{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wahiawa Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":46.1,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"teacherId":5889785,"projectId":9165441,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your generosity in bringing 3D Merge Cubes into our classroom! While many students use technology at home for entertainment, these Merge Cubes allow us to transform learning into an interactive, hands-on experience. By pairing physical cubes with augmented reality (AR) software, our students can hold virtual 3D objects directly in the palm of their hands. Instead of simply looking at flat diagrams in a textbook, they are now rotating detailed models of the solar system, examining the human heart, and exploring complex geometric shapes from every angle. This spatial interaction turns abstract concepts into concrete learning experiences.\r\n\r\nWhat excites the students most is the sheer \"magic\" of physically interacting with virtual objects in real time. The moment a student picks up a cube and sees a spinning planet or an interactive ecosystem floating over their hands, the room lights up with curiosity. They love turning the cube to inspect hidden angles, zooming in on fine details, and working in small groups to share what they discover. It has shifted their role from passive viewers to active investigators.\r\n\r\nThis technology has made a noticeable difference for our visual and kinesthetic learners. A few students who previously struggled to stay engaged during traditional textbook readings or lectures have completely unlocked their enthusiasm through the Merge Cubes. Being able to touch, rotate, and physically explore concepts gives them a clearer understanding and boosts their confidence to participate in class discussions. Your support has made a lasting impact on our classroom community.","fullyFundedDate":1742056297353,"projectUrl":"project/help-sped-students-with-hands-on-science/9165441/","projectTitle":"Help SPED Students with Hands on Science","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Fryer","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/272x272/tp5889785_272x272.jpg?width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1700182532711","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/mrfryeriii"},{"teacherId":10437874,"projectId":10660539,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! When the packages first arrived and we unboxed the new materials together, the classroom erupted with pure excitement. My students' eyes lit up, and knowing that people outside our school community cared enough to invest directly in their education made them feel deeply valued and motivated to learn. We have already put these resources to work in our daily lessons. uring a recent hands-on project, students used the new tools to collaborate, problem-solve, and bring complex concepts to life in ways that weren't possible before.","fullyFundedDate":1789853010049,"projectUrl":"project/action-oriented-equipping-young-learner/10660539/","projectTitle":"Action-Oriented: Equipping Young Learners for Success","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Anj","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10437874_orig.jpg?crop=1500,1500,x0,y175&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1771438431611","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10437874"},{"teacherId":10349301,"projectId":10659651,"letterContent":"Introducing these new high-interest novels allows us to target holistic 6th-grade standards while fostering a genuine love for reading. Through these texts, students learn how to take active notes—tracking character development, analyzing themes, and annotating key plot points as they read. As they stay immersed in these engaging stories, they naturally build the reading stamina needed for middle school ELA while discovering that reading can be an exciting, enjoyable journey rather than just a task.\r\n\r\nReading in our classroom is a dynamic blend of shared exploration and independent practice. During whole-group instruction, we dive into key chapters together to unpack complex language and spark lively, class-wide discussions where every student gets to share their perspective. This shared foundation gives students the background knowledge and momentum they need to transition into independent reading time, where they apply their note-taking strategies and process the story at their own pace.\r\n\r\nThe impact has been especially transformative for students who have never managed to finish a novel before. Completing an entire book for the very first time has filled these scholars with immense pride and excitement. Being able to follow a complex storyline to the end and truly comprehend it has dramatically boosted their confidence, turning once-reluctant readers into proud, capable scholars who are genuinely eager for the next chapter.","fullyFundedDate":1789849713451,"projectUrl":"project/ela-materials/10659651/","projectTitle":"ELA Materials","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Wagner","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-1_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10349301"},{"teacherId":4661281,"projectId":10108822,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Your support has completely energized our student entrepreneurs and brought our garden-to-table goals to life.\r\n\r\nThe new garden tools, blender, and dehydrator are already making a massive difference in how our students learn. The garden tools allow them to maintain their agricultural beds and harvest raw ingredients efficiently. In the classroom lab, the blender has become essential for processing fresh crops into smooth bases, while the dehydrator allows us to preserve herbs and fruits. These resources teach students valuable, hands-on lessons about food preservation, shelf-life extension, and zero-waste sustainability.\r\n\r\nOur students' faces lit up with pure excitement when they first saw the materials! The moment we unpacked the heavy-duty blender and the multi-tray dehydrator, they were fascinated by how professional the gear looked—they felt like real scientists and chefs. A standout moment occurred during our first drying project: students proudly harvested a massive yield of garden-fresh lemongrass and mint using their new tools, carefully prepped them, and arranged them in the dehydrator. The room quickly filled with an incredible aroma, and the students were amazed to watch their raw harvest transform into a perfectly dried, shelf-stable product they created from scratch.\r\n\r\nNext up, our Wahiawā Middle School keiki are stepping into the manufacturing and marketing phase of their lesson. They will use the dried herbs to blend custom loose-leaf teas and grind down garden peppers into unique spice rubs using the blender. From there, they will calculate production costs, design professional labels, and stock their inventory for our upcoming campus marketplace. Thank you for giving our students true ownership over their work and sparking a lifelong interest in valuable career skills!","fullyFundedDate":1772427607137,"projectUrl":"project/health-is-wealth/10108822/","projectTitle":"Health Is Wealth","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4661281_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742797481738","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4661281"},{"teacherId":4661281,"projectId":9778177,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for your incredible generosity! Your support has completely transformed our classroom and garden.\r\n\r\nThe wok and propane burner instantly modernized our kitchen lab, allowing students to safely master high-heat culinary techniques for our garden-fresh sauces. The chicken brooder box added a vital livestock component to our ecosystem, giving students real-world experience in animal husbandry. Finally, the perlite transformed our gardening lessons by improving soil aeration, which dramatically increased our seedling survival rates.\r\n\r\nOur students' faces lit up with pure excitement when they first saw the massive wok and heard the powerful roar of the burner—they felt like real, professional chefs! During our first \"Garden-to-Wok\" project, they harvested fresh peppers, calculated ratios, and used the new burner to flash-fry a massive batch of signature sweet chili sauce. The sense of pride in the room was electric as they bottled a product they grew entirely themselves.\r\n\r\nNext, our students are moving into the commercial phase of their project. Over the coming weeks, they will monitor our new chicks in the brooder box and use the perlite to propagate a new round of crops. Ultimately, they will use these resources to build an inventory of goods for our upcoming campus marketplace, putting their marketing and financial literacy skills to the test. Thank you for investing in our keiki and sparking a lifelong interest in valuable career skills!","fullyFundedDate":1759502046356,"projectUrl":"project/farm-to-table/9778177/","projectTitle":"Farm to Table","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Smith","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp4661281_orig.jpg?crop=1:1,smart&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1742797481738","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/4661281"},{"teacherId":9816408,"projectId":10106593,"letterContent":"Thank you for your support in providing these much needed resources for my students. It has impacted my studentsʻ by providing them with resources to help calm themselves when they are stressed from school work, taking quizzes or tests, personal / social problems. It's the little things that can change a students attitude from bad to good. Your support with these resources have made a HUGE difference especially for our students here at Wahiawa Middle. \r\n\r\nWhen the students first saw the materials, they rushed over to grab it and used it right away. The smiles on their faces when they saw the materials were PRICELESS.","fullyFundedDate":1771635218981,"projectUrl":"project/sel-awareness/10106593/","projectTitle":"SEL Awareness","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Hookano-Tulchin","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9816408"},{"teacherId":10276961,"projectId":10106793,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for supporting our classroom! The new speaker has made a noticeable difference in how my students engage with our daily lessons. I used it to play audio for documentaries during our Earth Sciences unit, and watching Planet Earth with good sound completely hooked the kids. Beyond science lessons, we use the speaker every day for classroom playlists, playing music brought in by students, and even bringing it outside for recess and soccer practice.\r\n\r\nThe physical materials have been just as important for our learning. Students used the large poster paper to work together and create visual projects that summarized what they learned across different units. The smaller items like cards and stickers helped me keep my class organized and focused through fun management rewards. A few of my quieter students especially opened up during these activities, taking real pride in their group posters and sharing their favorite local music with the rest of the class.\r\n\r\nThe snacks were also a massive help in building our classroom community. I offered them as an incentive for kids to bring their school lunch into my room during recess. Pairing their lunch with a small treat encouraged more students to eat full meals while spending quality social time in science class with their peers. All of these items came together to make our class a huge success, and I am so grateful for your help!","fullyFundedDate":1771642227333,"projectUrl":"project/fueling-focus-and-sounding-out-success-i/10106793/","projectTitle":"Fueling Focus and Sounding Out Success in School!","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Fullton","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp10276961_orig.jpg?crop=3024,3024,x147,y0&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1763487774080","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10276961"},{"teacherId":3016599,"projectId":10058975,"letterContent":"I cant thank you enough for supporting my students. Middle school students are driven by snacks and appreciate you for your donations. A lot of students are on a token economy system or daily progress report. So if they can behave in class they can earn treats. I love when they come in at the end of the day with big smiles on their face and excited to show me all their tokens or report. \r\n\r\nThis also builds these students self-esteem which makes me happy. I wish that all students have self motivation but unfortunately that is not the case. Thank you again for all your support and thoughtfulness.","fullyFundedDate":1778227171445,"projectUrl":"project/providing-incentives-and-rewards-for-my/10058975/","projectTitle":"Providing Incentives and Rewards for My Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miyamoto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3016599"},{"teacherId":7824070,"projectId":10108714,"letterContent":"When the boxes first started to arrive in our classroom, the students were very curious and excited to see what was in them. Although middle schoolers aren't always easy to impress, their eyes lit up the moment they saw the Cannonball Drop and the push cart loaded with the rest of the items. Students quickly gathered around and comments like \"do we get to use these in our class?\" and \"I want to try,\" and \"let's test it out\" were just a few that I could recall. This had changed the energy in our classroom, from just a regular school day to one of anticipation and the eagerness to begin planning, testing, and working together to put on their next event.\r\n\r\nFast forward, students were able to plan and execute a fun SBA ramp-up assembly where they used the six-legged race bands to coordinate a fun and engaging relay. They organized teams- pitting each grade level against a team of teachers and managed a crazy relay where racers had to sync their movements, pause at cones to pick up a ball, and toss it to a teammate on the baseline who was wearing giant \"granny pants.\" The leadership students ran the event beautifully, and the entire school erupted in laughter, completely easing texting anxiety.","fullyFundedDate":1771702321361,"projectUrl":"project/helping-to-build-our-future-leaders/10108714/","projectTitle":"Helping to Build our Future Leaders","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Tom","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-6_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/7824070"},{"teacherId":10351829,"projectId":10106221,"letterContent":"The addition of this iPad has fundamentally shifted the way my students interact with the world beyond our classroom walls. In our \"Travel the World\" elective, we use this technology to move beyond static images in a textbook and instead engage with immersive, virtual explorations of global landmarks and diverse cultures. By integrating this tool into our daily lessons, students can visualize complex geography and ancient civilizations in a way that feels immediate and real. This technology serves as a vital bridge, allowing us to \"travel\" to distant continents and gain a deeper understanding of the global community from the safety and comfort of our own desks.\r\n\r\nThe excitement in the room was palpable when the packages arrived, especially for the students who find traditional seat-work challenging. While the iPad provides the \"wow\" factor for our virtual tours, the fidgets and small rewards have been equally transformative for our classroom focus. I have noticed a significant change in several students who previously struggled with restlessness; having a tactile tool to keep their hands busy has allowed them to stay grounded and engaged during our longer discussions. My students are most thrilled by the incentive system we've established, where their curiosity and hard work are celebrated with small treats. This combination of high-tech exploration and sensory support has created a classroom environment where every student feels equipped and motivated to succeed.","fullyFundedDate":1771696372024,"projectUrl":"project/exploring-the-world-from-our-desks/10106221/","projectTitle":"Exploring the World from Our Desks","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Dasia","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-5_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10351829"},{"teacherId":9344699,"projectId":10108573,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for bringing our classroom project to life! Your generosity has truly transformed our daily routines. Before your gift arrived, our transitions between activities were chaotic and disorganized. Today, our classroom is a streamlined, productive hub of rotating learning centers where every student feels a sense of ownership, confidence, and accountability.\r\nWith the materials you provided, we were able to implement color-coded organizational systems to differentiate reading levels and task complexities. Because of this, students can grab exactly what they need without feeling \"labeled\" by their peers, keeping their confidence high while meeting them exactly where they are academically.\r\nHere is a look at how your specific gifts are making an impact every day:\r\nKraft Journals (The Kilo Practice): We have used these beautiful journals to practice Kilo, a traditional Hawaiian practice of silent observation of nature. This has become a powerful Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) routine. For our advanced learners, it has significantly increased their use of sensory language and mindfulness in their writing.\r\nDry Erase Markers & Erasers (Student-Centered Stations): Kids love whiteboards! We used these to run student-centered stations where students \"translated\" modern slang into formal language, creating their own translation charts. The novelty of using dry erase markers instantly boosted group participation and collaboration.\r\nAny time kids can use a whiteboard, engagement skyrockets. Your gift didn't just buy markers and journals; it bought focus, enthusiasm, and a calm environment where my students can truly thrive.\r\nThank you for investing in our classroom, fostering accountability, and giving my students the organized, creative space they deserve. We are incredibly grateful for your support!","fullyFundedDate":1771696136487,"projectUrl":"project/moving-and-improving-empowering-diverse/10108573/","projectTitle":"Moving and Improving: Empowering Diverse Learners","teacherDisplayName":"Ms. Serna","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9344699"},{"teacherId":3016599,"projectId":10104778,"letterContent":"Thank you so much for my awesome donation. My students really appreciate all your support with the snack and fidgets. I have kids who come daily to get a snack before they head to class. I know it will help keep my students focus on their classwork and not thinking about eating. I also know that the fidgets will help with keeping my distracted kids focused. I use my laminator all the time. It is a life saver to help with laminating certificates or just using them to laminate break cards for the kids. I truly appreciate all the support you have given me and my students.","fullyFundedDate":1771616617383,"projectUrl":"project/6th-grade-students-in-need-of-your-suppo/10104778/","projectTitle":"6th Grade Students in Need of Your Support","teacherDisplayName":"Mrs. Miyamoto","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-10_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/3016599"}],"pageName":"schoolpage_50914","usesDonorsChoose":true,"infoPageType":"school","demographicsInfo":{"numStudents":677,"numTeachers":62,"percentFrplEligible":64,"percentAsian":29,"percentBlack":1,"percentWhite":3,"percentIndigenous":0,"percentLatinx":24,"showFreeAndReducedPriceLunchInfo":true,"showDemographicsInfo":true,"sourceTooltipString":"the National Center for Education Statistics","percentHawaiianImputed":26,"percentMultiracialImputed":15,"gradesServed":"6 - 8","studentTeacherRatio":"10.9:1","demographicsDataSource":"MDR School","equityFocus":true,"titleOne":true,"metroType":"SUBURBAN","ncesMetroType":"RURAL_FRINGE"},"inStateSupporters":53.9,"schoolId":50914,"financialInfo":null,"twitterShareText":"Learn more about Wahiawa Middle School on @DonorsChoose:","schoolName":"Wahiawa Middle School","canonicalPageUrl":"schools/hawaii/central-oahu-school-district/wahiawa-middle-school/50914"}