Summer Reading Challenge
Aloha Parents & Guardians,
Hope you and your family are getting ready for a fun summer! The Hawaii Department of Education will be hosting a Summer Reading Challenge for every interested public school child in the state. The DOE sponsored challenge will begin on June 2, 2025 and end on July 25, 2025. Please sign up your child here LINK. After signing up, you will be notified of author visits, live events, movie watch parties, prize opportunities and more.
If your child would like a badge book (see above image), they can pick one up from our library (while supplies last) for FREE or you can purchase one with free shipping here LINK for $7.00. A special challenge for our HMS students only--- if your child completes EVERY activity page in the entire book, we will enter them into a $50.00 Barnes and Noble Gift Card drawing. Each child who completes a book will also have a goody bag delivered to their advisory period (1st quarter of next SY). Turn in completed badge books to the LIBRARY before August 30th.
If your child logs at least 900 minutes in the BEANSTACK app, they will receive a certificate recognizing their reading accomplishment.
Helpful LINKS and Handouts:
Main website: #808Reads Summer Reading Challenge
Badge Book Purchase: https://808reads.k12.hi.us/src/badge-book.
HMS Library Website: https://sites.google.com/k12.hi.us/hms-library/home
If you have any questions for the state reading challenge email: 808libraries@k12.hi.us.
Thank you parents and guardians for helping us promote the love and joy of reading at our school.
Respectfully,
Mrs. Lee & Mrs. Arai
New Manga Books Available!
Come to the library during morning, lunch, or recess.
Choose the manga book of your choice.
Use your student ID to check it out at our circulation counter.
Read inside the Reading Room.
Return to the circulation counter before the bell rings.
Since these selected popular series are for library use only, the volume you need will always be available! See you at our library!
Earth Day Buttons!
April is School Library Month!
$5.00/Kettle Corn w/Free Toppings!
Purchase $5.00/bag kettle popcorn with a choice of one free topping at our school dance! Gummy Bears, Skittles or M&Ms for FREE!
Beanstack Qtr. Reading Challenge!
Your 3rd period had the most logged minutes for our 3rd quarter beanstack reading challenge and the most minutes average per student!
I will be contacting you to secure a proper date for your PIZZA AND ICE CREAM delivery!!!
Mrs. Lee
Book Vending Machine
Use the HMS Library Book Vending Machine to get books (used & new) for FREE!
During morning, recess or lunch time only.
Scan your student ID to enter the library.
Ask a Library Ambassador for a gold coin and let them know which book you chose. Your name and book title will be recorded.
Choose one book per month, while supplies last.
Book Fair
Scan the provided QR code and fill out the short survey!
Honouliui MS
Book Drive for Lahaina!
Turn in this sheet of paper and fill it out with your donated books.
Write a letter about hope and courage for our friends who lost everything.
Summer Reading Program Winners!
All public school students and staff are invited to participate in Sail Along with the Moananuiākea Voyage. Students and staff earn digital badges when they read and log minutes in the Beanstack app.
As you read and log your minutes, you will earn virtual badges that have been designed around the places that the traditional Polynesian voyaging canoes, Hōkūle‘a and Hikianalia, visit as they make their way across the Pacific.
To join the voyage, students, teachers, and families read and log minutes on #808Reads. The first badge is earned after only 30 minutes, then readers earn a badge for every 30 minutes of reading logged up to 5 hours. After logging 300 minutes, readers earn a new badge every 60 minutes.
Jameson N.
Noelani D.
John N.
Janaiah S-T.
This is super, duper, duper important! Sign up to be entered to our summer reading program and receive important email notifications about our events.
SY 2024-2025 Welcome to your school library!
Caroline Lee - Librarian, MLISc
Betty Arai - Librarian, MLISc
betty.arai@k12.hi.us
Honouliuli Middle School Library
91-559 Maunakapu St.
Ewa Beach, HI 96706
Caroline Lee © 2025 A special thank you to Joanna Dunn, HIDOE Library Media Specialist.