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END-OF-THE YEAR OAHU SCANTRON TESTINGYou all are so close. Just a few more things to do to complete this yearWe are on the homestretch for
this school year and it is time
for the End-of-Year Scantron
testing. Testing is mandatory
and will be held the week of
May 9 - 13 at the Learning
Center. Please see testing
schedule below. Also, note that
Learning Center classes will be
canceled except for Grades 7
and 8. Scheduled tutoring and
clubs may not be affected; your
teachers and club advisors will
communicate directly with you.
Monday (May 9) 10 - 12 p.m. Grades 9, 11
Tuesday (May 10) 10 - 12 p.m. Grade 3
Tuesday (May 10) 1 - 3 p.m. Grade 5
Wednesday (May 11) 10 - 12 p.m. Grade 10
Thursday (May 12) 10 - 12 p.m. Grade 7
Thursday (May 12) 1 - 3 p.m. Grade 8
Friday (May 13) 10 - 12 p.m. Grade 4
Friday (May 13) 10 - 12 p.m. Grade 6
NOTE: Students in grades 5 and up must bring their own laptops for
testing.
Outer Island testing schedule on page
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Congratulations to 6th grade Kauai HTA student, Kalei Chase!Last weekend Kalei won first place in the 11-12 Boys Division at
the 10th Annual Irons Brothers Pine Trees Classic. Kalei is
stoked that he has flexibility with his HTA schooling to follow
his passion of surfing.
(Kalei is pictured on the far left.)
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End-of-Year Policy Reminders
From your Principal, Dave Randal
Educators across Qatar are finding innovative ways to bring the
benefits of information and communication technology into their
classrooms. They are creating engaging digital content, preparing
lesson plans collaboratively through wikis, bringing lessons to l ife
through gaming and increasing parental involvement throughnew learning platforms. This conference is an excellent
opportunity for these educators to share their experiences with
their peers and discover the latest thinking in ICT and education,
said Khawar Iqbal, Digital Inclusion Manager at ictQATAR.
Jeff Piontek from the Hawaii Technology Academy was the
keynote speaker at the opening session of the conference. He
said the global learners of today will be the global leaders of
tomorrow. Current technology trends are affecting our personal
and professional lives, our youth and elderly, our learning
institutions, the nature of teaching and learning and our
definition of intelligence itself.
He encouraged teachers to be engaged in technology and new
media, saying sooner or later you will probably have to learn the
lingo, otherwise you will have no idea what students are saying
to one another behind your back.
Other lectures at the conference addressed e-content for
education, privacy, digital content rights and digital citizenship.
The interactive workshops in the afternoon provided teachers wit
an opportunity to experiment with some of the new ICT ineducation models and discover ways to integrate it into their
classrooms. Topics covered in the workshops included Web 2.0,
critical thinking, technology and mathematics, universal design
learning, cyber safety, podcasting and collaborative online tools.
Excerpt from Gulf Times. Full Article can be found at:
http://www.gulf-
times.com/site/topics/article.asp?cu_no=2&item_no=428834&ve
on=1&template_id=36&parent_id=16
Aloha HTA Families,
We are in the home stretch and want to see everyone finish the year strong! Ourstudents are working hard to end the year on a positive note. In order to facilitate
student success, HTA asks that parents adhere to the following guidelines:
y Please do not send your students to the LC unless they have scheduled
classes and/or tutoring. This allows students to make the most of their time
working on lessons instead of traveling and waiting to see a teacher.
y Please ensure that students get a good nights rest and breakfast prior to
taking tests (HSA, Scantron and finals).
y Please encourage students to take full advantage of the tutoring
opportunities being offered by HTA teachers.
Thank you for your kokua.
HTA HEAD OF SCHOOL SPEAKS ON TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION
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PTSA NEWSBack in March, the PTSA conducted a separate PACT (Parent and Children Together) Writing and
Art Contest. Each entry original would be submitted to PACT but the PTSA would hold their owncontest as well. This year's theme was "Keep It Green". We thought what a great way to challengeand encourage students to pen and show their thoughts.
For more detailed information, please go to http://www.pactkeikiday.org/ and click on Contest.
By a vote among the student's peers, thanks to the help of each grade level teachers, the followingare the results:
Elementary Winners are:
1st place, Lia Bicardo (Kailua-Kona), $252nd place, Victor Tamayo, $203rd place, Judith Tamayo, $15
Honorable Mention, John BarreraCertificates will be distributed at the May 10 Oahu Awards Assembly.
MS/HS Winners are:
1st place, Ema Ma, $252nd place, Cristina Martins, $20
3rd place, Misty Hayes, $15
Certificates will be distributed at the May 6 Awards Assembly.Below are the list of names of the Top Box Tops Contributors for the 2010-2011 School Year. If there
are any errors in the spelling of these students names please let me know as soon as possible. Iwould hate to find that I misspelled the names wrong. Thank you in advance for your help and
support.
Outstanding Box Top ContributorJosiah Haywood, 6th grade, 774 box tops
Outstanding Box Top Family ContributorMatthew, Chandler & Riley Lugo, 7th-3rd-2nd grades, 429 box tops
200 Club (The following contributors collected over 200 box tops throughout the year)Jordon, Joshua, Justus and Kara Ann Campos, 11th-8th-5th-Kindergarten
Jacob Urbano, 10th gradeBlake Speaks, 4th grade
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Lorem Ipsum Dolor Issue #, DaOAHU FIELD TRIP TO
HONOLULU ACADEMY
OF ARTS
High SchooS Field Trip to the Honolulu
Academy of Arts on Friday, May 6 from10AM 12. This two hour tour will go
through the Treasures of the
Museum. Email Ms. Andrus for a form
more
information. mandrus@hawaiitechaca
emy.org
The last round ofHSA testing for Big Island student is this
Monday, May 2. Testing will be at the King Kamehameha Hotel at
11 am. Testing is mandatory if you have not passed all of your
tests this year.
Kauai students will test on Thursday, May 5 at the PrincevilleLearning Center at 11 am. Please remember to bring your
laptops!
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Costa Rica
Spring 2012
Spring 2012
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Plan on joining us for a fun day filled with
games, food, and fellowship. A delicious
lunch and snacks will be provided by HTA.
There will be a number of activities for
the students and parents to
participate in: relays, slime booth,
tug-of-war, volleyball, face painting, sand castle sculpting contests and
so much more! We will have a large tent with tables but feel free to
bring your own beach chairs, blankets and more! Lots of parkingavailable as well.
More information to come. Stay tuned!!! Thanks and we hope you will
be able to join us :) . Ana Matsumoto, HTA Vice-Principal
OAHU END-OF-YEAR CELEBRATIONS
HTA Ohana has been invited to a field trip to Wet-n-Wild, organized by community parents. Though this is not
an HTA event, HTA Ohana are welcome to attend. Please see details below:
Friday, May 13th, 10:30 am - 3:30 pm
Adults $19
Children $14
Under 2 yrs $Free
This group will have a lifeguard and first aid demonstration included in the fee.
If interested please email Amy Tuten at [email protected].
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Building Rapport and Trust with your Child
(Courtesy of ACES publication, 1997)
As parents, we would like to have a positive and healthy relationship with our children. Sometimes
building that trust and rapport can prove to be difficult because parents are always correcting and trying to
control their children. Of course there is absolutely nothing wrong with correction, but think about how much
time and energy goes into the correction. Ask yourself, What type of relationship do I want with my kids?
Do I want one where I am always yelling and screaming or do I want one based upon mutual respect and
understanding? Relationships based upon control and correction often leads kids to become rebellious or
discouraged. Control and correction should not take over the relationship.
In order to make your relationships with your children more positive, think about what you want your
relationships to be like. Would you like to have more fun time with each child? Would you like to nag less
often? Think about the way you would like your relationship to be. Then notice when you say "no" without
thinking. Is there some other way you can think to react? Can you distract or redirect the child? Can you get
her busy doing something she likes to do? Can you take time to do something with him? How can you build
more opportunity and affection into your relationships and remove some of the control and correction?
Even as children get older it's good to redirect them toward acceptable choices. For instance, I might
not feel good about my early-teen daughter going to a high school dance, but we can consider having a party
for her and her friends at our house. We can look for an opportunity that we both feel good about. So instead
of always correcting your child or saying no, look for opportunities. Opportunity is an excellent theme for a
relationship. When children want to try something, we may be tempted to tell them "no." But maybe we
should find an acceptable way for them to try it.Change will not come overnight. Be patient with yourself. It
takes time to make changes. Keep working at it. When you make a mistake, learn from it. Discover better ways
to have a healthy, joyous, positive relationship with your children.
Mahalo,
Mrs. Buford,
HTA School Counselor K-8
Counseling Corner