":6042566,"projectId":9612542,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your continued support of our amazing students and staff at PS 114- Ryder Elementary in Canarsie, NY. We are so grateful for your kindness and generosity. We are so excited to use all of our new supplies. We opened all the boxes together and the \"oohs\" and \"ahhs\" could be heard all the way down the hallway. We are so lucky that people and businesses in our area care so much about our comfort, creativity and success. You are so special! We promise we will do our best to pay it forward and make you proud. 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My students and I greatly appreciated your support. \r\n\r\nWe have used the noise cancelling headphones almost every day since receiving them. Many of my students are sensitive to loud noises. These headphones have allowed them to focus in the classroom, participate in school assemblies and attend field trips to performance without them being uncomfortable with the volume around them.\r\n\r\nThe timers have been very beneficial in our classroom. We use the individual timers with specific students. 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Your thoughtful contribution has brought a wave of creativity, excitement, and color into our learning space.\r\n\r\nThanks to your support, our students now have access to materials that allow them to explore their imagination and express themselves in new and meaningful ways. 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About this school
PS 114 Ryder Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Brooklyn, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed.
It serves 399 students
in grades K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 11.1:1.
Its teachers have had 240 projects funded on DonorsChoose.
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of students receive free or reduced price lunch
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Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
95%
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.
PS 114 Ryder Elementary School Support on DonorsChoose
Last updated Dec 4, 2025
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PS 114 Ryder Elementary School
$80,984
raised using DonorsChoose
240
projects
funded
31
teachers
funded
360
donors
48
projects
for
basic supplies
23
projects for
technology
78
projects for
books
11
projects
for
art supplies
PS 114 Ryder Elementary School has received support from
245 individuals from New York and
115 individuals out-of-state.