Our third annual Talent SHOW will be held this Thursday in the Cafeteria beginning at 5:30 pm.
Tickets for the show will be available at the door!!!!!

• $2.00 for all Harmony Students
• $3.00 for all parents and children over three.
• FREE for all children under three.
• The PTO will also be selling popcorn and soda.

Click here to see the flier

Our school conducted a Fire Drill this morning, November 20, 2008. It went very well. Our students and staff evacuated the building in less than five minutes, and lined up quickly and quietly. Thank you to all.

Click here to see the pictures of the Fire Drill

Harmony School of Science- Austin has started using AR Program in the school. All students have taken a test to see their reading level.You should have received a letter regarding your child's reading level in the Wednesday folder.

Accelerated Reader (AR) is reading management software used by students all over the world. This program provides teachers with an effective way to monitor all forms of guided reading practice. And with Accelerated Reader Renaissance Place, teachers get even more detailed, objective data to target instruction and ensure success for every student, regardless of level, from emergent reader to college prep! read more . . . Harmony School of Science-Austin is committed to the Reading Renaissance Plan which focuses on growth for each child no matter the level. Students are continuously guided to appropriate books within their zone of proximal development (ZPD). This assures that every student is challenged without being frustrated.

A View from the Middle School Students

Anger Management

Behavior Management Strategies for the ADD

Discipline

Helping Your Child With ADD

How to get more organized

How to Study, A Brief Guide

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Social Skills for Kids with ADD

Chuck E. Cheese visited our school on Wednesday Nov 11th. Same day we had a Fundraising event at Chuck E. Cheese. Students got stickers from the school to receive 10 free tokens. The participation was very good. Thank you all parents and student who participated.

Harmony School of Science has organized a ‘Soccer Tournament’ for 4 through 8 grade students. 4th and 5th Graders are going to play against each other and 6-7-8th graders will play against each other. Each team will have 5 students.
You do not need to be in the soccer club to attend the tournament,
You do not need to be a super soccer player,
You do not need to pay anything,
Anybody who wants to play is welcome. If you want to attend the tournament, just sign up. More information will be provided later!

In order to be able to provide funds for our students for different extra curricular activities such as field trips, camps, international field trips, competitions etc. we will offer free dress days on every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month with a fee of $3/day. In order to be eligible for free dress day, students should maintain a GPA above 2.50 and a total of DPS points below 20; otherwise the fee will be $10/day.

We will have the 2nd paid free dress day on Monday, November 17, 2008. Students who would like to purchase a paid free dress should pay to the front office by the end of Friday, November 14, 2008. No payment will be accepted on Monday, November 17, 2008. read more . . .

Attention Parents:

Check your child's Wednesday folder for an order form or print one out here...
Orders are due by Thursday, November 12th!
We will not be ordering many extras so please make your choices now.

To see the fliers:
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The 2008 Gold Performance Acknowledgments have been released by Texas Education Agency.
Harmony School of Science is awarded with Gold Performance Acknowledgements in following subject areas.

* Attendance
* Reading
* Writing

read more . . . “The Gold Performance Acknowledgments provide an extra tip of the hat to high performing schools and districts. They reflect areas of academic performance that go beyond the measures used to determine state accountability ratings,”
said Commissioner of Education
Shirley J. Neeley.

*** Schools or districts were eligible to receive a GPA for Commended Performance on the TAKS test if 20 percent or more of the students scored at the Commended Performance level on a subject area section of TAKS. To reach the Commended level, a student must receive a scale score of 2400 or higher on a TAKS subject area test. A score of 2100 is passing on a TAKS exam.

Harmony S.S. Austin held 7th grade Family Math and Science night on Friday, October 24. It was a fun night and educational exciting competitions among our brightest families! The night started with a science experiment, the families made hand made ice-cream, and continued with more challenging questions in math, and at the end Mr. Aykac made a presentation about Duke Tip program. Thanks to all our families who participated in this exciting event! Please visit our photo album for images of our family night.

Harmony School of Science - Austin is organizing a field " Trip to Turkey" for our parents this summer. The trip will be a cultural, social, and entertaining experience for the Harmony family. Join us in this rewarding adventure!

Turkey has a strong historical and cultural background and is known as a land of peace and harmony where different faiths coexist peaceably. This reality makes Turkey a land of historical, cultural, and picturesque treasures. People who travel to Turkey come back with remarkable memories.

Click here to see flyer

Contact person: SALIH AYKAC
Phone: 512-821-1700 ext: 125
Fax: 512-821-1702

please contact Mr. Aykac

For more information about Turkey Click Here read more . . .

Our school needs your support to enhance learning opportunities for all students. There will be a "SCHOOL WISH LIST" link in near future on our website. Please visit our website to view a list of items needed by our school. Let us know if you participated in this project, so that we can recognize you for your participation on our school website. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Here is few items until the link is ready.

*Refrigerator in cafeteria - DONATED
*Microwave in cafeteria - DONATED
*Two Basketball Goals - ONE DONATED
*Chessboard for chess club
*Donation for a Shade for the recess area
*The Student Discovery Encyclopedia

Harmony School of Science organizes a school-wide science fair every year. Each student will have the chance to solve his or her own science mystery by doing a science project, a mandatory assignment for your child's class.

This year the school-wide science fair is going to be on December 6th, 2008 for grades 4th through 8th, and on May 21st, 2009 for grades 1 through 3.

There will be a series of informative meetings for the parents:

For 4th grade parents: Monday, September 22, 6:00-7:15 pm.
For 5th grade parents: Tuesday, September 23, 6:00-7:15 pm.
For 6th grade parents: Wednesday, September 24, 6:00-7:15 pm.
For 7th and 8th grade parents: Thursday, September 25, 6:00-7:15 pm.

Free pizza will be provided (for a limited number of people, first come first serve :)

You may apply for free or reduced-price lunch.
If your child is going to buy school lunch, here is what you need to do:

1. Deposit money, at least $25, into your child’s account at the front office. Your payment will be entered in our school database.

2. As your child eats breakfast/lunch, the price of lunch/breakfast will be deducted from the account.

3. If your balance is $5 or less, you should make another deposit. Your child will still get breakfast/lunch.

4. If your balance is negative , your child will not get breakfast/lunch.

When you login to our database, under link OTHER, you can see your balance. read more . . .

All parents,

Please note that our school's t-shirt price has been increased to $17.50.
New t-shirt price is effective today, September 3, 2008.

Now you can log in our school database and monitor your child’s progress. What you need to do is to enter user name and password as shown on the left and click on the login button.

User Name: Your child’s first name and last name with a space between them.

Password: Your child's birthdate

Example: If your child was born on December the 1st, 2001, password is 12/1/2001

If you have any question please email it to Mr. Gecit at mgecit@harmonytx.org
Note: If you are a returning student, your password is the same one from last year. Please change the password after first login.

Dear all parents,

In an effort to create a safe and efficient drop off and pick up system for our students we ask that you follow the guidelines: (Please review it along with the map back.)

Vehicles should NOT be parked on the street or on the parking lot of neighbors at any time read more . . .

Our student handbook has been updated.

Texas Education Agency announced that our school has been rated as an Exemplary school in 2008 ratings.

To earn an Exemplary rating, a district or campus must achieve TAKS passing rates of 90 percent or higher for all students and each student group, which are African American, Hispanic, white and economically disadvantaged, and in each subject area. The TAKS covers reading/English language arts; writing; mathematics; science and social studies. At least 90 percent of the students who take the SDAA II must meet the academic expectations set for them. A high school completion rate of 95 percent or higher and a grade 7-8 annual dropout rate of 0.2 percent or less is also required to achieve an Exemplary rating.

Dear all parents/students,

Navy blue/Khaki pants, shorts, and skirts are all acceptable at any grade level.

Please disregard the dress code policy you have received in the mail.

Please read school dress code for 2008-2009 school year. read more . . .

Click here for tentative 2008-2009 school calendar.