{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pomaikai Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":33.9,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10428369,"projectId":10082399,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to my special education classroom. Your gifts of watercolor paper, card stock, and construction paper have brightened our art and craft activities and gave students hand-on opportunities to create and learn. The trays, baskets, tape and scissors help keep materials organized and make activities easier and safer for my students to complete.\r\n\r\nThe folders, binders, file folders, and sheet protectors have been helpful for building social stories, visual supports (like schedules, token boards, and first/then charts), and tools that support math and writing. They also keep important student information and progress data organized and accessible. Your support made a real difference in my students' learning and independence.","fullyFundedDate":1770264068465,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies/10082399/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ines","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10428369_orig.jpg?crop=778,778,x0,y98&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770596514140","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10428369"},{"teacherId":10428369,"projectId":10082395,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting my special education classroom and our students. The sensory supplies you donated have made a meaningful difference: the bubbles and stickers are favorites for reinforcements and quick sensory breaks, while the stress balls, putty, and weighted pad help several students get the sensory input they need to regulate emotions and focus. One student, for example, now calms down when upset by using a stress ball together with calming strategies like deep breaths and gently stretches.\r\n\r\nYour donation also enriched our learning activities and play. We used paint and glitter for creative projects (students painted scenic island views and made sensory glitter bags that support regulation and fine motor practice), flashlights for letter and number recognition and tracing, cubes for one-to-one correspondence and counting, and colored dot stickers for fine motor art activities. Thank you for providing tools that support both learning and emotional well-being.","fullyFundedDate":1770263967223,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-students-with-sensory-needs/10082395/","projectTitle":"Supporting Students With Sensory Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ines","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10428369_orig.jpg?crop=778,778,x0,y98&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1770596514140","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10428369"},{"teacherId":9452179,"projectId":10108221,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for donating to our classroom. Your donation has allowed us to create an atmosphere where reading is deemed cool and fun. The story that we purchased takes students on a journey through trials and tribulations of social staus and acceptance, situations that they may soon find themselves in as they approach middle school. Incorporating reading novels strictly for fun inhibits a lifelong skill and passion for learning unafraid of tests and lexile growth. The joy of getting lost in a book and exploring new genres has been imparted on to my students thanks to your donation.","fullyFundedDate":1771779623819,"projectUrl":"project/cool-kids-read-books/10108221/","projectTitle":"Cool Kids Read Books","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alexander","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9452179"},{"teacherId":686546,"projectId":10107643,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredibly generous donation of a new carpet for our 2nd-grade classroom. It has already become the heart of our learning environment. Having a dedicated space where every student can sit comfortably together has transformed our daily routine. Before this, finding a central spot for the whole group was a challenge, but now the children have a soft, inviting area that they truly enjoy.\r\n\r\nA designated meeting space is essential for a classroom to run smoothly because it provides a clear physical cue for transitions. When we move to the carpet, the students know it is time to focus, listen, and engage in our shared lessons. It minimizes distractions and creates a sense of community that helps us stay organized and productive throughout the day. Your support has had such a positive impact on our class. It is extremely helpful to have the right tools to create a functional and cozy space for these young learners. We are so grateful for your kindness and your investment in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1771655731783,"projectUrl":"project/a-red-carpet-treatment/10107643/","projectTitle":"A Red Carpet Treatment!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp686546_orig.png?crop=433,433,x0,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676159041985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/686546"},{"teacherId":9339227,"projectId":9795047,"letterContent":"My students used the greenhouse and seeds to grow new starts. That they later transplanted in our school garden. This year the third graders took over the stewardship for the garden. Each week they do maintenance -watering, weeding, harvesting. On Fridays they either so science, gardening or buddy lessons with other grade levels. They have worked with the 2nd and 1st grades so far.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials they were excited to see improvements to our garden. In the galvanized bed they planted carrots. In the greenhouse they started baby plants that we could not start in the beds because of the wind.\r\n\r\nOur next steps is to work with the Kindergarten in quarter 4 and to finish off the year by preparing the beds for the summer. It has really changed my students appreciation for where their food comes from. Students have been taking home on a regular basis chard, kale, lettuces, tomatoes, arugula among many other vegetables. We plan on continuing our stewardship next year.","fullyFundedDate":1763568991761,"projectUrl":"project/growing-young-minds-and-gardeners/9795047/","projectTitle":"Growing Young Minds and Gardeners!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Ventura","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9339227"},{"teacherId":7378050,"projectId":7800200,"letterContent":"Your generosity has truly transformed our kindergarten classroom by providing sturdy, child-height shelves that make our learning materials accessible and organized. We immediately put them to use by reorganizing our classroom library and literacy centers so students can independently choose books and return them to clearly labeled bins. One special moment happened during our first \"shop for books\" time—students carefully browsed the shelves, selecting texts that interested them and proudly placing them back in their proper spots when finished. The new shelving has helped create a calm, inviting space where children feel ownership over their learning environment.\r\n\r\nWhen the shelves first arrived, the students were full of excitement and curiosity. They watched as we unpacked and set them up, asking where their favorite books would go and helping sort bins by topic. Once everything was arranged at their eye level, several students immediately began exploring, saying things like, \"Now I can reach it by myself!\" The sense of independence was noticeable right away. Even students who typically wait for help are now confidently accessing materials without needing adult assistance.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, these shelves are helping us build stronger routines and responsibility within our classroom community. We are practicing caring for materials, organizing by category, and returning items to their labeled spaces as part of our daily clean-up and literacy rotations. As we begin new projects—such as research on animals and creating simple class books—students will independently gather and return the resources they need. Thanks to your support, our classroom is not only more organized but also more empowering for our young learners as they grow in independence and responsibility.","fullyFundedDate":1694030883410,"projectUrl":"project/shelves-for-materials/7800200/","projectTitle":"Shelves for Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jessica Ford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7378050_orig.png?crop=1125,1125,x0,y322&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627000721998","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7378050"},{"teacherId":7378050,"projectId":7043403,"letterContent":"Because of your generosity, our kindergarten classroom library has become a place of excitement, discovery, and growing confidence. These new books are helping our youngest learners build the very foundation of reading.\r\n\r\nWhile many of our donors love reading, teaching reading in kindergarten starts with the building blocks. With these new texts, students are practicing letter recognition, identifying beginning and ending sounds, rhyming, and blending simple words. They are learning how print works — tracking words from left to right, understanding that spaces separate words, and recognizing sight words in context. We also use the books to practice retelling stories, identifying characters and settings, and making simple predictions using pictures and clues from the text.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is active and joyful. During whole-group lessons, we gather on the carpet to read big books together, noticing patterns and repeating phrases. In small groups, students practice decoding simple texts and building confidence with early readers. During independent reading time, you might see children \"reading the pictures,\" pointing to words as they read, whisper-reading to themselves, or sharing a favorite book with a partner. We celebrate effort and growth, and even our earliest readers feel proud to say, \"I can read this!\"\r\n\r\nSome of our students who were initially unsure about books are now eagerly choosing them during free choice time. High-interest topics — like animals, community helpers, and friendship stories — have especially captured their attention. A few students who are still developing language skills are thriving with books that have strong picture support and repetitive text. It has been beautiful to watch children build stamina, confidence, and excitement as readers.\r\n\r\nYour support is doing more than adding books to shelves — it is helping five- and six-year-olds see themselves as readers. That gift will stay with them for years to come. Thank you for investing in the very beginning of their literacy journey.","fullyFundedDate":1669776974935,"projectUrl":"project/decodable-books-for-all/7043403/","projectTitle":"Decodable Books for All!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Jessica Ford","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7378050_orig.png?crop=1125,1125,x0,y322&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627000721998","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7378050"},{"teacherId":5738428,"projectId":9738838,"letterContent":"the materials from this project has been such a huge help in our classroom! We have access to colored articles for current events and colored images for outside learning boards, dry erase markers and magnetic boards to show our learning and our work; and students are able to independently store and access their work with the organizational bins - increasing their independence. \r\n\r\nThe printer has been the most used item - along with the dry erase materials and organizational tools. Printing in the classroom has saved so much time from having to run to the printer across the hall or the colored printer across campus. Having materials readily available to students has allowed us to tackle so much more work. \r\n\r\nWe are so so grateful for your support and all that your donation has allowed and continues to allow us to do.","fullyFundedDate":1759177603799,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-for-all-learners/9738838/","projectTitle":"Supplies for All Learners!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Louis","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5738428_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1544809983365","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/jlouis"},{"teacherId":686546,"projectId":8990721,"letterContent":"Have you ever tried to explain to a child that their imagination is a superpower, only to hand them a broken crayon and a piece of scrap paper to prove it? It is like asking a master chef to cook a five-star meal using nothing but a plastic spork. Thanks to this new technology, my students finally have the high-powered kitchen they deserve, and the results are delicious. While most people see these devices as fancy screens, my students see them as a way to turn \"what if\" into \"look at this!\" The most exciting part for them is the sheer speed of it all; they can test an idea, watch it fail, and fix it before I even finish my morning coffee. I have especially loved watching my quietest students, the ones who usually hide in the back, suddenly turn into digital wizards who lead the rest of the class. It turns out they weren't shy at all; they were just waiting for a tool that spoke their language.","fullyFundedDate":1734633192613,"projectUrl":"project/the-learning-never-stops/8990721/","projectTitle":"The Learning Never Stops!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp686546_orig.png?crop=433,433,x0,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676159041985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/686546"},{"teacherId":686546,"projectId":9774431,"letterContent":"Learning is much like trying to build a bridge across a wide canyon. Without the right tools, students can see where they want to go, but they lack the means to reach the other side. Your generous donation has provided the sturdy timber and the nails my students needed to finally start crossing.\r\n\r\nCurrently, we are using these resources for our \"Innovation Workshop\" project. One specific moment that stands out was yesterday afternoon when a group of students used the new materials to troubleshoot a design flaw in their bridge model. Instead of getting frustrated and giving up, they had the exact supplies necessary to test a new theory on the spot. Watching that \"lightbulb moment\" happen in real time was incredible.\r\n\r\nThank you for the amazing impact you placed on my student's learning journey.","fullyFundedDate":1759536923834,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-a-love-for-reading-in-our-room/9774431/","projectTitle":"Fueling a Love for Reading in Our Room","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp686546_orig.png?crop=433,433,x0,y27&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1676159041985","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/686546"},{"teacherId":3001086,"projectId":9777216,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our physical education program. The equipment you funded has already brought new energy into our class.\r\n\r\nMy elementary students were excited to see the new gear. We have been using the juggling scarves to teach beginning hand-eye coordination (the slow movement of the scarves makes it so accessible for my younger students!). The party balloons have been a massive hit for teaching volleying and striking skills.\r\n\r\nFor my older students, the 6 lb medicine ball has become a favorite station during our fitness circuits, helping them build strength safely. And, of course, the cones are essential for organizing our games and setting clear boundaries for safety.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our students' health, coordination, and joy. You have truly made a difference in our daily movement.","fullyFundedDate":1759599407014,"projectUrl":"project/skill-building-fun-juggling-basketball/9777216/","projectTitle":"Skill-Building Fun: Juggling, Basketball, and Brain Booster Activities","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Domingo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3001086_orig.jpg?crop=475,475,x1650,y432&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1627467814802","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3001086"},{"teacherId":2094868,"projectId":9928117,"letterContent":"My students and I are using the new art supplies daily in my art class. I service all 586 students here at Pōmaikaʻi Elem. School and I make sure the supplies are being used daily. We are creating projects that will be displayed in multiple art shows over the course of the next few months. I have some student art being displayed in a island wide art show the whole month of March as well as prepping for a school wide art show that will be in April. Students create multiple pieces a year in my room and that uses up materials and supplies fast. \r\n\r\nUsing the donated art pieces I am able to work closely with each grade level and teacher k-5 and make the art work meaningful, of quality supplies and tie it into the classrooms and curriculum. \r\n\r\nMahalo nui again to all that kindly donated and believe in the arts. Know that it is very much appreciated by so many.","fullyFundedDate":1767721605058,"projectUrl":"project/growing-courageous-creators/9928117/","projectTitle":"Growing Courageous Creators","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Jenson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2094868_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1526956106907","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/msjenson"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_93933","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":545,"numTeachers":39,"percentFrplEligible":27,"percentAsian":22,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":13,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":21,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"14.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":66.1,"schoolId":93933,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Pomaikai Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Pomaikai Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/maui-school-district/pomaikai-elementary-school/93933"}