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Harmony Applications Exceeded 15K!
The applications to Harmony Public Schools for the 2012-2013 School Year have been started and it has already exceeded 15 thousand threshold! On the day we started accepting the applications (January 10), we received almost four thousand applications in 24 hours.The application deadline is March 15, 2012.
If you want to learn more about our school and educational programs, you may attend one of Harmony School of Science - Austin (K-8) open houses.
Schedule: Tuesday, January 24, 2012 @ 6 pm Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 10 am Wednesday, February 1, 2012 @ 6 pm
The application period for Harmony Public Schools is between January 10 and March 15 for 2012-2013 school year. All applications prior to January 10, 2012 will be considered for 2011-2012 school year.
Science Olympiad is one of the premiere science competitions in the nation, providing challenged to nearly 6,000 teams in 50 states. Science Olympiad’s ever-changing event lineup provides a variety of career choices and exposure to practicing scientists and mentors. This year, Harmony will have a middle school (Division B) team.
A team will be comprised of 15 students and up to 3 alternates. Students may compete in multiple events. Our first invitational will be at Decker Middle School on January 28th. This year, our Regional Tournament is at Texas A&M in San Antonio. The number of events offered at each event is still unclear.
We need parent volunteer coaches. Please email Ms. Wagner if you would like to coach or help out in any way, dwagner@harmonytx.org
-Invitational Science Olympiad Competition at Decker Middle School on January 28th, 2012 -Regional Science Olympiad Competition at Texas A&M – San Antonio on March 24th, 2012
List of Decker Events* Anatomy Disease Detectives Dynamic Planet Experimental Design Forestry Meteorology Microbe Mission Mousetrap Vehicle Reach for the Stars Write It Do It
List of Regional Events* Disease Detectives Towers Microbe Mission Water Quality Write It Do It Bottle Rockets Compute This Texas Wild Flowers Meteorology *subject to change according to the hosts of the tournament
Harmony Public Schools in Austin were honored by the City of Austin and Mayor, Lee Leffingwell last night at the January 12th City Council Meeting. Mayor Leffingwell announced a Proclamation declaring Harmony Public Schools Week to be January 13 – 20, 2012. Clearly all the hard work and dedication that each and every student, staff, teacher, administrator and parent has put into making our schools successful has paid off. The Mayor emphasized Harmony Public Schools notable accomplishments over the last decade and encouraged our schools to continue the remarkable success.
As enrollment season approaches, we would like to share a couple of reminders with you.
1 - The application period for Harmony Public Schools is between January 10 and March 15 for 2012-2013 school year.
2 - All applications prior to January 10, 2012 will be considered for 2011-2012 school year.
3 – Any application received after March 15, 2012 will be in the waiting list in the order of the date in which the application is received.
4 – Lottery will be drawn last week of March 2012.
5 – Winners will be announced by the end of 1st week of April 2012.
Please note that any application received is only considered for one school year. If your child does not get enrolled, a new application must be submitted for each year.
Harmony Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in providing educational services, activities, and programs, including vocational and career technology programs, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.
Hooray for Hollywood! The spectacular HSS Talent Show will be on Friday, February 3rd at 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria. Harmony's most talented dancers, singers and instrumentalists will be performing and you never know what those wild and wacky teachers might do! Don't miss it!
Schedule of Events
DATE CHANGE Rehearsal: Thursday, January 19th 3:15-4:25 p.m. Rehearsal: Monday, January 23rd 3:15-4:25 DRESS Rehearsal: Friday, January 27th 3:15- 5:00 (Bring ALL costumes, props and equipment) TECH and DRESS Rehearsal: Tuesday, January 31st 3:15-5:00 (Bring ALL costumes, props and equipment) PERFORMANCE: Friday, February 3rd (Bring ALL costumes, props and equipment)
All rehearsals will be held in the Music room, 140.
Attention Harmony Tigers! Are you a middle school student in 6-8th grades interested in becoming a member of the National Junior Honor Society?
Membership in the National Junior Honor Society is one of the highest honors in the nation that can be bestowed upon a student. The National Junior Honor Society is a service learning organization that highlights the importance of giving back to one’s community while maintaining a high level of academic standards. Nationally recognized for its contributions to both society and local communities, NJHS is one of the most prestigious organizations for young people in the country.
Our chapter of NJHS will work hard to bring the accomplishments of outstanding students to the attention of parents, teachers, peers, and the community. Our chapter, along with the more than 15,000 chapters in the schools across the nation, will strive to give practical meaning to the Society’s standards of scholarship, leadership, service, and character. Therefore, these four ideals will be considered as the basis for your selection. No student is inducted simply because of a high academic average. The National Junior Honor Society strives to recognize the well-rounded student – one who excels in all of these areas. If you are eligible for candidacy, you will be notified Friday, January 6, 2012 and given all pertinent information and forms.
The standards used for your selection will be: • Scholarship: 3.0 Cumulative GPA or above for NJHS candidates grades six through eight. • Leadership, service and character: demonstrated on your Student Activity Information form and via teacher evaluations
Requirements you will be expected to meet once inducted: • As a member of the National Junior Honor Society you will be required to attend 90% of the seven meetings we will hold each year. Dates of these meetings will be announced on the web site, but are tentatively scheduled for the beginning of each six weeks in addition to one meeting designated to elect student officers at the end of the year. You will receive a calendar as soon as dates are finalized. The Executive Committee reserves the right to call additional meetings so long as chapter members are given ample notice. • You will be required to complete eight hours of community service outside of school. Though teachers will provide you with plenty of opportunities for service-learning projects, it is your responsibility to attend these projects and have the coordinator of the project sign a time log provided by the NJHS adviser validating your service. If you find other service-learning opportunities, please provide a detailed description of the service to be provided and the coordinating organization with the NJHS adviser, before attending. • You will also be obligated to pay the annual dues of $20.00, volunteer for school functions either during or after regular school hours, participate in all service projects, attend after school functions when required, and help with all fundraising activities. If for any reason you fail to complete these requirements, receive more than 15 DPS (reviewable by the Faculty Council), or fall below any standards for selected members you will be placed on probation or dismissed NJHS. Please know that once you are dismissed from NJHS, you are never allowed to return to the organization according to the national NJHS constitution.
If you have met the academic standards, you must turn in all the required materials including your Student Activity Information form, teacher evaluations, t-shirt order form, and club dues to Ms. Jackman in room 129 by Friday, January 20, 2012. Please note, late entries will not be accepted. No exceptions.
You will be notified of the final selections by February 2, 2012. In the event you are selected as a member of the National Junior Honor Society, please be prepared to attend your tentatively scheduled Induction Ceremony on Thursday February 9, 2012 at 6:00 pm in the cafeteria.
If you have any questions, please contact Ms. Jackman (djackman@harmonytx.org, ext. 129). Thanks so much and good luck to all candidates!
6th Annual Science and Engineering Fair was held on Saturday December 10, 2011. It was a huge success.
38 judges from different institutions such as University of Texas, Texas State University graded 135 qualified projects within 3 hours. Thank you to our students, teachers, parents, PTO, and judges for their great effort on this event.
Our trip to the UIL district meet at Academy was a great achievement! It was a fantastic day for our UIL Middle School contestants. We came home with many winners! Congratulations to all the participants and the teachers who made this event a success. Here are the awards our students earned.
We would like to inform that students will be able wear jeans with school t-shirt every Friday by paying $3 for each of these days. If a student has more than 10 DPS points, he/she needs to pay $5 for each Friday.
There are 16 remaining weeks for first semester. If you pay in advance for the rest of first semester the total price will be only $40. Do not miss this discount opportunity.
In order to be on the "jeans list" for any Friday you must pay the fee by the Thursday before.
If student misses any jeans day for any reason (sickness, field trip, etc.), there is no make-up. The fee is non-refundable.
DISTCO 2012 is part of a series of “Digital Storytelling Contests". DISTCO 2012 is an online contest where Students and Teachers in K-12 are invited to submit their original digital stories between November 28, 2011 and January 27, 2012. Pleace check our website at distco.org for complete timeline and rules. The project has certain benefits for both students and teacher. It is a way of exposing and challenging the students in a competition where they can show their certain skills in multimedia, technology, researching, writing and creativity.
Participants could win IPAD or INano from among the many rewards available this year. You could win an IPAD or IPOD Nano. SUBMIT YOUR DIGITAL STORY BY JANUARY 27, 2012!
Beginning in spring 2012, students will start a new voyage with the launch of the next testing program, called the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR™.
What is STAAR? STAAR is a more rigorous standardized testing program that will replace the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) for elementary, middle school, and high school students. The new STAAR program will emphasize “readiness” standards, which are the knowledge and skills that are considered most important for success in the grade or subject that follows and for college and career.
Our teachers are working hard, going beyond their schedule and trying to visit our parents in their homes. The goal of home visits is first of all to get parent feedback and ask about any concerns, to have a better communication and increase parent involvement in their child's education… This way build rapport and respect between the student, parent and the teacher which improves students' grades and behavior at school.
If you would like to schedule a homevisit please fill out the form below: Homevisit Request Form
You may login to our school database by entering student's first and last name in the username field on the right. The password will be either last 4 digits of SSN or the student's birth date. For example, the user name and password for John Nash, born in March 14, 2002 and SSN is XXX-XX-2584 would be
Username: John Nash Password: 2584
OR
Username: John Nash Password: 3/14/2002
You may change the password after you login. Please remember that the more the parents are involved, the better the student performs, and Harmony online system is a great easy tool serving that purpose. Please login as much as possible to keep close track of your child's: -Grades, -Homework, assignments, -Schedule, -Attendance records, -Discipline points, -Test results, and -Pay for meal and afterschool.
The reports clearly prove that Harmony Public Schools continue to provide high-quality education to Texas children. As Harmony Public Schools, we will strive to take this success to the new levels.
To take a close look at the reports, please click on the names of the reports above.
Child Find
It is the policy of the Harmony Science Academy Charter School to locate and identify any child who contacts or enrolls in the Charter School who may have a disability and be in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of the disability, in accordance with its procedures as reflected in the CHILD FIND legal framework of the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process, located at: http://framework.esc18.net/. read more...
Calendar
January 28, Saturday
Invitational Science Olympiad Competition at Decker Middle School
February 3, Friday
Talent Show at 6 pm
February 4, Saturday
Language Olympiad at North Campus
February 8, Wednesday
Teacher Breakfast - 3rd Grade Sponsors
February 10, Friday
Parent's Night Out at 6 pm
February 17, Friday
Cluster Meeting (no classes)
February 20, Monday
5th Six Weeks Begins
February 21, Tuesday
PTO General Meeting 6 pm
February 23, Thursday
Parent Conference / Early Dismissal, Austin Regional Science Fair 6-8
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January 28, Saturday