FRIDAY BLAST

Friday, February 5, 2010

Monday, Feb. 8 Tuesday, Feb. 9

Sibling Enrollment
New Media class for Middle Online HTA Environment continues
and High School. Club.

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Spring 2010 HSA (Hawaii State Assessment)

testing will be from Tuesday, March 30th -
Thursday, April 22nd.
Students in grades 3, 5, 7, and 8 will need a
total of 3 testing days for reading and
mathematics. Testing days are Tuesday,
March 30th - Thursday, April 1st in the mornings
at the Learning Center.
Students in grades 4, 6, and 10 will need a total of 4
testing days for Reading, Mathematics, and
Science. Testing days are Monday, April 5th -
Thursday April 8th in the mornings.
(The Science assessment that was administered in
grades 5, 7, and 11 during the fall will now be
administered in grades 4, 6, and 10 during
the spring.)
Make-up testing will be held Monday, April 12th
thru Thursday, April 22nd .
This is a correction from the last Blast information

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 SCIENCE NEWS
HTA
ENVIRONMENTAL
CLUB

The
HTA
environmental
club
will
now
be
meeting
twice
a

month:
once
online
through
Elluminate
to
discuss
and
plan

upcoming
events;
and
once
a
month
at
the
learning
center
for
a

work
day.

Our
next
online
meeting
will
be
on
Tuesday,
February

9
at
2:00
in
Mr.
Gasda's
Elluminate
room.

The
next
work
day
at

the
learning
center
will
be
Monday,
February
22
at
3:00
in

classroom
3.

All
interested
middle
school
and
high
school

students
are
welcome
to
attend.

Please
stop
in
to
Mr.
Gasda's

Elluminate
room
if
you
have
any
questions.

Did you know that there are

206 bones in the adult human
body and there are 300 in
children (as they grow some
of the bones fuse together).
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Get more fun facts at www.pbskids.org/zoom/activities/sci/
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 1. On February 1st, 2010 copy and paste the following URL into your web

SIBLING ENROLLMENT
browser: https://eprui.k12.com
2. Login with your Learning Coach's (LC) Online School username and
password. If you forgot your username or password, click on "Forgot
Username" and or "Forgot Password" and that information will be e-
mailed to you.
3. Click "ADD A NEW STUDENT"
4. Fill in the "Student Information" and scroll down to the mailing and
shipping address.
5. Your mailing and shipping addresses should be pre-populated;
otherwise they should be selectable from "Copy Address" on the right. If
not, just fill in the mailing and shipping address.
6. Select 2010-11 for the school year and the grade applying to from the
drop down menu.
The Hawaii Technology Academy banner should auto populate below and
be automatically checked. Note: If the school's banner does not auto
populate, then select from the drop down menu and select Hawaii
Technology Academy.
7. Fill out the remainder of the online enrollment until you reach the
Summary tab; review your information to ensure it is correct and then
click "Submit Application". Note: If at any time during the application
process information is missing, errors will be highlighted in red and
you will need to provide the highlighted information before moving on
through the application process.

Upon successful completion of the online application, you will have

completed the first of five steps in our application process. Next, submit
all of the required compliancy documents. Once the online application has
been completed and ALL of the documents have been received and
reviewed, a member of our enrollment team will contact you regarding the
next step.

Important Note: When you speak with someone following up about new
enrollment into HTA, please make sure to mention that the applicant is the
sibling of a currently enrolled student.

If you have any questions regarding enrollment or the

enrollment process, please contact Regina Leonardi at
673-3455, rleonardi@hawaiitechacademy.org or call our
main office at 676-5444.

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 LEARN MORE ABOUT YOUR SCHOOL:

March 22 at noon is our next

HTA School Board Meeting.

Will you be re-enrolling your child with Hawaii Technology

Academy for the 2010-2011 school year? If so, please respond to
the link below. To reserve your place, please be sure to enter
your child’s first and last name in the box, along with your
response. Mahalo.
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/DRWCL6V
Please note that once this is completed, your child is
enrolled and the process is complete.

If
anyone
is
interested
in
being
a
HTA
Substitute
teacher,
please
email

your
resume
to
jobs@hawaiitechacademy.org.

Interested
individuals

will
need
to
hold
a
Bachelors
degree,
teaching
certificate
or
substitute

teacher
certificate.

Once
resume
is
received
an
interview
will
be
set

up.


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 Got talent? Then showcase them at our Second Annual Talent Showcase.
This is a great opportunity for HTA Students to showcase their talents.
Singing, playing an instrument, acting, telling jokes, artwork or whatever
your talent, WE WANT YOU!!! Come down and show your stuff at the HTA
Talent Showcase Auditions. March 3, 4 and 5.
March 3 – Talent Auditions for grades 3-5
March 4 – Talent Auditions for grades 6-8
March 5 – Talent Auditions for High School students

TEACHERS ARE WELCOME TO JOIN!!!!

Contact Libra at futuredrlibra@aol.com if you have any
questions.

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED FOR THE TALENT SHOW. PLEASE EMAIL Libra at futuredrlibra@aol.com

Last weeks Blast made an announcement regarding a Aikane Program for new
HTA Families. Though the word “aikane” was reviewed with a local Hawaiian
Educator, we understand that others may interpret “aikane” differently. For
this reason we will change the program’s name to HTA Buddy Program. We
apologize if anyone was offended. If you or anyone else is interested in
participating in the buddy program, please contact Libra at
communications@hawaiitechacademy.org.

Don’t forget that you can increase the books in your

library while contributing books to the school through our
scholastic book club account.
Link: www.scholastic.com/bookclubs
Username: htabooks
Password: cluborders

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 This
course
is
for
Middle
and
High
School
Students

Course
description:

Alternative
energy?
Equal
rights?
Protect
species?

Learn
to
make
videos
for
issues
that
you
care
about.

This
is
a
cutting
edge
course
in
video
production
an
emphasis
on
your
creativity
and
originality.

Whatever
your
cause
or
point
of
view,
learn
to
sharpen
your
message
and
touch
people
emotionally.

You
will
learn
the
hands
on
skills
from
great
local
talent.

Compose
original
videos
and
have
the
opportunity
to
show
them
on
Oceanic
Cable!

No
experience
necessary.

CLASS WILL BE EACH MONDAY FROM 2-4 pm 6

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