{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Waimanalo Elementary Intermediate School","outOfStateSupporters":41.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10375700,"projectId":9946791,"letterContent":"Thank you for the donations for vocabulary workbooks! I was able to fulfill the gift with a few teaching resources with commonly misspelled words and essential writing prompt ideas books, as the vocabulary workbooks were on back-order. \r\n\r\nIn addition to these supplementary materials, the primary portion of the donation paid for novels for the Language Arts classroom. Specifically, I ordered copies of Hula, by Jasmine Iolani Hakes, a novel about 3-4 generations of Hawaiian family that learn the importance of family (Ohana) and the cultural significance of the dance. \r\n\r\nI also received 3-4 other titles in various quantities, mostly with the Hawaiian cultural theme, to allow students at various reading levels to choose which novel to concentrate on for quarter 4. Finally, I picked two other selections, one called Ghost and about basketball, to preview for potential class set options for next year. Having the hard copies in hand I believe helps the reader alongside an audible reading in class. Thank you for making this happen! Our school is working to improve reading levels across all classrooms so this will surely be a great help!","fullyFundedDate":1765249210178,"projectUrl":"project/vocabulary-workbooks/9946791/","projectTitle":"Vocabulary Workbooks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dillon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10375700"},{"teacherId":10375700,"projectId":9946800,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generous donations to my classroom. All of the basic supplies were greatly appreciated and needed! Having the basics is essential to starting a new semester! \r\n\r\nThe students use the composition books daily to respond to journal prompts as a \"start up\" activity to ensure everyone smoothly transitions when the class begins. I have a deck of cards with fun questions which a volunteer pulls each day to determine the writing prompt for that class. Students can choose between that card's question or one from a prior class that is posted on the board. The system provides both chance and choice to the students. We also made a fun day out of covering the composition books the old-fashioned way and decorating them. \r\n\r\nThe other items such as paper towels and tissues are always in demand. Finally, the starlight mints are a fun treat and peppermint has been shown to turn on the brain and get the kids ready to think! Thank you again for your help setting up my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1767050025072,"projectUrl":"project/basic-supplies/9946800/","projectTitle":"Basic Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dillon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10375700"},{"teacherId":4005063,"projectId":10111212,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation to our school. When our students saw the snacks delivered to the classroom, they were excited. They were talking about how they were going to save their earned points to purchase some of the snacks. They definitely provided the excitement we needed to motivate our students!\r\n\r\nWe appreciate your generous support of our school. Without your support, we would not have the materials needed to support our positive behavior program. Thank you again for your giving! We appreciate your support of public education!","fullyFundedDate":1771787990407,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-for-the-win/10111212/","projectTitle":"Snacks for the Win!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Yung","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4005063_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1476521339207","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-yung808"},{"teacherId":1509351,"projectId":10108493,"letterContent":"With a grateful heart, I want to thank you for supporting our classroom. Your generosity will make a meaningful difference in the lives of my children each and every day. Because of you, our classroom is filled with tools that help students build critical early skills in communication, creativity, literacy, collaboration, and social-emotional learning.\r\n\r\nThe paper, crayons, markers, felt, and glitter glue has allowed my children to express their feelings, tell stories, and strengthen the fine motor skills needed for writing. The claves and scarves have helped my children cooperate, take turns, and regulate their bodies. The clipboards have encouraged drawing, writing, and observational skills throughout the classroom and even outdoors. Home-school connectors will be used next school year to enhance communication with families and extend learning beyond our classroom walls. The mini magnets have supported hands-on literacy activities such as letter sorting, name building, storytelling boards, and phonemic awareness games, making early reading skills concrete, playful, and accessible.\r\n\r\nYour support is more than materials — it is an investment in our children's growth, confidence, and future success. Thank you for lending your helping heart to develop our children's literacy and social-emotional skills. We are deeply grateful.","fullyFundedDate":1771697931422,"projectUrl":"project/building-literacy-joy-and-connection/10108493/","projectTitle":"Building Literacy, Joy, and Connection","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Iwaishi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diwaishi"},{"teacherId":8417689,"projectId":10103096,"letterContent":"Thank you so much again for your generous contributions to the State of Hawaii Department of Education. My students will now have pens available for them to do their assignments, and the cleaning products will help to ensure that our classroom will remain a clean and tidy place, where students can focus on learning and I can focus on teaching. \r\n\r\nPeople like you are invaluable in creating positive and clean environments for students to learn and thrive. We are all very grateful for you donations again this year. Thank you so much for what you do!","fullyFundedDate":1771459896555,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-our-game-on/10103096/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Our Game On!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Kalaiwaa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8417689_orig.jpg?crop=960,960,x0,y198&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1649911670359","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8417689"},{"teacherId":1509351,"projectId":10007159,"letterContent":"I want to extend my sincerest gratitude for your donations to Back to Basics. My children were excited to open the boxes to discover what was gifted to them. They were ready to dive into the materials!\r\n\r\nMy children were ecstatic to draw with the Crayola Pip Squeak markers. They wanted to practice writing their letter and numbers using the Write and Wipe pockets and dry erase markers. They also loved practicing their number recognition using the flashcards laminated with the lamination film you donated. These materials will be used this year and next year (e.g,. Classroom Connectors). Thank you for lending your helping hand!","fullyFundedDate":1770451580296,"projectUrl":"project/back-to-basics/10007159/","projectTitle":"Back to Basics","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Iwaishi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/diwaishi"},{"teacherId":3842836,"projectId":9779215,"letterContent":"The fans have been a LIFE SAVER!! They were put to use right away and are used on the DAILY basis as we don't have AC in our classroom and need all the fans we can get to keep us cool. The water filter cooler I was able to finally work and my students were so excited! They drink so much water because there are days that are hot and we only have water fountain water which is outside so the water can be warm or even hot. The water filter is a good addition to keeping my kiddos hydrated and cooled off. The children ice packs has saved us so many trips to the health room and is an easy 'fix' to those small booboos.\r\nI am excited to have the water cooler in the classroom because this will eliminate the amount of disposable water bottles I've been buying my kiddos who don't have water bottles and I hope it'll encourage parents to send their kiddo with a reusable water bottle. The ice cub tray we will be trialing in the near future on a way to keep cool on hot days but also as a calming down/regulating method.","fullyFundedDate":1759527865452,"projectUrl":"project/beating-the-heat/9779215/","projectTitle":"Beating the Heat!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Keolanui-Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3842836_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y231&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749362535531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/c-keolanuiwilson"},{"teacherId":7930154,"projectId":7974865,"letterContent":"Thanks to your support, our classroom has become a much more interactive and collaborative space. The rolling whiteboards have made a big difference. Instead of working only at their desks, students now gather in small groups to solve problems, map out ideas, and explain their thinking. It's been great to see more participation and discussion as they work through challenges together.\r\n\r\nThe LEGO NASA sets immediately grabbed their attention. When students first saw the Saturn V rocket and Mars Rover, they were genuinely excited. We used the builds to connect to lessons about engineering design, problem-solving, and space exploration. Students had to follow detailed plans, work patiently, and collaborate when they ran into challenges. It naturally led to conversations about how real engineers test, revise, and improve their designs.\r\n\r\nThe dry erase markers and magnets help us fully use the whiteboards each day for modeling concepts, group brainstorming, and quick formative checks. Students are more willing to share their thinking when they can write it out, adjust it, and build on each other's ideas.\r\n\r\nNext, students are applying what they've learned by designing their own space exploration concepts, focusing on planning, structure, and clear presentation of ideas. Your support has helped create a classroom environment where students are more engaged, more collaborative, and more confident in sharing their thinking.","fullyFundedDate":1698718859639,"projectUrl":"project/unlocking-potential-whiteboards-and-leg/7974865/","projectTitle":"Unlocking Potential: Whiteboards and LEGO Sets for Inclusive STEM Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Joshua Pietro Christian Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7930154_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1698777694717","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/joshuapietrochristianpatterson"},{"teacherId":3842836,"projectId":9402960,"letterContent":"We are more than half way through the school year and my students use all of these supplies on the daily basis. The EXPO markers we use multiple times a day during our reading and math block as well as during our free time. The pencil sharpener keeps our pencils sharpened on a weekly basis and it sharpens the pencils so fast that we aren't at the pencil sharpener for long periods of time. Our folders we use as our daily home-school communication/homework folders.\r\nWhen we were starting to run low on EXPO markers from what the students had provided from the beginning of the school year they were really excited knowing that we had so many donated to us through this project. They get so much use out of them that I have no idea what we would do without them. The folders keep my students so organized and they are able to easily pick their folders out and remember them on a daily basis. Right now my students are doing number talks more during our math block. So, they are looking at an open-ended problem/picture and coming up with different ways to approach what they see and sharing it with their peers.","fullyFundedDate":1753035730636,"projectUrl":"project/student-work-essentials/9402960/","projectTitle":"Student Work Essentials","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Keolanui-Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3842836_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y231&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749362535531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/c-keolanuiwilson"},{"teacherId":3842836,"projectId":9402956,"letterContent":"My students are still using these resources on a daily basis. The golf pencils especially has helped my students with correct finger grip with their little hands. They LOVE them and I notice a difference in my students' handwriting this year compared to last year where I used regular sized pencils. Even when my students are offered regular size pencils, they prefer the golf size ones because it feels more comfortable for them. The crayons has been a huge help as my students go through so many crayons on a weekly basis and they are able to self advocate and grab whatever color they need. At this part of the school year my students have went from focusing on correct letter formation to now writing their own independent sentences! They will be starting to learn how to self assess their writing using a visual model and a writing rubric!","fullyFundedDate":1753035730412,"projectUrl":"project/ready-set-write/9402956/","projectTitle":"Ready, Set, Write!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Keolanui-Wilson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3842836_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y231&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1749362535531","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/c-keolanuiwilson"},{"teacherId":1419339,"projectId":7216304,"letterContent":"The materials and supplies that our classroom received fostered a deeper learning experience for my students by documenting their learning through student work samples and personal reflections. The binders and dividers provided an organized system to document their learning journey. The large chart papers, markers, and pocket charts enhanced our classroom engagement and learning. Our writing center was replenished by staples, tape, paper clips, binder clips, pens, markers, sticky notes, sticky tabs, and highlighters which fostered access to their learning and personal independence and growth.\r\nYour generosity and giving provided our classroom will the materials and supplies we needed to continue to grow and learn. We truly appreciate your donations and are forever grateful. The saying, \"It takes a village to raise a child,\" is evident through your support and generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1677986638608,"projectUrl":"project/show-casing-my-learning-journey/7216304/","projectTitle":"Show Casing My Learning Journey","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tahauri","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1419339_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1523315092796","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1419339"},{"teacherId":7930154,"projectId":9908356,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our students at Waimānalo Elementary and Intermediate! Because of your generosity, we were able to purchase a new ukulele, and it has quickly become a favorite in our classroom.\r\n\r\nStudents have been coming in during lunch to practice and play music together. One special moment was seeing a normally quiet student confidently help others learn their first chords. When the ukulele first arrived, students were excited and eager to take turns playing.\r\n\r\nNext, we're focusing on learning basic chords and working toward playing full songs together, with the goal of eventually performing for others. Your support has created a space for creativity, confidence, and connection. Mahalo!","fullyFundedDate":1766144882577,"projectUrl":"project/ukulele-session-for-our-waimanalo-studen/9908356/","projectTitle":"Ukulele Session for our Waimanalo Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Joshua Pietro Christian Patterson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7930154_orig.jpg?crop=640,640,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1698777694717","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/joshuapietrochristianpatterson"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50952","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":344,"numTeachers":35,"percentFrplEligible":77,"percentAsian":6,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":0,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":24,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"9.8:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":58.5,"schoolId":50952,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Waimanalo Elementary Intermediate School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Waimanalo Elementary Intermediate School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/windward-school-district/waimanalo-elementary-interm-school/50952"}