{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Lihikai Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":39.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":10170882,"projectId":9680920,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous gift of a printer and ink to our Special Education classroom for students ages 7 to 10. Your support has given our students an important tool that helps them participate more fully and proudly in their learning.The printer allows us to create visual schedules, step-by-step directions, and personalized worksheets that meet each child's unique needs. Printed pictures, charts, and large-print materials help many of our students better understand routines and concepts, and this has made our classroom calmer, more organized, and more accessible for everyone.Our students are especially excited to see their own work printed. They love turning their stories, drawings, and projects into \"real\" papers they can hold, share, and take home to their families. For many of them, this simple step makes their hard work feel important and celebrated.One child who often struggles to stay focused now works more carefully, knowing his finished work will be printed and displayed on our classroom wall. Another student, who communicates best with pictures, proudly helps print out choice boards and labels for the class, giving him a leadership role and a sense of ownership.Thank you again for investing in our students and in the tools that help them learn in ways that work best for them. Your generosity is making a daily difference in our Special Education classroom, and we are truly grateful.With heartfelt appreciation,","fullyFundedDate":1766791989857,"projectUrl":"project/printing-possibilities-personalized-lea/9680920/","projectTitle":"Printing Possibilities: Personalized Learning for Every Student","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Melgar","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10170882"},{"teacherId":8356917,"projectId":9777091,"letterContent":"Please accept this letter as a heartfelt thank you for your generous contribution of watercolor paper, a color printer, and laminating sheets. These materials were instrumental in the success of our recent door decorating project and have had a profoundly positive impact on our students.\r\n\r\nThe supplies allowed our students to fully unleash their creativity and take true ownership of the project. The watercolor paper elevated the quality of their artwork, providing a rich, professional surface that encouraged greater care and effort in their designs. The color printer enabled the students to incorporate vibrant, detailed digital elements, adding a layer of sophistication and personalization to their work that would not have been possible otherwise. Finally, the laminating sheets ensured their hard work was preserved, protecting the final decorations from damage and adding a durable, high-quality finish.\r\n\r\nThe resulting display is one that our students are immensely proud of. The project fostered collaboration, artistic skill, and a strong sense of pride in our classroom environment. Knowing that their work is displayed so prominently and with such high-quality materials has boosted their confidence and morale, making our learning space feel more special and valued.\r\n\r\nThank you once again for your commitment to our students and for providing the resources that make projects like this possible. Your support directly translates into tangible experiences that empower our students and enrich their educational journey.","fullyFundedDate":1759454376696,"projectUrl":"project/from-pen-to-paper/9777091/","projectTitle":"From Pen to Paper","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Vince-Cruz","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8356917_orig.jpg?crop=438,438,x305,y106&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1706477140143","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mr-vincecruz"},{"teacherId":6907108,"projectId":8219357,"letterContent":"I am writing to express my sincere gratitude for your recent donation. Your generosity has directly enhanced the learning environment in my classroom by helping my students master the art of organization.\r\n\r\nWhile the writing supplies have streamlined our editing and publishing phases, the custom whiteboard desk overlays have been a particular highlight. They have become an essential tool for real-time feedback and student self-management. Thank you for investing in our classroom and for providing my students with the resources they need to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1708261978056,"projectUrl":"project/writing-for-success/8219357/","projectTitle":"Writing for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Orikasa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6907108"},{"teacherId":7928202,"projectId":9772448,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your wonderful donations. I teach an EL classroom and all different grade levels. These pocket charts and stands have really been useful for all our students. As many of you know EL students learn best with pictures as well as sentence frames. These wonderful chart stands and pocket charts have been a real game changer where the students are able to visibly see the words and pictures for the week. They are also able to look at the sentence frames that can help them write! The students love to put in and take out the picture and sentence frame cards. They have even used it to display their own vocabulary cards they have made. \r\nThank you so much from the bottom of my heart.","fullyFundedDate":1759199047715,"projectUrl":"project/lets-stand-up-for-vocabulary-learning-f/9772448/","projectTitle":"Let's Stand Up for Vocabulary Learning for My EL Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tamori","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-2_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7928202"},{"teacherId":6907108,"projectId":9772562,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous support of our classroom. With our new supplies, students have been able to better focus on their work and not needing to walk around the room to gather additional supplies. \r\n\r\nA pleasant surprise to these new kits were that students were starting to communicate better as now there were communal supplies and students were sharing. Sharing communcal supplies allowed for them to practice their social skills. For some of my students, peer interaction is crucial to their learning needs. About 1/3 of my class are identified as either English learners, SPED or both and communication can be challenging. Having students use their words and having opportunities for positive peer interactions have seen them blossom even more.","fullyFundedDate":1759330051610,"projectUrl":"project/organization-for-visual-learners/9772562/","projectTitle":"Organization for Visual Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Orikasa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/6907108"},{"teacherId":9343000,"projectId":9793797,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to help my classroom grow into my dream. It is always heartwarming when I receive confirmation that my project got funded through a donor. I am glad that out of the many different projects to choose from, you chose mine to get funded. I am truly thankful for your generous donation to my classroom. \r\n\r\nMy students and I will be using these supplies very often since it does help them learn and grow in their own ways. It allows them to explore with their little minds, but I have seen lots of growth in them since starting to use these items. My students love hearing SEL books because it reminds them that they can do whatever they put their mind to. It reassures them to know how far they have come and how far more they can learn. \r\n\r\n\r\nThank you!","fullyFundedDate":1765414021434,"projectUrl":"project/sel-centers/9793797/","projectTitle":"SEL + Centers","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nakahashi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9343000_orig.jpg?crop=2403,2403,x290,y203&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708896621127","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9343000"},{"teacherId":9343000,"projectId":9772754,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation to help my classroom grow into my dream. It is always heartwarming when I receive confirmation that my project got funded through a donor. I am glad that out of the many different projects to choose from, you chose mine to get funded. I am truly thankful for your generous donation to my classroom. \r\n\r\nMy students and I will be using these supplies very often since it does help them learn and grow in their own ways. It allows them to explore with their little minds, but I have seen lots of growth in them since starting to use these items. They were also able to be creative and bring home craft items for their families to share what they made in kindergarten. \r\n\r\nThank you again!","fullyFundedDate":1759607593249,"projectUrl":"project/learning-is-f-u-n/9772754/","projectTitle":"Learning is F-U-N!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Nakahashi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9343000_orig.jpg?crop=2403,2403,x290,y203&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1708896621127","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9343000"},{"teacherId":8390985,"projectId":9773300,"letterContent":"My students and I are so happy to have the new supplies that we received from donations. They have been enjoying the sand tables, the train table, and the additional cars that they use on and off the train table. \r\n\r\nWe have completed all of the puzzles we have received and they are now added to the rotation of puzzles that will be worked on. \r\n\r\nThe fidget toys and squishies are an all time favorite by my students. They love to get squishies as their reward but they also love to have the time to use additional supports to help them with regulation. \r\n\r\nWe appreciate your donations!","fullyFundedDate":1759389157719,"projectUrl":"project/play-time-together/9773300/","projectTitle":"Play Time Together","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Demi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8390985"},{"teacherId":8060905,"projectId":9774084,"letterContent":"These materials encourage hands-on learning, help students calm and regulate their emotions, and give them the tools to build communication, problem-solving, and social skills. Something as simple as a puzzle or a sensory toy can open the door to focus, independence, and joy in learning.\r\n\r\nBecause our community does not have easy access to these resources, your support directly puts meaningful tools into the hands of students who need them most. With your help, my counseling office is a space where every child feels supported, included, and excited to learn each day.","fullyFundedDate":1759593455594,"projectUrl":"project/from-stressed-to-serene-sensory-comfor/9774084/","projectTitle":"From Stressed to Serene: Sensory Comfort and Play Therapy","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Filipi","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8060905"},{"teacherId":8669345,"projectId":9772433,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your donations to my project! The classroom supplies for my students in reading RtI groups are really helping them learn to read! I've already seen so much growth in all of my students!\r\n\r\nWe use the highlighters almost daily so that students can search for our phonics focus letters and high frequency words in decodable text. The storage boxes are working great for students to store the gems they earn and students love being about to earn the fruit snacks for working hard during class! The reading materials such as the CVC word Reading Rods are an awesome tool to help students learn how to put sounds together and blend them. The same goes for the Reading Rods with prefixes and suffixes! This helps my older readers with reading multisyllabic words. I've been able to create a number of alphabet games using the cardstock and copy paper. \r\n\r\nOne exciting thing is looking at the student data because every student has made progress in their foundational reading skills! For example, at the start of groups, I had a student who only knew 11 high frequency words. Now, at the mid-year mark, that student knows 100 high frequency words! In another group, I had a student who could not read any CVC words at the beginning of the year because he did not know his vowel sounds. That same student now knows all 5 vowel sounds and was able to read 14 out of 15 CVC words accurately on his mid-year test! \r\n\r\nThe best part of my job is seeing these students' confidence build greater and greater with each class. Reading has become accessible to them. The materials and the supplies from this Donors Choose make learning to read fun and engaging! They WANT to read!!! Mahalo for making such a big difference in my students' lives!","fullyFundedDate":1759241417042,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-supplies-for-reading-rti/9772433/","projectTitle":"Classroom Supplies for Reading RtI","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kauhane","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8669345_orig.png?crop=310,310,x9,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1677830497054","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8669345"},{"teacherId":9407536,"projectId":9777447,"letterContent":"The new board games and headphones have transformed our classroom into a more engaging, hands-on learning environment for both Mathematics and English Language Arts. The board games make abstract math concepts tangible—students practice strategic thinking, number sense, and problem-solving in low-stress, collaborative settings—while ELA games build vocabulary, grammar, and reading-comprehension through play and storytelling. Headphones allow small-group stations and independent practice without noise distraction, so students who need extra processing time or quiet focus can work at their own pace. Together these resources have increased participation, improved fluency with key skills, and made formative observation and targeted feedback much easier during differentiated activities.\r\nStudents are most excited by the social and playful elements of the new materials. The board games turn practice into a challenge they choose to revisit, bringing energy and friendly competition to skills that used to feel repetitive. They love tracking progress as a team, celebrating small wins, and inventing strategies—this intrinsic motivation translates into longer sustained practice and better retention. The headphones add a layer of independence and personalization: learners can listen to audio passages, guided prompts, or read-alouds at a comfortable level without interruption, which many students find empowering and calming.These items have fostered a more inclusive classroom by supporting diverse learning needs and cultural strengths. Students who are English learners, those with attention differences, and learners who struggle with traditional worksheets have all warmed to the games and audio-supported practice—one student with anxiety now volunteers to lead a math round because the small-team format feels safer, and an emergent reader has jumped two reading levels after repeated, confidence-building play with literacy games plus headphone-guided read-alouds. By providing choice, lowering barriers to participation, and enabling differentiated instruction, the donated materials have helped more students access grade-level standards with confidence and joy.","fullyFundedDate":1759457110375,"projectUrl":"project/all-abilities-one-game-learning-throu/9777447/","projectTitle":"\"All Abilities, One Game: Learning Through Inclusion\"","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Yanos","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9407536"},{"teacherId":9273211,"projectId":9773046,"letterContent":"The math and reading manipulatives have completely transformed our small-group instruction. Instead of just looking at worksheets, my students are now physically building word families with letter tiles and using base-ten blocks to visualize regrouping. These tools bridge the gap between abstract concepts and real-world understanding, making \"hard\" subjects feel like a game.\r\n\r\nIt felt like a holiday morning! When the students saw the colorful, high-quality materials, they felt valued and seen. They have taken such great care of the items because they are so grateful to have brand-new resources that belong specifically to our classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for sharing your generosity to our classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1759248012027,"projectUrl":"project/equipping-our-classroom-for-success/9773046/","projectTitle":"Equipping Our Classroom for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Gilbuena","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9273211"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50984","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":632,"numTeachers":54,"percentFrplEligible":64,"percentAsian":42,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":2,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":16,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 5","studentTeacherRatio":"11.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"URBAN","ncesMetroType":"CITY_SMALL"},"inStateSupporters":60.8,"schoolId":50984,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Lihikai Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Lihikai Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/maui-school-district/lihikai-elementary-school/50984"}