{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Leihoku Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":50.5,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":6605270,"projectId":9776620,"letterContent":"I am very grateful for your generosity! It was very impactful to my students. Normally, I would be the one who provides all of the supplies for my students' projects. I work on a limited budget professionally and personally. The students would not have had all of the variety of supplies that your donation provided.\r\n\r\nThe students were able to create their own books (project continues for most). Even the students who were not really into poetry were engaged and tried their best. Your generosity motivated my learners to stretch past their comfort zones!\r\n\r\nMahalo!","fullyFundedDate":1759452805334,"projectUrl":"project/library-students-learning-literacy/9776620/","projectTitle":"Library Students Learning Literacy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Hirakami","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6605270"},{"teacherId":3296250,"projectId":9774017,"letterContent":"Thank you for the generous donation to fund our classroom project! The students were thrilled to see brand new books in our class library -- some of the books that were donated helped replace very well loved copies in our class. It was a treat for students to read a new book without having to worry about pages falling out! \r\n\r\nA lot of the items were put quickly to use like the airtight containers to safeguard snacks for the students and prizes that were used in our classroom store. Your donation has helped transform our learning space for the better.","fullyFundedDate":1759494553544,"projectUrl":"project/supplies-stories-success/9774017/","projectTitle":"Supplies, Stories, Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. I","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/ms-isobe"},{"teacherId":8354407,"projectId":9776768,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation! My students LOVE their new books, and are very excited to read through them. The new books have sparked an interest in reading for many of my students, some of whom dreaded reading before. Visually, our classroom library looks so much more vibrant and updated, which fuels the passion of reading for my students. \r\n\r\nThe prizes that you donated for our class store have also been such a hit! At the end of second quarter, we were able to hold a class auction where students were able to spend the \"money\" they earned in our class economy system. Because of your generous donation, we were able to stock the auction with big ticket items that my students were really excited to bid for. We really appreciate your generosity, and we hope you know that the prizes motivated my students to work hard to earn their money!","fullyFundedDate":1759460040817,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-minds-with-books-and-treats/9776768/","projectTitle":"Fueling Minds with Books and Treats","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Fujii","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8354407"},{"teacherId":8355815,"projectId":9777165,"letterContent":"Providing high-quality watercolors, oil pastels, and professional-grade paper through your support has marked a definitive turning point for my students' technical development. With these professional tools, students have moved beyond basic sketches to master complex techniques in color theory and mixed media. The vibrancy and precision they can now achieve have boosted their confidence significantly, allowing them to capture the intricate textures of a native fern or the brilliant plumage of a forest bird with newfound pride. Your generosity hasn't just provided supplies; it has empowered my students to see themselves as capable artists and informed advocates for the natural world around them.","fullyFundedDate":1759457813219,"projectUrl":"project/art-in-hawaii/9777165/","projectTitle":"Art in Hawaii","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hollingsworth","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8355815"},{"teacherId":8820126,"projectId":9774246,"letterContent":"The arrival of the color printer in our classroom has fundamentally shifted the energy and engagement levels of my students. As I noted in my initial proposal, colorful visuals are essential for attracting \"wandering eyes\" and grounding them in the lesson at hand. This has proven true every day since the printer arrived. The most immediate impact was seen through the color-coded letter reference sheets I created for each student. Because these personal sheets are printed in the same vibrant colors as the large alphabet posters on our walls, they serve as a direct, recognizable link for my emerging writers. \r\n\r\nThis visual consistency allows students to transition their focus from the \"big picture\" on the wall to the \"personal tool\" on their desks without feeling lost or overwhelmed. It has turned standard writing practice into a confident journey in literacy. Furthermore, our \"Classroom Promises\" are no longer just abstract words on a board; they are now bright, vivid reminders of the culture of kindness we are building together. These high-quality prints ensure our shared values stay at the forefront of my students' minds as they navigate their daily social interactions.","fullyFundedDate":1759462853075,"projectUrl":"project/engaging-learners/9774246/","projectTitle":"Engaging Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gabriel","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-4_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8820126"},{"teacherId":8356727,"projectId":9773622,"letterContent":"Thank you! Your support of Fueling Minds and Friendship: Books, Basics, and Brilliant Futures has had a profound and immediate impact on our sixth-grade classroom, directly transforming the daily learning experience for every student.\r\n\r\nBefore your help, our students faced small but significant barriers—the lack of a pencil, a rumbling stomach, or a book that spoke to their experience. This project has successfully removed those barriers, allowing our creative and enthusiastic learners to focus entirely on growth.\r\n\r\nWith the books, students are reading more frequently and with greater enthusiasm. They are engaging with diverse perspectives, which has sharpened their communication skills and deepened their capacity for empathy and understanding.\r\n\r\nEvery student is now equipped to succeed. The stress of needing basic supplies has been eliminated, fostering a sense of equity. Students are mastering organizational skills and can fully concentrate on mastering the curriculum.\r\n\r\nFocus and emotional regulation have improved significantly. Hungry students are no longer distracted, leading to better sustained attention during lessons and fewer emotional outbursts, supporting a more positive and productive classroom community.\r\n\r\nThe greatest success is the environment you helped us create: a classroom where external worries are minimized, and every child feels safe, supported, and ready to thrive. Our students are demonstrably more focused, better organized, and deeply engaged in their learning.\r\n\r\nThank you for being instrumental in our students' sixth-grade success!","fullyFundedDate":1759455645494,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-minds-and-friendship-books-bas/9773622/","projectTitle":"Fueling Minds and Friendship: Books, Basics, and Brilliant Futures","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Sandobal","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8356727_orig.jpg?crop=720,720,x270,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1646596330137","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8356727"},{"teacherId":8824375,"projectId":9729180,"letterContent":"My students and I are using the new resources as incentives for treasure box. I do a point Gabe per subject block where they earn a magnet for a jar chart. When they fill the jar chart they all get treasure box. I plan it out where they can get treasure box once a week. This proves to be very costly because if the frequency. But thanks to you, I have help. Now their learning behavior has improved and are less distracted because of these incentives. In turn. There has been so much more learning. \r\nWhen we got the incentives in the mail, they were so happy and excited. I told them they could earn them just by paying attention and learning. After earning a few prizes and realizing that they needed to focus and participate in learning, they were extra motivated to do so. \r\nYour contributions have made such an impact on their learning, their motivation to learn and those enjoyment of learning. Thank you so very much for all your help and support!!","fullyFundedDate":1758636812552,"projectUrl":"project/incentives-to-motivate/9729180/","projectTitle":"Incentives to Motivate","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kong","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8824375_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1727044932724","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8824375"},{"teacherId":10080010,"projectId":9464018,"letterContent":"Not only have your contributions been more than generous to me and my students, but it has also been beneficial to their learning. The younger students, my Kindergarteners and my First Graders, are too small for the desks I am provided with since majority of my classes the students are able to fit in. This rug not only brings a welcoming and comfortable presence for the students, but a fun way for all of us to interact as a group.\r\n\r\nI believe in collaborative learning, where students are able to help each other with problems and solving the work they have. The rug has been such a great space for this type of collaborative work with the younger students and they absolutely love it!\r\n\r\nOn behalf of all of my students and myself, thank you again for all of your contributions!","fullyFundedDate":1755207815662,"projectUrl":"project/new-rug/9464018/","projectTitle":"New Rug","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. E","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10080010_orig.jpg?crop=4480,4480,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1755236679924","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10080010"},{"teacherId":7516149,"projectId":9780958,"letterContent":"We are absolutely thrilled and deeply grateful for your incredibly generous donation to our 2nd-grade classroom project! Because of your kindness, we were able to fully fund \"Removing Barriers to Big Learning,\" directly addressing the small but significant obstacles that often hold back young students. Knowing that you care enough to invest in these essential, everyday needs—like tiny tummies, worn-out activity cards, and the search for that perfect, inspiring book—is incredibly motivating. Your support is already transforming our learning environment from one where students might be distracted by hunger or frustration, to one where they can be fully focused, inspired, and ready to embrace the magic of 2nd grade.\r\n\r\nThe impact of your donation ensures sustained success for our students. The snacks are the power of focus, preventing mid-afternoon energy crashes so our 2nd graders can conquer challenging math lessons with clear minds, maximizing every instructional minute. The new books are igniting a passion for reading, turning students who were just sounding out words into students who are discovering entire new worlds, setting them up to be lifelong readers. Finally, the laminating sheets are the unsung heroes of our classroom, protecting our cherished hands-on centers and flashcards. This guarantees that these crucial learning tools are durable and reusable for years to come, making your investment a gift that truly lasts. Thank you for removing those small barriers and empowering our students to reach their full potential!","fullyFundedDate":1759580738587,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-2nd-grade-learning-snacks-book/9780958/","projectTitle":"Fueling 2nd Grade Learning: Snacks, Books, and Materials for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Kaaihue","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7516149"},{"teacherId":9350497,"projectId":9158643,"letterContent":"We're already seeing the profound impact of the new resources on our students' daily learning. The specialized tools and therapies are being integrated directly into our small-group instruction and individual work stations.\r\n\r\nFor example, a specific moment that stands out involved a new set of weighted lap pads and sensory fidgets. We were working on a collaborative storytelling project. For students who typically struggle to sit through an extended planning session, these tools provided the gentle, regulating sensory input they needed. One student, who often gets up and walks away during brainstorming, was able to remain seated and contribute an incredibly imaginative plot twist to the group's story while subtly using a tactile fidget. It wasn't about \"staying still\"; it was about using the resources to achieve a state of calm focus that allowed their unique talent to shine and their voice to be heard by their peers. The resources are thus being used as bridges to engagement and self-expression.","fullyFundedDate":1741971469986,"projectUrl":"project/seeds-of-success-nurturing-neurodiverse/9158643/","projectTitle":"Seeds of Success: Nurturing Neurodiverse Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Racoma","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9350497_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1704952986664","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9350497"},{"teacherId":8824178,"projectId":8879324,"letterContent":"The impact that your donations have had on my students is so amazing! They love using the dry-erase boards, erasers, and Expo markers to practice writing their name or writing the alphabet under the magnet letters. \r\n\r\nMy students also enjoy using the kinetic sand that impressed their little hands and minds as they ran the sand through their fingers. They also compared the sand at the beach to the kinetic sand and enjoyed discussing how their toy cars moved in the kinetic sand. My students couldn't pick a favorite donation sent to them. They enjoyed all their donations throughout their day. \r\n\r\nThank you again for the wonderful opportunity you provided for my students.","fullyFundedDate":1729388415759,"projectUrl":"project/a-b-c-learning-can-be-f-u-n-fun/8879324/","projectTitle":"A-B-C Learning Can Be F-U-N! FUN!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Holcomb","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8824178_orig.jpg?crop=1103,1103,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1719347717691","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8824178"},{"teacherId":4358090,"projectId":9205434,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to my students to help them learn to spell and write. My students were excited to see all the donations and worked really hard to make sure they were in school every day. \r\n\r\nAll of my students use the white boards, dry erase markers and erasers. Each of my groups have their own sets which helped to stop the spread of germs.\r\n\r\nThe snacks I received, helped the students who were hungry and gave them energy to work hard.\r\n\r\nAll of my students really enjoy practicing their cvcv words, sight words and writing sentences on the white boards.\r\n\r\nI really do appreciate all the help, I can get in providing all of my students with the supplies they need and also the snacks.","fullyFundedDate":1751103888331,"projectUrl":"project/tools-and-snacks-for-learning-and-workin/9205434/","projectTitle":"Tools and Snacks for Learning and Working Hard","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Aczon","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4358090_272x272.png?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1489541653861","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4358090"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_48811","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":756,"numTeachers":60,"percentFrplEligible":73,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":27,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"12.6:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_LARGE"},"inStateSupporters":49.5,"schoolId":48811,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Leihoku Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Leihoku Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/leeward-oahu-school-district/leihoku-elementary-school/48811"}