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In accordance with the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented students, Harmony Public Schools will begin taking referrals for all interested students in grades K-12 for Gifted and Talented (G/T) screening.
Anyone interested in the educational welfare of these students may nominate them for assessment. Students in grades 1 & up who were tested in Fall 2022 are not eligible to test in Spring 2023. Referral forms are available at the front office and on the school’s website (see below).
The referral forms must be returned or emailed to the front office by January 31, 2023. The Spring GT testing window is set by the campus in February or March. Campuses may elect to use NWEA MAP scores as a prescreening criterion for GT Testing.
For more information about the screening and identification process, parents may contact the school’s GT Coordinator/Teacher.

Parent GT Referral Form in English

ANUNCIO DE EDUCACIÓN PARA DOTADOS Y TALENTOSOS (GATE) 
De acuerdo con el Plan Estatal de Texas para la Educación de Estudiantes Dotados / Talentosos, Harmony Public Schools comenzará a tomar referencias para todos los estudiantes interesados en los grados K-12 para la evaluación de estudiantes dotados y talentosos.
Cualquier persona interesada en el bienestar educativo de estos estudiantes puede nominarlos para dicha evaluación. Los estudiantes en los grados 1 y superiores que fueron evaluados en el otoño de 2022 no son elegibles para la prueba en la primavera de 2023. Los formularios de referencia están disponibles en la oficina y en el sitio web de la escuela.
Los formularios de referencia deben devolverse a la oficina de la escuela antes del lunes 31 de enero del 2023. Los campus pueden optar por utilizar las puntuaciones de NWEA MAP como criterios de preselección para las pruebas de GT.
Para obtener más información sobre el proceso de selección e identificación, los padres pueden comunicarse con el entrenador / maestro de GT de la escuela.

Parent GT Referral Form in Spanish

October is in the United States. Let’s deepen our understanding of this language-based challenge and try to raise awareness in our community.

 Eight-year-old Evan is one of the brightest children in his third-grade class. He has a wonderful vocabulary and knows everything there is to know about baseball—he can even tell you who played in each of the last ten World Series games and who won. But when it comes to reading about baseball—or anything else—Evan has a lot of trouble. It takes him a long time to read each word, and even longer to read whole sentences. He often has to guess at how you say a word—and sometimes his guess is wrong. Reading out loud is especially stressful and embarrassing. His teacher recently told Evan’s parents that she thinks he might have dyslexia.

 Most people assume that part of being smart is being able to read well. About 100 years ago, though, doctors figured out that some people, even some very smart people who do really well at many other things, have trouble learning to read. This difficulty with reading is called dyslexia.

 Excerpt from: http://dyslexia.yale.edu/resources/dyslexic-kids-adults/on-being-dyslexic/

Useful Links:

What is Dyslexia? – Kelli Sandman-Hurley

https://improvingliteracy.org/brief/defining-dyslexia

https://www.understood.org/en/learning-attention-issues/child-learning-disabilities/dyslexia/videos-about-dyslexia

https://dyslexiaida.org/

https://dyslexiaida.org/fact-sheets/

http://www.dyslexia.yale.edu/resources/parents/

https://tea.texas.gov/sites/default/files/texas-dyslexia-handbook-2021.pdf

Recommended Movie:

Taare Zameen Par- Every Child is Special https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Z14uE7U0HY

Ishaan, a student who has dyslexia, cannot seem to get anything right at his boarding school. Soon, a new unconventional art teacher, Ram Shankar Nikumbh, helps him discover his hidden potential.

Happy Hispanic Heritage Month! We’re excited to celebrate and honor the great contributions and achievements of the Latino community here at HSI San Antonio and will be participating in special spirit days (schedule below)!

Sept 19 (Mon) — College Day – Si Se Puede! Wear your favorite college shirt (jeans okay)

Sept 20 (Tues) — Soccer (pronounced as futbol in Spanish) is the #1 sport in many Hispanic countries and is a source of pride/passion – Wear your favorite soccer team’s jersey (jeans okay)

Sept 21 (Wed) — Hispanic Pride Day – Come dressed in traditional Hispanic wear

Sept 23 (Fri) — Hispanic Heritage Month Movie Night: Join us at 7:00 pm at the HSI soccer field to watch Coco.  Bring your chairs, blankets and snacks.  Concessions will be sold as well.

Thursday, September 15th, is Early Release at 1:00.  Parent/Teacher Conferences will be held from 3:00-6:00.

Friday, September 16th, is a Student Holiday and Campus PD.  We hope you have a great 3 day weekend and will see you back in class on Monday, September 19th.

Dear HSI grandparents,

You are invited to join us for our Grandparents Breakfast that will be held on Friday, September 9th, from 8:00 -8:30 am in the 3rd-floor cafeteria. Please use the following link to RSVP by Friday, August 26th.

RSVP Link:

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdeOigR440E8sqYTlN4bflWDO6uSixSlPDZdTfE42RQfddXZw/viewform?usp=sf_link

Monday, September 5th, is a Student and Staff Holiday.  Classes will resume on Tuesday, September 6th.  Enjoy your three-day weekend!

Dear HSI-SA Families:

Please click on the link below to view the 2022-2023 Academic Calendar.  The first day of school will be on Thursday, August 11th.

2022-2023 Academic Calendar

Thank you for your continued support and we look forward to seeing you soon!

Please see below the attachment for the Harmony Summer Reading Assignment for incoming middle school students (6th – 8th grades).

Summer Reading Assignment

Thursday, May 26th, is the last day of school.  It has been a great year with all of our wonderful scholars, families and staff.  We hope that you have a fun-filled Summer and we look forward to seeing you back for the 2022-2023 school year!

All are invited to our Harmony San Antonio Community Produce Market which will take place on May 21st from 12:30-2:30 at Harmony School Of Excellence SA (2015 SW Loop 410, San Antonio, TX).

Affordable prices – cash, credit and SNAP forms of payment accepted.

Flyer Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ZwTV4W_1dB91JJDMcR4K-T3Xi7j0A2CI/view?usp=sharing