Archive for month: October, 2019

Reminder: Fall Festival

Dear Parents,

TOMORROW Friday, November 1st, is our Fall Festival. We hope to see all of our students during this event. Come and enjoy a night of fun with your friends and family. Additional parking will be available at Centerpoint if needed.

October 31, 2019/by shirleygil

Houston West’s District Parent and Family Engagement Policy for 2019-2020

Please click here to see our District Parent Involvement Policy for the 2019-2020 School Year.

October 30, 2019/by rdamirov

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Winter Gala

Dear Parents,

Thank you for the great interest that you and your children have shown for the Winter Gala performances. Unfortunately, we have to inform you that we are no longer accepting students to perform for the Winter Gala as we have met the cap for the number of participants. Students will still be able to come and enjoy the show watching it with their parents.

Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!

Sincerely,

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Administration, Faculty & Staff

October 23, 2019/by shirleygil

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NEHS 5th Annual Induction Ceremony

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land

Students National Elementary Honor Society 5th Annual Induction Ceremony.

We recently had the honor of inducting 21 more fourth and fifth students into the Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Chapter of the National Elementary Honor Society (NEHS). Current members induct new members with a lighting ceremony.

Students that exhibit the four pillars of NEHS and maintain a 4.0 GPA were considered for membership. These pillars include scholarship, responsibility, leadership, and service. Currently, we have 29 students in this prestigious club.

Thank you to all of the parents who came to support their students!

October 23, 2019/by shirleygil

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ESL Welcome Celebration

Dear Parents,

Join us on November 6th at 5:30 pm for a night of food, fun and family as we welcome all new and returning ESL students and families.

Learn about resources that can be used at home, adult ESL classes and homework tips that will help your ESL student have a successful school year.

You will have a wonderful opportunity to win fabulous door prizes and the ESL team will be there to answer all your questions.

Please use the link below to register as food will be provided for all ESL families. Deadline to register is November 1st.

https://tinyurl.com/ESLcelebration

Sincerely,

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Administration, Faculty & Staff

October 23, 2019/by shirleygil

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Fall Festival Donations

Dear Parents,

We are happy to announce that our PTO will graciously donate the petting zoo for our Fall Festival. However, we will continue to accept monetary donations to be used for several other activities. We can’t make this event a success without your help and support.

Sincerely,

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Administration, Faculty & Staff

October 10, 2019/by shirleygil

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Spelling Bee

Dear Parents,

Harmony Science Academy Sugar Land will hold classroom Spelling Bees in each grade level on Friday, November 1st to determine eligible participants for the school-wide Spelling Bee. The first and second place winners of each homeroom class will participate in the school-wide Spelling Bee in December. A third place alternate will also be selected, but he/she will only participate if the first or second place winner is unable to participate due to extenuating circumstances. A printed list of your child’s grade level spelling list has been sent home and a soft copy has also been sent via email by his/her ELA teacher. Please note that students who are absent on the day of the Spelling Bee will not be eligible to participate since the class Spelling Bee will only be conducted once.

Sincerely,

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Administration, Faculty & Staff

October 10, 2019/by shirleygil

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Red Ribbon Week

Dear Parents,

Harmony Science Academy will be celebrating Red Ribbon Week from October 21-25. Please help us in taking a pledge in helping our kids grow up safe, healthy and drug free. Join in the fun below.

Monday October 21- Wear Red Accessories to help kick off Red Ribbon Week! (hat, shoes, scarves, socks etc)

Tuesday October 22- Crazy Hair to show you’re drug free!

Wednesday October 23- “Be College Bound…Put Drugs Down!!” Wear your favorite college shirt.

Thursday October 24- Wear your Superhero shirt to fight drugs .

Friday October 25- Wear your Favorite Sport Jersey.

Sincerely,

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Administration, Faculty & Staff

October 9, 2019/by shirleygil

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Class Picture Day

Get Ready, Class Picture day is coming!!

On Thursday, October 17, 2019, we will have Class Picture Day/Retakes. Students must be in their uniform for the Class Picture and for individual retakes, the individual retake picture will be used for the school ID. Class picture and retake order forms have been sent home. Please check your child’s folder for the flyers.

October 8, 2019/by shirleygil

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Fall Festival: Date Change

Dear Parents,

We would like to inform you that our Fall Festival will be held on November 1st instead of October 25th. Please mark this new date on your calendars. We apologize for the inconvenience this may cause.

We hope to see you on November 1st!

Sincerely,

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Administration, Faculty & Staff

October 7, 2019/by shirleygil

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Rubik’s Cube Competition

Dear Parents,

There will be Houston Rubik’s Cube Challenge hosted by Harmony Public Schools which you may find the competition details below. If interested, parents need to contact Ms. Chandler to register their students. REGISTRATION WILL BE LIMITED AND IT WILL BE FIRST COME FIRST SERVE. The registration DEADLINE is October 27th, 2019 for our campus students. Please note that competition will be held on a Saturday and by completing the registration, parents consent that the student transportation will be handled by the parents to and from the competition.

The challenge will consist of teams of 8 students collectively solving 3×3 and/or 2×2 Rubik’s cubes. It is FREE to register and compete. The Rubik’s cubes will be provided at the time of competition by our campus. For more information please contact Ms. Chandler via schandler@harmonytx.org

Date of the competition : Saturday, November 9th, 2019

Eligibility: Open to all our campus students K-5th grades

Time: 9:30am-12:00 noon

Place: Harmony School of Technology, Houston

Address: 3203 North Sam Houston Pkwy W.

Houston, TX 77038

October 3, 2019/by shirleygil

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Fall Festival

Fall Festival!

HSA Sugar Land students, parents and guardians,

HSA-SL faculty, staff, and administrators are happy to announce that our annual Family Fall Festival will take place on Friday, October 25th from 5:00 pm -7:00 pm. Please come and join us for a night of fun!!

Petting Zoo Donations

Our PTO is working towards making our Fall Festival a wonderful experience for our HSA-SL students and families. As you know, the year has just started and there have not been many opportunities for us to do fundraising. Therefore, PTO will be accepting monetary donations starting from $2.00 and up to bring back the famous Fall Fest Petting Zoo. Feel free to make your cash donations at the front office.

We appreciate your help and support in making this carnival a memorable one for our children.

Sincerely,

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Administration, Faculty & Staff

October 2, 2019/by shirleygil

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Attendance

Dear Parents,

Please click on the link below to access the message from Principal Merchant in regards to attendance.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1SKnyL0OnDaDryCeb2Z0982K5J3g0lZj4/view?usp=sharing

Sincerely,

Harmony Science Academy – Sugar Land Administration, Faculty & Staff

October 1, 2019/by shirleygil

HPS Child Find Policy

It is the policy of Harmony Public Schools to ensure that All children with disabilities enrolled in the charter school or who contact the charter school regarding enrollment, regardless of the severity of their disability, and who are in need of special education and related services, are identified, located, and evaluated; and A practical method is developed and implemented to determine which children are currently receiving needed special education and related services. These requirements apply to: Highly mobile children with disabilities (such as migrant and homeless children); and Children who are suspected of being a child with a disability under 34 CFR 300.7 and in need of special education, even though they are advancing from grade to grade.

Child find FAQ.

Child Find brochure (EN | ES)

Section 504 Child Find Notice
Non-discrimination Statement as Part of the School's Admission Policy

It is the policy of HPS not to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability in its programs, services, or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, please contact Section 504/ADA Coordinator at (713) 343-3333 located at 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099.
Non-discrimination in Career and Technical Education Programs

HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS offers support to school district for career and technical education programs in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications; Business Management and Administration; Education and Training; Finance; Government and Public Administration; Health Science; Hospitality and Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security; Manufacturing; Marketing; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics. Admission to these programs is based on enrollment in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS secondary schools.

It is the policy of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its CTE programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

It is the policy of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended.

HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and CTE programs.

For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, CHARLES LAMBERT, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, IHSAN KARA, at 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099, Phone: (713) 343-3333.
Aviso de No discriminación en los Programas de Educación Profesional y Técnica

Las Escuelas Públicas Harmony ofrecen programas vocacionales en Agricultura, Alimentación y Recursos Naturales; Arquitectura y Construcción; Artes, Tecnología de Audio / Video y Comunicaciones; Administración de Negocios y Administración; Educación y Entrenamiento; Finanzas; Gobierno y Administración Pública; Ciencias de la salud; Hospitalidad y Turismo; Recursos Humanos; Tecnología de la Información; Derecho; Seguridad Pública, Correccionales y Seguridad; Manufactura; Mercadeo; Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas; Transporte, Distribución y Logística. La admisión a estos programas se basa en el número de estudiantes de secundaria registrados en las Escuelas Públicas Harmony.

Es norma de las Escuelas Públicas Harmony no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades de CTE, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.

Es norma de las Escuelas Públicas Harmony no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, impedimento o edad, en sus procedimientos de empleo, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, la ley de Discriminación por Edad, de 1975, según enmienda, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.

Las Escuelas Públicas Harmony tomarán las medidas necesarias para asegurar que la falta de habilidad en el uso del inglés no sea un obstáculo para la admisión y participación en todos los programas educativos y CTE.

Para información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos para quejas, comuníquese con el Coordinador del Título IX, CHARLES LAMBERT, y/o el Coordinador de la Sección 504, IHSAN KARA, a la siguiente dirección: 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099, Teléfono: (713) 343-3333.
Website Accessibility

Harmony Public Schools (“Harmony”) is committed to making the information on its website accessible to individuals with disabilities in compliance with the requirements of Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.

If you use assistive technology (such as a screen reader, eye tracking device, voice recognition software, etc.) and have difficulty accessing information on the Harmony website, please contact HPS Webmaster by email at accessibility@harmonytx.org . Please include the following when communicating with Harmony regarding accessibility issues:

A description of your accessibility concern.
The format in which you prefer to receive the materials.
The web page address of the requested material(s).
The best way to contact you (email address or phone number, or both).

Harmony will make appropriate accommodations to facilitate access to any website content.

Complaints regarding website accessibility may be filed by members of the community through the Public Complaint process outlined in Board Policy PG-1.12 (Public Complaints). Additionally, students and parents may file a complaint regarding website accessibility through the Student and Parent Complaint/Grievances process outlined in Board Policy PG-3.30.

Please note that some pages on the Harmony website contain links to third-party sites, which are not within Harmony’s control. If you notify Harmony of problems with accessing a third-party site that is necessary to participate in one of Harmony’s programs or activities, we will make the material or information available in an accessible format.

HPS Child Find Policy

It is the policy of Harmony Public Schools to ensure that All children with disabilities enrolled in the charter school or who contact the charter school regarding enrollment, regardless of the severity of their disability, and who are in need of special education and related services, are identified, located, and evaluated; and A practical method is developed and implemented to determine which children are currently receiving needed special education and related services. These requirements apply to: Highly mobile children with disabilities (such as migrant and homeless children); and Children who are suspected of being a child with a disability under 34 CFR 300.7 and in need of special education, even though they are advancing from grade to grade.

Child find FAQ.

Child Find brochure (EN | ES)

Section 504 Child Find Notice
Non-discrimination Statement as Part of the School's Admission Policy

It is the policy of HPS not to discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, age, or disability in its programs, services, or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. For inquiries regarding non-discrimination policies, please contact Section 504/ADA Coordinator at (713) 343-3333 located at 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099.
Non-discrimination in Career and Technical Education Programs

HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS offers support to school district for career and technical education programs in Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources; Architecture and Construction; Arts, Audio/Video Technology, and Communications; Business Management and Administration; Education and Training; Finance; Government and Public Administration; Health Science; Hospitality and Tourism; Human Services; Information Technology; Law, Public Safety, Corrections, and Security; Manufacturing; Marketing; Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics. Admission to these programs is based on enrollment in HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS secondary schools. It is the policy of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex or handicap in its CTE programs, services or activities as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. It is the policy of HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS not to discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, handicap, or age in its employment practices as required by Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended; Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972; the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, as amended; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as amended. HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS will take steps to assure that lack of English language skills will not be a barrier to admission and participation in all educational and CTE programs. For information about your rights or grievance procedures, contact the Title IX Coordinator, CHARLES LAMBERT, and/or the Section 504 Coordinator, IPEK TORUN, at 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099, Phone: (713) 343-3333.
Aviso de No discriminación en los Programas de Educación Profesional y Técnica

Notificación Pública de No-discriminación en Programas de Educación Profesional y Técnica Las Escuelas Públicas Harmony ofrecen programas vocacionales en Agricultura, Alimentación y Recursos Naturales; Arquitectura y Construcción; Artes, Tecnología de Audio / Video y Comunicaciones; Administración de Negocios y Administración; Educación y Entrenamiento; Finanzas; Gobierno y Administración Pública; Ciencias de la salud; Hospitalidad y Turismo; Recursos Humanos; Tecnología de la Información; Derecho; Seguridad Pública, Correccionales y Seguridad; Manufactura; Mercadeo; Ciencias, Tecnología, Ingeniería y Matemáticas; Transporte, Distribución y Logística. La admisión a estos programas se basa en el número de estudiantes de secundaria registrados en las Escuelas Públicas Harmony.

Es norma de las Escuelas Públicas Harmony no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo o impedimento, en sus programas, servicios o actividades de CTE, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.

Es norma de las Escuelas Públicas Harmony no discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo, impedimento o edad, en sus procedimientos de empleo, tal como lo requieren el Título VI de la Ley de Derechos Civiles de 1964, según enmienda; el Título IX de las Enmiendas en la Educación, de 1972, la ley de Discriminación por Edad, de 1975, según enmienda, y la Sección 504 de la Ley de Rehabilitación de 1973, según enmienda.

Las Escuelas Públicas Harmony tomarán las medidas necesarias para asegurar que la falta de habilidad en el uso del inglés no sea un obstáculo para la admisión y participación en todos los programas educativos y CTE.

Para información sobre sus derechos o procedimientos para quejas, comuníquese con el Coordinador del Título IX, CHARLES LAMBERT, y/o el Coordinador de la Sección 504, IPEK TORUN, a la siguiente dirección: 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099, Teléfono: (713) 343-3333

HARMONY PUBLIC SCHOOLS BOARD OF DIRECTORS

DR. ONER ULVI CELEPCIKAY, MR. HOMER STEWART, MRS. HELEN SHERWOOD, DR. HAKDURAN KOC, DR. MEHMET ARGIN, DR. OSMAN KANLIOGLU, MS. LAURA GONZALES

Archive for month: October, 2019

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