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Ms. Cuffie's Classroom

  • PS 5 Dr Ronald E McNair
  • Brooklyn, NY
  • More than three‑quarters 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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  • Classroom Table Supplies

    Funded Mar 28, 2025

    Thank you so much for investing in my classroom. The color pencils will help my students in math. I use it to color code for my English language learners so they can keep up and feel apart of the classroom. The chair sacks help students keep their extra materials organized. Thank you for helping my room.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 2 other donors.
  • Classroom Learning Resources

    Funded Aug 14, 2024

    Thank you so much for your contribution to my project and my apologies for the late thank you package. My students love their book baggies. It keeps their chapter books in tack and it allows them to carry their library books wherever they go! By every student having their own baggy it allows for responsibility and accountability. One thing that I love, that I was able to purchase from my teachers pay teachers gift card is my desktop word walls. This has elevated my students spelling tremendously. I just want you to know that your donations have truly impacted my classroom in a positive way!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Gates Foundation and 2 other donors.
  • Stay Germ Free and Laminated!

    Funded Dec 3, 2024

    Thank you so much for funding my project. As we approach cold season my students are catching colds and have running noses. Thank you for giving us what we need to stay germ free and minimize the colds. Every donation is important big or small you made a huge difference. Thank you so much!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

    This classroom project was brought to life by The DonorsChoose Community and 7 other donors.
  • Classroom Supplies, Make me Great!

    Funded Aug 9, 2024

    I want to say thank so much again for your contribution to my classroom. Your contributions really helps my room function. My scholars look their book baggies. We keep all of their reading materials in it. We use the dry erase markers for math and literacy. With all the materials we use on a daily basis these things really help. Thank you so much for thinking about my students and their needs. The electric sharpener has helped foster independence in students needs. Students love these materials. Thank you!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

  • History Through the Lens of Children

    Funded Nov 7, 2024

    Omg I’m in shock! I want to say thank you so much for funding my project! This book will open the eyes of my littles and teach so many lessons. You are amazing for this and I can’t thank you enough! I can’t wait to share the news with my kiddos and share the pictures of their social justice project!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

  • Financial Experts Here We Come!

    Funded Aug 7, 2024

    Thank you so much for your donations. These materials have helped implement a system of responsibility as well as financial literacy in my classroom. My students are thinking twice about how they spend their money, they are making plans on how they want to save and what they are saving towards. My students now have classroom jobs that they get paid for and a wallet to hold their earnings. Every time they see the lock box they get super excited. They even remind me it's pay day if they think I've forgotten. Having these materials is a game teacher for my teaching career. Thank you so much for this!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

  • Mentor Text for Exceptional Writing.

    Funded Nov 30, 2022

    First I'd like to say sorry for the delay, my scholars and I have worked hard on our opinion writing unit. We wanted to make sure the work was displayed beautifully. Thank you so much for your contribution to our writing unit. Mentor text has changed the scholars writing tremendously. Scholars were able to relate to the stories and it made them excited to become authors. They did amazing and learned so much from using the mentor text you all helped me get. These mentor text changed the way I teach writing. Thank you so much!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

  • Basic School Needs for a Wonderful Year!

    Funded Nov 16, 2022

    Thank you for your contribution to my basic classroom supplies, the folders have allowed me to become more organized for my students. We use the dry erase markers and erasers in small group and large group instructions. This has also allowed to reuse center games with less prep, leaving me more time to do other things for my students. The kids love to use the cat sharpener. They get up at least 5 times a day to sharpen their pencil. I also shared a picture of the headphones. We use more educational online games this year and the headphones are essential in allowing us to use technology as a center. Thank you so much for everything!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Walt Disney Company and 3 other donors.
  • Let's Bring STEM and Literacy Together!

    Funded Nov 17, 2022

    You are amazing. What you have done for my kindergartners is amazing. As they enter this new journey you have provided them with the materials they need to be great! I can’t wait to share the photos with you. They are going to be so excited to receive these boxes!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

    This classroom project was brought to life by The Walt Disney Company and 4 other donors.
  • Blooming Into Spring!

    Funded May 3, 2022

    I want to start by saying thank you for your donations. When the boxes first came, they were so amazed. we opened the boxes together and they had so many questions. My little ones enjoyed using the items we received. We were able to use the materials for the last two weeks of school and the students really enjoyed being in the garden every day. We used the planting tools to plant different flowers. Although the students weren't able to keep up with their plants through the summer the excitement, they brought to the garden everyday was amazing. This year we plan to use our community garden across the street from our school to continue our gardening journey. Your donations made this happen and gave my students exposure to a new interest they may not have been able to experience if it wasn't for you.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Cuffie

    This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 9 other donors.
This year I began experimenting with fictional story writing through lego building. This activity helped my students enhance their writing through creativity, details and writing concepts such as dialogue, settings to stories and character traits. I would love to see my students enhance their lego creativity through writing and coding with more extensive lego supplies. I have seen such a difference in my students excitement for writing. They are so motivated to acquire every detail in their writing to make their writing magical. I researched lego coding and I think it would be a great introduction to coding. Computer science is on the rise and I think lego coding will get my young scholars fascinated and engrossed in it.My goal is to link something they love with something they need to learn and master.

About my class

This year I began experimenting with fictional story writing through lego building. This activity helped my students enhance their writing through creativity, details and writing concepts such as dialogue, settings to stories and character traits. I would love to see my students enhance their lego creativity through writing and coding with more extensive lego supplies. I have seen such a difference in my students excitement for writing. They are so motivated to acquire every detail in their writing to make their writing magical. I researched lego coding and I think it would be a great introduction to coding. Computer science is on the rise and I think lego coding will get my young scholars fascinated and engrossed in it.My goal is to link something they love with something they need to learn and master.

About my class

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