{"monthlySchoolDonationEnabled":true,"callToActionDisplayName":"Wahiawa Middle School","outOfStateSupporters":45.7,"allowSchoolLevelGiving":true,"hasFundedProjects":true,"projectGratitudeData":[{"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"},{"teacherId":10413016,"projectId":10042877,"letterContent":"I could not be happier with the progress we have made with our little ipad. Originally I had planned on trying to teach one of my classes to 3d sculpt to show the innovations in the space, and have then get their hands on some real innovative and free software. However what fell in our lap was a project that they fell in love with even more. Out of the 120 or so 8th graders I have, a good sized delegation of them happen to be in leadership; whom were tasked with coming up with awards to be given out at this year's banquet.\r\nThey preceded to throw around ideas such as purchasing plaques and trophies, but that proved cost prohibitive. Then they discussed homemade goods such as leis and lanyards, but they weren't sold. Once I threw the idea of 3d printing into the ring they were off to the races.\r\n\"What about printing hats?\" \"What about printing chains?\" The ideas were ping ponging every which way, and they ended up with the idea of symbolic icons to print for each of the categories. Since we were pressed for time I lead them in the direction of royalty free assets, which lead into a beautiful lesson about fair use, and them being able to, as a group decide on what items would best fit for the categories chosen for the awards. All in all, the kids were able to receive not only a relevant lesson in STEM and Digital Ethics, but they ended up creating things that they were proud of, and happy to adorn their classmates with. So while we didn't get to use our funded item for EXACTLY what we had originally planned, it sparked a flame for something I plan to have be a yearly tradition.","fullyFundedDate":1769131509673,"projectUrl":"project/8th-grade-3d-sculpture/10042877/","projectTitle":"8th-grade 3D Sculpture","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Angelo","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://cdn.donorschoose.net/images/placeholder-avatars/272/teacher-placeholder-9_272.png?auto=webp","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/10413016"},{"teacherId":9676968,"projectId":10107155,"letterContent":"When the materials for our new relaxing and refocusing space arrived, my students were immediately curious and excited. They gathered around as we unpacked each item, guessing what everything would be used for and imagining how the space would feel once it was complete. The moment the area was set up, students began gravitating toward it—some eager to try the new seating, others quietly settling in with a book. \r\n\r\nWe've already woven the space into our daily routines. Students use it to take mindful breaks, read independently, or reset when they need a moment away from the group. During a recent literacy block, a student who was feeling overwhelmed asked to use the space, spent a few minutes reading in the calm corner, and returned ready to rejoin the class with renewed focus. Moments like this show how powerful a dedicated, peaceful environment can be for emotional regulation and academic readiness.\r\n\r\nNext, we're helping students learn how to independently choose the right tools—books, sensory items, or quiet reflection prompts—to support their self‑regulation. As they continue using the space, they're building lifelong skills in recognizing their needs, advocating for themselves, and returning to learning with confidence. Your generosity made this possible, and it's already making a meaningful difference in our classroom.","fullyFundedDate":1771714891301,"projectUrl":"project/chill-spot-to-help-calm-and-refocus-stud/10107155/","projectTitle":"Chill Spot to Help Calm and Refocus Students","teacherDisplayName":"Mr. Giron","teacherPhotoUrl":"https://storage.donorschoose.net/dc_prod/images/teacher/profile/orig/tp9676968_orig.jpg?crop=888,888,x0,y71&width=272&height=272&fit=bounds&auto=webp&t=1759880090921","teacherClassroomUrl":"classroom/9676968"}],"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":54.3,"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"}