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W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N
DATES TO
REMEMBER
October 24— Fourth
Teen Mixer hosted by
Epilepsy Foundation
ALL ISLAND ELLUMINATE ELECTIVE OPTIONS
October 24—Debate
Team Tournament There are many options for electives through elluminate sessions. Please visit
October 26—Learning
Center Classes begin the registration site and review all elective options available. These option are
October 29—Box Top an excellent opportunity for all island HTA students to engage in enriching
Contest ends.
November 1—Quarter 1 programs.
online survey will close. Visit our online registration today! CLASSES START OCTOBER 26.
November 2—PTP for http://sites.google.com/site/pleaseworkca0123/
9th Grade
November 14—Debate
Team Tournament FAMILIES FOR TESTING
November 16—PTP for
10/11 Grade Thank you to the families who have volunteered to help with testing new systems at the
November 30—PTP for school. These families will help us evaluate some processes before we submit to the entire
9th Grade HTA Ohana. We currently still need families from High School/LMS.
December 31– “Thank If your Ohana is interested, please contact communications@hawaiitechacademy.org
You...very Much” Letter

Monday –
• Kid Pix Fun 8:30 - 9:15 – Grades - K-2
ο Fun activities to help students learn to type, draw,
and use mouse and touch pad
• Kid Pix Fun 9:15 – 10:00 – Grades - K-2
• Typing Class - 10:00 – 11:00 – Grades - 2-11
ο Students will use online site to that includes games,
lessons and tests. Students will be encouraged to use
proper hand and body position.
• Microsoft Word – 11 – 11:45 – Grades 3- 5
ο Students will learn how to use the tools in Microsoft
Word and how to properly format papers, letters,
posters and more.
The debate team is looking for peo-
ple interested in judging at tourna-
ments and will be holding a training
at the LC on Wednesday, October
28 at 7 pm. For more information, email
htadebate@hawaiitechacademy.org
Here is the recently added are electives
schedule for Oahu’s Learning Center:
Printmaking (Grades K-2) Tuesday 12:45 - 1:45
Printmaking (Grades 3-5) Tuesday 11:30-12:30
Drawing Fundamentals (Grades 6-8) Tuesdays 2:00-
3:00
Drawing Fundamentals (Grades 9-11) Tuesdays
9:00 - 10:30
Printmaking (Grades K-2) Friday 12:45 - 1:45
Printmaking (Grades 3-5) Friday 11:30-12:30
Conceptual Art: Personal Messages (Grades 6-8)
Fridays 2:00-3:00
Conceptual Art: Personal Messages (Grades 9-11)
Fridays 9:00 - 10:30
Please go to the link below to register:
http://sites.google.com/site/
pleaseworkca0123/
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www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
User Name: htabooks Entrepreneur Club will not continue for this quarter due to low atten-
Password: cluborders dance. Please check for this elective in the future. The money made
by the club last quarter will be donated to the school.
Go to www.scholastic.com/
Thank you!
bookclubs now to get started.

BOX TOPS CONTEST

KEEP COLLECTING YOUR BOX TOPS!!!!
Please put in sandwich bag with your last name and grade/s or glue/staple to a work-
sheet: http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Projects.aspx or pick up at the
PTSA table.

Please be sure to complete the HTA first quarter sur-

vey by going to
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?
sm=Wq0xVGWYkakhH_2fwnoC5YHg_3d_3d

Mrs. Au is recycling printer and toner car-

tridges, cell phones, cameras and other elec-
tronics. She will begin collecting at the Har-
vest Festival. Please bring in your recyclable
items. Photo courtesy of Sinai Davis, HTA Parent.

HTA is a Furlough Friday’s Option

Hawai‘i Technology Academy (HTA), will offer a program for public
school children at their Waipahu Learning Center. In conjunction
Our Head of School is seen here on with k12, Inc. who donated the curriculum for the program, and the
KITV discussing Furlough Friday. Creativity Academies, a local digital media program that fuses art,
Click link to view. science and technology to build STEM skills via game and anima-
http://www.kitv.com/video/index.html tion design, HTA will offer a FULL DAY program, including core
classes for reading, mathematics, and science, to students impacted
by the Department of Education schools furloughs. Please spread the word about this program. For more
information please go to: http://sites.google.com/site/htafurloughfriday/home