Hawaii Technology Academy Friday, November 19, 2010

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FRIDAY BLAST Dates to Know
Nov
25-26
NO SCHOOL
NO ATTENDANCE
Kauai
families
were
especially
stunned
and
heartbroken
by
the
passing
of
Andy
 Thanksgiving
Irons.

Kauai
shared
their
aloha
and
sorrow
by
blanketing
the
island
with
signs
and
 holiday
flowers
in
his
honor.
Andy
was
a
mentor,
friend,
and
student
of
many
in
our
HTA
ohana.

His
dedication
to
the
sport
of
surfing
coupled
with
his
easy
going
and
positive
outlook
 Nov Hawaii State
inspired
many.
For
the
last
nine
years,
Andy
and
his
brother,
Bruce,
sponsored
the
Irons
 30-Dec Assessment
Brother
Pinetrees
Classic,
a
surf
contest
for
the
keiki
of
Kauai,
showering
not
only
the
 9 Scheduled for all
winners
in
each
division,
but
each
participant
with
prizes.
Several
of
our
students
and
 Islands
parents
shared
these
thoughts
and
photos
of
Andy.
Dec 11 HTA Winter
One day when I was 9, I went out to surf and was the only one out. I had a kinda good
Showcase
wave and did a good layback snap. Right away, a guy sitting on the beach grabbed his
board and paddled out. It was Andy. We traded waves for awhile, but it
really wasn't good.
After awhile he said, "Are you having a Jan 2-7 Face-2-Face with
hard time out here?" I HTA teachers and
said, "yes, I am!" Learning Coaches
He said "Oh good, that makes me feel
better, because I'm having a really hard
time out here." Jan 11- Hawaii State
21 Assessments
I'm really gonna miss Andy Irons, he was
continue
full of Aloha, and he really liked to make the
little kids feel special.
----Pierre Graham
Andy
Irons
was
and
still
is
one
of
my
biggest

inspirations.
He
was
a
true
legend
and
Kauai

will
never
be
the
same.
 Andy Iron and Kaikea Elias
‐‐‐‐‐‐Kaikea
Elias

Outer Island’s Testing Information

 Big
Island
Hawaii
State
Assessment
testing
for
grades
3,4,5,6,7,8,10
will
be
on

November
29
from
9am
on
at
the
King
Kam
hotel,
Kailua‐Kona.
Students
should
bring

their
laptops.
 Kauai
Hawaii
State
Assessment
testing
will
be
the
week
of
December
6
at
the
Princeville

Learning
Center.
o Monday,
December
6,
Grades
3‐5
from
9am
–
12pm

Tuesday,
December
7,
Grade
8
from
9am
–
12pm,
Grades
6
&
7
from
12:30pm
to

4pm

Wednesday,
December
8,
Grade
10
from
9am
–
12pm

Friday,
December
10,
Make
up
testing
Please
RSVP
to
Tanya
Wadhwani
via
Kmail.

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Congratulations
to
Big
Island
7th
grade
student,
Dallas
Hewitt,
for
getting

his
letter
to
the
editor
publish
in
West
Hawaii.
You
can
read
his
letter

about
low
voter
turnout
at:


http://www.westhawaiitoday.com/articles/2010/11/05/opinion/letters_
‐_your_voice/letters02.txt
HTA’s 1st ANNUAL “Ho’ike Kalikimaka” –
Winter Showcase

On Saturday, December 11, 2010, HTA will host the first Christmas
Showcase at Waikele Elementary School Cafeteria, starting at 5:30 p.m.
Tickets will be sold for a donation of $2.

Join us for a fabulous and entertaining show! Come and enjoy

performances by our very own HTA stars!!! It will be a night for all to
enjoy!

Learning Coach Corner

During the holiday season, stress levels can increase. Add in getting your
progress/grades up and it will seem like life went from crazy to insane! Taking a
break is OK! In fact, sometimes the break is what you need to get back on track.
Learning Coach Tips:
Grades K-8 – When planning for the week of Thanksgiving, see if two lessons can
be combined. This is particularly possible in subjects like spelling/vocabulary,
literature and history. This will give you a feeling of getting more done in a
shorter time frame and allow for a well- deserved Thanksgiving break!
High School – Try reading ahead. Remember that just because the quiz, test, or
assignments are not open, it does not mean your student can’t read ahead. This
could help them progress efficiently through the lesson when
assignments/quiz/test are opened by the teacher. This is also a great way to
improve content retention.
Got a tip to share? Send it to communications@hawaiitechacademy.org
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HTA HSA Oahu Schedule

Date Grade/Location 1st Session 2nd Session
November 30th Grade 5 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesday Mac Lab/Room 3 Tollefson Homeroom Andrus Homeroom

December 1st Grade 10 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm

Wednesday Mac Lab/Rooms 1,2,3 Palmer, Carvalho Kennedy, Gasda
Homeroom Homeroom
December 2nd Grade 6 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday Mac Lab/Multi- Goodwin Homeroom Nikora Homeroom
purpose room
December 7th Grade 5 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm
Tuesday Mac Lab/Room 3 Tollefson Homeroom Andrus Homeroom

December 8th Grade 10 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm

Wednesday Mac Lab/Rooms 1,2,3 Kennedy, Gasda Palmer, Carvalho
Homeroom Homeroom
December 9th Grade 6 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm
Thursday Mac Lab/Multi- Nikora Homeroom Goodwin Homeroom
purpose room

January 11th Grade 3 9:00am-12noon

Tuesday Mac Lab/Room 1 Ripperger
Homeroom
January 12th Grade 7 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesday Mac Lab/Room 1 Wynn Homeroom Buford Homeroom

January 13th Grade 4 9:00am-12noon

Thursday Mac Lab/Room 2 Adler Homeroom

January 14th Grade 8 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm

Friday Mac Lab/Room 3 Zitello Homeroom Milhoan Homeroom

January 18th Grade 3 9:00am-12noon

Tuesday Mac Lab/Room 1 Ripperger
Homeroom
January 19th Grade 7 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm
Wednesday Mac Lab/Room 1 Buford Homeroom Wynn Homeroom

January 20th Grade 4 9:00am-12noon

Thursday Mac Lab/Room 2 Adler Homeroom

January 21st Grade 8 9:00am-12noon 1:00pm-4:00pm

Friday Mac Lab/Room 3 Milhoan Homeroom Zitello Homeroom

Tuesday
Keyboarding
Class
is
canceled
on
Nov.
30
and
Dec.
7
due
to
Hawaii
State

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Testing.
Questions
contact
Lilia
Tollefsen
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Hi Students and Parents:

Many of our students will be taking the Hawaii State Assessment over the next few weeks;
therefore, I thought I would focus on Test Taking Strategies. We all have encountered test anxiety
on some level. Some of us may be afraid of failure; some may be afraid because we didnʼt
prepare, and others may be afraid of disappointing parents, teachers, and ourselves. Having
some level of anxiety is normal because we want to succeed or we may desire to be the best. We
can perform at a higher level with some simple precautions we can take before the test and during
the test. These tips are from http://www.slideshare.net/susy_gwen/test-taking-strategies-
presentation-911268 and if you would like more in-depth information, you can click on the link.

 Always go to bed on time. Sounds simple. However, if you donʼt have a good nightʼs rest, you
may feel irritable and you may lack focus before a big test.
 Talk to your parents or a friend about any concerns you may have. Discussions can alleviate
some of the pressure and anxiety you may be feeling.
 Eat a good breakfast. You donʼt want to be thinking about food and have a an empty stomach
while taking a test.
 With multiple choice tests, make sure to read all the answer choices before marking anything
and if you do not understand directions, ask for help.
 Donʼt spend too much time on one question. Do your best and move on.
 Answer the easiest questions first and then go back to the ones youʼve skipped.
 Do not change your answers unless you are very uncertain of your first choice. You should
stick with your instincts. REMEMBER: YOUR FIRST GUESS IS USUALLY RIGHT.
 Use the process of elimination. Eliminate answers you know are incorrect. If you can eliminate
two wrong answers, your chance of choosing the right answer is greater.
 Skip, Return, Check: If you finish early, check to make sure you have answered all questions.
 Find key words or phrases in the question that will help you choose the correct answer.
 Make sure you understand what the question is asking and respond accordingly.
 If you have a passage to read, make sure you read the questions FIRST. Therefore, you will
know what your are looking for as you go and this will make the test go faster.
 For math problems on scratch paper, double check to make sure you have copied the problem
correctly from the test booklet.
 Also, make sure you line up place values correctly(ones, tens, hundredths, thousandths) or
they will be incorrect.
 If your answers donʼt match any of the choices, reread, recopy, and try solving it again.
 If any time remains, spend it on questions, you now nothing about. REMEMBER: YOUR
FIRST GUESS IS USUALLY RIGHT.
 Donʼt spend too much time rewriting or obsessing about neatness.
 Remember, itʼs okay not to know everything.

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Finals
Week
Schedule
 Issue | Date
and
Important
Course
Information
Due
Dates

All
High
School
finals
are
required
to
be
taken
here
at
the
Learning
Center.

Therefore,
below
are
the
dates
and
times
for
the
semester
finals.

Finals
for
High
School
core
courses
(Math,
Science,
English,
and
History)
and
Art:

Monday
Dec
13th

Math
9:00
am
–
11:00
am

English
11:00
am
–
1:00
pm

Art
1:00
pm
–
3:00
pm

Wednesday
Dec
15th

Science
9:00
am
–
11:00
am

History
11:00
am
–
1:00pm

Friday
Dec
17th



Make­ups

10:00
am
–12:00
pm

PLEASE
BRING
YOUR
COMPUTERS
FOR
YOUR
FINAL

EXAMS.
YOU
WILL
NEED
THEM
FOR
ALL
FINALS.
NO

EXCEPTIONS.
NO
EXCUSES.





Please
note
the
following
due
dates.


Friday
Dec
10st

Last
call
for
Drop
Box
assignments
(i.e.,
essays,
written
assignments,
Unit
test
part

2)
and
extra
credit
are
due.
No
exceptions.
Anything
submitted
after
this
date
will

NOT
be
accepted
or
graded
for
credit.
Please
refer
to
teacher
syllabus
for
late

work
policy.

Thursday
Dec
16th
Midnight

This
is
the
last
day
for
all
computer‐graded
assignments
(quizzes).

To our Robotics teams who will be

heading to a competition tomorrow,
November 20, 2010.
Local School Board Meeting
will be on Monday,
November 22, 2010 at noon.
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