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DATES TO W E E K L Y B U L L E T I N
REMEMBER
November 1—Quarter 1
online survey will close.
November 2—PTP for
9th Grade GEOGRAPHY CLUB
November 14—Debate
Team Tournament
November 16—PTP for
10/11 Grade We now have a geography club on Elluminate for all HTA students. This clb
November 30—PTP for will meet on Friday’s at 9:00 AM. All ages are welcome. The link to this club
9th Grade
December 31– “Thank is: https://sas.elluminate.com/site/external/launch/meeting.jnlp?
You...very Much” Letter sid=559&password=M.873493085DEFA1667E60A5484935C2
Contest deadline.

NEW DANCE ELECTIVES FOR BOYS

11:00-12:00- Beginning Boys Tahitian Dance (Grades K-4)
12:00-1:00- Advanced Ukulele (2+ years experience)
Please register online for these course if you are interested.
www.scholastic.co
m/bookclubs
User Name: hta- NEW RESOURCE
books
Password: cluborders Our HTA Staff has developed a Master calendar on Google. This source provides a listing
of all calendar events and OLS progress expectations by the week. To view this calendar
Go to go to: http://www.google.com/calendar/embed?src=t1g5bqtb5k3beond390fkkrias%
www.scholastic.co 40group.calendar.google.com&ctz=Pacific/Honolulu
m/bookclubs now
to get started.

HTA's Coleman Jonas has

BOX TOPS CONTEST won the
June KIUC’s 2010 Calendar
KEEP COLLECTING YOUR BOX TOPS!!!!
Please put in sandwich bag with your last name and of Student Art Contest.
grade/s or glue/staple to a worksheet: http://
www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Projects.aspx or
pick up at the PTSA table.
Congrats Coleman!

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 communications@hawaiitechacademy.org
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Middle School Work Samples—Quarter 2

SCIENCE
EARTH SCIENCE (Grade 6)
OLS Lesson to be Submitted: Unit 4: Lesson 10: Plate Boundaries and Structural Geography Lab
Standard 8: Physical, Earth, and Space Sciences: EARTH AND SPACE SCIENCE - Understand the Earth and its processes, the solar system
and the universe and its contents
Benchmark SC.8.8.5 Explain the concepts of continental drift and plate tectonics.
LIFE SCIENCE (Grade 7)
OLS Lesson to be Submitted: Unit 2: Lesson 4: Looking at Cells
Standard 4: Life and Environmental Sciences: STRUCTURE AND FUNCTION IN ORGANISMS – Understand the structures and functions of
living organisms and how organisms can be compared scientifically
Benchmark SC.7.4.2 Describe the basic structure and function of various types of cells.
PHYSICAL SCIENCE (Grade 8)
OLS Lesson to be Submitted: Unit 4: Lesson 4: Calculating Speed Lab
Standard 7: Physical, Earth, and Space Science: FORCE AND MOTION – Understand the relationship between force, mass, and motion of ob-
jects; and know the major natural forces: gravitational, electric, and magnetic.
Benchmark SC.PS.7.1 Apply the laws of motion to determine the effects of forces on the linear motion of objects.

HISTORY
WORLD HISTORY (Grade 6)
Final Draft of "Inventions" essay
HAWAIIAN HISTORY (Grade 7)
Final Draft of Hawaiian History Project (essay or PowerPoint)
MODERN WORLD HISTORY (Grade 8)
Final Draft of Compare / Contrast Early Civilizations Essay

ENGLISH
6th grade
OLS Lesson to be submitted: Language Arts Skills A Composition: Unit 4 Persuasive Essay
Standard 5: Writing: Rhetoric: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose
Benchmarks L.A. 6.5.5: Adjust voice to suit the audience and situation.
7th grade
OLS Lesson to be submitted: Language Arts Skills B Composition: Unit 4: Letter to the Editor (Final Draft)
Standard 5: Writing: Rhetoric: Use rhetorical devices to craft writing appropriate to audience and purpose: Voice
Benchmarks L.A. 7.5.5: Use words, phrases, and sentence construction to begin to establish an individual rather than a generic voice
8th grade
LMS Lesson to be submitted: Unit 4 : Making Us See: Descriptive Essay (Final Draft)
Standard 4: Writing: Conventions and Skills – Use the writing process and conventions of language and research to construct meaning and commu-
nicate effectively for a variety of purposes and audiences using a range of forms.
Benchmarks L.A. 8.4.1: Write in a variety of grade-appropriate formats for a variety of purposes and audiences: such as narratives or scripts
with a theme and details that contribute to a mood or tone; literary, persuasive and personal essays
MATH
6th Grade Math: Pre-Algebra A
Lesson: 4.13 Geometric Figures Assessment
Strand: Geometry and Spatial Sense
Standard 5: Geometry and Spatial Sense: PROPERTIES AND RELATIONSHIPS: Analyze properties of objects and relationships among the proper-
ties
Benchmark MA.6.5.1: Analyze and describe the relationships among the angles, side lengths, perimeters, and areas of similar geometric figures
7th Grade Math: Pre-Algebra B
Lesson: 4.12 Rational Numbers Unit Assessment
Strand: Numbers and Operations
Standard 3: Numbers and Operations: COMPUTATION STRATEGIES: Use computational tools and strategies fluently and, when appropriate, use
estimation.
Benchmark MA.7.3.1: Add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers.
8th Grade Math: Algebra 1
Lesson: 4.10 Solving Equations and Problems Part 2 Unit Assessment
Strand: Numbers and Operations
Standard 2: Numbers and Operations: OPERATION SENSE: Understand the meaning of operations and how they relate to each other
Benchmark MA.8.2.1: Apply the order of operations when calculating with rational numbers