{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Heeia Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":31.2,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":8363152,"projectId":9819626,"letterContent":"We can't thank you enough for your generous donation to support our project. Because of your generosity, our classroom didn't just get new supplies—it got a total glow-up! The Glow and Grow project has officially turned our standard math block into the most anticipated hour of the school day. Here is how your support is lighting up our learning.\r\n\r\nThe Glow Zone Review Challenge was the perfect way to kick off the quarter, transforming what could have been a standard review session into a high-stakes, sensory-rich competition. Here is a breakdown of why this event was such a hit:\r\n\r\nThe atmosphere was the immediate star of the show. By swapping traditional fluorescent lights for black lights, the classroom felt less like a workspace and more like an \"event.\" Using neon paper for the problems and matching finger lights for the teams didn't just look cool—it served as a powerful engagement tool. The visual \"pop\" of the materials kept students focused on the task at hand, making the math problems feel like clues in a mission rather than items on a worksheet.\r\n\r\nCollaboration & Movement: One of the best parts of this event was seeing the students team up.\r\n\r\nPeer Support: Using the glow sticks to identify teams created an immediate sense of belonging.\r\n\r\nActive Learning: Moving to the whiteboards to solve problems together encouraged mathematical discourse. Students weren't just solving for themselves; they were explaining their reasoning to their teammates to ensure their answer was ready for the \"teacher check.\"\r\n\r\nThe integration of the neon dice added an element of gamification that leveled the playing field. \"The room erupted every time a team got a problem right, but the real suspense happened at the dice roll. It turned a math check into a celebration.\" Because points were determined by the dice, the focus shifted from \"who is the fastest at math\" to \"how many problems can we solve to get more chances to roll?\" This kept the momentum high until the very last second when the final tallies were announced.\r\n\r\nThis wasn't just a review; it was a confidence builder. By wrapping rigorous math problems in a \"Glow Zone\" theme, the intimidation factor of starting a new quarter vanished. Students walked away not only with refreshed math skills but with a shared memory of success. Students were so excited!\r\n\r\nThe \"Glow Math\" momentum is just getting started! Here is how we are moving forward:\r\n* The Neon Probability Lab: We are preparing to use the neon dice for a probability unit. Students will track \"glowing outcomes\" to predict frequency and graph their data using the neon tape to create dot plots on our tables. \r\n* Geometry Construction: Our next big project involves using the neon tape and paper to build 3D geometric figures. We'll be \"lighting up\" the properties of shapes—counting edges, vertices, and faces while they glow in the dark.\r\n* The Glow-in-the-Dark Escape Room: To review for our upcoming unit assessment, I am designing a math \"Escape Room\" where students must solve equations to \"unlock\" different stations of the glowing classroom.\r\n* Glowing Planes: We can use the neon tape to create giant coordinate planes on the floor. Instead of just drawing points on a worksheet, students use their neon pencils and paper to plot \"coordinates\" that glowed under the UV lights.\r\n\r\nThank you for providing the \"extra spark\" my students needed. You've proven to them that math isn't just about black ink on white paper—it's vibrant, it's exciting, and it truly shines bright!","fullyFundedDate":1766541319499,"projectUrl":"project/glow-and-grow-lighting-up-math-learning/9819626/","projectTitle":"Glow and Grow: Lighting Up Math Learning!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hirakawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8363152_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1646879565806","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8363152"},{"teacherId":8364565,"projectId":9772966,"letterContent":"The transformation in our classroom has been magical, shifting our environment from a traditional setup to a vibrant creative workshop. The KORE wobble stools have immediately improved focus, allowing my high-energy learners to get the subtle movement they need to stay deeply engaged in their reading and independent work.\r\n\r\nWe recently put our new STEAM supplies to the test during a canoe-building challenge. I watched groups huddle together, debating structural integrity and troubleshooting designs with a level of persistence and collaboration I hadn't seen before. These materials have validated their work, making them feel like true creators.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, our next step is an integrated Eco-Friendly projects. Students will use the felt, clay, and craft supplies to build models of sustainable dwellings, utilizing our flexible seating to shift between research hubs and construction zones. By providing these tools, you haven't just bought supplies; you've given my students a sense of ownership and a space they are genuinely excited to walk into every morning.","fullyFundedDate":1759446802432,"projectUrl":"project/flexing-creativity/9772966/","projectTitle":"Flexing Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Fischer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8364565_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1646872868143","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8364565"},{"teacherId":9074848,"projectId":9776186,"letterContent":"My goal with the Creative Corner was to create an inspiring space where students feel supported to take creative risks and grow as artists, with access to basic and high-quality art supplies across all art media.\r\n\r\nWe explored 2D art through drawing and painting, using pens, pencils, erasers, cardstock, and paint. The 3D art projects we used clay, stones, and other found objects.\r\n\r\nThe cleaning supplies and storage have been a massive help in maintaining a clean and organized space.\r\n\r\nWith all the hard work that went into being creative, I was able to purchase snacks to stock our care closet to help us get through the day. It included packaged snacks such as granola bars, fruit snacks, and protein bars. This will provide energy and overall well-being during the school day.","fullyFundedDate":1759542973482,"projectUrl":"project/creative-corner-essential-supplies-for/9776186/","projectTitle":"Creative Corner: Essential Supplies for a Creative Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brown-Santiago","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9074848"},{"teacherId":9074848,"projectId":9702533,"letterContent":"My goal for the Mission Maker Space area was to blend high-tech and low-tech equipment, including cardboard, craft supplies, crafting tools, and STEM kits. As well as introducing the keyboard to our class iPad for research, and the snack to help keep our bodies and minds fueled for the day.\r\n\r\n\r\n I am happy to report that through these hands-on experiences, my students are starting to develop critical 21st-century skills, including creativity, critical thinking, communication, and collaboration. \r\nThis approach has enabled students to work together, brainstorm ideas, and share knowledge and skills with their peers.\r\n\r\nThis makerspace area has begun closing the technology gap and exposing more students to STEM fields by providing access to tools and technologies that might otherwise be unavailable.","fullyFundedDate":1759471530947,"projectUrl":"project/mission-maker-space/9702533/","projectTitle":"Mission Maker Space","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brown-Santiago","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9074848"},{"teacherId":8363152,"projectId":9775336,"letterContent":"With your generous donation to our project, our students were able to break into smaller groups and work together to decompose polygons and find the area of composite figures. The use of the Magnetic Coordinate Planes engaged our students to use Building Thinking Classroom strategies, making them visible, vertical, and easy to manipulate. Students were more confident to try various ways of breaking the polygon into areas of shapes they are familiar with, finding, boosting engagement, and encouraging mistakes. \r\n Your donation also contributed to providing us with a Smart Board to bring more interactive lessons to make learning more engaging and accessible. When the big box entered our room, we were so excited to try it out. Unfortunately, I did not purchase a stand for the Smart Board, so we had to wait for another Donors Choose project to be funded that provided us with a stand. Lucky for us, that project was also funded, and we were able to get a stand within the school year and try out our new Smart Board. Students have already been using the interactive board for Math, Science, research projects, music access for study hall time, and coding for Computer Science. It has not only provided our class with interactive engagement, but also allowed us to include it as a positive behavior incentive when students are actively participating. We can't thank you enough for your generous donation and can't wait for support on our next project.","fullyFundedDate":1759425404605,"projectUrl":"project/interactive-learning-tools-for-engaged-m/9775336/","projectTitle":"Interactive Learning Tools for Engaged Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hirakawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8363152_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1646879565806","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8363152"},{"teacherId":7685400,"projectId":9772167,"letterContent":"My students are benefitting from the walking pad and trampoline as it helps as a brain break and tools to regulate their minds and bodies. During the windy and rainy days, these contraptions allowed my students to physically move their bodies indooors. The teacher chairs are a great comfort to my aide and I as we both have had back injuries. The chairs make long days at work comfortable. The adaptive scissors and pencil grips allowed my students to complete tasks just like their general education counterparts. Thank you very much!","fullyFundedDate":1759271605452,"projectUrl":"project/regulate-accommodate-and-motivate/9772167/","projectTitle":"Regulate, Accommodate, and Motivate!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tokushige","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7685400"},{"teacherId":8363152,"projectId":9591714,"letterContent":"Thank you for supporting our Donors Choose project and providing our class with a Smart Interactive Whiteboard. With this Smart Interactive Whiteboard, our students are able to solve problems at the board, manipulate math digitally, and use tools that will help to deepen their understanding. The ability to manipulate math in real time by drawing, moving, and solving with their own hands promotes participation, boost confidence, and helps them learn better visually and kinesthetically. We appreciate your support in helping us to gain better technology within our classroom and to help make math come alive! \r\n Students have not only used the board for Math but also for Computer Science coding skills, research on subject-area content, looking up articles on topics, and selecting a playlist during study hall time to help them concentrate. The use of this Smart Interactive Whiteboard has also been an incentive to use when work is completed or if they just need that extra interactive manipulative. We can't thank you enough, and hope that you continue to support our class with our next Donors Choose project to come!","fullyFundedDate":1758066568752,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-math-to-life-with-an-interactiv/9591714/","projectTitle":"Bringing Math to Life with an Interactive Whiteboard","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hirakawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8363152_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1646879565806","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8363152"},{"teacherId":10296058,"projectId":9781629,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity in providing my classroom with colorful index cards, vibrant Expo markers, card rings, colored pends, motivational stickers, and more. These resources are more than just school supplies; they are essential tools that help my students organize their thoughts and stay engaged during lessons. My students have loved having colorful notecards to practice their multiplication and division. They've also used traditional notecards for continued practice at home. My students have used colored pens, markers, and sticky notes daily to make spelling corrections, complete quick exit passes, and take quick notes. \r\n\r\nWith the help of these engaging and useful materials, my students have shown a new level of excitement for peer-to-peer tutoring, independent review, group and individual board work, and even writing. Using these tools help the kids feel that are learning things of importance, and that they can use these techniques to learn anything they want. Thank you for investing in our classroom and for providing the bright, tactile tools that make learning a much more interactive and joyful experience.","fullyFundedDate":1761094987041,"projectUrl":"project/building-the-classroom-building-the-kid/9781629/","projectTitle":"Building the Classroom, Building the Kids","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Saffery","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10296058"},{"teacherId":4368916,"projectId":9775481,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generosity, our classroom has received a new TV and TV stand, and the impact has already been incredible. With a large, clear screen visible from every seat, students can easily follow modeled lessons, visual examples, educational videos, and digital resources. This has especially supported visual learners, English language learners, and students who benefit from enlarged text and step-by-step demonstrations. I am now able to project student work, model writing, reading a note-taking strategies in real time, and incorporate multimedia tools that make learning more engaging and easier to understand.\r\n\r\nThe TV stand ensures the equipment is safe, stable, and positioned at the right height so every student has equal access to instruction. Because of your support, our classroom environment is more interactive, inclusive, and exciting. Your donation is making a meaningful difference in student engagement and daily learning experiences. Thank you for investing in our students' success.","fullyFundedDate":1759424331382,"projectUrl":"project/bringing-learning-to-life-with-a-classro/9775481/","projectTitle":"Bringing Learning to Life With a Classroom TV","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Agbayani","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4368916_orig.jpg?crop=2400,2400,x0,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741729004488","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4368916"},{"teacherId":7928143,"projectId":9775167,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation. Your support has made a meaningful difference in my kindergarten classroom and I am truly grateful. \r\n\r\nBecause of your kindness, I was able to purchase individual writing dry erase boards, practice writing boards and organizer bins for student supplies and classroom toys and manipulatives. These materials have already had a positive impact on student learning and engagement. \r\n\r\nStudents are excited to use the new dry erase boards and writing practice boards as they learn to form letters and practice writing skills. They are more eager to participate and share when they are learning in Language Arts, Science and Social Studies. The boards make learning interactive and fun, while also giving students the opportunity to practice and build confidence. \r\n\r\nThe organizer bins have also been incredibly helpful. They allow us to keep essential tools like pencils and crayons in one easily accessible container. This has made it much easier for students to find what they need, stay organized, and focus on learning rather than searching for supplies. \r\n\r\nThank you for supporting my students and helping create a more engaging and organized learning environment. My students are benefitting every day from your generosity.","fullyFundedDate":1759454590631,"projectUrl":"project/write-it-organize-it/9775167/","projectTitle":"Write It! Organize It!","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Lee","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7928143_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729394917244","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7928143"},{"teacherId":2599122,"projectId":9772355,"letterContent":"We received many items and we are very thankful to all donors who helped to get this to my computer lab. Unfortunately, we have not used all of the items. I plan to use the code books to help me learn more about coding and then maybe have a club to teach students what I learn. This would probably won't happen till next school year, since our after school classes were already in session.\r\n\r\nThe crawlers for the Ozobots are so fun. It's another way for use to explore what the Ozobots can do. The BBC Micro:bit V2 Newbit Arcade Shield Expansion Boards have not been used yet since I don't have enough of them for each student. I plan to make another project to obtain more of these.\r\n\r\nThe Indi Spero kit allowed me to preview what I was going to do with my students. I was able to borrow 10 kits from our district's lending library and my students coded them.","fullyFundedDate":1759417960473,"projectUrl":"project/coding-the-future-today/9772355/","projectTitle":"Coding the Future, Today","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Annette Ahuna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2599122_orig.jpg?crop=695,695,x0,y23&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622914891093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/a-ahuna"},{"teacherId":2599122,"projectId":9895398,"letterContent":"My students have been busy with Computer Science activities. We haven't used the coding stickers yet, but we used coding magnets that we received from a donor at our school. Both make coding the Ozobots easier for my students . Drawing the lines have proved difficult for students especially because of the limited time they have in rotation classes.\r\n\r\nThe students have so much fun doing physical coding. This gives them a hands on experience in coding. They always tell me this is their most fun class.\r\n\r\nThank you for your support in bringing Computer Science alive in my Computer Lab.","fullyFundedDate":1763140814807,"projectUrl":"project/yay-for-color-code-stickers/9895398/","projectTitle":"Yay for Color Code Stickers","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Annette Ahuna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp2599122_orig.jpg?crop=695,695,x0,y23&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1622914891093","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/a-ahuna"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50927","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":358,"numTeachers":31,"percentFrplEligible":55,"percentAsian":7,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":8,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":24,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"11.5:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":68.8,"schoolId":50927,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Heeia Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Heeia Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/windward-school-district/heeia-elementary-school/50927"}