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Ms. Melissa's Classroom

  • PS 261 Zipporiah Mills
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • More than a third of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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First Graders Need Scholastic News Magazines!

Help me give my students Scholastic News and Science Spin magazines for the 2025-2026 school year.
Ms. Melissa
PS 261 Zipporiah Mills•
Brooklyn, NY
  • 3 donors so far
  • $197 still needed

First Graders Love Learning About Animals!

Help me give my students a variety of non-fiction books about animals and a box of flair pens.
Ms. Melissa
PS 261 Zipporiah Mills•
Brooklyn, NY
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $171 still needed

First Graders Need End of the Year Goodies!

Help me give my students picture frames for an end of the year gift, first grade diplomas, certificate holders, and birthday stickers.
Ms. Melissa
PS 261 Zipporiah Mills•
Brooklyn, NY
  • Be the first to support this project
  • $177 still needed

First Graders Need Bird Books!

Help me give my students books about birds for an end of the year gift!
Ms. Melissa
PS 261 Zipporiah Mills•
Brooklyn, NY
  • 1 donor so far
  • $694 still needed
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Past projects 745

  • First Graders Love Puppets and Birds!

    Funded Mar 25, 2025

    Thank you for your generous donation! My students absolutely adore getting a pigeon finger puppet as a special way of celebrating their birthdays. I am so happy that I have enough to last me for the next school year. My students are going to have a special bird day celebration later in the year. As a party favor, students are going to get their own backyard bird finger puppet. They will be able to choose between male cardinals, blue jays, goldfinches, and robins. I know that my students are going to absolutely adore these puppets! Thank you for helping my class! We appreciate your kindness!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Melissa

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and one other donor.

  • First Graders Need More Play Centers!

    Funded Mar 25, 2025

    Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation! My students adore the create your own made up animal center! They were thrilled to have another set to add to the center! The cookie tins helped us be able to add more students to the center as well! The build your own dinosaur skeleton center is an absolute blast! There are no instructions or photos, so it's extremely open ended! I know that these centers will be a hit with the majority of the students! One student exclaimed, "these are the best centers!". Thanks for bringing joy to my students!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Melissa

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and one other donor.

  • First Graders Need Supplies!

    Funded Mar 25, 2025

    Thank you for your extremely generous donation. My students love being able to have more paint sticks for our painting center. They especially adore the shiny metallic paint sticks. I am thrilled to be able to have more Fundations sound cards, so I can hang a set of glued sounds up on our wall. I know that my students are also going to be excited to have some more puppet making materials. Thank you for supporting my classroom. Thanks to you, they will strengthen their reading skills and they will get a chance to express themselves creatively. We appreciate all your help!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Melissa

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 3 other donors.

  • First Graders Need a Sturdy Laminator!

    Funded Mar 19, 2025

    Thank you so much for your generous donation! This laminator is so much sturdier than the one that I had to return! I used it today to laminate pictures of cryptid animals that we are going to use for our daily vote tomorrow! I am also going to laminate game boards for my students, so they can have a variety of take home math games. Elementary school teachers are pretty obsessed with laminating items so they last longer! I know that I am going to be using this laminator a lot! We appreciate your generosity!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Melissa

  • First Graders Love Mail!

    Funded Mar 26, 2025

    Thank you for your generous donation! Thanks to you, I will be able to send my students a beginning of the year letter and a New Year’s card. Thank you for helping me communicate with students before school starts! I appreciate your generosity! Donors like you are our heroes!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Melissa

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 6 other donors.

  • First Graders Need Supplies!

    Funded Mar 25, 2025

    Thank you for your generous donation! Thanks to you, my students will be able to watch a bird movie while munching on popcorn! We will also have more much needed hand sanitizer. Thank you for supporting my students! We appreciate your kindness! Donors like you are our heroes! Thanks again!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Melissa

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 2 other donors.
My first grade students are students are funny and inquisitive. They adore our classroom puppets!

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My first grade students are students are funny and inquisitive. They adore our classroom puppets!

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