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It has sparked a newfound love for \"reading\" time, as more students are drawn to the center just to curl up with all of the new books.\r\n\r\nIn our construction center, the new markers and glue sticks have unleashed a wave of imagination. It is a delight to watch their young minds work; one student recently spent center time meticulously drawing on a foam sheet with your markers to create her very own \"iPad,\" complete with colorful apps and buttons. Another student used recycled materials and our new glue sticks to construct a miniature slide as a gift for her mother. These tools are doing more than just sticking paper together—they are building their fine motor skills. In fact, we've already seen a significant improvement in how the children hold writing tools. Using the markers for our morning \"name tracing\" sign-ins has given them grip practice. \r\n\r\nCurrently, your donations are fueling our current unit on Plants as well as learning to draw a self portrait. We have been busy observing the world around us and our own reflections. The watercolor sets have been great for this project. The students started by using black lines to draw flowers and the things we are growing in our classroom, and school garden, and the addition of the watercolors allowed them to add a stunning \"pop\" of color that brought their work to life.\r\n\r\nAs we move forward, we are continuing to use these watercolors to finish our self-portraits, teaching the children how to blend colors to represent themselves and the natural world accurately. Your investment in our classroom has provided the \"color\" in our daily routine, both literally and figuratively. Thank you for believing in our students and for helping us launch this school year with such a beautiful foundation of resources. 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About this school
Linapuni Elementary School is
an urban public school
in Honolulu, Hawaii that is part of Honolulu School District.
It serves 121 students
in grades Pre-K - 1 with a student/teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
Its teachers have had 23 projects funded on Ðǿմ«Ã½.
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4%
of students are Black, Latino, Native
American, or Asian
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Linapuni Elementary School
$16,611
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23
projects
funded
9
teachers
funded
16
donors
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projects
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basic supplies
1
project for
technology
1
project for
books
6
projects
for
art supplies
Linapuni Elementary School has received support from
7 individuals from Hawaii and
9 individuals out-of-state.