FRIDAY BLAST

Friday, April 2, 2010

Trip to China in 2011

GREAT
NEWS!
We
have
15
people
signed
up
so
far

for
our
trip
to
China
next
year!!

AND...
Because
we
got
a
late
start
on
recruiting,
EF
is

EXTENDING
our
discount
deadline
for
another
week
until

THURSDAY,
APRIL
8th!


The trip to China is an amazing price (about $1600) and something

we just can’t pass up!
The trip will probably be in late April and we welcome all students,
parents, siblings, aunties, uncles and tutu’s to come along!

1. Register by April 8th with $95 and lock in the lowest program fee
2. Register by April 8tht and receive an additional discount of $150
3. Use the auto-pay method and make the monthly payments of
about $154 effortlessly!
Our $50 discount winner is.....Sidney Chase Edwards!!
Congratulations Sidney, your EF Account will be credited
$50.
H.S.A.
The tour’s Price Quote is here: Beijing and the Great
Wall of China
<http://www.eftours.com/ForTeachers/PriceTours/Print See page 4
Quote.aspx?Quote_id=901191&amp;Code=1dd17f7f90
7a4174&amp;QuoteType=TC> for schedule
…and here is the
itinerary: http://www.eftours.com/eLiterature/DBD/G/bej.
details…
pdf
To enroll, go to http://www.eftours.com
<http://www.eftours.com/> and use the tour number:
416783
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 HTA ENVIRONMENTAL CLUB EVENTS
FRIDAY 4/2/20

EARTH DAY POSTER CONTEST

Earth Day is coming up on Thursday, April 22. To
promote awareness and encourage participation in
Earth Day 2010, the HTA Environmental Club will be
sponsoring the 2nd Annual Earth Day Poster Challenge.
The contest is open to all HTA students. Prizes will be
awarded to the top entries in K-5, 6-8, and high school
divisions.

To participate in the contest, students will select an environmental problem or issue affecting
todayʼs society and create a poster that contains a picture, drawing, or image related to the issue
and a slogan that promotes awareness or helps to minimize human impact on the problem/issue.
There will be two separate categories for hand drawn and computer generated posters.
Submissions for the contest can be turned in to Mr. Gasda at the learning center by Wednesday,
April 21.

WAIMEA VALLEY FIELD TRIPS

Wednesday, April 14 and April 21 from 9:00-1:00
Join us on an outing to Waimea Valley. Students will learn about the Hawaiian ahupuaʼa system
and resource management, native Hawaiian plants and their cultural uses, and endangered species
living in the valley. In addition, we will be doing volunteer work with the caretakers of Waimea
Valley. Work may include garden, nursery, and trail maintenance, pond and stream clearing,
and/or invasive species removal. These events are open to all middle and high school students.
Permission slips and waiver forms were sent out through kmail earlier this week.

Please stop in to Mr. Gasda's Elluminate room if you have any questions
regarding any of these events.
Win Cool Prizes through the Hawai`i Ocean Guardian
Kids Club and Contest
Join the Hawai`i Ocean Guardian Kids Club and Contest to
win some great prizes, including two nights
accommodations at the Hilton Hawaiian Village in Waikiki
and Flik Flak Swatch watches.
This contest encourages children around the country to
create original poetry, artwork or a short story about the
endangered, threatened and protected marine life found
around the Hawaiian archipelago.
All K-8 students in the United States are eligible and
encouraged to join!
Deadline for entries is April 22, 2010
http://sanctuaries.noaa.gov/education

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 PRINGLES

CHALLENGE:
Open
to
4th‐8th

grade
students
on
all
Islands

http://sites.google.com/site/pringleschallenge/home



Please
visit
the
above
site
and
if
you
are
interested:



Kauai,
Maui,
Big
Island
Students:
Contact
Mrs.
Au
at

kau@hawaiitechacademy.org



Pringles
Challenge
Elluminate
Sessions
on
the
next
two
Wednesdays,
April
7th

and
14th
at
12:30pm
in
Mrs.
Au’s
room:


https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/meeting.jnlp?sid=559&passwor
d=M.873493085DEFA1667E60A5484935C2





Oahu
Students:
Come
to
the
LC
on
either
one
or
both
of
the
next
two

Mondays,
April
5th
and
April
12th
at
12:30pm
in
Room
2
OR
if
you

would
like
to
work
individually
or
in
a
small
group
away
from
the
LC

(Your
home
or
neighborhood)
contact
Mrs.
Au
at

kau@hawaiitechnacademy.org


Mrs.
Au
will
supply
the
Pringles
but
the
students
need
to
come
with
things

they
can
use
as
packaging
and
shipping
materials

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 There
are
just
a
few
spots
left
for
the
art
workshop
with
well‐known

Hawai’i
artist
PATRICK
CHING
on
Tuesday,
April
13.

Visit

www.patrickchingart.com
to
learn
more
about
Patrick
and
see
some
of

his
amazing
work!

If
you
would
like
to
be
one
of
the
participants
in
his

drawing
workshop
from
12:00
–
1:00
at
the
Learning
Center,
email

Malia
Andrus
(the
art
teacher)
at
mandrus@hawaiitechacademy.org
to

request
a
seat.


There
is
no
cost
to
participate
in
this
workshop
and
all

materials
will
be
supplied.

The
workshop
is
open
to
students
in
all

grade
levels.

GRADE
4
 
April
5th
–April
8th

(Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.)


9am
to
12noon





Main
Room


GRADE
6
 
April
5th
–April
8th

(Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.)

9am
to
12noon





Room
1


GRADE
9
 April
8th

(Thursday)
(Biology
Test
Only)


 9am
to
12noon





Room
2



GRADE
10
 April
5th
–April
8th

(Mon.
Tues.
Wed.
Thurs.)

9am
to
12noon





Room
2

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