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Congratulations to our Online Math League team! They recently won first place, beating out 68 other teams from across the country. This is a great accomplishment and we are extremely proud of them all, including Mrs. Ahmad for preparing them so well for this competition!

Members of the team are Aarishi A, Odinakachi D, Maryam D, Nathan M, Ivy L, Kim N, Patrick T, Rohen V, Zarf A, Mazen H, Christina H, Zabir I, Alan P, Brendan G, Amal W, Peter D, Katherine H, Paola B, Yazad S, Ibrahim S, John Daniel G, and Joel B.

The applications to Harmony Public Schools for the 2012-2013 School Year have been started and it has already exceeded 15 thousand threshold! On the day we started accepting the applications (January 10), we received almost four thousand applications in 24 hours.The application deadline is March 15, 2012.

Harmony School of Science is excited to promote our Sugar Land Skeeters family night on Friday, May 11th starting at 7:05. The Sugar Land Skeeters are the new and only minor league baseball team in the Houston area. We are looking forward to a huge school turnout. This will be a family fun event, even for the non-baseball fans. The stadium includes a playground, splash pool, antique carousel, food, and other fun things.

Tickets are on sale now through our front office for $12 each. Checks, credit cards, and debit cards are accepted. Get your tickets soon! They are going fast and we can only reserve a certain number at a time.

Sugar Land Skeeters Baseball Team

Every Friday morning, Mr. Cure invites parents that have students in different class sections to join him for a cup of coffee from 8:00-8:45. This is a wonderful opportunity for parents to sit down and get to know him on a more personal level. He encourages questions and suggestions and values feedback from parents.

This week (January 27th) Mr. Cure will be welcoming parents of students in 4A and 4B.

Dear Parents,

Please take a minute to review our Accelerated Reading Program and the grading policy.

AR Information

We are now accepting applications for new student enrollments for the 2012-13 school year.
HSS New Enrollment Application for 2012-13 School Year

We will be hosting an Informative Open House on Saturday, January 28th beginning at 10am. Parents interested in enrolling their children for the 2012-13 school year are encouraged to come learn about our school.

Please note that students applying for 6th grade or above need to apply at HSS High School located at 13522 W. Airport Blvd. Sugar Land, TX 77478 Phone: (281) 302-6445

Re-enrollment is between January 10th—January 27th.

Re-enrollment forms were sent home with the students on January 10th. Parents must complete the forms and return them to the front office so we can have an accurate count of who turned the forms in. Do not send the forms back with the students. If the front office does not receive your re-enrollment form before January 27th, you will have to reapply for next school year.

Dear Parents,

The attached link is our yearly report card published by TEA. We have hard copies available in the front office that you may pick up as well.

Once again, we are very proud of the success that has been achieved and look forward to continued excellence every year by providing students with the best education possible. Congratulations to all of our students, teachers, and parents!

2010-11 HSS School Report Card

New car plates were sent home on Wednesday, January 4th. Harmony staff members will not release any students unless the car plate is visible. If you do not have a car plate, you will be asked to park in the parking lot and walk to the front office when they unlock the doors at 3:15. Our front office maintains the list of approved people that may pick up each child, and will need to verify your information with a valid photo ID.

The safety of each and every child on our campus is always our paramount concern and we take this responsibility very seriously.

You may pick up additional/replacement car plates in the front office during normal business hours if necessary.

Dear Parents,

We are implementing a new Late Homework Policy for this semester in order to help students make sure they are getting credit for all assignments. Parents of students who are missing assignment(s) will be contacted to schedule a mandatory session to complete the missing work. These sessions will be held after school on Wednesdays and Fridays as well as on Saturdays.

We want to give all students as many opportunities to succeed before giving them a zero on an assignment. As always, we also encourage parents to actively monitor their child's progress on the database.

Saturday tutorials will also be beginning next weekend. Teachers will be notifying you if your child will be attending as well as the time.

This is a reminder that all students are required to wear their ID cards every day for safety reasons. It is part of their uniform and will receive DPS points if they are not wearing them.

In addition to the safety aspect, ID cards are scanned when students purchase lunch so that we ensure each charge on your child's lunch account is accurate.

IDs were provided free to all students at the beginning of the year. If an ID is lost, the student is required to pay a $5 replacement fee in the front office in order to receive a new one.

Harmony Clubs
Please review the new club schedule for the spring semester. Also note that the front office will only be accepting payment the first week of the month. There will be no refunds unless a club is cancelled.

Spring 2012 Club Schedule and Pricing

Each club has a cap on enrollment and is first come, first serve.



Zenith Clubs
The Zenith Aftercare program will be offering clubs on our campus as well. You may view the following attachments for details.

Zenith Clubs Notification

Zenith Kung Fu Enrollment Form

Zenith Lego Club Enrollment Form

All Zenith clubs (Martial Arts and Lego Clubs) will start on the 3rd week of January, which is the week starting on 16th of January, 2012.
(Only Zenith Learning aftercare will be held starting from the first week of second semester)

Thank you all for making the 3rd Annual HSS Toy Drive a success! Due to the generous donations from students, parents, and staff we were able to donate 9 large bags of toys (totaling over 200 items) to needy children in the area. Together, we brought smiles to the faces of many boys and girls this holiday season. Thank you all for your generosity! The winners of the Toy Drive contest were Mrs. Gibson’s homeroom class. They will enjoy a movie and popcorn party after dismissal next Friday, January 13th!

We at Harmony School of Science wish everyone a Happy New Year! We trust all our families had a safe and relaxing break and are ready to begin 2012!

We look forward to seeing everone on Tuesday, January 3rd to begin the new semester.

HSS is organizing an international Trip to Turkey, Canada and Mexico. The trip will be a cultural, social, and entertaining experience for the Harmony family. Join us in this rewarding experience.

Spring Break Staff Trips
COST for Turkey trip: $600 + international flight ticket
Cost for Mexico & Canada trips: $1,000 + international flight ticket
Application & Deposit Deadline: January 20, 2012

Summer Break Parent Trips (June 2012)
COST for Turkey trip: $900 + international flight ticket
Cost for Mexico & Canada trips: $1,000 + international flight ticket
Application & Deposit Deadline: March 30, 2012

Please review HSS's Highly Qualified Teachers Summary report for 2011-2012 school year.
Harmony School of Science 2011-12 Highly Qualified Teachers Report

Parent Notification
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We held our school-wide spelling bee on Friday, December 2nd. We are so proud of all of the students that competed and know how much work they put into it. We'd like to specially recognize the following winners...

1st Place: Audrey Chen 3D
2nd Place: Sahid Bahr 5D
3rd Place: Vani Jain 4A

Make sure to wish Audrey good luck when she competes against the champions from other schools at the regional spelling bee in February!!

Pictures from the HSS Spelling Bee

Dear Prospective Students/Parents,

As enrollment season approaches, we would like to share a couple of reminders with you.

1 - The application period for Harmony Public Schools is between January 10 and March 15 for the 2012-2013 school year.
2 - All applications prior to January 10, 2012 will be considered for the 2011-2012 school year.
3 - Any application received after March 15, 2012 will be placed on the waiting list in the order of the date in which the application is received.
4 - The Lottery will be drawn during the last week of March 2012.
5 – Selected students will be announced by the end of the 1st week of April 2012.

Please note that any application received is only considered for one school year. If your child is not selected for enrollment, a new application must be submitted for each year.

Harmony Public Schools do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability in providing educational services, activities, and programs, including vocational and career technology programs, in accordance with Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, (as amended), Title IX of the Educational Amendments of 1972, and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended).

Our Food Drive was a huge success! Our campus donated 1,790 food items for the Houston Food Bank.

The Houston Food Bank, powered by donors and working in partnership with nearly 500 hunger relief agencies in 18 southeast Texas counties, feeds more than 137,000 individuals each week who are hungry.

Our food donations were greatly appreciated by the Houston Food Bank.

Pictures from the Donation

Congratulations to all students for a job well done! We have two winning classrooms that will receive a pizza party for having the most donations. K-2nd winner is Ms. Yeomans’s class and our 3-5th winner is Mrs. Glenn's class.

Thanks to all the students, teachers, parents, and friends that made it out to the picnic this past Saturday at Eldridge Park. Food, fun, and laughter made it a great success and memorable event for everyone. The family-like atmosphere at HSS is part of what makes us so great!

Pictures from the Picnic

DISTCO 2012 is part of a series of “Digital Storytelling Contests". DISTCO 2012 is an online contest where Students and Teachers in K-12 are invited to submit their original digital stories between November 28, 2011 and January 27, 2012. please check our website at distco.org for complete timeline and rules. The project has certain benefits for both students and teacher. It is a way of exposing and challenging the students in a competition where they can show their certain skills in multimedia, technology, researching, writing and creativity. DOWNLOAD DISTCO 2012 Flyer Here
Participants could win IPAD or INano from among the many rewards available this year. You could win an IPAD or IPOD Nano. SUBMIT YOUR DIGITAL STORY BY JANUARY 27, 2012!

On Monday, November 7th, HSS was honored to have Constable Troy Nehls visit our campus. Constable Nehls is committed to serving the Fort Bend community in a lawful, fair and impartial manner. Along with his staff, he works in partnership with the community to execute all civil and criminal court orders and to promote a safe and secure environment for the citizens of this area. Constable Nehls is also a recipient of two Bronze Star Medals from his 21-year serice in our US armed forces.

We at HSS salute Constable Nehls and his life long devotion to keeping our country and community safe!

Our campus raised $766.00 during our Texas Wildfire coin drive that will benefit victims of the recent wildfires. We all did a GREAT job. Our Students are very caring and eagerly came everyday with their change to put into our jars. We will be sending this money to Bastrop where the most damage was done and will be put to good use.

On the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001, students wrote thank you letters to our military troops. Here is a picture of 1st Platoon, Bravo Troop, 4-4 Cav holding the letters they received from Mrs. Batycki's class. We thank them from the bottom of our hearts for the sacrifices they are making every day to protect us and the best nation in the world!

We have just been named to the Texas Business and Education Coalition's 2011 Honor Roll. Of the more than 8,000 Texas public schools less than 4% have been honored with this recognition. A huge thanks goes out to the entire faculty, staff, administration, parents, and of course the students. Accolades like this would not be possible without the unyielding dedication to academic excellence from everyone.

TBEC had the following to say about this award…

"The TBEC Honor Roll is the most prestigious award for sustained, academic excellence in Texas. It recognizes schools that have demonstrated three years of consistent, high performance in all subjects compared to other schools serving similar student populations. TBEC Honor Roll schools have the highest percentage of students performing at the state’s most rigorous standard -commended- in every subject. And, in this the last year of TAKS, our standards are the most demanding we have ever had. You and your school have truly earned a place on the Honor Roll through hard work and student achievement over an extended period of time."

You can read more about this on the TBEC Website

Dear Parents,

Please note all student passwords have been reset today to the student's birthday in 2 digit month/2 digit day/4 digit year format (XX/XX/XXX).

For example, if your child was born today (August 26th, 2011), his/her password would be 08/26/2011.

The username is your child's first and last name, with a space in between. Example: John Doe

You may see the student database login on the right side of this webpage. You are encouraged to change the password to something unique when you do log in.

Harmony Public Schools have released 2011 College Acceptance Report and 2011 SAT Report.

The reports clearly prove that Harmony Public Schools continue to provide high-quality education to Texas children. As Harmony Public Schools, we will strive to take this success to the new levels.

To take a close look at the reports, please click on the names of the reports above.

It is the policy of the Harmony Science Academy Charter School to locate and identify any child who contacts or enrolls in the Charter School who may have a disability and be in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of the disability, in accordance with its procedures as reflected in the CHILD FIND legal framework of the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process, located at: http://framework.esc18.net/. read more...