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FRIDAY BLAST
April 29, 2011

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.)

END-OF-THE YEAR OAHU SCANTRON TESTING

You all are so close. Just a few more things to do to complete this year
We are on the homestretch for
this school year and it is time
for the End-of-Year Scantron
Monday (May 9)         10 - 12 p.m.   Grades 9, 11
testing. Testing is mandatory
Tuesday (May 10)      10 - 12 p.m.   Grade 3
and will be held the week of
Tuesday (May 10)      1 - 3 p.m.       Grade 5
May 9 - 13 at the Learning
Wednesday (May 11) 10 - 12 p.m.   Grade 10
Center. Please see testing
Thursday (May 12)     10 - 12 p.m.   Grade 7
schedule below. Also, note that
Thursday (May 12)     1 - 3 p.m.       Grade 8
Learning Center classes will be
Friday (May 13)          10 - 12 p.m.   Grade 4
canceled except for Grades 7
Friday (May 13)          10 - 12 p.m.   Grade 6
and 8. Scheduled tutoring and
clubs may not be affected; your NOTE:  Students in grades 5 and up must bring their own laptops for
teachers and club advisors will testing.
communicate directly with you. Outer Island testing schedule on page
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End-of-Year Policy Reminders

From your Principal, Dave Randal

ong! Our students are working hard to end the year on a positive note.  In order to facilitate stu
classes and/or tutoring. This allows students to make the most of their time working on lessons
o taking tests (HSA, Scantron and finals).
unities being offered by HTA teachers.

HTA HEAD OF SCHOOL SPEAKS ON TECHNOLOGY & EDUCATION

“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 life
through gaming and increasing parental involvement through
new 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.
The interactive workshops in the afternoon provided teachers with
an opportunity to experiment with some of the new ICT in
education 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.

Jeff Piontek from the Hawaii Technology Academy was the Excerpt from Gulf Times. Full Article can be found at:
keynote speaker at the opening session of the conference. He
said the “global learners of today will be the global leaders of http://www.gulf-times.com/site/topics/article.asp?
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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.

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OF ARTS

High SchooS Field Trip to the Honolulu

Academy of Arts on Friday, May 6 from
10AM – 12.  This two hour tour will go
through the “Treasures” of the Museum.
Email Ms. Andrus for a form or more
information.
mandrus@hawaiitechacademy.org

nday, May 2. Testing will be at the King Kamehameha Hotel at 11 am. Testing
Thursday, May 5 at the Princeville Learning Center at 11 am.  Please remem

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tudents and parents to participate in: relays, slime booth, tug-of-war, volleyball, face

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 ahstuten@aol.com.

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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