{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Kohala Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":34.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6703653,"projectId":10324301,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui for generously funding our classroom vacuum project! Your support has made a tremendous difference in our classroom. Our new vacuum has significantly reduced dust and allergens, creating a healthier learning environment and helping my sensitive students stay comfortable and present in school. It has also made daily deep cleaning much easier, freeing up our custodians to maintain a cleaner, fresher campus overall. Thanks to your kindness, my students can focus on learning in a space that supports their health and well being. We are truly grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1787166548503,"projectUrl":"project/breathe-easier-learn-easier/10324301/","projectTitle":"Breathe Easier, Learn Easier!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ku","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp6703653_orig.png?crop=1024,1024,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771477655728","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/kristyku"},{"teacherId":9124003,"projectId":10108619,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! My students were so excited to see all the new supplies. We have already started using them in our daily activities, and they have been a big help in keeping our classroom organized and making learning easier.\r\n\r\nThese supplies will help us throughout the school year as we continue working on our reading, writing, and other fun classroom projects. It's always nice to see my students excited and ready to learn!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your kindness and generosity. We truly appreciate you for helping our students learn, grow, and succeed!","fullyFundedDate":1771784830657,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-tools/10108619/","projectTitle":"Classroom Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ching","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9124003_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743277922713","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9124003"},{"teacherId":9124003,"projectId":10306098,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom snack project! My students were so excited when they saw all the snacks. Their smiles and excitement made my day! The snacks have been a big help in our classroom, especially since many of my students get hungry before lunchtime. Having snacks available helps keep their little tummies full so they can focus, participate, and enjoy learning throughout the day.\r\nIt is such a simple thing, but it makes a big difference! My students are able to stay energized and ready for our daily lessons and activities.\r\nAs we continue through the school year, we will keep learning, exploring, and growing together. Thank you for helping make our classroom a happy and welcoming place where students feel cared for and supported.\r\n\r\nWe truly appreciate your kindness and generosity. Thank you for making a difference in our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1780434854690,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-hungry-young-minds/10306098/","projectTitle":"Fueling Hungry Young Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ching","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9124003_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1743277922713","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9124003"},{"teacherId":7380485,"projectId":10658371,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my classroom project! Because of you, I can continue creating colorful, engaging learning materials with our printer toner, make personalized buttons to help each student feel extra special, and celebrate my reading groups with gummy worms as they reach new milestones. Your kindness helps make learning fun, meaningful, and memorable for my first graders. These little celebrations bring big smiles and encourage my students to keep growing and doing their best. We are truly grateful for your generosity and support!","fullyFundedDate":1789826454308,"projectUrl":"project/a-colorful-engagement/10658371/","projectTitle":"A Colorful Engagement!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Aunty Lachelle","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7380485_orig.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729585139359","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/lachelle"},{"teacherId":10554888,"projectId":10394300,"letterContent":"This smiley-face rug has become a hit and the heart of our kindergarten classroom! It is where we spend 80% of our day, between our anchor spot for morning meetings, whole-group mini-lessons, read-alouds, and play-based learning centers. The colorful smiley spots give each student their own designated personal space, which makes gathering smooth and welcoming.\r\n\r\nThe students brought out LEGO bricks and spread them out across the rug. Having this clean, comfortable, and spacious surface allowed them to sit, kneel, and work together. It also allowed more flexible seating for those who needed it during instruction for booklets, and other lessons/assignments (being closer to the board). \r\nAs we continue through our second quarter, we are transitioning from basic counting and letter sounds into combining our phonics skills to read early decodable words and exploring early addition and subtraction concepts. This rug will be our meeting center for daily carpet lessons, and practicing partner-share reading.","fullyFundedDate":1785357089534,"projectUrl":"project/floor-time-fun-a-soft-spot-to-learn-and/10394300/","projectTitle":"Floor-Time Fun: A Soft Spot to Learn and Grow","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Micci","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/michaelis"},{"teacherId":9577167,"projectId":10192079,"letterContent":"When our new science materials arrived, the excitement in our classroom was contagious! The moment my fourth graders saw the boxes, their eyes lit up with curiosity, and they couldn't wait to unpack everything. Having these dedicated, high-quality supplies immediately made them feel like \"real scientists.\" Instead of just reading about complex concepts, they could directly handle and explore the tools they would be using. That initial buzz of enthusiasm set the tone for our entire learning environment, transforming our room into a high-energy discovery lab from day one.\r\n\r\nSince opening those boxes, we have put every single resource to work in our daily lessons. Recently, while studying animal structures and energy transfer, our students used the materials to build functional \"robot fingers\" with cotton twine and paper clips to observe how muscles and tendons work together. They also constructed DIY eye models using card magnifiers to see firsthand how light reaches the retina, and built tabletop roller coasters to test energy transfer. Beyond the hands-on experiments, the laminating sheets and sturdy folders have been crucial—they allow students to safely preserve their \"Weekly Kilo\" observations and classroom anchor charts, taking true pride and ownership in their growing scientific portfolios.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, our young scientists are ready to take their inquiries even deeper. As we move into our next units, students will build upon their understanding of physical systems to design and test their own independent experiments. They will continue adding to their laminated observation logs, using their past findings to compare data, draw conclusions, and present their discoveries to their peers. Thank you so much for your generosity and support; your contributions have made a lasting, hands-on impact on our fourth graders' education!","fullyFundedDate":1776451451893,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-science-explorers/10192079/","projectTitle":"Hands-On Science Explorers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kainoa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9577167_orig.jpg?crop=1921,1921,x225,y367&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719449245494","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-kainoa"},{"teacherId":10182776,"projectId":10355576,"letterContent":"I want to thank you from my heart for helping me to help my students with their development! Thank you so much for your donation so I can purchase items that will help my students with their sensory needs and reduce sensory overload! The cloud covers helped a few of my students who need to lower the brightness of the fluorescent lights, the spinner chair for those students who seek the internal spinning sensation, and fidgets to help relieve stress and tension. The individual schedules help with the students' planning and regulation of what will happen during the day!","fullyFundedDate":1782658411333,"projectUrl":"project/sensory-and-organization-data-collecting/10355576/","projectTitle":"Sensory and Organization Data Collecting With Multiple Needs Students","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Armstrong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10182776"},{"teacherId":7938509,"projectId":8040685,"letterContent":"Thank you so much to our generous donors for funding this project and helping bring new books into our classroom! Your support is giving my students more opportunities to discover books they enjoy and grow as confident, excited readers.\r\n\r\nThe new texts introduce students to important reading skills such as making inferences, identifying the main idea and key details, describing characters, learning new vocabulary, identifying themes, and using evidence from the text to support their thinking. Students are learning that reading is not just about finishing a book—it is about thinking, questioning, and making connections.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom includes teacher read-alouds, partner reading, small-group instruction, and independent reading. Many students are especially enjoying having new choices and finding books that match their interests. It has been wonderful to see students excited to recommend books to friends, talk about what they are reading, and choose to read simply because they want to know what happens next!","fullyFundedDate":1701113387337,"projectUrl":"project/lets-read/8040685/","projectTitle":"Let's Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. DeWitt","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7938509_orig.png?crop=692,692,x0,y136&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649535059807","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/trdewitt"},{"teacherId":5137632,"projectId":10382342,"letterContent":"We would like to say thank you so very much for your generous donation and for your support in allowing our students to enjoy the opportunities you have provided. With our new fan it has been cooler in class and students can focus in our cooler classroom. Having these new Kwik Stix tempera paint sticks and Acrylic paint pens helps students to be creative with no mess. Our students have been enjoying these new art tools. The wooden train set has also been a great group activity. These supplies has benefit our students learning.","fullyFundedDate":1785264976256,"projectUrl":"project/cool-colors/10382342/","projectTitle":"Cool Colors","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sammie Aiona","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp5137632_orig.png?crop=657,657,x302,y38&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1694147221212","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/5137632"},{"teacherId":10182776,"projectId":10305537,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation of the individual schedules for my students! The individual schedules help my students stay on their own schedule, as their work is different from other peers in the classroom. The individual schedules help foster behavior management by doing a checklist of things to do, like you would do yourself with a To-do list. This helps students manage behaviors because they can see what they need to do ahead of time and not get stressed over not knowing when they will be done.\r\n\r\nIndividual schedules also help foster independence as the students see what they need to do with pictures and go to the work station that has their work with their name on a folder or box, if they need to work with the teacher, or school activities. When their work is done, the students go back to their individual schedule and do the next activity till they are done at the end of the day.","fullyFundedDate":1779737078174,"projectUrl":"project/behavior-and-emotion-support-visual-sche/10305537/","projectTitle":"Behavior and Emotion Support Visual Schedules","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Armstrong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10182776"},{"teacherId":3825294,"projectId":10146203,"letterContent":"This project funding has made such an impact on my students. In third grade we learn how to take this really hard state test. We try to plan breaks and snacks. This year the school did not have the money to purchase snacks for the children. Having these snacks was perfect. If someone came late we had noodles for breakfast or a granola bar. If we were just having a bad morning we could have a little treat before we began our test. I had so many snacks that some of them even carried into the next school year! Thew children this year are able to have a snack an hour before lunch. Thank you so much!","fullyFundedDate":1778061116753,"projectUrl":"project/healthy-snacks-for-grumbly-tummies/10146203/","projectTitle":"Healthy Snacks for Grumbly Tummies!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wiernicki","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3825294_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1503791993917","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3825294"},{"teacherId":4966478,"projectId":10108251,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our Fueling Minds and Math in Hawaiʻi project! My students were excited when they first saw the colorful math materials and immediately wanted to begin exploring them. We have used the fraction models to make multiplying fractions more visual and understandable. During one lesson, students worked together to represent fraction problems with the models, connect their models to equations, and explain their thinking to one another. They also used the volume cubes to build rectangular prisms and determine their volume. These hands-on activities helped turn challenging, abstract concepts into something students could see, touch, and discuss.\r\n\r\nThe other resources have also made a meaningful difference in our classroom. Students have pencils, erasers, and paper available when they need them, and the snacks help them remain focused when hunger might otherwise interfere with learning. The small treasure-box prizes give us another fun way to recognize effort, perseverance, and positive choices.\r\n\r\nNext, students will continue using the math kits during small-group lessons and collaborative challenges. They will move from building and modeling problems to writing equations, solving real-world problems, and explaining the strategies they used. Your generosity has given my students resources that support both their learning and their everyday needs. Thank you for helping them feel prepared, encouraged, and excited to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1773595063430,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-minds-and-math-in-hawaii/10108251/","projectTitle":"Fueling Minds and Math in Hawaii","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tyler","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4966478_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1665385839652","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4966478"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_62642","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":366,"numTeachers":22,"percentFrplEligible":56,"percentAsian":8,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":10,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":30,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":25,"percentMultiracialImputed":23,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"16.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_REMOTE"},"inStateSupporters":65.4,"schoolId":62642,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Kohala Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Kohala Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/hawaii-school-district/kohala-elementary-school/62642"}