{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Pahoa Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":43.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9687088,"projectId":9776755,"letterContent":"Our class has been so excited to begin using the new resources, especially as we prepare for our upcoming May Day celebration. The pelon, dye, and cotton string have become essential materials for creating our May Day costumes. Students have been learning how to give their garments structure with pelon, mix and apply dye to achieve bright, meaningful colors, and use cotton string to assemble pieces with care and precision. This hands-on work has turned into a rich learning experience where students practice patience, craftsmanship, and cultural appreciation while bringing their costumes to life. One memorable moment was when a small group proudly held up their first dyed fabric piece—they couldn't believe they made something so vibrant on their own!\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes arrived, our students were buzzing with excitement. They eagerly unpacked each item and immediately began imagining how everything would come together for the performance. The red carpet was the biggest surprise—students lit up when they realized they would have a grand entrance on May Day. It made them feel seen, celebrated, and truly special. They've already practiced walking down it during rehearsal, and you can feel their confidence grow with every step.\r\n\r\nOur next steps involve finalizing costume pieces, practicing our choreography, and preparing our presentation space. The materials you helped fund are making the entire experience more meaningful and polished. Students are learning not just how to make something beautiful, but how to work together, honor cultural traditions, and take pride in their work. Thanks to your generosity, our May Day celebration will look and feel more special than ever, and our students will shine on stage with confidence and joy.","fullyFundedDate":1759453087473,"projectUrl":"project/may-day-court-attire-pe-supplies/9776755/","projectTitle":"May Day Court Attire & P.E. Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Makua","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9687088"},{"teacherId":9576222,"projectId":9781897,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! These simple, yet much needed supplies really has made a huge difference in our classroom. The giant chart paper helps create visuals for the students in all subject areas. We are able to make our spelling word lists, math anchor charts, and vocabulary.\r\n\r\nThe magnetic whiteboard \"paper\" helps students remember the correct way to use their binder paper, where to write their name and date, and what their paragraphs should look like and contain.\r\n\r\nThird grade has been learning about empathy and what it looks like and feels like to show empathy to others. We want to teach our students to be respectful not only to people, but to property as well. The books really help them bring life to those objects so they can be more understanding.","fullyFundedDate":1759597867028,"projectUrl":"project/simple-supplies-goes-a-long-way/9781897/","projectTitle":"Simple Supplies Goes a Long Way","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lim","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9576222_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720469364376","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9576222"},{"teacherId":9576222,"projectId":9712015,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! My students LOVE having these standing whiteboards to use during our lessons. They are able to work as teams to solve different math problems. Having them standing at the boards really helps to get them involved, engaged, and thinking!\r\n\r\nI attended a professional development on Building Thinking Classrooms and they really opened my eyes to how much the students can learn just by working and thinking together. My students have used these boards in math and reading when given a task and they truly love being able to show what they know.\r\n\r\nThank you again for making our classroom more engaging for my students!","fullyFundedDate":1757892534140,"projectUrl":"project/building-a-thinking-classroom/9712015/","projectTitle":"Building a Thinking Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lim","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9576222_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720469364376","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9576222"},{"teacherId":8689926,"projectId":8880328,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui for your generous donations which granted my class the opportunity to learn through music. We are so appreciative of your investment in education and the early musical experiences of young children!\r\n\r\nWe used the musical stand and easel to practice learning about various types of rhythm patterns that could be made with different beat/note values. My general education Kindergarten class also utilized the easel to engage in pretend play, organize classroom jobs, and communicate daily messages based on themed learning.\r\n\r\nIn the future, I hope to incorporate more opportunities for Kindergarten students to learn through music. Although I am no longer teaching at my previous school (in which these items were donated), I take with me the valuable learning and experience that have been granted to me through the use of these donated items.","fullyFundedDate":1729132665643,"projectUrl":"project/support-after-school-choir-explorations/8880328/","projectTitle":"Support After-School Choir Explorations Through All Pitches and Tones!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Iwasaki","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8689926_orig.png?crop=849,849,x230,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753129947121","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8689926"},{"teacherId":8826470,"projectId":9160119,"letterContent":"Thanks to your incredible generosity, this project has deeply enriched our students' learning and artistic expression! The iPads have been a powerful tool, empowering students to create art that truly reflects their experiences here in Hawaiʻi. They've been able to research moʻolelo (stories) and the ʻāina (land) connected to their Hōʻike dance, giving their performance deeper cultural meaning. Your donation made it possible for them to blend tradition, technology, and personal identity in a profound way.","fullyFundedDate":1742038792628,"projectUrl":"project/unlocking-creativity-art-tech-for-han/9160119/","projectTitle":"Unlocking Creativity: Art & Tech for Hands-On Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Asuncion","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8826470_orig.jpg?crop=2048,2048,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1678068819806","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8826470"},{"teacherId":4747715,"projectId":9163522,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui for kindness and generosity in helping me secure yoga balls, ball stands, and drum sticks for my classroom! Music instruction is helping students to learn self-awareness and self-control. Students are also working hard physically to maintain balance while learning rhythm and beat.\r\n\r\nI am seeing students eager to maintain focus while expanding their musical talents. Students are also learning to share and take turns with the materials, which are important social skills they will be able to take with them anywhere they go.\r\n\r\nMahalo again for your support and investment in our students' learning and lives!","fullyFundedDate":1742048432096,"projectUrl":"project/yoga-balls-and-drumming-for-rhythm-bea/9163522/","projectTitle":"Yoga Balls and Drumming for Rhythm & Beat!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Agbayani","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4747715_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1644898060908","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrsagbayani"},{"teacherId":9594114,"projectId":9166601,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your contributions to our classroom! My students were so excited to see all of the new activities that they could do to learn how to count, spell and recite the alphabet. They couldn't wait to each have their own turn using the resources like the Letter Matching Dinosaurs and Lock and Key counting activities. We now have our shelves full of so many different activities for learning that students will always have something new to do! \r\n\r\nAlso included in this project were things to help with storage. With all of the great learning labs we have in our class, we need the storage to support them! The Lakeshore See-inside Bins that were included helped to keep our blocks lab organized. \r\n\r\nOur classroom is now a whole lot brighter and fun because of you!","fullyFundedDate":1746786025075,"projectUrl":"project/hands-on-learning-in-kindergarten/9166601/","projectTitle":"Hands on Learning in Kindergarten!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Duyao","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9594114_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1721093213837","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-duyao"},{"teacherId":9576222,"projectId":9166391,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity! The addition of these items had an amazing impact on our classroom environment. The addition of the leaf shaped seating for our classroom library helped make a comfortable place for students to go and read a book.\r\n\r\nThe plastic bins helped us to organize our school supplies creating easier access when they are needed. It also makes the environment safer, by keeping all supplies neat and tucked away to prevent accidental spillage.\r\n\r\nThe indoor recess games were a hit! Especially since we have rain quite often, it gives the students a fun activity to do while we have recess inside our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity and support for our keiki!","fullyFundedDate":1746786376499,"projectUrl":"project/functional-and-comfortable-classroom/9166391/","projectTitle":"Functional and Comfortable Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lim","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9576222_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1720469364376","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9576222"},{"teacherId":4698452,"projectId":9151960,"letterContent":"Mahalo nui for your generous donation. I know my new third graders will absolutely LOVE these books. There is such a variety and a few of them have already seen them and wanted to read them before the school year started. The dogman series is the best.I had a student at the end of\r\nThe year see it and they were sooo excited. This next year. I will let these keiki use the books to read for extensions as well as borrow to take home. This will help\r\nThem to complete their reading homework nightly. Thank you very much.","fullyFundedDate":1742499773370,"projectUrl":"project/engaged-readers/9151960/","projectTitle":"Engaged Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Conda","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4698452"},{"teacherId":7930353,"projectId":8847614,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our classroom project, \"Books, Books, Books, and More Books!\" Your kindness helped bring a wave of new, exciting, and diverse books into our fifth-grade classroom at Pāhoa Elementary School—and we are beyond grateful.\r\n\r\nBefore anything else, I'd like to sincerely apologize for the delay in sending this message. The school year tends to move at full speed, but your generosity has not gone unnoticed for a single moment. Thank you for your patience as I take a moment now to express just how much your support means to us.\r\n\r\nBecause of you, my students now have access to a wider range of engaging, age-appropriate literature that reflects both their interests and their identities. Whether it's mystery, fantasy, realistic fiction, or stories rooted in culture and community, these books are helping students fall in love with reading—or rediscover that love again.\r\n\r\nThese books are also helping us build stronger reading habits and deeper comprehension. Students have been participating in book talks, journal reflections, and small group discussions based on the new titles. These stories are not just entertaining—they're creating moments of connection, critical thinking, and meaningful conversation.\r\n\r\nThank you again for your generosity, your belief in public schools, and your willingness to invest in our classroom. Your impact will be felt for the rest of the school year and beyond as these books continue to inspire future groups of students.","fullyFundedDate":1727923335003,"projectUrl":"project/books-books-books-and-more-books/8847614/","projectTitle":"Books, Books, Books, and More Books!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ferrell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7930353_orig.png?crop=816,816,x19,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707380273481","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7930353"},{"teacherId":7930353,"projectId":8880932,"letterContent":"I want to extend my heartfelt thanks for your generosity in supporting our classroom project, \"Let's Get Crafty in the Classroom!\" Your kindness made it possible for my fifth-grade students at Pāhoa Elementary School to explore creativity in ways that truly brought joy and excitement to our learning space.\r\n\r\nI want to take a moment to sincerely apologize for the delay in sending this thank-you note. As the school year picked up, things moved quickly—but please know your gift has been deeply appreciated from the moment it arrived. Thank you so much for your patience and understanding.\r\n\r\nHaving access to these supplies also means that I can incorporate more project-based learning and keep engagement high. Not every student loves writing paragraphs, but give them markers and construction paper to visually explain their thinking, and they shine. That kind of flexibility in learning is only possible because of you.\r\n\r\nIn a rural school like ours, we don't always have the extra resources for enrichment materials like these. Your support has filled our classroom with color, creativity, and inspiration. You've shown my students that people they've never met believe in their potential—and that kind of encouragement means the world.\r\n\r\nThank you again for being part of our classroom community. You've made a lasting difference in the way we learn and create together. I'll be sure to keep sharing how your gift continues to impact us throughout the year!","fullyFundedDate":1729234963424,"projectUrl":"project/lets-get-crafty-in-the-classroom/8880932/","projectTitle":"Let's Get Crafty in the Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Ferrell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7930353_orig.png?crop=816,816,x19,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1707380273481","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7930353"},{"teacherId":7930353,"projectId":8905538,"letterContent":"First off, I want to sincerely thank you for supporting our classroom project, \"Integrating Classics and Culture Into The Classroom Through Books!\" Your generosity has meant so much to me and my fifth-grade students at Pāhoa Elementary School.\r\n\r\nBefore anything else, I'd like to apologize for the delay in sending this note. The school year picked up quickly, and while I've been deeply grateful since the moment this project was funded, I'm only now getting the chance to fully express just how much it has meant to us. Thank you for your patience and understanding!\r\n\r\nAs a teacher in a rural community, it's not always easy to get high-quality, culturally relevant literature into students' hands. Your support made that possible. You didn't just fund books—you gave my students windows into new worlds and mirrors that reflect their own experiences. It's powerful, and it's making a difference every day.\r\n\r\nSo again, thank you from the bottom of my heart. I'm so grateful for your generosity, your belief in public education, and your willingness to support a classroom you've never stepped foot in. 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