High Tech Elementary Explorer

Founded in 2000, High Tech Elementary Explorer serves 350 children in grades K-5. Explorer’s mission is to develop critical thinkers who are caring, confident and lifelong learners in a diverse community that is sensitive to the needs of each child. We invite you to visit our website to learn more about our mission, classroom projects, and best practices.

ADDRESS

2230 Truxtun Road, San Diego, CA 92106

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START TIME

9:00 AM

END TIME

3:40 PM

PHONE

(619) 795-3600

FAX

(619)795-3090

DIRECTOR

Melissa Han
mhan@hightechhigh.org

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Upcoming Events

	March 2023
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			1 HTeX Minimum Day HTeX Minimum Day March 1, 2023 Dismissal 12:45 pm See more details •	2	3	4
5	6	7 HTeX 22-23 PA Meeting HTeX 22-23 PA Meeting March 7, 2023 6:30 pm – 7:30 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://us06web.zoom.us/j/3329043181?pwd=dVBNNCtXNWFVTzVwRFBNdXUyMExJUT09 Meeting ID: 332 904 3181 Passcode: 128664 Phone: (US) +16699006833 See more details •	8 HTeX Minimum Day HTeX Minimum Day March 8, 2023 Dismissal 12:45 pm See more details •	9	10 HTH All Staff Day – No School HTH All Staff Day – No School March 10, 2023 See more details •	11
12	13	14 HTeX ELAC Meeting HTeX ELAC Meeting March 14, 2023 6:00 pm – 7:00 pm Join us on Zoom for our HTe, HTeX, HTM, and HTMMA ELAC Meeting Time: March 14, 2023 6:00 PM Join Zoom Meeting https://hightechhigh-org.zoom.us/j/87481788697?pwd=TXBJZFN2OVBGWEZRYTNPQlB4Z2JnQT09 Meeting ID: 874 8178 8697 Passcode: ELAC One tap mobile +16699006833,,87481788697# US (San Jose) +16694449171,,87481788697# US See more details •	15 HTeX Minimum Day HTeX Minimum Day March 15, 2023 Dismissal 12:45 pm See more details •	16 HTeX Admitted Student/Family Welcome Reception HTeX Admitted Student/Family Welcome Reception March 16, 2023 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm See more details •	17	18
19	20 HTeX Spirit Week: Animal Day HTeX Spirit Week: Animal Day March 20, 2023 See more details •	21 HTeX Spirit Week: Inside Out Day HTeX Spirit Week: Inside Out Day March 21, 2023 See more details HTeX & HTePL Family LCAP Meeting (Zoom) HTeX & HTePL Family LCAP Meeting (Zoom) March 21, 2023 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm Join Zoom Meeting https://hightechhigh-org.zoom.us/j/84961750816?pwd=YWsrYUZGZXRJNElmeEhKaW5nSWVZQT09 See more details • •	22 HTeX Minimum Day HTeX Minimum Day March 22, 2023 Dismissal 12:45 pm See more details HTeX Spirit Week: Grade Level Colors HTeX Spirit Week: Grade Level Colors March 22, 2023 Kinder = Blue 1st = Light Yellow 2nd = Orange 3rd = Purple 4th = Red 5th = Jade (green) See more details • •	23 HTeX Spirit Week: Tie Dye Day HTeX Spirit Week: Tie Dye Day March 23, 2023 See more details •	24 HTeX – eXtra Program Hours HTeX – eXtra Program Hours March 24, 2023 HTeX – eXtra Program Hours 12:45pm – 4:00pm See more details HTeX Minimum Day HTeX Minimum Day March 24, 2023 See more details HTeX Spirit Week: Pajama Day HTeX Spirit Week: Pajama Day March 24, 2023 See more details • • •	25
26	27 HTeX Spring Break – No School HTeX Spring Break – No School March 27, 2023 See more details •	28 HTeX Spring Break – No School HTeX Spring Break – No School March 28, 2023 See more details •	29 HTeX Spring Break – No School HTeX Spring Break – No School March 29, 2023 See more details •	30 HTeX Spring Break – No School HTeX Spring Break – No School March 30, 2023 See more details •	31 HTeX Spring Break – No School HTeX Spring Break – No School March 31, 2023 See more details •

Our Student Projects

In My Shoes

Students learned about shoe design before creating their own in order to explore them as a point for a study of identity and diversity.

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The Bee Project

Students investigated the role of bees in our ecosystem, the various ways bees are being threatened, and wrote and performed plays about some aspect of what they had learned.

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Come Play With Us

Kindergarten students create an inquiry-based project about the nature of play, and in the process transformed an unused piece of land into a new play area.

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Through My Eyes

In Through My Eyes: Photography and Literacy, third grade students undertook a year-long study of photography, integrating science, literacy, writing, social studies, and art.

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Operation Story Cushion

Students interviewed younger children and parents in a school next to military housing in order to create a “story cushion” — a pillow with voice recorded chips so children could listen to their parent’s voice whenever they wanted.

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Ocean Explorers

Why should first graders care about the ocean?

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