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Thanks for Joining Us for Wellness Night Last Week!
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The HPPA Hornet!

To the Parents and Families of All of Our HPPA Scholars...  Thank you, thank you, thank you for joining us on January 28in the BIG for healthy snacks and activities that got you and your family moving!!!

Activities Included:

DDR - Practice your best dance skills while moving your body.

Bowling - Challenge your friend to see who can strike each other out...

Table Tennis - Warm up your body with a match between friends. See who can 'ace' the best...

Hula Hoop Contaest - Move your hips! How long can you move your body to keep the hoop spinning?

Raffle - Everyone will receive a ticket when they come in for door prizes.

Hazel Park Prep Acadmy invited some local businesses to come present various topics on the importance of wellness and fun, easy ways to become healthier! Some of the booths represented by Century College, Massage, Smile Center, Girls and Boys Club, Fire Department, YMCA, and Hazel Park Recreation Center!

 

 

Our HPPA Families were Invited to Attend Our Martin Luther King Jr. Assembly, Friday, January 18th at 2:00 pm.

The SPPS School Choice Fair at the River Center, downtown St. Paul, was an event few seemed to miss. Our "Hazel Park Preparatory Academy, a Candidate School for the International Baccalaureate Program" booth, was WOWED by a host of involved, inquisitive and concerned parents of their child's education. Please give Nancy Spack, our school liason, a call at 651-293-8970 to arrange a tour through our wonderful building and view our educators and scholars intently focused.

Who We Are:

"Hazel Park Preparatory Academy"

A Candidate School for International

Baccalaureate  (IB)

   The mission of the IBO is:

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Dr. Delores Henderson, Principal

The International Baccalaureate Organization aims to develop inquiring, knowledgeable and caring young people who help to create a better and more peaceful world through intercultural understanding and respect. To this end, the IBO works with schools, governments and international organizations to develop challenging programs of international education and rigorous assessment. These programs encourage students across the world to become active, compassionate and lifelong learners who understand that other people, with their differences, can also be right.

 

The International Baccalaureate consists of three IB Programmes,

PYP / Primary Years /Ages 3 – 12: 

Key features: Students will inquire, make connections, develop conceptual understanding, think critically, work collaboratively, consider multiple perspectives, construct meaning, reflect, take action

MYP / Middle Years / Ages 11 – 16,

Key features: a broad and balanced curriculum ~ holistic learning ~ communication ~ intercultural awareness ~ inclusive programme ~ assessment for learning ~ academic rigour ~ community and service ~ develops research skills, critical thinking and enquiring skills ~ reflection

Diploma / Ages 16 – 19,

Key features: a broad and balanced curriculum ~ flexibility of choice within a structure ~ concurrency of learning ~ development of international understanding ~ rigorous  assessment ~ community service ~ develops research skills, critical thinking and enquiring skills ~ reflection

and each programme contains the four core elements:

Curriculum

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Multiple Intelligences...It's Not HOW Smart You Are BUT HOW Are You Smart." ,,, Howard Garner

Student Assessment

Professional Development

School Evaluation

 

Community Based Extended Learning/ Tutoring Program Monday & Wednesday Evenings!!! Hazel Park Preparatory Academy and Progressive Church are working collaboratively to improve student achievement and test scores. The program features fun and engaging activities to help students improve math and reading skills as well as tutoring, mentoring and cultural activities. This program is free of charge and meets on Monday and Wednesday evenings from 4:00 - 5:45 pm.. This PROGRAM  began on Nov. 26, 2012 but it's NOT too late to return your registration form! Return your forms to the Office Secretaries, Debbie or Farrah today! NO TRANSPORTATION is PROVIDED for these Monday and Wednesday Tutoring Opportunities!

A Note to Parents and Guardians. If your child's usual routine at dismissal is going to change, you MUST contact school by 3:00 pm. Otherwise it is extremely difficult for your children to receive messages. We strive to have minimal disruption to the school day. Thank You again for all your cooperation in this and ALL meetings!

Do you know that the Saint Paul Public Library offers free homework help for students? Six library locations feature homework centers, where students can drop in and work on homework independently or with the help of volunteer tutors. Homework centers offer Wi-Fi, computers with Internet access, printers and school supplies. All of these resources are free for student use.The library also offers one-to-one online tutoring. This service is available every day in English and Spanish. Visit sppl.org for more information.!

EDL (Extended Day for Learning) has begun but it's not too late to sign up:  The EDL Program is 1 3/4 hours after school on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, 4:00 - 5:45 pm. Transportation will be provided to eligible students (if currently riding the school bus to and from school). A light snack will be provided (usually a muffin and milk).It is not too late to register your student for the program by returning an application to your child's teacher. Forms are available in the office or ask your child to get one from their teacher.

HPPA's School Calendar is located on the left hand side of this page in the sidebar and you may also click on the 'calendar' icon on the right sidebar.

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Student Registration/Emergency Forms  -  It is very important that this form is returned to your child's teacher and/or the school office. If there is an Emergency at school we MUST be able to reach you. It is also important that we have accurate and up to date residential information so that you are receiving the School Connect messages and other correspondence sent to all families.

Morning Program (Before School) - The Morning Program begins at 7:30 am. At 8:15 am students will go to various classes they are signed up for. At  9:15 am, The Morning Program students will be dismissed to their homerooms. If students come after 8:15 am, they will go to the media center to read quietly before they are dismissed to the breakfast room at 9:15 am.

FREE and REDUCED Lunch Applications are Online! - It is IMPORTANT that you fill out a free/reduced lunch application every school year and the deadline is just around the corner.  Fill out an application by October 12th to enable your child/ren to qualify to receive free / reduced lunches The cost of an elementary' child's lunch in Pre-K - 5th is $1.90 (or $ .40 for reduced) and $2.10 for students in 6th - 8th. (Until you lunch application is processed, parents will need to send money to purchase a lunch or provide a bag lunch). You may fill out a lunch application at your convenience (but before October 12th) by clicking on the above title bar "Lunch Applications Online", or clicking on the lunch tray on the right side of this page, or going to www.ns.org, click on Free and Reduced Meals, then click on the link for the online application. Come talk to us if you have any trouble filling out the application. We will find someone to assist you and to answer your questions.

School Patrols are on the corners from 9:00 - 9:15 am. They are there to assist students crossing the intersections safely. If your child/ren walk to and from school, please do NOT send them to school before the patrols are at the corners. Thank You!

 

It is important for students to remain in school all day. It is important to obtain a pass from the office or Security Guard to go directly to your child's classroom to take them home. Phone calls to the classrooms are disruptive during teaching/learning time. Please limit the amount of times your child is picked up early.

SCHOOL HOURS: 

(9:15 am- 9:40 pm students pick up their "Breakfast-to-Go" bags and walk to classroom)

9:30 - 4 pm  -  CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION

 

For more information, please ...call us at 651-293-8970.
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BLOOM'S TAXONOMY: 'HOTS': "Higher Order Thinking Skills"...

HPPA wants children to get the best from their education and make every moment count! Therefore we teach students to think about their thinking. The acronym we use for think about your thinking is "HOTS", 'Higher Order Thinking Skills'. Click on the title to read more about this this and how you can practice this with your children at home...                                  

About the photo above:
The Thinker is a bronze and marble sculpture by Auguste Rodin, whose first cast, of 1902, is now in the Musée Rodin in Paris; there are some twenty other original castings as well as various other versions, studies, and posthumous castings. It depicts a man in sober meditation battling with a powerful internal struggle.

CLICK ON THE TITLE BAR TO READ ABOUT BLOOM'S TAXONOMY
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Just for Fun /Try Exploratorium online!
Did you know that:
Different woods lend different flavors to barbequed meats?
Making candy is a delicious and fun art! But it’s also a fascinating and precise science?
Click on the title above to explore the Science of Cooking...
Principal:
Dr. Delores Henderson
Hazel Park Prep Academy
1140 White Bear  Ave.
St. Paul, MN 55106
Phone: 651-293-8970
Fax: 651-293-8976
 
School Hours: 9:30 am - 4 pm
Asst. Principal:

Mr. Rudy Ross
Room 1016
Ph: 651-293-8970
Fax: 651-293-8976
Asst. Principal, Ms Deborah McCain

Welcome to Mrs. Deborah McCain!

Asst. Principal

Phone: 651-293-8970
Fax: 651-293-8976
School Uniform Policy

Click on the Polo shirt to find out more about uniform requirement at HPPA.
ATTENDANCE IS CRITICAL!

Please send you child/ren to school on time, 9:15 am. If your child is absent, or is going to be absent, or is tardy, please call the office immediately @ 651-293-8970 and ask for Nancy Spack, our Attendance and Community Liaison. ALL students are expected to be in proper uniform, with the necessary school materials (pencils, books, homework, etc.), and ready to learn from 9:30 am - 4 pm. 
Student Planners Are a Must!

All HPPA students will carry and use a HPPA School Planner tthat needs to be returned with a signature (or Initials), with completed homework. By signing this Planner, the teacher knows that the parent checked to see the homework's finished neatly, accurately and with the high expectations we hold for all students at this Academy.
Parents and Guardians: Check for Wednesday Folders...

Every Wednesday your child will bring home a "Wednesday Folder" with very important information. Folders need to be returned the next day with all papers signed. Thank You for your cooperation!
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Hats Off to Our HPPA Patrols!

Please children, always be alert and follow the adult and/or school patrol's instruction to keep you safe!! Please be on time to be crossed at an intersection. If you see a problem, call HPPA 651-293-8970 immediately.
Lost and Found

All lost or misplaced items found at school will be placed in the LOST & FOUND box. If your child is missing any items, have them look there as soon as possible.
HPPA's Library Search Engine

Click on the icon to make a search in our library of resources available!
The Internet Public Library
The Internet Public Library features a convenient service called Ask A Question in which the IPL's dedicated online volunteer staff answers reference questions for visitors of the IPL.
The Center for the Book/ Library of Congress
The Center for the Book was established in 1977* to use the resources and prestige of the Library of Congress to promote books, reading, libraries, and literacy. Within the Library, the center is a focal point for celebrating the legacy of books and the printed word. Outside the Library, the center works closely with other organizations to foster understanding of the vital role of books, reading, libraries and literacy in society. On behalf of books and reading, the Center for the Book serves as an advocate, a catalyst, and a source of ideas--both nationally and internationally.
Apply online for Free or Reduced-price School Meals

Applications to receive free or reduced-price school meals are available for St. Paul Public Schools families experiencing financial difficulty. Click on the lunch tray to apply. Everyone may apply.
"RIF" - (Reading Is Fundamental)

Three times during the school year, each and every child at HPPA will get to choose three RIF books to keep and add to their very own collection books at home!!! Thank You Marty Lamb for arranging these event days for our school.
The Andrea Miller Foundation

The Andrea Miller Foundation has made all the difference in the world to families at our school. Thank You from the bottom of our hearts!
Learn About the Principles of Learning Here...
Just click on the light bulb to be taken to a page explaining the Principles of Learning WE are focusing on at Ames!
DID YOU KNOW THAT...

Every morning at ___, students will be grabbing a bag and filling it with their choices of breakfast foods available. Then, they take their "Breakfast to Go" bags to the classroom, eats their breakfast, and begins morning work.
"Attitude" by Charles Swindol
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"The longer I live, the more I realize the impact of attitude on life. Attitude, to me, is more important than facts. It is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than failures, than successes, than what other people think or say or do. It is more important than appearance, giftedness or skill. I will make or break a company... a church... a home. The remarkable thing is we have a choice every day regarding the attitude we will embrace for that day. We cannot change the inevitable. The only thing we can do is play on the one thing we have, and that is our attitude... I am convinced that life is 10% what happens to me and 90% how I react to it. And so it is with you... we are in charge of our Attitudes."
How to Make and Use a Pinhole Camera
A pinhole camera is a camera without a lens. The light producing the image passes through a small hole. The image may be projected on a translucent screen for real-time viewing (popular for viewing solar eclipses), or can expose film or a charge coupled device (CCD). Pinhole cameras with CCDs are sometimes used for surveillance work because of their small size. Click on the picture to find out how to make your own.
Target Donates 1% of Qualifying Purchases to HPPA

Target will donate 1% of qualifying purchases made on a Target Guest Card. Just mention Hazel Park Prep Academy at the register as you finalize your purchase throughout the year. Thank You for your support!