{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Waikele Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":25.0,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7929702,"projectId":9155247,"letterContent":"Communication is a vital and important part of everyday life. It's the primary way we express our needs and wants with the world around us. Your generous donation has allowed us to create low tech communication aides for our non-verbal students. We are able to create communication books with collections of picture cards for students to freely access and communicate with everyone around them. It's a step closer to independence, even for our youngest learners.\r\nThank you not just for your generous donation but also for taking the time to review our project.","fullyFundedDate":1741755001852,"projectUrl":"project/language-support-for-beginning-communica/9155247/","projectTitle":"Language Support for Beginning Communicators","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Yogi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7929702"},{"teacherId":7932615,"projectId":8880330,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donations to help bring this project to life for our class. The children loved getting their hands on brand new leveled and decodable books to practice their newly developed reading skills in small groups and in partners. They also enjoyed working with the new magnetic dry erase boards to practice their writing and spelling as we worked on various auditory practice and center activities with them. The children have really shown a lot of growth as readers this year with our new materials and were highly engaged and motivated. Thank you so much again for supporting our project!","fullyFundedDate":1729203205529,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-read/8880330/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set, Read!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sekiya","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7932615"},{"teacherId":3946007,"projectId":9152787,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for all of the materials that were purchased for my class. They have contributed to my students' learning in so many ways. \r\n\r\nThe printer cartridges have been so helpful for me to create instructional materials for the students. The calming bug has been so nice to have when my students are struggling with their emotions. I often work with my students on various skills, such as counting and sorting. The ice cream shop has been so great with them because they are counting, but they can do it in a fun way! The shape sorting center has been a great tool for me to use when working with the kids on sorting. The lamination sleeves have been so wonderful because we can label our students' belongings. \r\n\r\nYour support is sincerely appreciated.","fullyFundedDate":1741645719979,"projectUrl":"project/new-learning-materials-for-our-preschool/9152787/","projectTitle":"New Learning Materials for Our Preschool Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Lehano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3946007"},{"teacherId":9966969,"projectId":9157941,"letterContent":"Thank you for your donation to my project Fine Motor and Sensory Fun. Through your donation my students have been provided with fun and exciting activities to promote their fine motor skills in a fun and engaging way. An important goal of my occupational therapy sessions is building a positive relationship with my students that can help to increase participation as well as have OT be a fun part of their school day. The items purchased from your donation help me to achieve that goal! The sensory activities provide students with a way to help regulate to be ready to learn both in OT and in the classroom. \r\nThank you again for your donation!\r\nKalei Uno","fullyFundedDate":1741995228579,"projectUrl":"project/fine-motor-and-sensory-fun/9157941/","projectTitle":"Fine Motor and Sensory Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Uno","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9966969"},{"teacherId":9967673,"projectId":9163184,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation to fund supplies for my project, Fine Motor for All. My students enjoyed using the new tools and games to develop their fine motor skills through meaningful activities in their school day. One student was so motivated to earn time with the fish game that he completed his work with great effort and accuracy. Then, not realizing he's continuing to work on his fine motor skills in the fish game! Your donation has made an impact on my students excitement and motivation in completing their work and continue to impact their development as the tools and games are used. We are so grateful for your donation, thank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1742069743339,"projectUrl":"project/fine-motor-for-all/9163184/","projectTitle":"Fine Motor for All","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Asuncion","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9967673"},{"teacherId":8824382,"projectId":9163889,"letterContent":"Thank you for supplying my classroom with an additional rolling magnetic dry erase white board! This allows us to have an additional small group area where the teacher can visually present materials for the group to see. The board also helps to partition the classroom during small group rotations to help eliminate distractions. The easel pads, Mr. sketch, and sentence strips makes collaborative group work visible. The students were so excited to see a big box being delivered and even more excited for a new whiteboard. They love to draw and write on it!","fullyFundedDate":1742049551206,"projectUrl":"project/small-group-work-area/9163889/","projectTitle":"Small Group Work Area","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Furukawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8824382"},{"teacherId":8975497,"projectId":9152568,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the new materials. We have been making great use of the shelves. The students especially like having all the cars, trucks, and other transportation vehicles \"parked\" nicely on the shelves so that they can reach them themselves. I especially like that the students can \"park\" their vehicles back on the shelves themselves. \r\nThe air tight containers have been keeping the snacks in my \"snack shop\" fresh. Each afternoon the preschool students come by my room for \"snack shop\". This activity helps them to practice their communication and they greatly enjoy the snacks as well. \r\nThanks you again so much for the supplies!","fullyFundedDate":1741650676508,"projectUrl":"project/organization-easy-access-more-fun/9152568/","projectTitle":"Organization = Easy Access = More Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hiu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8975497"},{"teacherId":7929662,"projectId":9152752,"letterContent":"Thank YOU for your generosity in helping to make my dreams a reality. My goal has always been to foster positive relations and open communication with my students and their families. Through your generous monetary support, I was able to set-up a lending 'speech' library that is available to all of our speech students. \r\n The students get so excited to come to speech because of all the fun materials and activities we use while working on their speech and language skills. They got even more excited when they found out that they could borrow some of those fun games and activities to take home and show their parents. The parents were thrilled to see a glimpse of what they do in the school day because most parents say that their children don't tell them much when asked about their day. \r\n This lending library is off to a great start and a wonderful beginning to a lasting legacy for our current and future speech students at Waikele Elementary. My goal is to continue to expand on the materials and to improve on its accessibility to reach more students.","fullyFundedDate":1741654778107,"projectUrl":"project/say-and-play/9152752/","projectTitle":"Say and Play!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hoshino","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7929662"},{"teacherId":8975497,"projectId":8878338,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the materials. My students are especially enjoying the Batat Gumball machine, Fisher-Price Little People Hot Wheels Toddler Toy Race and Go Track, Sewing machine and Melissa and Doug vending machine. I used the Gumball machine and empty plastic balls to store \"Spirit Sticks\" which the kids can earn at the end of a speech session. They love getting a mystery ball and opening it to see whats inside. They also enjoy deciding which of the levers to activate to release the ball. The students all compete to play with the Little people Hotwheels Race Track and I like that 2 students can play by racing together as well as take turns tipping the cars down the track. I have also found unexpected uses for the sewing machine repairing nap mats and jackets for students who ask me. \r\n\r\nThe number one enjoyed material is the Melissa and Doug Vending Machine. My students waited for it for a long time and are now using it every Friday in the \"Snack Shop\". Because some of my materials were not available I also got a shelf to store things. This helped me get the new materials out of boxes where I would be able to use them.","fullyFundedDate":1729215062234,"projectUrl":"project/support-communicators-though-motivators/8878338/","projectTitle":"Support Communicators Though Motivators and Assistive Technology","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hiu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8975497"},{"teacherId":7929730,"projectId":9152536,"letterContent":"Your generous donation allows us to purchase sensory tools to help our struggling learners be able to focus and receive instruction better in the classroom. \r\n\r\nAlthough these specific sensory items could appear to be \"toys\", they are designed to stimulate and engage the senses, which can be extremely beneficial for children with sensory processing differences, helping them to learn, focus, and manage emotions.\r\n\r\nThese \"toys\" have helped our students, especially those that are not diagnosed, a sense of desensitization and a soothing/calming approach so that they are able to learn along with their peers.","fullyFundedDate":1741651582739,"projectUrl":"project/helping-all-students-learn-better-in-the/9152536/","projectTitle":"Helping All Students Learn Better in the Classroom!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. W","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7929730"},{"teacherId":7929730,"projectId":6253826,"letterContent":"Your generous donation allows us to build our Social Emotional library which provides stories on various topics like Bullying, Self-esteem building, Friendship, Kindness, Grief, etc. \r\n\r\nThis special library is accessible to all teachers and staff. Books are coded with specific topics so that borrowers are able to easily access the topics that they need. These books have helped students to understand how to deal with these social/emotional issues. Even our preschoolers benefit from these books.\r\n\r\nAgain, we can't thank you enough for all that you give so that teachers don't need to continue to dig deep into their personal pockets to fund projects like these!","fullyFundedDate":1646677834890,"projectUrl":"project/waikele-elementary-social-emotional-lear/6253826/","projectTitle":"Waikele Elementary Social Emotional Learning Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. W","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7929730"},{"teacherId":7929730,"projectId":8216731,"letterContent":"Your generous donation allows us to build our Social Emotional library which provides stories on various topics like Bullying, Self-esteem building, Friendship, Kindness, Grief, etc.\r\n\r\nThis special library is accessible to all teachers and staff. Books are coded with specific topics so that borrowers are able to easily access the topics that they need. These books have helped students to understand how to deal with these social/emotional issues. Even our preschoolers benefit from these books.\r\n\r\nAgain, we can't thank you enough for all that you give so that teachers don't need to continue to dig deep into their personal pockets to fund projects like these!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMrs. W","fullyFundedDate":1708088833573,"projectUrl":"project/add-to-our-social-emotional-learning-lib/8216731/","projectTitle":"Add to our Social Emotional Learning Library","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. W","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7929730"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_67102","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":515,"numTeachers":40,"percentFrplEligible":43,"percentAsian":42,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":13,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"12.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":75.0,"schoolId":67102,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Waikele Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Waikele Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/leeward-oahu-school-district/waikele-elementary-school/67102"}