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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

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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

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