{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Maunawili Elementary School","outOfStateSupporters":26.6,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":4494128,"projectId":9775131,"letterContent":"The fourth graders at Maunawili Elementary would like to thank you for your generosity and support. The students were so ecstatic when we received our sports equipment!\r\nStudents were able to use the soccer goals and new balls to play basketball, four square, volley ball, and soccer. \r\n\r\nIn addition, students also use the new yoga mats in the classroom! They love being able to lie on the floor while they do their work some days. We use the mindfulness and yoga cards as well to take stretch breaks as well as work on breath.","fullyFundedDate":1759433495693,"projectUrl":"project/mindfulness-health-exercise/9775131/","projectTitle":"Mindfulness, Health, & Exercise","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Main","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4494128_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1502769533115","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4494128"},{"teacherId":7943904,"projectId":8218182,"letterContent":"I am so grateful for your support in helping me create a flexible, student centered learning space in my classroom. With your generosity, my students now have areas where they can choose how they learn best, whether working independently or collaborating in small groups.\r\n\r\nThese new resources make it possible to offer hands on activities, meaningful small group instruction, and engaging learning experiences for every student. Your support helps my students build confidence, stay motivated, and take ownership of their learning. Mahalo nui loa for helping make our classroom a place where every student can thrive!","fullyFundedDate":1708131874501,"projectUrl":"project/student-centered-space/8218182/","projectTitle":"Student-Centered Space","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Eslinger","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7943904"},{"teacherId":9603234,"projectId":9899783,"letterContent":"I am incredibly grateful for your generous support of our classroom. Because of you, my students no longer have to worry about the \"small things\"—they now have the pencils, paper, and art supplies they need to focus entirely on their learning.\r\n\r\nYour contribution is also fueling our upcoming PBL project on Hawaiian Animal Habitats. With these supplies, my students can move from just reading about conservation to creating tangible models of our local ecosystems. Furthermore, the new books and games have transformed our reading corner into a vibrant hub of joy and exploration. Thank you for investing in my students' success and for making our classroom a place where they truly want to be every day.","fullyFundedDate":1763575578968,"projectUrl":"project/classroom-necessities/9899783/","projectTitle":"Classroom Necessities","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Guzman","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9603234_orig.jpg?crop=3456,3456,x0,y864&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1723669901201","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9603234"},{"teacherId":5199774,"projectId":9774168,"letterContent":"These resources made a tremendous impact on my students! For the past few months, they have been hard at work, during and after school. These snacks made a huge difference in helping them to push through long hours of critical thinking and collaboration. \r\n\r\nEach day, their snack gave them the little boost they needed to continue working productively. This was so helpful in keeping us working together. Thank you for all of your generosity! Without you, this wouldn't have been an option for my students. We appreciate you supporting our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1759410190255,"projectUrl":"project/snacks-materials-to-keep-us-going/9774168/","projectTitle":"Snacks & Materials to Keep us Going","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. West","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5199774_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1519539260180","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-angelawest"},{"teacherId":10205952,"projectId":9648231,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generous donation of educational materials, classroom supplies, and toys. Your support has already made a meaningful difference in our classroom, and I'm excited to share how these new resources are being used.\r\n\r\nWe have been using the materials daily across multiple lessons. One special moment that stands out was during a recent hands-on learning activity, where students used the new supplies to work together on a collaborative project. With access to these resources, students were able to explore concepts more deeply, express their creativity, and stay engaged from start to finish. The toys and manipulatives have also been especially helpful during small-group instruction, allowing students to learn through play while strengthening important academic and social skills.\r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, their reactions were priceless. There were smiles, excited chatter, and lots of curiosity as they eagerly explored everything. Many students couldn't wait to get started and immediately asked when they could use the new supplies. It was clear that your generosity made them feel valued and excited about learning.\r\n\r\nThanks to you, our next steps involve building on this excitement. Students will continue using these materials as we move forward with our current lessons, focusing on collaboration, problem-solving, and hands-on learning. These resources will support upcoming projects where students apply what they've learned in creative and meaningful ways, helping them grow both academically and confidently.\r\n\r\nThank you again for giving our students this opportunity. Your kindness has truly enriched our classroom and created learning experiences that will have a lasting impact.","fullyFundedDate":1759394472604,"projectUrl":"project/new-special-education-classroom/9648231/","projectTitle":"New Special Education Classroom","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Teh","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10205952_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1756084956420","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10205952"},{"teacherId":9686224,"projectId":9760198,"letterContent":"These resources have allowed me to create \"Choice Centers\" that cater to every student's needs. The sensory bin fillers, diving gems, and blue kinetic sand provide a calming space for students who need a sensory break, while the hanging clip hangers hold up our anchor charts and clear file folders keep our center rotation materials organized. One specific moment that stands out was seeing two students bond over the Ice Cream Shop playset, practicing sharing and turn-taking while using their new cubby boxes as \"shop counters.\"\r\n\r\nThe students' initial reaction was one of overwhelming gratitude and excitement. They were fascinated by the holographic star stickers and the \"caught-being-good\" coins, which have turned our classroom management into a positive, celebration-based experience. Seeing the variety of colors in the rainbow storage cart, which we now use for our \"class store\" shelves, made the room feel so vibrant and made learning rewarding. They feel a true sense of responsibility getting to visit the \"work station\" to use the electric pencil and crayon sharpeners, and they love carrying their own mesh organizer center bags that help us keep all our rotations organized. \r\n\r\nMoving forward, the students are excited to dive deeper into our literacy and math goals. We are using the large sticky easel pads to create anchor charts and maps for our writing lessons. We have also utilized the magnetic curtain rods to hold up our hundreds chart and big curriculum books for easy viewing. We just used the natural wood slices to create special Christmas crafts for our families to hang on their trees. Your generous donation has provided the \"glue\" that holds our daily lessons together.","fullyFundedDate":1758821967223,"projectUrl":"project/tiny-hands-on-a-big-adventure/9760198/","projectTitle":"Tiny Hands on a Big Adventure","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Young","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-3_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9686224"},{"teacherId":4252976,"projectId":9773096,"letterContent":"Thank you for your generous donation. Our classroom consists of students in grade 4 and 6, with widely varying needs. The ability to find materials that can reach every student is invaluable. Finding materials that are highly interesting is an added bonus.\r\n\r\nThe students are enjoying the phonics books and reading support materials. They are showing greater recognition of more difficult words in their other reading materials thanks to the benefits of these support materials.\r\n\r\nThe student using the fine motor activities is showing growth in skill and dexterity.\r\nThank You again for your donations!","fullyFundedDate":1759423159898,"projectUrl":"project/working-minds-and-working-hands/9773096/","projectTitle":"Working Minds and Working Hands","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Searfoss","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp4252976_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1488326175813","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrs-searfoss"},{"teacherId":2792157,"projectId":9776535,"letterContent":"Both of these novels and the cozy cushions have been an amazing addition to our classroom library. The children use the cushions daily for flexible, seating and getting comfortable in the library to curl up and read a book.\r\n\r\nThe two class sets of novels have been game changing for our curriculum. We are currently in the middle of the novel \"Restart\". The children are beyond excited about this story and begged to read more chapters every day. It has really helped to engage all students in our reading activities, and even the reluctant readers are excited to read aloud and share their ideas about the novel. I imagine the other novel set \"where the mountain meets the moon\" will be just as engaging and exciting for the children.","fullyFundedDate":1759446972317,"projectUrl":"project/collaborative-novel-study/9776535/","projectTitle":"Collaborative Novel Study","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Bryson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp2792157_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1525751807753","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/amber-bryson"},{"teacherId":9614275,"projectId":9774067,"letterContent":"We received the gardening supplies for our classroom. The students were very eager to get started! We have gone for garden walks, read books about gardening and made circle maps with our current knowledge around growing vegetables and flowers. We have assigned gardening jobs and the students are so careful when it is their turn to water or weed. We have been able to plant, propogate and tend to our plants. The students have enjoyed studying seeds, and graphing our progress.\r\nOur next steps for this project are to assemble a cookbook with possible recipes from our garden vegetables. We are getting our families involved and hoping to share new recipes with our class. We are also excited for the opportunity to try new foods at school that our fresh from the garden!","fullyFundedDate":1759376058861,"projectUrl":"project/project-bassed-learning-garden/9774067/","projectTitle":"Project Bassed Learning-Garden","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. McCoy","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-8_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9614275"},{"teacherId":7453163,"projectId":9504214,"letterContent":"On behalf of the entire fifth-grade class at Maunawili Elementary School, please accept our most sincere and enthusiastic thank you for your generous financial contribution. Your support has directly enhanced our school environment and, more importantly, the quality of our daily lives.\r\n\r\nWe are thrilled to let you know that your donation has allowed us to purchase a brand-new selection of recess equipment! Our students were instrumental in choosing the items, and we successfully acquired several high-priority items, including a volleyball net, new basketballs, durable rubber balls, and a variety of soccer balls and volleyballs.\r\n\r\nThis new equipment means so much more than just objects for play. It means more students are actively engaged, it promotes teamwork, and it provides opportunities for inclusive, healthy fun during our recess periods. Watching the students organize impromptu volleyball games or practice their soccer skills has brought an infectious energy to the playground that we haven't seen before. This gift is truly an investment in their physical health, social-emotional development, and overall happiness.\r\n\r\nThank you again for believing in our students and our classroom. Your kindness ensures that our fifth-graders have the tools they need to learn, grow, and release energy in a positive and constructive way. We look forward to sharing stories of the great plays and teamwork happening thanks to your generosity!","fullyFundedDate":1754794233096,"projectUrl":"project/promote-physical-fitness/9504214/","projectTitle":"Promote Physical Fitness","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Racoma","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp7453163_orig.png?crop=256,256,x0,y13&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1753630783023","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7453163"},{"teacherId":1445963,"projectId":9155094,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity and support of this project. Having this chart stand with whiteboard has been such a wonderful addition to my classroom. We use it every morning. I write a morning message for my students. One of our classroom leaders uses a pointer to point as the class reads the message aloud. This opportunity is great for the leader as well as the other students. The leader is practicing how to point to every word in the sentence as well as being in charge of their classmates. The other students are able to see the morning message in large letters/words. On the back, I hung a pocket chart with all of the students names. This is great for writing and reading the names of our friends. \r\nI really appreciate having this in my classroom!","fullyFundedDate":1741730277493,"projectUrl":"project/chart-stand-for-the-win/9155094/","projectTitle":"Chart Stand for the Win","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Kamikawa","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp1445963_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1457939831210","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/1445963"},{"teacherId":4068905,"projectId":7215256,"letterContent":"My students are using the rolling whiteboards in math as they work on rich thinking tasks with a partner. The vertical orientation of the work surface increases my students' engagement and allows everyone to view each other's work. This visibility allows students to learn from each other as knowledge is shared around the room.\r\n\r\nWhen my students hear that they will be working on the rolling whiteboards, they squeal with delight! Math has become much more engaging for my students and their teacher because of the inclusion of the rolling whiteboards into our math class. I can't imagine going back to teaching solely out of the math workbook. I'll continue to expand the use of the rolling whiteboards in my math class as I learn more about implementing Building Thinking Classrooms in my classroom.\r\n\r\nThank you for proving the funds that helped me purchase these engagement-boosting tools for my classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1677955272912,"projectUrl":"project/we-roll-together-we-think-together/7215256/","projectTitle":"We Roll Together, We Think Together!","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Larson","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4068905_orig.jpg?crop=2320,2320,x0,y278&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1602452012039","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4068905"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50944","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":361,"numTeachers":23,"percentFrplEligible":29,"percentAsian":5,"percentBlack":0,"percentWhite":16,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":22,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","gradesServed":"Pre-K - 6","studentTeacherRatio":"15.7:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":false,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"SUBURB_MIDSIZE"},"inStateSupporters":73.4,"schoolId":50944,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Maunawili Elementary School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Maunawili Elementary School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/windward-school-district/maunawili-elementary-school/50944"}