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Friday Blast DATES TO REMEMBER October 24— Fourth Teen Mixer hosted by Epilepsy Foundation October 24—Debate Team Tournament October 26—Learning Center Classes begin October 29—Box Top Contest ends. November 1—Quarter 1 online survey will close. November 2—PTP for 9th Grade November 14—Debate Team Tournament November 16—PTP for 10/11 Grade November 30—PTP for 9th Grade December 31– “Thank You...very Much” Letter

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ALL ISLAND ELLUMINATE ELECTIVE OPTIONS There are many options for electives through elluminate sessions. Please visit the registration site and review all elective options available. These option are an excellent opportunity for all island HTA students to engage in enriching programs. Visit our online registration today! CLASSES START OCTOBER 26. http://sites.google.com/site/pleaseworkca0123/

FAMILIES FOR TESTING Thank you to the families who have volunteered to help with testing new systems at the school. These families will help us evaluate some processes before we submit to the entire HTA Ohana. We currently still need families from High School/LMS. If your Ohana is interested, please contact [email protected]

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 people interested in judging at tournaments and will be holding a training at the LC on Wednesday, October 28 at 7 pm. For more information, email [email protected]

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 2:003:00 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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Entrepreneur Club will not continue for this quarter due to low attendance. Please check for this elective in the future. The money made by the club last quarter will be donated to the school. Thank you!

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 worksheet: http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Projects.aspx or pick up at the PTSA table.

Please be sure to complete the HTA first quarter survey by going to http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx? sm=Wq0xVGWYkakhH_2fwnoC5YHg_3d_3d Mrs. Au is recycling printer and toner cartridges, cell phones, cameras and other electronics. She will begin collecting at the Harvest 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 animahttp://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