Wear your best rodeo/western attire from head to toe.
Wear one of the following colored shirts with jeans on Thursday, February 4th.
Multi-colored: All cancers
Lavender: All cancers
Pink: Breast cancer
Amber: Appendix cancer
Grey: Brain cancer
Gold: Childhood cancer
Dark Blue: Colon cancer
Orange: Kidney cancer/Leukemia
Purple: Pancreatic cancer
Teal: Ovarian cancer
Light Blue: Prostate cancer
White: Lung cancer/Cervical cancer
Violet: Hodgkin’s Lymphoma
Emerald: Liver cancer
Black: Melanoma cancer
Yellow: Bone Cancer
Purple: Bladder cancer
Our school is proud to announce that we will be participating in The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS) Hero Squad Program again this year. This fundraiser will kick off on February 3rd and go through February 22nd.
Please click on the link to the parent letter below for more information about the program. You may visit the school fundraising link at https://events.lls.org/pages/stx/Harmony-School-Innov-San-Antonio-2021. On that page you can access your students’ class to give a donation or follow the directions under the parent letter to create their own account. Thank you for your support!
Parent Letter Link: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1pIwQHu6XA8SkG-9w6EZAzUuJTLhqcGDQws4YJSlj_ko/edit?usp=sharing
Here is also a link to a virtual assembly that teachers will be sharing with students — https://youtu.be/lKzBv55J4_s
Please join us for our virtual PTO meeting on February 9th at 6:00pm. A Zoom link will be shared with all families and staff that are already part of PTO.
Want to join the meeting and the PTO group? It’s as easy as sending an email to PTO at pto_hsisa@yahoo.com — and there are no membership fees this year.
Dear HSI families,
Please mark your calendars for our next Parent Academy that will be hosted by Ms. Cammy L. Hazim, South and Southeast Texas Area Director of American Foundation for Suicide Prevention and our wonderful Medical Assistant, Mr. Lockert.
This session will take place on January 28th at 5:00pm via Zoom. Ms. Hazim will go over Mental Health & COVID, what you can do to help protect yourselves and loved ones from stress associated with it, along with suicide prevention warning signs.
The link was shared on Class Dojo and through School Messenger.
Monday, January 18th, is a staff and student holiday in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
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 2 & up who were tested in Fall 2020 are not eligible to test in Spring 2021. Referral forms are available at the front office and on the school’s website.
Referral Form (English): Parent GT Referral Form in English
Referral Form (Spanish): Parent GT Referral Form in Spanish
The referral forms must be returned to the front office by Monday, February 8, 2021. 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 Coach/teacher.
Educación para estudiantes dotados/talentosos (GATE) Anuncio
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 2 y superiores que fueron evaluados en el otoño de 2020 no son elegibles para la prueba en la primavera de 2021. Los formularios de referencia están disponibles en la oficina y en el sitio web de la escuela.
Forma de nominación: Parent GT Referral Form in Spanish
Los formularios de referencia deben devolverse a la oficina de la escuela antes del lunes 8 de febrero del 2021.
Para obtener más información sobre el proceso de selección e identificación, los padres pueden comunicarse con el entrenador / maestro de GT de la escuela.
On the first school day after important federal workplace safeguards expired for millions of Americans, Harmony Public Schools’ Executive Board voted to independently provide the much-needed benefits to its 4,000+ employees.
The benefits previously were part of the Families First Coronavirus Response Act (FFCRA), a federal program which provided American workers a number of workplace safeguards related to COVID-19. Primarily, the benefits included up to 10 Emergency Paid Sick Leave (EPSL) days if an employee was unable to work due to COVID-19 diagnosis, symptoms, possible exposure, or required quarantine for themselves, a family member, or child care provider.
Those federal benefits expired December 31, 2020. However, The Harmony Public Schools’ Executive Board voted at an emergency meeting Monday night, January 4, to independently extend the same benefits to employees throughout the remainder of the 2020-21 school year.
“The Harmony board felt this action was not only an important thing to do, but the right thing to do for our staff and their families,” Harmony CEO Fatih Ay said in a letter to employees Tuesday. “By offering these benefits, our team members can know that their jobs and livelihoods will not be impacted if they need to seek treatment for COVID-19 or stay home with possible symptoms. Additionally, our student families also can know that Harmony is doing all it can to take care of the team members who take care of their students, and reduce potential COVID-19 exposure on campus.”
On the first school day after important federal workplace safeguards expired for millions of Americans, Harmony Public Schools’ Executive Board voted to independently provide the much-needed benefits to its 4,000+ employees.
Harmony Public Schools is a Texas-born, Texas-wide public charter school system with campuses serving PreK-12 students in 23 cities across the state, including Greater Houston, DFW, San Antonio, Austin, El Paso, Waco, Lubbock, Odessa, Bryan, Beaumont, and the Rio Grande Valley. Harmony’s curriculum places a heavy focus on STEM skills, Character Education, project-based learning, and college readiness.
The school system has committed to offering both in-person and remote learning options for students throughout the 2020-2021 school year, and is now accepting applications for new students for the 2021-22 school year.
About Harmony Public Schools
Harmony Public Schools are 58 high performing PreK-12 college preparatory charter schools throughout Texas. Harmony blends the highest standards and expectations, with a rigorous math- and science-centered curriculum and dedicated and engaged teachers and families to cultivate excellence and prepare students to succeed in college, careers and life. At Harmony Public Schools, we believe every child can succeed, and we are committed to helping them realize their full potential. To learn more about Harmony Public Schools and our 58 campuses across Texas, please visit: www.harmonytx.org, and follow us on Twitter at @HarmonyEdu and ‘Like’ us on Facebook: www.facebook.com/HarmonyTexas.
The 2019–20 School Report Cards (SRCs) are now available on the Texas Education Agency’s website. The purpose of the SRC is to inform parents and guardians about a campus’ individual characteristics and its academic performance. Due to COVID-19, all campuses and districts received a label of Not Rated: Declared State of Disaster for the 2019–20 school year. Therefore, several data points have not been updated, including STAAR® and academic growth data.
If you are unable to access the report electronically and would like a paper copy of the report, please contact your school and ask for a paper copy of the 2019-2020 School Report Card.
Dear Harmony Families,
It’s almost that time again! Re-enrollment will begin January 4th through January 22nd. If you wish to re-enroll your scholar for the 21-22 school year then please mark your calendar!
Here is the awesome part! If you complete your scholars re-enrollment form, INCLUDING uploading your proof of residency, you will receive a free uniform shirt. MORE AWESOME NEWS!!! If your scholar is on campus they will receive free dress for the week of January 11th-15th.
Please keep in mind, if you will not re-enroll for the new school year we still need you to complete the form. There is an option for you to select, will not re-enroll.
**8th grade parents: You will not need to complete re-enrollment because your scholars will be exiting out to high school. Unfortunately, these scholars would not qualify for free dress.
The re-enrollment form will be available on Skyward beginning January 4th. If you need instructions to guide through accessing the form or do not have access to Skyward, please email Ms. Dykes at sdykes@harmonytx.org. Instructions are available in both English and Spanish.
Our awesome, talented scholars have made their submissions, and now we need your help! Just like in America’s Got Talent, we need some VOTES from the crowd! The link below is your voting ballot to decide the winners of this year’s talent show!
You can view each video by clicking on the link under each picture! The video that ends up getting chosen the most times will come in 1st place (the video chosen the 2nd most times will come in 2nd place…and so forth). Voting will take place now through January 12th.
Good luck to all our very talented scholars!
Please keep the following things in mind when making your selection:
Does the student –
*Look prepared?
*Have good video presence?
*Have a creative video?
*Look enthusiastic?
Voting Link:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdzk_6eTaGWdnJ3i7ckbj57YeG13Q88DhZvTiZjrZ3XmDnJdQ/viewform?usp=sf_link
Winter break is December 18th through January 1st (Jan. 4th and 5th is a student holiday). Classes will resume on January 6th. We hope that everyone has a restful and safe break!
HSI families – We invite you to participate in our Toys For Tots toy drive event this December. Scholars may bring in new, unwrapped toys to their homeroom class December 1st through December 10th. Virtual learners can participate too by dropping their items off to the front office. Please make sure that the front office knows who your child’s homeroom teacher is so that item can be counted towards that class. The homeroom with the most donations by the end of the event will earn a pizza party at 4:00pm on January 7th in the 3rd floor cafeteria — all scholars will be socially distanced. Thank you for participating in this event and helping make a child’s holiday a little more special.
We are happy to announce that we will have a virtual talent show this year via social media! The submission date has been extended to Tuesday, December 15th, by 4:00pm.
Here is a little information about it and then the flyer link below gives more details.
**It is open to all students
**Videos can be submitted to me by email now until Dec. 15th @4:00
**Any videos submitted after that day/time will not be accepted
**Videos must be school appropriate (proper clothing, no bad words, clean moves, etc.)
**Videos will be reviewed by a panel on Dec. 4th and then posted on the school Facebook page
**The video with the most likes will be the winner – so the best thing to do is to promote the video to get more likes
**Please note that any video sent is giving the school permission to post it on the school FB page
Flyer Link:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LFgWxuGo01CaU8IegsK4zpGFA_s1Tydw/view?usp=sharing
There will be a district safety committee meeting on Thursday, December 10th, from 9:30-10:00am. For meeting information, please contact Mr. Zengin at yzengin@harmonytx.org — thank you.
Friday, November 20th, will be a student holiday and district staff training. The following week (Nov. 23-27) will be Thanksgiving break. Enjoy your break and we will see you back on November 30th.
We will have special dress days November 30th – December 4th. Scholars and staff may participate in the following themed dress days. Please share your pictures with us in the comments of each days school Facebook post.
| Monday (Nov 30) | Holiday hat day –
Wear a holiday hat or headband with school uniform |
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| Tuesday (Dec 1) | Flannel shirt day –
Wear a flannel shirt with jeans |
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| Wednesday (Dec 2) | Pajama Day –
Wear pajamas (No onesies. Nightgowns should go to the knees and have shorts underneath. Please follow regular dress code rules.) |
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| Thursday (Dec 3) | Ugly or holiday sweater and jeans | |
| Friday (Dec 4) | National Sock Day – Wear Rare/Crazy/Cool Socks With Jeans. Students will still wear their uniform or school spirit shirt. |
Flyer Link:
Join us for our Holiday Food Drive November 6th through November 18th. Scholars may bring their items to their homeroom teacher. Virtual learners can participate by dropping off their items at the front office labeled with their homeroom teacher’s name so that their items may be counted towards their class count.
The homeroom with the most donations will receive a pizza party which will be held December 3rd at 4 p.m. Students will be socially distanced in our 3rd floor cafeteria.
Here is a list of items we are looking for:
Instant Mashed Potatoes
Canned Meat (Tuna and Chicken)
Canned Yams
Canned Beans
Rice
Canned Vegetables
Canned Soups
Stuffing Mix
Broth (Chicken, Beef, and Vegetable)
Canned or Jarred Gravy
Pasta and Pasta Sauce
Macaroni and Cheese
Sugar and Flour
Apple Sauce
Cranberry Sauce
Muffin/Cake/Brownie
100% Fruit Juice
Dear HSI families & staff,
The online book fair will take place October 26th through November 8th. All purchases benefit our school.
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 – new releases, best sellers, & 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 October 26th – November 8th and click “Shop Now” to get started:
https://www.scholastic.com/bf/harmonyschinnovsanantonio1
Check out what books are at the book fair with the virtual magazine (link below)
https://bookfairsfiles.scholastic.com/…/F20-K8-booklist…
New book videos (link below)
https://bcove.video/2ST9vTO
Happy reading,
HSI-SA
*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.
Dear HSI Families and Staff,
We will be hosting a Drive-Thru Trunk or Treat on October 30th from 4:30-5:30. Please join us for an afternoon filled with candy and fun — it will be a safe and socially distanced event for you, friends, and family to enjoy! A few of our community partners/businesses will be joining us too:
Bexar County ESD #10 Fire Department
Converse Walmart Neighborhood Market
TruFit Walzem
Kids N More Dentist
Converse Police Department
Families are welcome to decorate their car for this event and make it a Halloween parade. We also need your help in judging staff vehicles. As you drive through collecting your candy, we invite you to pick the three best decorated staff cars. The three staff with the most votes will win a prize basket.
See attached flyer below for where to enter:
Join us in being a Drug Free Campus! We invite you to participate with us in our spirit dress days October 26-30. Please share your pictures with us in the comments of each day’s Facebook post.
Be Happy. Be Brave. Be Drug Free. Celebrate #RedRibbonWeek with us October 26-30. #BeHappyBeBraveBeDrugFree
MONDAY (Oct 26) – “Wake Up Drug Free” Wear pajamas (please still follow normal dress code rules in handbook — no onesies, slippers, spaghetti straps)
TUESDAY (Oct 27) – “Team Up Against Drugs” Wear sports jersey and jeans
WEDNESDAY (Oct 28)- “Too Bright For Drugs” Wear bright/neon clothes and sunglasses
THURSDAY (Oct 29)- “Don’t Get Mixed Up On Drugs” Wear your clothes inside out or backwards
FRIDAY (Oct 30)- Dress up as your favorite Book Character. Students must bring a book or cover page that goes along with the book character costume (no masks, weapons, no scary costume, no accessories, no wands). Students can wear light makeup and capes that go on their backs.
Picture day for individual pictures will be held on Wednesday, November 5th – Students will wear their uniform. Please stay tuned for more information in regards to how this day will be run.
Dear HSI Students, Families and Staff,
Please join us for our flu shot clinic that will be held on Friday, October 23rd, from 2:00-6:00 at the CVS on Walzem and Montgomery (ages 7 and up).
Ms. Dykes and Ms. Flores will be on site at CVS from 3:45-4:45 to greet all of our HSI families that come and pass out candy to participants during that hour timeframe.
Please make sure to bring your insurance card. Anyone without insurance can still participate but the fee will be around $25 – $30. Thank you and we hope to see you there.
Dear Middle School Families,
Middle school students (6th-8th) will be joining a presentation hosted by Dr. Doshie Piper and the Eastpoint Promise Prevention Coalition on Tuesday, October 20th, during the day. The presentation is titled “Truth About Drugs” and will cover substance abuse among youth. If you do NOT want your student to take part in this presentation then please fill out the “Opt Out” form link below. If you do want them to participate then no further action is required. Thank you
Friday, October 16th, is Wear It Pink Day. Students and staff may come dressed in pink from “Head To Toe” To Support Breast Cancer (jeans are okay).