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  • Brennemann Elementary School
  • Chicago, IL
  • 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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I am so excited to start my career as a new teacher! I cannot wait to get my classroom together for my students this fall. The materials that I picked for my classroom will greatly benefit my third graders and the school. I am coming into the school as a new teacher, straight out of college. Thus, I am in need of many basic supplies. These supplies will help the students, as well as myself, make this new and exciting process as smooth as possible. It obviously is very costly to become a new teacher and anything will be greatly appreciated. The students need simple supplies like a storage cart, electric sharpener, and basic ten blocks, for example, to help the class run as efficiently as possible. I really want to be an advocate for my students and help them achieve as much as absolutely possible.

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I am so excited to start my career as a new teacher! I cannot wait to get my classroom together for my students this fall. The materials that I picked for my classroom will greatly benefit my third graders and the school. I am coming into the school as a new teacher, straight out of college. Thus, I am in need of many basic supplies. These supplies will help the students, as well as myself, make this new and exciting process as smooth as possible. It obviously is very costly to become a new teacher and anything will be greatly appreciated. The students need simple supplies like a storage cart, electric sharpener, and basic ten blocks, for example, to help the class run as efficiently as possible. I really want to be an advocate for my students and help them achieve as much as absolutely possible.

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