News

Friday, November 16th, is a student holiday and Thanksgiving break is the following week (November 19th – 23rd).  Have a great holiday break and we will see everyone back on Monday, November 26th.

Harmony Public Schools is recruiting talented, compassionate bilingual teachers dedicated to helping every student succeed. Harmony offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits and a commitment to excellence in the classroom.

Interested applicants may read the job description, or apply online.

We invite you to come join the fun at our Fall Festival on Friday, November 2nd, from 5:00PM – 7:00PM.  Tickets will be sold for food and activities.

The book fair will be open October 29th – November 2nd.  Please check with your students teacher to see what day/time their class will be visiting.

Visiting Times For Parents/Guardians/Families:

7:30AM – during special book fair breakfasts on Mon, Tues & Wed – students may attend with you

8:00AM – 2:00PM during the week

5:00PM – 6:30PM on Friday

You may visit the following link to shop at our online fair which will be held November 2nd – November 22nd.

http://www.scholastic.com/bf/harmonyschinnovsanantonio1

We invite you to join us for breakfast on the following days of the book fair:

Muffins With Mom – October 29th at 7:30AM in the 3rd floor cafeteria

Donuts With Dad – October 30th at 7:30AM in the 3rd floor cafeteria

Goodies With Grandparents – October 31st at 7:30AM in the 3rd floor cafeteria

The open enrollment period for new Harmony Public Schools students is approaching fast.

Open Enrollment for campuses statewide begins Nov. 1 and continues through Feb. 10 for students wishing to enroll for the Fall 2019 semester.

What is Harmony?

Harmony Public Schools is a system of exceptional PreK-12 college-preparatory charter schools in Texas, specializing inScience, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM).

Harmony has 56 schools in communities across Texas, including Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso and in neighborhoods everywhere in between. Click here to find a campus near you.

What comes with a Harmony Public Schools education?

The Harmony Public Schools system is frequently recognized as one of the best school systems in Texas for its well-rounded curriculum with a special emphasis on STEM education.

In 2018, six of districts received ‘A’ ratings from the Texas Education Agency on its annual state accountability ratings. The TEA also found that all of Harmony’s campuses earned a “Met Standard” rating in its 2018 STARR testing.

Harmony also has a 100 percent college acceptance rate system-wide among our graduating seniors.

What is our enrollment process?

Open enrollment for Harmony Public Schools statewide begins Nov. 1 and continues through Feb. 10. Our application and instructions for submission can be found online or at any of our campus offices. In the event the number of qualified applicants exceeds the maximum enrollment at any campus, a lottery is held at the end of February to fairly fill the available openings.

Find out more …

To find out more about our admissions process, including information about selection process and required application materials, please visit harmonytx.org/admissions.php

Harmony School of Innovation San Antonio is seeking dedicated Bilingual and ESL teachers.  Bachelor’s degree in a directly related field and Texas teacher certification are required.  Please email your resume to maykanat@harmonytx.org.

Red Ribbon week is October 22nd – October 26th.  Scholars have the opportunity to support being drug free by participating in themed dress days – click the following link to view those themed days.

Red Ribbon Week Themed Days

Picture retakes will take place Tuesday, October 30th.  Students will wear their uniform – thank you.

October 19th is our “Pink Out” day for breast cancer awareness and is also a home game for our Lady Tigers volleyball team (GO TEAM!).  The coaches and team would like to support this day by having a “Pink Out Game” and are selling shirts for this special occassion.  Please place your orders by Friday, October 12th.  Order forms are below.

T-Shirt Order Form

Please join us for our first parent academy in the 4th floor intervention room – Tim Barlow, Vice-President Texas DARE Officer’s Association, will discuss the topics of bullying, cyber bullying, and the awareness of drugs.  We hope that you can make it out for this informative night – snacks will be provided.

In support of Breast Cancer Awareness month, scholars may wear a pink shirt with uniform bottoms to school on Friday, October 19th.

Scholars may wear a blue shirt with uniform pants to school on Monday, October 1st, for the kick-off of Bully Prevention Month.

Monday, October 8th, is a student holiday.  Parent teacher conferences will be held on this same day from 2:00PM – 6:00PM.  We hope that you can make it out.

We are looking for volunteers to help at the Fall book fair.  You can sign up through the VOLY link that is located at the top right of our website.  Thank you in advance for any time you can give.

Please see the following information from the Education Service Center (ESC) Region 20 about a free class that they are offering:

Free Parent Training at ESC-20

Thursday, September 27, 2018, 9:00 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Basic Reading Skills at Home—Make and Take Training

Join us for a fun, interactive and crafty training designed to guide you through creating engaging activities to support your child’s acquisition of basic reading skills. We will focus on the development of print concepts, phonemic awareness and phonics skills.  This training is appropriate for parents with students in any grade level that require remediation for independent decoding. All materials will be provided.

**Interpreter provided by request. Call 210-370-5430 by 12:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 25^th. **

Session ID:  53077

 Location: ESC-20 (1314 Hines Avenue; SATX 78208) in the Frederick J. Maples Conference Center

To Register:  See attached instructions (listed below) on setting up a Connect20 account to register. If you already have a Connect20 account, register using the Session ID#.

Registration instructions can also be found at www.esc20.net/parentresources

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RegisterParentTrainingorWebinar

We need your help — please donate gently used belts (solid, neutral colors) for scholars in need.  The belt drive will run September 10th-28th.  Donations will be accepted at our front office Monday-Friday, 8:00AM-2:00PM.  Thank you for your support.

Belt Drive Flyer (1)

We invite you to join us for our Gifted and Talented Family Night on Thursday, September 27th, at 4:30PM in the 3rd floor cafeteria. We will discuss the upcoming school year: fund raising, PBLs, and field trip suggestions — snacks will be provided on this night.

Lunch applications will expire October 1, 2018 if a 2018-2019 lunch application has not been submitted yet.  Parents are responsible to submit an application before this date.  Expired applications will be changed automatically to PAID October 1st 2018 and the student will loose benefits.

In honor of Grandparents Day, we invite you to join us for the Grandparents Breakfast that will be held on Friday, September 7th, from 7:30-8:00 in the 3rd floor cafeteria.  We look forward to seeing you!

In observance of Labor Day there will be no classes on Monday,September 3rd – classes will resume on Tuesday, September 4th.  We hope you have a safe and fun holiday weekend!

Please join us on Wednesday, August 29th, from 4:00pm -6:00pm, for Meet The Teacher Night.  PBIS will also be hosting a spaghetti dinner during this evening for $5.00 (cash only please).  All proceeds benefit the students/staff to help make our school a rewarding, positive and fun environment.  We look forward to seeing you!  Please click below to view the spaghetti dinner flyer.

Spaghetti Dinner Flyer