Elementary Summer Reading 2013



Dear Students, Parents and Guardians:
Reading and writing are essential to learn about ourselves and our world. Students will read a variety of books over the summer and engage the texts through writing. Please see the attached summer reading suggested texts and choices for response. If you have questions, please contact your English language arts teacher or school administration. Enjoy your summer and have fun reading! read more . . .


Middle/High Summer Reading 2013



Dear Students, Parents and Guardians:
As we approach summer vacation, it's important to remember that student engagement through reading should be kept up throughout the summer. Students will read a variety of books over the summer and engage the texts through writing. Please see the attached summer reading suggested texts and choices for response. If you have questions, please contact your English language arts teacher or school administration. Enjoy your summer and have fun reading! read more . . .


2013 2014 School Year Calendar

Dear All,

Please see the 2013-2014 school year calendar in the link below.

The first day of the school for next school year is August 21, 2013 Wednesday. read more . . .


Saturday Tutorials

Dear Parents/Guardians,

There will be no Saturday tutorials on May 18, 2013 and on May 25, 2013.


Sixth Benchmark Testing and Finals for Middle-High School

Dear Parents and Students,

Sixth Benchmarks are scheduled for May 23rd - 31st. Depending on the teachers' lesson plans, the benchmarks will be administered during a single class period. The benchmarks will be given only for 3rd - 10th grade core subjects (ELA, Math, Science and Social Studies).

Middle-High school finals for the core subjects are scheduled for Wednesday and Thursday mornings. Students will have two class periods per each final.

Students' preparation over the weekend for these tests is highly recommended, due to their importance in the semestral cumulative grading.


Summer School

Dear Parents,


Harmony Schools recently sent a letter to all parents and students outlining the framework for summer school. This letter is simply to inform you of upcoming school events, not to notify you that your student is required to attend summer school. Parents of those students required to attend will be notified, separately, in May. If you have any questions, please contact Mr. Jasar or Ms. Lockhart (middle/high), or Ms. Sponsel (elementary). Thank you!


Character Counts Club

The fifth grade Character Counts Club recently completed their first service project. For three weeks, they collected items that will be donated to a local children’s hospital. They collected 634 items! Thank you for making this service project a HUGE success!

Prizes were given to the top 3 homerooms that donated the most items.
1st Place: Mrs. McGregor’s 5A homeroom class with 135 items
2nd Place: Ms. Cherian’s 6B homeroom class with 85 items
3rd Place: Ms. Thompson’s 4A homeroom class with 70 items


Harmony Night at Hawaiian Falls

Enjoy a night of Harmony family fun at the Hawaiian Falls Water Park in Garland!

 Cost: $20 per person

Price include admission, all day drinks, and a hotdog

When: Friday, May 24, 4:00 to 8:00 p.m.

Purchase tickets and wristbands from Ms.Metz in the front office. We hope to see all of our Harmony family, friends and staff in attendance.


Regional Science Fair Award

Last February, Madelyn H. competed in the Regional Science Fair in Fair Park, Dallas and received a Special Award from the University of Texas A&M - Baylor College of Dentistry. Madelyn's project and accomplishments were recently featured in the college's newsletter. Congratulations to Madelyn for a great job with this year's Science Fair!
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SCHOOL NCLB REPORT CARD

Please click here for the School Report Card

Please click here for the District Report Card


Seven Harmony Schools Made Newsweek's Top Schools List

Newsweek's Top Schools List LogoNewsweek has announced America's Best High Schools where seven Harmony schools have made into the list.

Harmony Science Academy - Bryan/College Station, Harmony School of Advancement (Houston), Harmony Science Academy Fort Worth, Harmony Science Academy (Houston), Harmony Science Academy El Paso, Harmony Science Academy Dallas, Harmony Science Academy-North Austin are the campuses that made into Newsweek's list.

Newsweek has also identified Top 25 Transformative High Schools in which four Harmony Schools are also featured.

HSA Bryan/College Station, HSA El Paso, HSA Houston, and HSA Dallas became America's 25 transformative schools who did the most with the least resources.

In 2011, two Harmony campuses were also named as the Miracle Schools by Newsweek.


Four Harmony Campuses Made into the Challenge Index

Washington Post LogoWashington Post has announced its Most Challenging High Schools list of 2012. Four Harmony high schools made the Challenge Index and three of them in the top 100 out of 1900 schools in the list.

The Challenge Index of Washington Post ranks high schools since 1998 based on the student achievement on IB, AP, and college level tests (SAT, ACT, etc.) and graduation rates. The index score is the number of college-level tests given at a school in 2011 divided by the number of graduates that year. Also noted are the percentage of students who come from families that qualify for lunch subsidies (Subs. lunch) and the percentage of graduates who passed at least one college-level test during their high school career, called equity and excellence, (E&E). A (P) next to the school's name denotes a private school.

See the detailed list here.


Harmony School Receives a Gold Medal by U.S.News

U.S. News has announced the best high schools of the nation. The 2012 edition includes data on almost 22,000 public schools, 500 of which received gold medals.

Harmony Science Academy High School - Houston is ranked #309 in the nation, making the school one of the Gold Medalists. Harmony Science Academy is also ranked 24th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy is 89 percent. The student body makeup is 44 percent male and 56 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 86 percent.

Harmony Science Academy Dallas is ranked #554 in the nation, enabling the school to receive a Silver Medal. Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is ranked 50th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 88 percent.

Harmony Science Academy North Austin received a Bronze Medal. At Harmony Science, the student body makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 89 percent.

You can read more here.


Harmony Public Schools is on Facebook

Harmony Public Schools on FacebookTo stay up to date on everything happening at Harmony Public Schools, go to www.facebook.com/HarmonyTexas and LIKE us.


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...



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