{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"King David Kalakaua Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":37.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":3392344,"projectId":9748907,"letterContent":"Thanks for your generous donation in helping to support me and what I do in the classroom. I appreciate all who are in favor of making a difference in our future generations.\r\n\r\nSince receiving the gift of the computer, my project had taken off. I asked for a computer for the purpose of creating a virtual field trip to the four ancient civilizations to include Mesopotamia, Egypt, Indus River, and Chinese civilizations. It took a bit to design and create, but I am very proud of the final product. I have already used the virtual field trip to introduce the Indus River Civilization and will do the same when we head into the Chinese Civilization.\r\n\r\nThanks again for this incredible gift.","fullyFundedDate":1767118377373,"projectUrl":"project/junior-archeologists/9748907/","projectTitle":"Junior Archeologists","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ibara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3392344"},{"teacherId":9469113,"projectId":9772094,"letterContent":"The students that I teach often dislike reading because of phones and other tech. They also frequently do not engage in other activities, again, because of tech. When we get back to the basics with some hard copies of books and other resources in the hands of kids in the classroom, good things usually start to happen. This was the case here.\r\n\r\nThe books that we were able to use as a result of your donations are beautiful books with very intricate illustrations. The students find themselves captivated with this in a way that they don't always encounter in their daily, screen-ridden lives. They were able to delve deeper into the text since their attention was held by the level of detail in the illustrations.\r\n\r\nThe logic puzzles also helped the students push themselves mentally to places they don't often get to. There is usually just another shot of dopamine with another short video, but when they are able to put these aside and try their best to solve the puzzles, they are able to see their achievements.","fullyFundedDate":1759193285703,"projectUrl":"project/mr-ws-literacy-and-logic-project/9772094/","projectTitle":"Mr W's Literacy and Logic Project","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Whinna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9469113"},{"teacherId":9204482,"projectId":9749712,"letterContent":"Thank you again for funding this project and for the great resources! My office is so much more organized and inviting. Having an organized space has helped me be more productive and has made me look forward to coming to work. So many students have complimented my space as well and genuinely feel comfortable being in my office. The first step to supporting students, is making them feel comfortable and welcome. \r\n\r\nI've also had the opportunity to update our bulletin board recently, using the new Cricut. The new colorful bulletin is inspiring and encouraging, and I can't wait to create more bulletins as the school year goes on. Both staff and students are enjoying the new look in our office area. \r\n\r\nMy students are also enjoying the new resources, especially the fidgets. I have students come in throughout the day needing to take a break and the fidgets have been very helpful and calming. Having a variety of calming tools has been extremely impactful. I see different students gravitate to different tools that work for them. It's great knowing that I have a variety of tools for a variety of needs. \r\n\r\nYour donation has made such a positive impact and will continue to be a blessing to our students.","fullyFundedDate":1759723080598,"projectUrl":"project/a-fresh-start-supplies-to-build-a-suppo/9749712/","projectTitle":"A Fresh Start: Supplies to Build a Supportive Counseling Program","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ruiz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9204482_orig.jpg?crop=1305,1305,x123,y51&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692719850929","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9204482"},{"teacherId":10269833,"projectId":9789801,"letterContent":"Your donations really impacted my classroom in a positive way. I created a space for students to have more flexible seating during the times that they are collaborating with other students. The rug and cushions have been so popular and students look forward to sitting on the rug or using the cushions to sit anywhere else on the floor or have extra comfort for their backs when they sit in their own assigned seat. \r\n Moreover, we are currently reading a book during my advisory class and my reading area provides space for students to relax and enjoy reading their book a little more. \r\nI am looking forward to adding more books to my rotating bookshelves. I attached a picture of two students who regularly come in my room during recess and lunch to read books. It makes me happy that I added this space to my room and that it gets used daily.","fullyFundedDate":1759687925351,"projectUrl":"project/help-me-promote-literacy-and-have-more-f/9789801/","projectTitle":"Help me promote literacy and have more flexible seating","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Daniels","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10269833"},{"teacherId":9986140,"projectId":9777972,"letterContent":"It is with my most sincere thanks that I am writing to share the impact of your generosity on our project, Page Turners and Palate Pleasers. You didn't just send us supplies; your donation sent us a message that their education matters. We are a Title I school, and my students don't have the best home lives. I open up my classroom and allow my students to let it be their \"home away from home\", if they want it to. The donation of supplies you contributed to makes my classroom a safe space.\r\n\r\nBecause of how fast-paced we go when learning content, I often give my students fun breaks or \"free-time.\" We do that by playing Blooket trivia games, where X amount of winners get a prize, which is a snack; or \"free-time\" consists of \"forcing\" them to read a book, which is now updated with books that are right up their alley. Our little library is is close to the ground and now that there are more seat cushions for them, they all get to be with their friends, and it warms my heart knowing that I get to help give them this space. Being on a teacher salary in Hawaii is tough, but with our help, I get to live out my dreams of making my classroom one of THE best rooms in my school.\r\n\r\nFrom the bottom of my heart, thank you so much for being the support my students and I need.","fullyFundedDate":1759501327858,"projectUrl":"project/page-turners-palate-pleasers/9777972/","projectTitle":"Page Turners & Palate Pleasers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ramos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9986140_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y1008&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743152782698","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9986140"},{"teacherId":9481884,"projectId":9561090,"letterContent":"We are currently in the thick of our 'Hydraulic Robotic Arm' challenge. The students are using the hydraulics kits to act as the 'muscles' for cardboard robotic arms. The specific moment that stands out was when a group finally connected their fluid lines to the cardboard frame. They used the cordless drill to create precise pivot points (something we couldn't do with scissors!) and the self-healing mats to safely slice their structural pieces. Seeing the arm actually move and pick up a crumpled piece of paper for the first time drew a round of applause from the whole room. We are finally building machines that work, rather than just models that look like machines.\r\nThe reaction was immediate excitement, especially regarding the cordless drill. When I unboxed it, I heard several students whisper, 'Wait, we get to use power tools?' It immediately shifted the tone of the classroom from a regular school day to a professional engineering environment. They were also fascinated by the tubing and syringes in the hydraulics kit, immediately trying to figure out how they connected. They felt trusted and respected to be given access to 'grown-up' equipment.\r\nThe next step is for students to 'market' their inventions. They will be filming short commercials demonstrating how their hydraulic machines work. They will have to explain the science behind the fluid power and demonstrate the build quality. Because they used the drill to make sturdy connections, their projects are durable enough to be demonstrated over and over again without falling apart. We are excited to invite school leaders and the community in to try operating the machines!\"","fullyFundedDate":1759189272161,"projectUrl":"project/make-it-move-an-introduction-to-hydrau/9561090/","projectTitle":"Make It Move - an Introduction to Hydraulics","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kamiya","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9481884"},{"teacherId":3392344,"projectId":9773534,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generous donations of fans and power strips. The fans that I purchased included personal fans, as well as large stand up fans. The fans have been put together and currently are set up around the classroom. In the current winter months, the temperature of the classroom is manageable, but it does seem like there is better circulation throughout the room. The fans will be very useful in the second semester when March to June rolls around. This time of the year coincides with when our testing occurs, so the fans should make the classroom much more conducive to learning and doing well academically. Thanks again for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1759239293525,"projectUrl":"project/its-hot-in-here/9773534/","projectTitle":"It’s Hot in Here","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Ibara","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3392344"},{"teacherId":8413191,"projectId":9774046,"letterContent":"Thank you! Your generosity has truly sprouted something special in our classroom. The desktop aquaponics kits and microgreen supplies have transformed a theoretical science lesson into a living, breathing laboratory. We are absolutely thrilled to share the fantastic impact your contributions have made!\r\n\r\nWhen I first unveiled the boxes containing the shiny new tanks, the pumps, the grow lights, and the tiny bags of microgreen seeds, the students were buzzing with excitement. \r\n\r\nThe most profound reaction, however, came a few days later when the first seeds sprouted. A student, usually reserved, leaned in and whispered, \"It actually works!\" It was a moment of pure realization—the connection between the lesson, the materials, and the living result. The kits have fostered a genuine sense of stewardship and responsibility as students rotate through daily tasks like feeding the fish and checking the water levels.","fullyFundedDate":1759280768572,"projectUrl":"project/aquaponic-and-microgreens/9774046/","projectTitle":"Aquaponic and Microgreens","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kinoshita","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8413191"},{"teacherId":9789070,"projectId":9161559,"letterContent":"Operation Reading Corner was a smashing success! I was able to use these materials to create a cozy, home-like environment for students and provide them snacks for after school. It helped inspire students to read and 6 students read an entire book for the first time in their lives. It has been an incredible gift to have the reading corner in my classroom and I know so many students agree! Each of the kids in Reading Club and beyond have a growing appreciation for the reading corner and the books that fill those shelves. It has been incredible to see so many of them grow in their imagination and critical thinking as well as their reading and comprehension abilities just through exposing their minds to engaging stories they like to read. \r\n\r\nThank you so much for your generosity and for making this impact on my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1742047786162,"projectUrl":"project/ms-es-classroom-operation-reading-cor/9161559/","projectTitle":"Ms. E's Classroom: Operation Reading Corner","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eby","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9789070_orig.jpg?crop=518,518,x0,y133&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1759170265742","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9789070"},{"teacherId":9986140,"projectId":9215777,"letterContent":"Words cannot express how deeply grateful my students and I are to have gotten this project funded! Although their time with all the things I was gifted was short, or they never really got to use certain things, my students from last year were so thrilled that I got my list fully funded...especially the girls! In one of the the pictures on the slides deck, you can see a few of my girl students enjoying their own couch because, yup, the boys infiltrated the other couch I had personally bought with my own money. So, the couch that was on my project list, officially became the \"GIRL'S COUCH\", with the exception of one boy student who put the couch together. \r\nWith the completion of this project, I also got to elevate my supplies area by providing a wider variety of colored pencil options and fine line markers, as my existing broad line markers were slowly giving out; for some of those broad line markers, there were simply not enough for an entire class to use–should they had needed it. The addition of the fine line markers boasted my quantity of markers to make sure that I have enough to make a class set! Don't even get me started on the box of snacks we got...such a great way to keep my students motivated and focused! It also was a great way to get through the last couple of weeks of school without it getting to the point of dreariness. I even got a Swiffer to keep my floors as clean as it was the day it got stripped and waxed, which I take a lot of pride in because when I made the decision to go shoeless in my classroom, I didn't know my room was going to be the \"cleanest room\" that one of my tech guys has ever seen on campus. And the fact that he told me this at the end of the year was one of my biggest achievements!\r\nOverall, the full funding of this project meant a lot for my students and I because I usually am one person to buy whatever things necessary for my classroom to benefit my students. However, when the opportunity arose to create a project through Donors Choose, I jumped at it. I never thought it would have gotten contributed to, let alone fully funded within a couple of months of me creating the project—this definitely saved me the several hundreds of dollars. So, from the bottom of my heart: mahalo nui loa, maraming salamat, agyamanak unay, kinisou chapur...thank you for all your contributions to The Wonderful World of Ms. Ramos' Room!","fullyFundedDate":1746785989265,"projectUrl":"project/the-wonderful-world-of-ms-ramos-room/9215777/","projectTitle":"The Wonderful World of Ms. Ramos' Room!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ramos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9986140_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y1008&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743152782698","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9986140"},{"teacherId":8565348,"projectId":9177393,"letterContent":"On behalf of our 6th-grade students, I want to extend a huge mahalo for your generous snack donations. The classroom snacks arrived just in time for our recent state testing sessions for reading and writing. Your contributions of chips, fruit snacks, cookies, and breakfast bars made a big difference for our kids.\r\n\r\n Testing days are long and can be very stressful. For many of our students, having a snack to look forward to provides a much-needed boost of energy and helps them stay focused and positive. Your simple act of kindness ensured that our students had full bellies and were able to concentrate on demonstrating their knowledge without being distracted by hunger.\r\n\r\n Your support of our classroom does not go unnoticed. Thank you again for your thoughtfulness and for investing in our students' success.\r\n\r\n\r\nWith sincere gratitude,\r\nMs.Cheryl Nishioka\r\n6th Grade ELA Teacher, King David Kalakaua Middle School","fullyFundedDate":1744488689579,"projectUrl":"project/feed-my-students-bodies-and-minds/9177393/","projectTitle":"Feed My Students’ Bodies and Minds!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nishioka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8565348"},{"teacherId":9375435,"projectId":9155255,"letterContent":"The moment my students walked into the classroom and saw the new calculators, lounge chairs, and gym mats, their eyes lit up with excitement! They were immediately curious and eager to try everything out. One student exclaimed, \"Wait, these are for us?\" — a reminder of how meaningful it is when they feel seen and supported. The calculators quickly became a favorite tool, especially during our recent unit on linear equations and systems of equations. Instead of getting stuck on the arithmetic, students were able to focus on analyzing patterns, interpreting slope and y-intercepts, and checking their work with confidence. It has made our lessons more interactive and helped students build a deeper understanding of algebraic thinking.\r\n\r\nThe lounge chairs and gym mats have completely transformed the way we do math in our room. Students now have the option to spread out comfortably during group projects, independent practice, or review stations. During one particularly memorable lesson, I organized a \"Math Escape Room\" where students rotated through stations — solving algebra puzzles, graphing, and decoding clues — all while lounging on the mats or chairs. Their energy, collaboration, and engagement levels were through the roof. By creating this flexible space, students not only stayed more focused but also felt more at ease, which made it easier for them to persevere through tough problems.\r\n\r\nThanks to your generosity, my classroom now feels like a place where students want to be — a space that supports both their academic growth and emotional well-being. We are currently preparing for our end-of-year algebra projects, where students will apply what they've learned to real-world scenarios. These new materials are playing a huge role in making that learning process more meaningful and fun. Thank you for believing in my students and helping us build a classroom environment where success is within reach!","fullyFundedDate":1741747373256,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-supporting-focus-and-flexibili/9155255/","projectTitle":"Tools for Supporting Focus and Flexibility in Math Class","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Guan","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9375435_orig.png?crop=334,334,x10,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707982909621","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9375435"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50840","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":900,"numTeachers":63,"percentFrplEligible":65,"percentAsian":63,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":4,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"14.3:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":62.1,"schoolId":50840,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about King David Kalakaua Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"King David Kalakaua Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/honolulu-school-district/kalakaua-middle-school/50840"}