{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Ka'ala Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":50.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8975785,"projectId":9776250,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my classroom project! Your donation helped provide essential tools for learning that have made a real difference in my students' daily classroom experience.\r\n\r\nWith these new materials, my students are more engaged and excited to learn. They are able to explore, create, and work in ways that weren't possible before. It's amazing to see how something as simple as having the right tools can motivate students to take pride in their learning. Your kindness and generosity have created a more hands-on, interactive, and joyful learning environment for all of us.\r\n\r\nThank you for believing in my students and for helping them succeed!","fullyFundedDate":1759446679878,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-learning/9776250/","projectTitle":"Tools for Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kadooka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8975785"},{"teacherId":8822404,"projectId":9776246,"letterContent":"On behalf of my classroom, we would like to extend our heartfelt thanks for your generous donations to our classroom. Your contributions have made a meaningful difference in the learning experiences of our young students.\r\n\r\nThe pencil cases you provided help our children stay organized and take responsibility for their materials, fostering independence each day. The cardstock paper has been a wonderful addition to our art projects, giving our students the chance to express their creativity in colorful and imaginative ways. The sheet protectors are helping us preserve our work, keeping important projects safe and secure throughout the year.\r\n\r\nThe drawing journals have become a favorite among our students, inspiring self-expression and creativity. In addition, the hula hoops and walking cups you donated have brought joy and energy to our physical activities, encouraging teamwork, coordination, and plenty of laughter during playtime.\r\n\r\nYour generosity supports not just academics, but the whole child — helping our students grow intellectually, creatively, and socially. We are deeply grateful for your kindness and commitment to our school community.","fullyFundedDate":1759448613100,"projectUrl":"project/ready-to-learn/9776246/","projectTitle":"Ready to Learn","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alfaro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8822404"},{"teacherId":8823541,"projectId":9154284,"letterContent":"My students are so engaged with all the materials that were provided because of your generous donation. The organization that I am allowed to have with the materials feels amazing. They are used for math centers and for reading centers as well. I love the quality of the materials that have arrived. \r\n\r\nI will continue to use all of the materials that I ordered to help in my math lab time. This helps me work on foundational skills and just include hands-on activities for math aside from just doing plain worksheets. \r\n\r\nYou are all amazing for your donations!","fullyFundedDate":1741713292788,"projectUrl":"project/organized-and-hands-on-activities/9154284/","projectTitle":"Organized and Hands-On Activities","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Siavii","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8823541"},{"teacherId":9471113,"projectId":9492537,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui to all who helped to bring Hawaiian Music and culture into our school!\r\nWith your generous donations, we were able to get wooden dowels to use as Kālaʻai, the hula sticks. With the pebbles (which are used for painting) you folks helped us to get have been used as ʻiliʻili, the stone castanets to do a hula with our students. Our fifth graders are learning about Hawaiian history and having these implements add music into our lessons.\r\n\r\nYour generous donations also helped to get crafting supplies so that our lower grade students can create Hawaiian crafts like the kāhuli snail, Hawaiiʻs endangered tree snail. These supplies include, glue, paper, and other materials to create beautiful art. \r\n\r\nLastly, you folks were able to help us get a grade level amount of plastic sewing needles, these will be used for sewing flower leis. I am excited to see all our students immersed in Hawaiian Studies. \r\n\r\nMahalo Nui Loa","fullyFundedDate":1753976431110,"projectUrl":"project/traditional-hawaiian-music-and-music-aro/9492537/","projectTitle":"Traditional Hawaiian Music and Music Around the World","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Pangelinan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9471113_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721152168279","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9471113"},{"teacherId":9654545,"projectId":9160871,"letterContent":"Thank you. In a climate where educating our youth is becoming more of a challenge, it is motivating when we are provided a hand of support. The items ordered were beneficial for our students last year, and will do the same with the new upcoming school year.\r\nStarting with the Avery stickers. As a new teacher last year, I have truly underestimated the amount of materials that needed to be labeled. Without having to borrow from other teachers, the new pack was used to label their composition books, folders, and textbooks.\r\nWithout having to write the schedule on the board. The Daily Schedule Chart saved me some time, and allowed me to have a routine with the students, where they would announced the schedule in the mornings. \r\nThe magnetic marker holder and magnetic clips are important to keep my board organized.\r\nOur students often do not come to the new school year with headphones. Having extras are so important when they are doing computer work. The earphones I had last year often broke, so it was necessary to buy more from a different brand.\r\nThe folders are being used for the new school year for each subject.\r\nWhen the students come in the morning, they turn in their work in the colorful tray based on their table colors. The two other file organizers are great for storing all of their supplemental work.\r\nThe mesh pouches were used last year to store their science materials.","fullyFundedDate":1742001979116,"projectUrl":"project/our-organizational-materials/9160871/","projectTitle":"Our Organizational Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Han","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9654545"},{"teacherId":9596231,"projectId":9157644,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donations. My students were able to explore a lot more with a variety of different art materials and crafts. The art center is one of their favorite centers because they can freely explore with no limitations. Everything in this center is completely open ended! A lot of the students don't get to use these types of materials at home so it's nice to be able to provide it when they are in my classroom. The students were so excited and couldn't wait to get started on their personalized creations! \r\nThank you again!!","fullyFundedDate":1741915425164,"projectUrl":"project/extra-art-supplies/9157644/","projectTitle":"Extra Art Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Mia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9596231"},{"teacherId":8978615,"projectId":9173595,"letterContent":"I would like to express my sincere gratitude for funding our project. Art gives our students a chance to express themselves. It also provides an opportunity for some of our academically struggling students to excel. For many, school can be challenging and discouraging. Art allows them to have opportunities to receive recognition and acclaim. \r\n\r\nMany of students come from households that struggle financially. They may not have money for children to buy presents for holidays, such as Mother's Day. One of the projects we used the materials for was a Mother's Day present. We used the canvasses, paints and other materials in creating a cherry blossom painting, connecting the art to the history of Wahiawa, and the cherry blossoms which we are known for.\r\n\r\nMuch mahalo.","fullyFundedDate":1742158225529,"projectUrl":"project/creative-expression/9173595/","projectTitle":"Creative Expression","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Reed","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8978615_orig.png?crop=1431,1431,x19,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1678397701298","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8978615"},{"teacherId":8974407,"projectId":9154307,"letterContent":"The students of D14 was really excited to use their flexible seating arrangement cushion and chairs in class! Some students excitedly jumped, got in line and couldn't wait to choose a colored chair or cushion. Most students who sat on the carpet for the first time ran their fingers on it and said \"wow Mrs.Santiago this is softer than my bed I could fall asleep here!\" The carpet, cushion and chairs allowed most of the students to sit comfortably and remain on task and engaged during a read aloud and small group during their reading block!\r\n\r\nD14 students are very grateful for the awesome donation and support they have received from their DONORS!The choice of flexible seating can help students feel more comfortable, which in turn can improve their focus and participation. Comfort is linked to better engagement, which can lead to improved academic performance.","fullyFundedDate":1741704545698,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-all-learners/9154307/","projectTitle":"Supporting All Learners!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Santiago","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8974407_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y504&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1677711255620","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8974407"},{"teacherId":3097498,"projectId":9153677,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, I was able to purchase high-interest books for my class. They were so excited to see the titles that they had requested arrive. My students are not avid readers, but these books have now turned them into eager readers.\r\n\r\nReading time was not a happy time for my students. Only a handful enjoyed reading. But now, more of them, namely the boys, are excited to go to the classroom library and peruse all the new books, especially the I Survived graphic novels. The girls love the Warrior Cats and Babysitters Club series. \r\n\r\nThank you very much for helping build up our classroom library and turn reluctant readers into eagr ones!","fullyFundedDate":1741713385954,"projectUrl":"project/snack-attack-paperbacks/9153677/","projectTitle":"Snack Attack & Paperbacks!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nakama","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3097498_orig.png?crop=592,592,x12,y17&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1690704706723","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3097498"},{"teacherId":7939416,"projectId":9152938,"letterContent":"Thank you for helping my students by providing them with a shelf and containers to store and access all of their writing materials independently. During our writing block each day, we have a whole group discussion followed by individual writing time. The students are so excited to have their special writing pencils, journals, bookmarks, simple cheat sheets to help them with letter formation and sight word spelling, and so much more all organized on one shelf. Students can easily access them and it is ideal in encouraging their blossoming independence.\r\n\r\nThese materials have increased student engagement and academic achievement as they can access all of their materials in an organized fashion, use the materials then return them to the shelf for another student to use. This has also increased their social skills as they are getting better at sharing and taking turns with the materials.\r\n\r\nI cannot thank you enough for your donation!","fullyFundedDate":1741650941432,"projectUrl":"project/we-can-be-independent-writers/9152938/","projectTitle":"We Can Be Independent Writers!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Patel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7939416_orig.jpg?crop=808,808,x0,y37&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627961856282","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7939416"},{"teacherId":8822404,"projectId":9154245,"letterContent":"The shelf that you have kindly donated to us is being used as a writing center. So far, we have collected all their writing supplies and resources into the shelf for students to access whenever they need to. Some things are their journals, writing papers, writing utensils, and sound spelling cards. \r\n\r\nThe students were so surprised when they saw the shelf. They said it looks really nice and were excited to use it. They love how they can have easy access to their materials and that all of it is in one space.","fullyFundedDate":1741700941233,"projectUrl":"project/lets-make-writing-accessible/9154245/","projectTitle":"Let's Make Writing Accessible!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alfaro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8822404"},{"teacherId":9654545,"projectId":8987502,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the classroom materials. The materials we got were beneficial to our classroom success. In these orders, we got: paper organizer, wobble cushions, earbuds, scented pencils, labels, dry erase markers, and face masks. \r\nThe paper organizer was for all of our writing graphic organizers. The cushions helped the students who have trouble sitting. A lot of our students did not have earbuds for their laptops in the beginning of the year. The scented pencils were good motivators. We ran out of dry erase markers, so having more was very helpful for whiteboard work. With the spring season coming in, the face masks were useful for the snifflers.","fullyFundedDate":1733545342103,"projectUrl":"project/mr-hans-classroom/8987502/","projectTitle":"Mr. Han's Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Han","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9654545"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50891","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":381,"numTeachers":29,"percentFrplEligible":69,"percentAsian":19,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":1,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":25,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"13.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":50.0,"schoolId":50891,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Ka'ala Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Ka'ala Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/central-oahu-school-district/kaala-elementary-school/50891"}