BILINGUAL TEACHERS NEEDED!
Dates to Remember
January 19th – 21st: MAP Testing
January 21st: PTO Spirit Night / Fundraiser at On The Border (Bryant Irvin location)
January 31st: GATE Testing ends
February 8th – 21st: Virtual Book Fair
Archive for month: September, 2020
Reading skills are foundational to educational success for all students.
Encouraging students to read more improves their skills and promotes a love of reading they can continue throughout their educational years and into adulthood.
That’s why Harmony Public Schools is hosting a fall Reading Challenge for all students in all campuses.
Join your classmates from across your campus and across the state from Monday, October 5, 2020 though Sunday, January 3, 2021 as together we show our love for reading and discover new and exciting ideas, authors, and stories through our favorite books.
Along the way, we’ll recognize our top readers and campuses each month, share favorite book picks, and ask for your reviews on some of your favorite reads.
The reading challenges by grade are:
Kindergarten – Grade 2
20 Books
Grade 3-5
10 Novels
3 Fiction
3 Nonfiction
1 Poetry
3 Student Choice
Grade 6-8
11 Novels
4 Fiction
4 Nonfiction
1 Poetry
2 Student Choice
Grade 9-12
12 Novels
4 Fiction
4 Nonfiction
1 Poetry
3 Student Choice
Share your favorite reads on social media by tagging Harmony and using the hashtag #HarmonyReads.
Attention Parents
As the weather begins to get colder in the morning, parents, please remember to be cautious of the car’s high heat in the morning. We have to follow our protocol that no student can enter the building with over 100.0-degree temperature.
Reenrollment Time!
January 4th – January 22nd, parents need to log in to their Skyward Account and submit their students Re-Enrollment
**Parents must submit a NEW Proof of Residency with their students Re-Enrollment Form. This will all take place ON-LINE
Book Fair Info
Dear families,
You’re invited to shop our Scholastic Book Fair online from February 8th – February 21st!
All purchases benefit our school and connect kids with new books, favorite characters, complete series, and more.
You’ll love the NEW option to shop for Book Fair exclusives directly from the interactive booklist and enjoy these special online shopping features:
*Over 6,000 items, including new releases, best sellers, and value packs
*All orders ship direct to home
*FREE shipping on book-only orders over $25*
*All purchases support our school and earn 25% in rewards
Visit our Book Fair Homepage and click “Shop Now” to get started:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/harmonyscienceacadftworth1
Happy reading,
HSA Book Fair Committee
*Free standard shipping is available on book-only orders of $25 or more, after all discounts are applied. Free standard shipping (books) must be selected during checkout. Orders containing products other than books are not eligible for this shipping promotion.
Upcoming MAP testing
MAP Testing starts next week! The whole school will be testing Tuesday, January 19th through Thursday, January 21st. Please see the information below.
Dear Parents,
All Harmony Public Schools administer the NWEA MAP Growth and Reading Fluency Assessments to assess the growth of each of our students from grades Kindergarten to 10th grade. We use the data we gather to inform instruction, and to make promotion and retention decisions. The Winter MAP test is scheduled for next week: Tuesday 1/19 through Thursday 1/21.
What To Expect:
1. Students will still be logging in through Zoom through their My Harmony portal and will need to be visible on the camera.
2. The MAP test will be given by the homeroom teachers.
3. Testing will start at 9 AM, so make sure your student is logged in to the homeroom teacher’s Zoom link at 9 AM.
4. Regular class instruction will resume as soon as the class is done testing.
5. This test measures the student’s growth and they cannot receive any assistance on the test from parents or other members of the household. This test is designed to increase in difficulty as questions are answered correctly. Please do NOT help your child with test questions and with the reading passages. This will not give us accurate information about your child’s growth.
Kinder, 1st, 2nd Grades
Reading – January 19th
Math – January 20th
Reading Fluency – January 21st
3rd, 4th, 5th Grades
Reading – January 19th
Math – January 20th
Science (4th & 5th only) – January 21st
If you have any questions regarding the MAP tests, please reach out to our campus Testing
Coordinator, Megan Bryant at mbryant@harmonytx.org.
Thank you for your support, encouragement, and understanding!
Sincerely,
HSA Fort Worth
Read-A-Thon Prizes
Thank you all who participated in the Read-A-Thon fundraiser! If you earned prizes, they will be sent home today. Students who earned free dress or homework passes will receive them today or tomorrow.
Box Tops – New App Offer Added
Going on now through January 31, 2021, you can earn 25 bonus box tops when you purchase 4 participating General Mills Box Tops products at Walmart. This is an AMAZING way for us to really bring up our totals for the school year! Can you help?
Math Kangaroo is now Math FUN!!!
We will get to learn math strategies while playing actual games!!!! And the best part is that any grade level student can join!!!!
Mondays will be Kinder & 1st grade
Tuesdays will be 2nd – 5th grade
PTO Update
We want to thank everyone again for their participation in our Spirit Night at Cowboy Chicken. We raised $180 for our school!!
We will be having another (virtual) PTO meeting soon, so stay tuned for the date.
There will not be meal pick-up Thursday, September 3rd due to no school for students Friday, September 4th and Monday, September 7th.
Meal distribution will resume Tuesday, September 8th from 9am to 1pm and will continue one time per week, every Tuesday, thereafter for all virtual learners.
The time for meal distribution will be dependent upon students returning to campus.
Additional information will be sent regarding this tentative change. For questions, please contact your campus Child Nutrition Assistant.
In accordance with the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented students, Harmony Public Schools will begin taking referrals for kindergarten and newly- enrolled students in grades 1-12 for gifted and talented screening. Anyone interested in the educational welfare of these students may refer them for assessment. Referral forms are available on the school’s website. Read more