{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Hookele Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":36.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":9724005,"projectId":10107490,"letterContent":"As the school year came to a close, our students finished strong, and your generous support played a major role in that success. The resources you helped provide made all the difference in creating a welcoming, organized, and supportive learning environment. Students enjoyed being in a clean, clutter-free classroom where their needs were met and snacks were available when needed. These simple but meaningful supports helped students stay focused, comfortable, and ready to learn each day.\r\n\r\nThank you for your generous donation to our classroom. Your kindness helped ensure that our students had a positive and memorable end to their school year. We are truly grateful for your support and the difference it made.","fullyFundedDate":1771726144181,"projectUrl":"project/creative-classroom-hub-snacks-art-too/10107490/","projectTitle":"Creative Classroom Hub: Snacks, Art, Tools!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Fairbairn","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9724005_orig.jpg?crop=1204,1204,x370,y694&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725416123342","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9724005"},{"teacherId":1795627,"projectId":10103340,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for generously funding our classroom project, \"From Paper to Prizes: Reading Success!\" Your support means the world to my students and me, and we are incredibly excited to have these materials in our classroom.\r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, our reading workshop was supported. The 11x17 paper and organizational tabs allowed us to create custom, learning logs for students to keep thier learning organized in one place. The double-sided magnetic whiteboards are fantastic for word-building and active engagement, and gave me the chance to provide immediate feedback right when they need it most.\r\n\r\nAnd, of course, the mini animal building blocks were the perfect motivational reward to celebrate their grit and hard work as they mastered new literacy skills!\r\n\r\nIt is amazing to see my students support and celebrate each other's breakthroughs every day. Your generosity reinforces that sense of community and shows them that there is a whole world of people rooting for their success. You have provided the essential scaffolding to help transition these hesitant readers into confident, lifelong learners.\r\n\r\nThank you for being the catalyst for our reading success and for investing in the future of our students!","fullyFundedDate":1771512261713,"projectUrl":"project/from-paper-to-prizes-reading-success/10103340/","projectTitle":"From Paper to Prizes: Reading Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tamaru","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1795627"},{"teacherId":8821156,"projectId":10107455,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donation. My students were able to create cute decorative gifts for their mom's. They learned about colors and different types of media that they can use. They were all able to create something that was heartfelt and made them think of their mom's. \r\n\r\nThrough this gift my students were able to also receive bubbles and stickers as their rewards. Students were able to get prizes for work completion and for having a great week. They enjoyed playing with their bubbles and prizes. We are truly grateful for your generosity. 3","fullyFundedDate":1771778385809,"projectUrl":"project/creative-kindergarten/10107455/","projectTitle":"Creative Kindergarten","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yamamoto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8821156"},{"teacherId":9724130,"projectId":10107404,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! The folders and glue sticks arrived at the perfect time for the end-of-the-year stretch. I recently welcomed several new students who didn't have enough folders, so being able to hand them brand-new ones on day one made them feel instantly welcome. Meanwhile, the rest of the class had completely run out of their own supplies, so the fresh glue sticks have been a lifesaver for completing daily lessons. \r\n\r\nBeyond our lessons, these resources have brought so much joy and preparation to our community. The squishies have been an absolute hit as \"Treasure Box\" rewards, serving as a wonderful behavior incentive. Looking ahead, the pencil boxes are safely packed away and ready to go for next school year. They will be a perfect gift for incoming kiddos who may not have their own, ensuring everyone starts day one with everything they need.","fullyFundedDate":1771715574459,"projectUrl":"project/squishing-stress-sharpening-minds/10107404/","projectTitle":"Squishing Stress & Sharpening Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Rufo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9724130_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y1008&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1725307519690","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9724130"},{"teacherId":7567751,"projectId":10104817,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in supporting our classroom project for a trampoline and Cricut materials for creating face-painting stencils. Your kindness is helping create a fun, engaging, and inclusive environment where our students can learn, move, and express themselves creatively. \r\n\r\nThe trampoline will provide students with opportunities for movement breaks, sensory regulation, coordination, and physical activity that support both learning and emotional well-being. Many of our students benefit greatly from opportunities to move their bodies in positive and purposeful ways throughout the school day. \r\n\r\nThe Cricut blades will assist is un creating personalized stencils that allows us to create fun and exciting designs for face painting and other arts and crafts projects for school events, celebrations, and classroom activities. These materials will help build spirit, creativity, confidence, and joyful memories for our students. 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Many of my students proudly shared, \"I can read this!\" as they practiced their sight words, sentence tracking, and decoding skills with confidence.\r\n\r\nWe have been using the beginning reader books during small group instruction, literacy centers, and independent reading time. One of the most special moments was watching students partner read with classmates using the new books and helping each other sound out words. Students who were once hesitant to read aloud are now volunteering to read to the class and proudly showcasing their growth as readers. The cardstock has also allowed us to create durable literacy activities, mini books, and word-building projects that students can use again and again during hands-on learning centers.\r\n\r\nThese resources have helped create a classroom environment where students feel excited about reading and motivated to continue learning. As we move forward, students will continue building foundational literacy skills through guided reading groups, phonics activities, and collaborative reading projects. Your support has helped strengthen not only my students' reading abilities, but also their confidence and love for learning. Mahalo for making such a positive impact on our classroom and our kindergarten ohana!","fullyFundedDate":1771785834992,"projectUrl":"project/big-dreams-start-with-little-readers/10108288/","projectTitle":"Big Dreams Start with Little Readers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Arellano","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10250788"},{"teacherId":8823742,"projectId":10107501,"letterContent":"My preschool students were so excited and happy when they first saw the new materials that were donated! They especially love playing with the color sorting dinosaur toy and the magnetic tiles with wheels where they can build and create a vehicle. \r\n\r\nSome of the materials donated are used in my class daily. Such as the sensory alphabet letters to help my students who are tactile learners to identify, name, and write letters. I also use the pop-it with numbers to help my students practice counting to 10 and recognizing numbers 1 to 10. These items have made learning hands-on and engaging for my students!\r\n\r\nThank you again for your support and donations!","fullyFundedDate":1771687114211,"projectUrl":"project/learning-is-fun-in-preschool/10107501/","projectTitle":"Learning Is Fun in Preschool!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Slabicki","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8823742"},{"teacherId":8821743,"projectId":10106700,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support of our recent classroom technology project. Your decision to fund our new microphones, compatibility adapters, and tripod stands has brought incredible excitement to our educators. While our teachers love creating videos with their classes, they previously lacked the proper equipment to capture clean audio. Your donation brings direct educational purpose to our school by turning students into active creators, writers, and verbal communicators as they produce podcasts, record oral histories, and collaborate on technical media projects.\r\n\r\nBefore your generosity, recording audio or video meant holding shaky mobile devices with muffled, echoing sound. Now, the structural stability of the tripod stands and the crisp, clear audio of the microphones give our students' work instant legitimacy. They no longer feel like they are just completing a routine school assignment, but rather creating real-world media. Thank you for permanently empowering our young creators!","fullyFundedDate":1771639150998,"projectUrl":"project/beyond-the-frame-tools-for-seamless-str/10106700/","projectTitle":"Beyond the Frame: Tools for Seamless Streaming","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Higa (Ho‘okele Technology Department)","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8821743"},{"teacherId":3129157,"projectId":10105141,"letterContent":"This project has been the spark that jumpstarted my second academy, \"Na Liko No'eau\" (The Budding Craftsmen). Through your generosity, my students have immersed themselves in the rich world of native Hawaiian crafting, connecting with their culture through hands-on artistry.\r\n\r\nOne of the most powerful moments was watching my students make rope using twine. While we used modern materials, they practiced traditional techniques—rolling and twisting the fibers against their thighs just as they did in Ancient Hawaii. The room was buzzing with excitement as they created their own 'Ohe Kāpala (bamboo stamps) using foam and jumbo popsicle sticks. They used these custom designs to print kapa cloth patterns onto tote bags, creating heartfelt, handmade gifts for Mother's Day.\r\n\r\nBeyond the crafts, your donation provided textbooks that fueled deep research. Students explored traditional tools, weapons, and native flora, eventually translating their findings into beautiful clay sculptures. When the materials first arrived, the students were filled with suspense; seeing their curiosity turn into deep gratitude as they realized what they could create has been truly moving.\r\n\r\nOur journey doesn't end here! Our next steps include using pipe cleaners to recreate native Hawaiian flowers and building scale models of traditional structures and double-hulled canoes with popsicle sticks. Your support has truly brought our academy to life, and we are so grateful for these learning opportunities.","fullyFundedDate":1771695090905,"projectUrl":"project/expressing-our-creativity-through-native/10105141/","projectTitle":"Expressing our Creativity Through Native Hawaiian Arts","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Alejandro","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp3129157_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1509931095729","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/missalejandro"},{"teacherId":9469161,"projectId":10103181,"letterContent":"My students were thrilled to see their new addition to our STEM bins! They were all very quick to jump to use the new material. They also enjoyed the new organizational bins so we could fit more items in each STEM bin.\r\n\r\nI am switching grade levels next school year and am excited to start teaching kindergarten. A lot of the materials I ordered are for my upcoming kindergarteners. I got a lot of new instructional tools that I can use in small group. I am excited to start a new journey with my new grade level!","fullyFundedDate":1771523668879,"projectUrl":"project/positive-rewards-fresh-starts-for-youn/10103181/","projectTitle":"Positive Rewards & Fresh Starts for Young Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Brown","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9469161"},{"teacherId":9376554,"projectId":10108010,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for the materials and supplies you graciously provided for my students. Because of your kindness, our projects and activities have been more enjoyable, and student ideas were brought to life through many different types of media. Your donations allowed them to explore new outlets for creativity and showcase their learning in unique ways.\r\n\r\nFor our Hawaiian Studies project, students constructed their own ahupua'a boxes using clay, mixed media sheets, paint, and markers. With these materials, students built their displays with confidence. Each student made their own representation of an ahupua'a, and they are all so cool! Another project we completed was called \"Summer Treats,\" where students used paint sticks and markers to make melting treats look vibrantly delicious.\r\n\r\nThe materials made the students excited to learn new techniques and work with different art media. They worked carefully, exploring how each medium felt and how it interacted with other materials. Overall, students were more engaged in the creative process and took great pride in the quality of their work.\r\n\r\nIt means so much to have had your support this year. Not only were the students more creative, but they were also more excited for each new lesson. To work with such a variety of materials is a privilege, and we are so thankful for the abundance of creative media you have given us.\r\n\r\nWe appreciate everything you have done for our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1771695497111,"projectUrl":"project/mixed-media-masterpieces/10108010/","projectTitle":"Mixed Media Masterpieces","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Carlos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9376554"},{"teacherId":8821737,"projectId":10104030,"letterContent":"Our readers have fallen in love with the Manga genre, and with the increase in Manga books authored for elementary age students, our selection has grown and we needed a special location in our library for them. The students noticed right away that the spinner racks were in the library since we don't have any other shelving like them. They can easily see what is available and make their selections separate from the rest of our graphic novel collection. The spinner racks have been place next to our large window which is an area that hasn't received a lot of traffic, and they love going there now to look for their favorite titles. 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