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Ms. Takane's Classroom

  • Waiakea Elementary School
  • Hilo, HI
  • More than half of students from low‑income households Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more

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  • Learning My ABC's and 123's

    Funded Nov 1, 2022

    Thank you so much for your generosity and contribution to our classroom. We are so grateful for people like who that help to provide us with these new and exciting learning materials. The alphabet puzzles and letters were great for learning and recognizing our ABC's. Play-doh was used to help form our alphabets and numbers. Crayons were great to help us start off the new year with brand new colors! We love to color!

    The students love when we take out new learning supplies and can't wait to try everything during the remainder of the year!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

    This classroom project was brought to life by Hawai'i State Department of Education.
  • Emotional Healing!

    Funded Mar 5, 2022

    Thank you so much for helping us to fund our project. We were able to have a very successful year with the supplies that you provided. The plastic bins were great for storing our supplies without having to worry about community areas. The crayons were put to good use while he colored and learned. We are so grateful for your generosity and had a safe year thanks to your donations. Teacher pay Teacher gift cards were great for finding new engaging lessons to complete with my Kindergarteners. They loved learning new things! Thank you again for your support in helping us to fund the project!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

    This classroom project was brought to life by Hawai'i State Department of Education.
  • COVID-Safe Learning!

    Funded Aug 6, 2021

    Thank you so much for helping us to fulfill our project and return to school safely. We are so appreciative of everything that has been delivered to our room. Since our return in August our classroom has been a COVID safe environment for all students. We have used our UV wands to sanitize throughout the day and Teacher Pay Teacher gift cards to help purchase digital work so that students can complete assignments and be COVID safe.

    Returning back to in person learning has been a challenge, but with your help we were able to do it safely. Everything that was purchased helped us to keep safe and the students are enjoying their time in the classroom with their peers.

    Thank you for your generosity and helping us to complete our project. We are so grateful for this opportunity. Please keep safe!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

    This classroom project was brought to life by Hawai'i State Department of Education.
  • Starting Off the New Year Safe!

    Funded May 30, 2021

    Thank you so much for helping us fund our project and receive our supplies. The plastic bins work extremely well to help keep all students supplies in one place and away from each other. The students are loving their bins and have already filled it with wonderful school work. We could not have started our year off safe without your help, so thank you so much for making this happen for us. My students are enjoying school, socially distancing themselves from each other and keeping safe as we continue in person learning. Thank you again for all your support and hope you are all keeping safe as well!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

    This classroom project was brought to life by Marc & Lynne Benioff and 3 other donors.
  • Finding the Right Match!

    Funded Feb 4, 2020

    Thank you so much for the generous donations to our classroom. We were so excited to receive our package in the mail! We immediately opened up our new learning tools and started to use them in small groups. As a teacher I couldn't believe how engaged my students were to spell words with their new magnetic alphabet tiles. This was such a new and hands on way to practice sight words, CVC words, and to identify letter sounds.

    Small groups have gotten so much more engaging with our learning tools. My kids are excited to try to spell and can stay on task throughout the whole lesson. They are interested in participating and these alphabetic learning tools holds their attention the entire time.

    Our other shape magnetic tiles are a great addition to help build on kids fine motor skills. They really enjoy creating new things and being able to share their creation with their classmates!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

  • Collaborative Conversation Starter!

    Funded Dec 3, 2019

    Thank you so much for helping to fund our project. We could not be happier to receive these new materials in the mail. My students LOVE our new flower table which helps us to collaborate with each other. This was a great addition to our classroom and we could not have gotten it without you! Our new table will be used a lot in small groups and when doing group projects with the class. Thank you so much for helping us to fund our project and get us the materials we need to help make our school year successful!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

    This classroom project was brought to life by SONIC Drive-In and 4 other donors.
  • Learning the "Write" Way!

    Funded May 7, 2019

    Thank you for your generous donations to our classroom. We have been so fortunate to receive our new learning supplies this upcoming school year. We can't wait to use these literacy materials to learn our alphabet sounds and letter recognition.

    When my students first opened the boxes they were so excited to see what was in store for them. They looked at everything and immediately wanted to try out all the new supplies. As a Kindergarten teacher these supplies means so much to me as this is the first school year for many of these students. We can use these supplies to support student learning in so many ways. Thanks for helping to keep my students engaged!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

    This classroom project was brought to life by Google.org and 5 other donors.
  • Steaming Through Kindergarten

    Funded Mar 27, 2018

    Thank you so much for funding our classroom project. We are so grateful for the opportunity to learn with our new STEAM projects. When we first got the box my students had no idea what these materials were but were excited just to see everything come out. I had to go over rules and expectations especially when we use the Cricut in class, but they were overly excited to try everything for the first time.

    As a Kindergarten teacher, art is so important for my students to express themselves creatively. Having this Cricut allows them to design and print their own artwork in class. The foam shapes and toothpicks allow them to create objects using other shapes. These students love to build and are so excited when these materials come out for them to use and learn from. As we do science lessons I use the STEAM model to help me integrate art as well. Having these materials is a great way for us to complete these lessons. They are so engaged, and it helps them to learn in a different way.

    My next steps over the summer is to create vinyl sticker whiteboards for each of my students to have on their desks right in front of them during class time. This will help them during discussions to participate. I am sure my next year's kindergarten class will gain so much from these supplies as well. My students next year will also be completing STEAM lessons throughout the year. Their first one is to create stickers by spelling their own names. This is a great introduction to name spelling and letter recognition. Thank you again for thinking about our classroom. We appreciate your generosity!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

    This classroom project was brought to life by Naomi Seligman and 7 other donors.
  • Building a Hands-On Classroom!

    Funded Sep 4, 2017

    Thank you so much for helping us to fund our classroom! Your generosity is greatly appreciated. The kids have been so excited trying all of their new hands on materials. We are learning while still having fun at the same time. We couldn't be more excited for this opportunity! The STEM materials that your provided to our classroom has been used in science lessons as well as enrichment. The students love a challenge and have enjoyed creating new projects on their own. As we continue the year we will be incorporating all of our new hands on kits into our lesson. The kids will love learning in a new "hands on" way! Thank you so much for supporting us and donating to our classroom again! Your generosity will never be forgotten.”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

  • Learning From a New Seat!

    Funded Jun 29, 2017

    Thank you very much for your generous donation to our classroom. Your generosity is deeply appreciated and my students could not be more happy with their flexible seating options. They are thrilled with having the option to pick their own seats everyday and trying different options. Their excitement the first day I brought out the new chairs is priceless. Thank you so very much for helping our classroom grow. The kids are more engaged and they love coming to school with the option of "learning from a new seat". We are so grateful and thankful for your generosity!”

    With gratitude,

    Ms. Takane

    This classroom project was brought to life by Lynne and Marc Benioff and 2 other donors.
Flexible seating has been proven to help students learn and grow. My students will be able to choose where they learn best and find a place where they can concentrate and complete work. By allowing my students the choice of where they would like to sit each day I give them the opportunity to be responsible for their own learning. By funding our project students will be inspired to learn again in the kindergarten classroom. Students will see that learning can be fun again. Kidney tables allows for small group instruction to take place for individualized instruction. Rocker chairs and wobblers, as well as stools are great for flexible seating choices. Every child learns in a different way and flexible seating allows for some students to stand, sit, kneel, or complete work where best suits them.

About my class

Flexible seating has been proven to help students learn and grow. My students will be able to choose where they learn best and find a place where they can concentrate and complete work. By allowing my students the choice of where they would like to sit each day I give them the opportunity to be responsible for their own learning. By funding our project students will be inspired to learn again in the kindergarten classroom. Students will see that learning can be fun again. Kidney tables allows for small group instruction to take place for individualized instruction. Rocker chairs and wobblers, as well as stools are great for flexible seating choices. Every child learns in a different way and flexible seating allows for some students to stand, sit, kneel, or complete work where best suits them.

About my class

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