{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Kalaheo Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":28.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8379778,"projectId":10401477,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in funding our \"Bulletin Board Boost\" project! The heavy-duty staple remover and long-reach stapler have already been total game-changers in our classroom. Creating interactive, sturdy visual displays is key to making abstract concepts stick for my young learners. Having tools capable of cleanly securing materials across wide board surfaces makes set-up seamless, and removing old displays is now quick and effort-free. I am also able to easily staple student books which I have added a photo of. \r\n\r\nThe printer ink that you funded was not in stock, so I had to choose replacement items. While we are eagerly awaiting the arrival of our replacement motivation quote bulletin board decorations and plastic adhesive bulletin board sleeves, we are already planning how they will transform our wall space. The plastic adhesive sleeves will be placed directly onto our bulletin board to display our vocabulary cards, making it easy to swap words in and out as we move through new lessons while keeping the cards protected and organized. Once the colorful motivational decor arrives alongside them, our board will truly come alive, providing a bright, encouraging backdrop that keeps high-frequency words front and center.\r\n\r\nYour support directly provides the everyday tools that make a functional, vibrant classroom environment possible. Thank you for investing in our room and helping make learning engaging and accessible for my students every single day! I appreciate you more than you know!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\nMrs. Yamauchi","fullyFundedDate":1787314937240,"projectUrl":"project/bulletin-board-boost/10401477/","projectTitle":"Bulletin Board Boost","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yamauchi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8379778"},{"teacherId":8379778,"projectId":10359652,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of my project, \"Creating a Calm, Focused Classroom\"! Having these organizational tools in place has made a world of difference in establishing a structured, predictable, and welcoming environment for my young students.\r\n\r\nThe items from this project are already transforming our daily classroom flow. Our visual countdown timer has been an absolute game-changer during work time and transitions, helping decrease anxiety by giving students a clear, visual way to manage their time. The muted, neutral bulletin board backgrounds have helped me create a visually quiet space that minimizes distractions and focus on what's important on our bulletin board. Additionally, having the dry-erase sleeves ready to go makes displaying student work completely seamless. My new storage drawers, which is a replacement item since my first one arrived damaged, will help keep our small group work neatly organized by group and skill level so materials are always ready. I am eager to assemble it!\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our classroom and for giving my students the peaceful, organized space they need to thrive every single day!\r\n\r\nWith gratitude,\r\n\r\nMrs. Yamauchi","fullyFundedDate":1784657066542,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-calm-focused-classroom/10359652/","projectTitle":"Creating a Calm, Focused Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yamauchi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8379778"},{"teacherId":3356807,"projectId":9981340,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. The academic year is off to a great start and our students are getting into literature circles and reading with a purpose. The books and center organization tools made it possible to get it started right away. \r\n\r\nThe students have taken roles such as note taker, minute monitor, summarizer, and vocabulary whiz while they read in small groups. It helps make it possible for the teacher to listen in and check on fluency and comprehension while the students engage with their peers.","fullyFundedDate":1778282299496,"projectUrl":"project/setting-up-for-reading-success/9981340/","projectTitle":"Setting Up for Reading Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kraushaar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3356807_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1718672189893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3356807"},{"teacherId":7933764,"projectId":10054617,"letterContent":"Thank you so very much for providing the materials for our Kauai kids!\r\n\r\nMy new first graders will gratefully use them daily in this new school year. There are some students who have families unable to fund their own school supplies so your contribution is a huge help and will help lessen the burden for these families and also for myself as the teacher to not use money out of my own pocket. It is because of your kind generosity that I can make learning, fun, engaging, and possible to teach any lesson I can dream of. Mahalo!","fullyFundedDate":1778282300131,"projectUrl":"project/crayons-for-all-skin-tones/10054617/","projectTitle":"Crayons for All Skin Tones","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miller","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7933764"},{"teacherId":8379778,"projectId":10076264,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity toward our project, \"Big Emotions, Little Learners.\" As I prepare for the new school year and am in the process of utilizing the full funding, the materials that I have purchased so far will make a profound difference. In our classroom, managing big feelings can be a hurdle, but your donation will allow me to purchase tools that we need in order to manage emotions.\r\n\r\nThe purchases I was and will be able to make will assist in emotional regulation and interactive learning. The students will be excited to interact with new, hands-on resources; it turns what can be a stressful moment into an engaging, positive experience. Thank you for investing in their emotional growth and academic success!","fullyFundedDate":1778282300423,"projectUrl":"project/big-emotions-little-learners/10076264/","projectTitle":"Big Emotions, Little Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yamauchi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8379778"},{"teacherId":8575371,"projectId":10107639,"letterContent":"The Impact of Fueling Our Brains\r\n\r\nWhen the boxes of donated snacks first arrived in our classroom, my students' eyes lit up with pure excitement. Testing week can be an incredibly stressful time for eight- and nine-year-olds, but seeing a dedicated cart stacked with healthy snacks completely shifted the energy in the room. They felt cared for before they even picked up a pencil.\r\n\r\nWe integrated these resources directly into our testing morning routine. Instead of starting the day with stomach rumbles or anxious jitters, we started with a \"brain-fuel break.\" I watched one of my normally quiet, anxious students settle into their desk, open a snack pack, and take a deep breath. Having that reliable food source gave them the physical stamina and emotional comfort they needed to focus entirely on their exams, rather than their hunger.\r\n\r\nNow that our high-stakes testing is wrapped up, our next step is diving into an exciting, collaborative end-of-year STEM project. Thanks to you, my students are tackling these complex lessons with full stomachs, high energy, and the deep understanding that a whole community of people is rooting for their success. Thank you for making our classroom a safer, more nourishing place to learn!","fullyFundedDate":1771661840498,"projectUrl":"project/hungry-students/10107639/","projectTitle":"Hungry Students!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Neuvel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8575371_orig.png?crop=364,364,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1670303679412","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8575371"},{"teacherId":7941633,"projectId":10109048,"letterContent":"Thank you for your thoughtfulness and your generosity. The school supplies have made a huge difference for the students that I work with. \r\n\r\nStudents worked hard to improve their behavior and were very motivated by the incentives gifted to us. One of my students loves Transformers. Your generosity allowed me to have Transformers as incentives. Others love snacks and were excited to see their favorites available as rewards for improved behavior. \r\n\r\nThe weighted sloth, the weighted blanket, the Worry Stones and other sensory resources were, and continue to be, extremely useful. Having resources for a variety of student needs empowers our students and our staff. \r\n\r\nThank you again and again for your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1771719607605,"projectUrl":"project/tools-for-various-needs/10109048/","projectTitle":"Tools for Various Needs","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Goo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7941633"},{"teacherId":3356807,"projectId":10109890,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support! We have started using the daily practice and will continue to use it regularly as the now third graders become our 4th graders. It truly is a gift that will keep on giving. The daily exercises are a great way to get the students ready to focus on the specific subjects. \r\n\r\nThe booklets will also be great warm-ups as we dive into science and social studies next year. This will keep us on pace and supplement our other materials.\r\n\r\nThe other items will help keep our stations running smoothly and ensure that all learners are engaged.","fullyFundedDate":1771739557934,"projectUrl":"project/help-prepare-the-4th-graders-for-the-fut/10109890/","projectTitle":"Help Prepare the 4th Graders for the Future","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kraushaar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp3356807_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1718672189893","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3356807"},{"teacherId":7942266,"projectId":10104174,"letterContent":"We appreciate your donation to our class very much. Without your generosity we would not have been able to complete our energy unit, rock cycle unit, and labs. Students were so excited to have hands on learning materials to learn with.\r\n\r\nNext steps for our learning materials include learning about insulators and conductors using the energy ball, creating our out metamorphic rocks with the rock samples we have, and continuing our lab investigations with film canister rockets. \r\n\r\nThank you again for donating to our class.","fullyFundedDate":1771470940282,"projectUrl":"project/stem-lab-restock/10104174/","projectTitle":"STEM Lab Restock","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kalauawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7942266"},{"teacherId":5442117,"projectId":10108163,"letterContent":"Thank you for your kind donation to support our 4th quarter activities. The students greatly appreciated having the Kinetic Sand, play-doh eggs, favors and St. Patrick's Day items. It made the start of our 4th quarter engaging and entertaining. \r\n\r\nThank you also for the utility cart. This has become a staple in the classroom with managing art materials. The students clearly know where to go to find the materials now and the cart has made this much less time consuming and much more manageable. \r\n\r\nWe are looking forward to the last few weeks of school and can't wait for summer vacation. I can't wait to give the students their sand castle buckets filled with end of the year goodies.","fullyFundedDate":1771684449226,"projectUrl":"project/sun-sand/10108163/","projectTitle":"Sun & Sand","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Freudig","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5442117_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1527930579495","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-freudig"},{"teacherId":2034495,"projectId":10104756,"letterContent":"There was so much excitement when I brought out the new manipulatives during small group instruction. The phonics letters have transformed my Teacher Table, turning our phonics lessons into an engaging activity. In math, the snap cubes and clocks are bridging the gap between abstract numbers and concrete understanding. Thanks to you, our math and literacy centers are no longer just worksheets, but areas for exploration. The students were also overjoyed with our new carpet, which everyone now fits on for our daily morning circle. Students also appreciate the additional choice for seating when working independently or with a parnter. Your generosity has ensured that every student has the resources they need to strenghten their foundational skills and experience the joy of success.","fullyFundedDate":1771561219430,"projectUrl":"project/creating-a-flexible-hands-on-environmen/10104756/","projectTitle":"Creating a Flexible, Hands-On Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Shinagawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/smoises"},{"teacherId":8379778,"projectId":10107172,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our \"Preschool Literacy Binder\" project! Without these materials, we wouldn't be able to create these binders for our students.\r\n\r\nBecause many of our students are visual and tactile learners, having these physical, interactive binders helps bridge the gap between abstract letters and concrete understanding. My students who are usually hesitant to engage with traditional paper-and-pencil tasks love these binders. One student in particular, who often struggled with focus, has found a new sense of confidence and stays engaged. \r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our youngest learners and helping them to build a strong foundation for their future success!","fullyFundedDate":1771644855479,"projectUrl":"project/preschool-literacy-binder/10107172/","projectTitle":"Preschool Literacy Binder","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yamauchi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8379778"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50958","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":340,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":37,"percentAsian":8,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":13,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":22,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":19,"percentMultiracialImputed":34,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.0:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"RURAL","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_DISTANT"},"inStateSupporters":71.9,"schoolId":50958,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Kalaheo Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Kalaheo Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/kapaa-kauai-waimea-school-district/kalaheo-elementary-school/50958"}