{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":false,"callToActionDisplayName":"Heeia Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":30.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":7892845,"projectId":9528489,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support in funding this Donors Choose project for my students. Preschool is a time for exploration and creativity. The children have enjoyed playing music, singing songs, creating their own books, and learning through the world around them. \r\n\r\nMost recently, we have been using the materials to create our own books. We have journaled our observations and discoveries of the nature around us, created short stories about family adventures during the weekend, and have just started our own class alphabet book!\r\n\r\nEarly exposure to literacy and language are the foundations of childhood development and later on academic success in students. Thank you for your support in funding this project!","fullyFundedDate":1754434761634,"projectUrl":"project/musical-instruments-and-book-creation-to/9528489/","projectTitle":"Musical Instruments and Book Creation Tools for Creativity","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Liu","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7892845_orig.jpg?crop=1814,1814,x447,y957&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753150211413","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/gwen-liu"},{"teacherId":2599122,"projectId":9368534,"letterContent":"My students had so much fun coding these Beebot robots. They told me they want to use these again. As you can see from the pictures, they were so focused and collaborating so well. \r\n\r\nCoding in the elementary school is providing my students with experiences to one day explore more Computer Science topics. I appreciate the opportunity that your generosity gave me to allow me to use these Beebots with my students.\r\n\r\nThese Beebots are chargeable so these charging stations are ideal. Thank you again for helping me get these. Your generosity allows me to charge them so easily.\r\n\r\nMahalo for funding my project.","fullyFundedDate":1747765658125,"projectUrl":"project/rechargeable-robots-are-good-for-our-env/9368534/","projectTitle":"Rechargeable Robots are Good for Our Environment","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":9074848,"projectId":9157817,"letterContent":"Thank you for the essential school supplies and games. It helped build community and SEL connections. The art supplies brought creativity and imagination into our classroom, and the cleaning supplies help keep the classroom tidy.\r\n\r\n Bringing art activities back into the classroom provided my students with the freedom to express themselves through creativity, develop fine motor skills, enhance self-expression, foster problem-solving skills, and build confidence. They also enable children to express and understand their emotions, promoting critical thinking and emotional intelligence.","fullyFundedDate":1742083552908,"projectUrl":"project/supporting-creative-minds/9157817/","projectTitle":"Supporting Creative Minds","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Brown-Santiago","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9074848"},{"teacherId":9161898,"projectId":9168392,"letterContent":"Mahalo for your generosity and support towards the education of my students. Thanks to this amazing opportunity, my students have gained a new communication tool with technology from the iPad. The iPad gives us access to autism specific learning apps that are used throughout the school day. Additionally, other items such as lamination sheets have been used to create communication visuals and activities. Finally, the standing desk has allowed more floor space for my students to use during direct instruction. We aren't bound to a floor desk that took up quite a bit of space. Overall, the iPad is a huge student favorite. My students love the apps that give them more functional communication.","fullyFundedDate":1742175155687,"projectUrl":"project/adapted-learning/9168392/","projectTitle":"Adapted Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. S","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9161898_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y540&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1692503141381","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9161898"},{"teacherId":8363152,"projectId":9154729,"letterContent":"Thank you for your continuous support and generous donations to support our project. This project helps to create a dynamic and interactive learning environment so that our students can gain confidence, build foundational skills, and stay motivated. The magnetic coordinate plane and magnetic cubes have had a great impact on our students' confidence levels. \r\nThey are not afraid to come up to the board and use the coordinate plane during independent and small group practices to work out their problems. They have a better understanding of the 4-quadrants as they can see it more clearly than on graph paper or their worksheets. \r\nThe ability to use magnetic cubes has provided a hands-on approach to their thinking of volume concepts. It allows them to manipulate their figures so they can visually see how many cubes take up space, without having to balance or tape cubes together. It helps them to see he concepts not only on paper, but when modeling it off the paper as well. This year we only used the magnetic cubes for volume concepts, next year I would like to explore using it for ratio and proportion concepts as well. \r\nThank you again for your generous support. With these educational supplies, I know our students will learn to enjoy math and better understand the concepts being presented to them. We can't wait to see what other projects we can come up with.","fullyFundedDate":1741715017989,"projectUrl":"project/help-keep-math-engaging/9154729/","projectTitle":"Help Keep Math Engaging","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":8823917,"projectId":9156423,"letterContent":"When our students first saw the new individual dry erase boards, their faces lit up with excitement. It was like giving them a new voice in the classroom. We now use the boards daily for quick check-ins, math problem solving, brainstorming, and group activities. One memorable moment was during a math review game—students wrote their answers and proudly held them up, excited to see if they got it right. It instantly turned a review session into an engaging and interactive challenge. The boards have become essential tools for fostering participation, especially for students who are more hesitant to speak up in large group discussions.\r\n\r\nLooking ahead, we're integrating the dry erase boards into our upcoming science unit on ecosystems. Students will be using them to sketch food chains, jot down hypotheses during experiments, and collaborate in peer-led review sessions. The boards not only promote active learning but also give us a flexible way to assess understanding in real time. Thanks to our donors, we now have a simple but powerful tool that has transformed how we teach and how our students express their learning. We're so grateful!","fullyFundedDate":1741810184873,"projectUrl":"project/move-collaborate-create-dry-erase-boa/9156423/","projectTitle":"Move, Collaborate, Create! Dry Erase Boards for Dynamic Group Learning","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Hilley","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8823917_orig.jpg?crop=806,806,x297,y62&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741718630213","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8823917"},{"teacherId":7718176,"projectId":9153954,"letterContent":"Our new resources have been beneficial to how our classroom runs. It has been such a great tool for the students to gain access to independence in their programs. The bin system that the cubbies have created a way for the students to follow steps to grab their first to last activity. Now that we have letters A-Z it makes the system more organized. \r\nThe treadmill has allowed our students who need that sensorimotor intervention within the classroom for their morning routines. Students also use this as an incentive and mand for the treadmill. Along with this, they have been enjoying the sing a long book which provides a different incentive vs the ipad and youtube. Our students have been enjoying and using all the new gadgets in the classroom! Thank you!","fullyFundedDate":1741705923789,"projectUrl":"project/active-learning-in-a-multi-sensory-learn/9153954/","projectTitle":"Active Learning in a Multi-Sensory Learning Environment","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Rawlins","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7718176_orig.jpg?crop=1284,1284,x0,y303&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1741686154510","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/rrawlins"},{"teacherId":7929373,"projectId":9156424,"letterContent":"Thank you for equipping our school with supplies to support more well rounded physical education classes. We also now have the necessary supplies to support English learners in their daily activities. \r\n\r\nYour generosity is much appreciated and will go to use for years to come. Our students will benefit from this equipment as it will enrich tennis and pickleball lessons across all grade levels. \r\n\r\nThese materials will also bring academic support to students who often come to school with little to no supplies for their school work. We thank you again for the support for our physical education and EL program. \r\n\r\nMahalo.","fullyFundedDate":1741969536379,"projectUrl":"project/pe-nets-and-k-6-ell-student-supplies/9156424/","projectTitle":"PE Nets and K-6 ELL Student Supplies","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Tanaka","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-7_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7929373"},{"teacherId":4368916,"projectId":9157509,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of a colored printer, toner and colored cardstock for our classroom. Your support has made an immediate and meaningful impact on our students' learning experience. With access to a color printer, students are now able to bring their projects to life right away and have access to immediate printing making them more engaged and supported. Our first project with our colored printer was having the students create their vision boards. Students were able to see their goals and future career plans brought to life in vivid detail—transforming their ideas from words on a screen into inspiring, visual reminders of their ambitions.\r\n\r\nThis addition has also enhanced creativity and engagement in our classroom. Whether it's designing personal goal sheets, showcasing career exploration projects, or adding color to their writing and artwork, the printer has allowed students to express themselves more fully. It's amazing to see the pride they take when holding a polished, colorful version of their own work. Thank you again for believing in our students and helping us bring learning to life.","fullyFundedDate":1741885228907,"projectUrl":"project/color-our-classroom-bring-vibrancy-to-l/9157509/","projectTitle":"Color Our Classroom: Bring Vibrancy to Learning","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":8832414,"projectId":9166593,"letterContent":"We are incredibly grateful for your generous donation that provided our 4th grade classroom with a new metal Chromebook cart. Your support has made a meaningful and lasting impact on both our students' learning and the overall classroom environment.\r\n\r\nBefore the arrival of the new cart, we were using an old wooden one that had become a real safety concern. Thanks to your gift, we now have a sturdy, secure metal cart that gives us true peace of mind. Our Chromebooks are safely stored, properly charged, and easy to access—allowing us to focus more fully on teaching and learning.\r\n\r\nThe Chromebooks themselves are an essential part of our day. They help students engage with lessons in new and meaningful ways, support different learning styles, and encourage independence and creativity. Having the devices readily available has made our classroom more flexible and dynamic, opening doors to learning that weren't possible before.\r\n\r\nThank you for making this improvement possible. Your generosity has not only enhanced our learning space—it has helped create a safer, more efficient, and more inspiring environment for our students. We truly appreciate your belief in our work and in the potential of every child we teach.","fullyFundedDate":1742062786933,"projectUrl":"project/chromebook-cart/9166593/","projectTitle":"Chromebook Cart","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kamahoahoa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp8832414_orig.jpg?crop=2316,2316,x0,y200&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1729818389213","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/8832414"},{"teacherId":8364565,"projectId":9154890,"letterContent":"Thanks to your generous support, our classroom has been transformed into a thriving hub of hands-on learning! The combination of gardening and coding has sparked a new level of excitement and curiosity in my kindergarteners.\r\n\r\nThe Botley Coding Robots and Code & Go Mouse sets have introduced my students to the world of coding in a way that's age-appropriate, screen-free, and incredibly fun. They've quickly learned how to sequence, problem-solve, and collaborate; skills that are foundational in both STEM and life. Students who were once hesitant to try something new are now confidently leading their peers through coding challenges.\r\n\r\nMeanwhile, the gardening tools and materials have given my students a chance to connect with our ʻāina. They've taken real responsibility for watering, weeding, and watching their kalo grow. It's been amazing to see students make connections between caring for their garden and caring for their learning.\r\n\r\nThis project has done more than just teach skills; it's helped build confidence, responsibility, and a love for learning. Thank you for making this incredible growth possible!","fullyFundedDate":1741725371840,"projectUrl":"project/code-and-grow/9154890/","projectTitle":"Code and Grow","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":9968908,"projectId":9173879,"letterContent":"We are writing to express our profound gratitude for your incredible generosity and support in funding our project, \"Technology to Thrive.\" Your commitment to empowering students through access to essential tools has made a tangible and transformative difference in our classroom and beyond.\r\n\r\nThe technology you provided—including microphones for computers, headphones, a webcam, noise-canceling earmuffs, and a lapel microphone—has not merely enhanced our existing learning environment; it has revolutionized it. These tools are not just gadgets; they are gateways to deeper engagement, improved communication, and equitable access for all our students.\r\n\r\nThe microphones for computers and the lapel microphone have significantly boosted our ability to facilitate clear and effective communication. Students can now participate in virtual discussions, record presentations, and engage in collaborative projects. This has been particularly impactful for students who may be shy or have softer voices, allowing them to be heard and contribute confidently. It also enables us to create high-quality audio content for flipped lessons or student-led podcasts, fostering creativity and digital literacy.\r\n\r\nFurthermore, the headphones and noise-canceling earmuffs have created an invaluable resource for focused learning. In a busy classroom environment, distractions can be a significant barrier to concentration. These tools provide students with the ability to create their own quiet, personalized learning spaces, allowing them to immerse themselves in online lessons, audiobooks, or independent research without interruption. This is especially beneficial for students who require a quieter environment to process information or those working on tasks requiring deep concentration.\r\n\r\nFinally, the webcam has opened up new avenues for visual learning and connection. They enable seamless participation in video conferences, allowing students to collaborate face-to-face with peers, interact with guest speakers, or even connect with remote mentors. The webcam also facilitates the creation of video projects, empowering students to express their understanding in dynamic and creative ways.\r\n\r\nYour investment in \"Technology to Thrive\" has equipped our students with the essential digital tools they need to navigate an increasingly interconnected world. They are now better prepared for future academic and professional endeavors, possessing critical skills in communication, collaboration, and digital literacy. \r\n\r\nThank you once again for believing in our students and for making such a profound and lasting impact on their educational journey. 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