{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Keone'ula Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":27.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8824288,"projectId":10106331,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! My Kindergarteners are eager to learn and like to be independent in the classroom. My goals from this project were to provide motivation for my students through incentive prizes and to give students independence by organizing items in the classroom that they can find.\r\n\r\nKindergarteners are the most successful when they are motivated and have an organized environment.\r\n\r\nMy Kindergarteners were motivated by the incentive items included in our class treasure chest and worked to properly behave. The Items from this project helped to organize our classroom and helped my students be independent as they know where they can find items in the classroom. We are training these students to be successful citizens in our society.","fullyFundedDate":1771638780962,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-motivation-organization/10106331/","projectTitle":"Classroom Motivation & Organization","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Masumoto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8824288_orig.png?crop=271,271,x173,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729145677173","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8824288"},{"teacherId":9807146,"projectId":9777961,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support and donations to our classroom. Your kindness has made a meaningful impact on both my students and our classroom community.\r\n\r\nThe cleaning caddies were especially helpful in organizing our supplies during our Christmas Laulima Parent Community event. They helped make the event run smoothly and allowed my students to participate in a clean, organized, and welcoming environment.\r\n\r\nBeyond special events, the classroom supplies you provided—including the individual desks and teacher desk—continue to support an engaging and positive learning environment each day. The individual desks give students flexible seating choices that encourage focus, independence, and active participation. These resources also help make learning more interactive and enjoyable for my students.\r\n\r\nYour generosity is helping us create a supportive classroom where students can feel comfortable, engaged, and ready to learn. I am incredibly grateful for your kindness and for the meaningful difference you are making in the lives of my students.\r\n\r\nThank you for investing in our classroom and helping us create meaningful learning experiences each day. Your support truly means so much to us!","fullyFundedDate":1765413637994,"projectUrl":"project/flexible-seating-and-manipulatives-for-f/9777961/","projectTitle":"Flexible Seating and Manipulatives for Focused Math Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Silla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9807146"},{"teacherId":9043238,"projectId":8009952,"letterContent":"The addition of realistic play currency, sensory focus tools, and upgraded store incentives transformed classroom financial literacy, self-regulation, and student motivation. By earning play money through daily jobs and academic achievements, students gained practical experience in math, budgeting, and financial planning. Sensory resources like heat-sensitive, color-changing putty provided a discreet calming outlet, helping students manage anxiety and maintain focus during independent work. Meanwhile, stocking the classroom store with desirable items like scented pencils, squishy stress balls, and snacks turned store day into a powerful lesson in goal setting and delayed gratification, as students intentionally saved their earnings over time to purchase higher-value rewards.","fullyFundedDate":1702529711067,"projectUrl":"project/student-shoppers-in-our-classroom-store/8009952/","projectTitle":"Student Shoppers In Our Classroom Store!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Montoya","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9043238_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708104895455","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9043238"},{"teacherId":8826850,"projectId":10103951,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Having these new fiction books in our classroom has completely transformed our daily reading routine. Every day, reading time opens with dedicated independent reading where students settle into quiet reading spots, fully immersed in their stories. Afterward, they share their favorite parts with peers or synthesize their thoughts through reading responses. We also come together as a whole class for shared reading, diving into a single text to analyze character development, theme, author's craft, and figurative language. These new books have given us rich, engaging material to deepen these critical 5th-grade literacy skills.\r\n\r\nAmong all the wonderful additions, the illustrated version of Harry Potter has been a absolute favorite! Since our classroom features a Harry Potter theme, the students were instantly thrilled to see the books arrive. The stunning visual elements have especially resonated with our visual learners, helping them better comprehend complex plot lines, visualize descriptive settings, and stay motivated to tackle longer, more challenging texts. Your support has made a world of difference in fostering a vibrant, joyful community of readers!","fullyFundedDate":1771680733470,"projectUrl":"project/pages-prizes-motivating-young-minds/10103951/","projectTitle":"Pages & Prizes: Motivating Young Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nguyen","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8826850"},{"teacherId":9393608,"projectId":10104982,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom project and helping provide art supplies for our students. Your generosity has opened new opportunities for creativity, self-expression, and hands-on learning in our classroom. Since receiving these materials, students have been using them during art lessons to explore different techniques and bring their ideas to life. One of our favorite projects was creating painting for mother's day and also early father's day (our school year ends before Father's Day). The new supplies gave students the freedom to be creative and take pride in their work, resulting in some truly impressive pieces.\r\n\r\nThe excitement was immediate when the supplies arrived. Students' eyes lit up as they explored the new materials, and many could not wait to begin creating. Their enthusiasm was contagious, and they eagerly shared ideas for future projects they wanted to try. Thank you for investing in our students and their creativity. Your kindness has made a lasting impact on our classroom, and we are incredibly grateful for your support.","fullyFundedDate":1771713782560,"projectUrl":"project/art-for-creative-and-artistic-minds/10104982/","projectTitle":"Art for Creative and Artistic Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Manuel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9393608_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x0,y50&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704534435924","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9393608"},{"teacherId":9851303,"projectId":10111955,"letterContent":"Our students were thrilled to begin using the new resources in our classroom. One special project involved creating Hawaiian kapa art, where students designed unique patterns that represented important parts of their identities, families, interests, and cultural connections. They carefully selected symbols and designs that told their personal stories, making each piece meaningful and unique. The excitement was evident as students proudly shared the significance behind their artwork with classmates. In addition, our student paper passers were especially excited to use the new mailbox system to distribute homework, classroom announcements, and other important notices. The mailboxes have helped create a sense of responsibility and organization within our classroom community.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their faces lit up with curiosity and excitement. The mailboxes have provided a safe and organized place to store important student work, including special projects such as our Mother's Day clay art creations. My students will be able to remember their grade 4 year with their own artwork representing their own art and future students will continue to use the mailboxes to manage ongoing assignments, collaborative projects, and classroom communications, helping them build important organizational and leadership skills throughout the school year.","fullyFundedDate":1771789926074,"projectUrl":"project/helping-students-learn-share-and-thriv/10111955/","projectTitle":"Helping Students Learn, Share, and Thrive with Purposeful Classroom Tools","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Monico","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9851303_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1780216623638","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9851303"},{"teacherId":9807146,"projectId":9974487,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous support and donations to our classroom. Your kindness has made a meaningful impact on both my students and our classroom community.\r\n\r\nThe art trays and cleaning caddies were especially helpful during our Christmas Lokahi parent community event. The trays created organized and welcoming spaces for families to work together on activities, while the caddies kept supplies like glitter, scissors, and construction paper neatly sorted and easily accessible. Because everything was organized and ready to use, parents and students were able to focus on creating meaningful memories together.\r\n\r\nBeyond special events, these classroom supplies continue to support an engaging and positive learning environment each day. They help keep our classroom organized, encourage creativity and responsibility, and make learning more interactive and enjoyable for students. Resources like these truly help create a supportive space where all students can thrive.\r\n\r\nI am incredibly grateful for your generosity and for the difference you are making in the lives of my students. Thank you for investing in our classroom and helping us create meaningful learning experiences each day.","fullyFundedDate":1771487315021,"projectUrl":"project/books-supplies-and-bright-futures/9974487/","projectTitle":"Books, Supplies, and Bright Futures","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Silla","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9807146"},{"teacherId":10300534,"projectId":10108061,"letterContent":"I would like to give a big thank you to Marc and Lynne Benioff for their generous donation to Hawaii Public Schools. They have allowed many teachers the ability to get quality items for their classrooms that have an impact on the children in Hawaii without enduring the burden of cost.\r\n\r\nIn my classroom we were able to get supplies to make our classrooms that have decorative, bright, and welcoming for all. We got bulletin supplies, colorful storage containers, and even colorful headphones! This project blended decoration with functional items that my students use everyday!","fullyFundedDate":1771684486300,"projectUrl":"project/bright-space/10108061/","projectTitle":"Bright Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Leach","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10300534"},{"teacherId":8975642,"projectId":10085978,"letterContent":"My class was extremely excited to see the new resources. My students have been trying their best to use our previous test taking privacy boards carefully because they have been reused for over 5 years. These boards were bent and creased, not in the best condition, so needless to say, my students were pumped when they saw their new set of test taking privacy boards!\r\n\r\nIn addition to these privacy boards, the treats were prepared for my students with funny and encouraging puns to help lift their spirits on test taking days. Through your generosity, each student got a special surprise on each test day. Our State Assessment is very challenging and many students get discouraged before the test even begins, so these little surprises are pleasant and welcoming distractions that fill every student with motivation.\r\n\r\nI thank you again for making this possible and helping to relieve some of the stress that comes with testing!","fullyFundedDate":1771513649065,"projectUrl":"project/preparing-sba-rockstars/10085978/","projectTitle":"Preparing SBA Rockstars!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Cottrell","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8975642_orig.png?crop=464,464,x57,y196&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1678393516319","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mai-cottrell"},{"teacherId":6398453,"projectId":9772171,"letterContent":"Mahalo for your kind donation to our cause. Our Kids Initiating Change (KIC) service group not only provides service at our school through our school-wide recycling program, but also with students helping deliver PE or recess equipments upon teacher requests. In the community, we strive to do monthly service projects that focus on helping the environment and serving our community through partnerships with various organizations. \r\nThe materials we acquired through your donation has been used by students during our campus cleanups and recycling efforts. The gloves, trash bags and pickers have come in handy during our service projects within our community as well. We appreciate your support in helping us continue our goal of being the change within our school, community and world. The impact of your donation and the work we have put together this year will extend beyond the classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1759605709185,"projectUrl":"project/change-starts-with-usone-service-proj/9772171/","projectTitle":"Change Starts With Us...One Service Project at a Time!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Coffin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6398453"},{"teacherId":8821070,"projectId":8882730,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my deepest gratitude for your support of our project Fun Motivations. Thanks to your generosity, our classroom is now equipped with fun motivation prizes for my treasure box which I use as a classroom management. Students can earn tokens for good behavior and then spend it at our class treasure cart! It has also taught them to be responsible for their tokens.\r\n\r\nThe materials in this project have helped to fund the treasure cart. It has sparked a new level of engagement. Seeing the students work hard to earn a reward has truly transformed our classroom energy. The sensory toys given also have provided a much needed 'reset' for my students. Your gift does more than provide 'things'-it makes the students feel seen, valued, and excited to learn. Thank you for believing in them!","fullyFundedDate":1729274613488,"projectUrl":"project/fun-motivations/8882730/","projectTitle":"Fun Motivations","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8821070"},{"teacherId":8821070,"projectId":8221147,"letterContent":"I cannot thank you enough for your incredible generosity and for funding my project Wellness and Fun! Because of you, our classroom now has snacks, motivation toys, and games. I know these items seem quite fun, but that is exactly what I am wanted students to feel when they come to school each day. \r\n\r\nThese resources are already making a huge impact. The snacks provide much-needed fuel to help my students. Some come in without eating anything, so having these as an option help bring them the energy they need to learn. Additionally, the team-building activities and games have transformed our classroom culture. My students are learning to play together, be patient and wait till it is their turn, and even think critically. Seeing them laugh and bond over these activities is a joy. Thank you for investing in their well-being and our classroom community!","fullyFundedDate":1708235601844,"projectUrl":"project/wellness-and-fun/8221147/","projectTitle":"Wellness and Fun","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. O","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8821070"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_32025","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":900,"numTeachers":56,"percentFrplEligible":21,"percentAsian":28,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":9,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":19,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":11,"percentMultiracialImputed":28,"gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"16.1:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":72.4,"schoolId":32025,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Keone'ula Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Keone'ula Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/leeward-oahu-school-district/keoneula-elementary-school/32025"}