Date and Time:
Thursday, January 26, 2012 @ 4:30 pm


Score:
Harmony Science Academy - 19
Farias Elementary School - 6

Coach Alfredo Calderon and Coach Roberto Carrera

Players:
Jose Calderon
Abrianna Carrera
David Chavez
Ricardo Colon-Rivera
Abigail Gonzalez
Adriana Medrano
Jovana Ramos
Orlando Solis
Arturo Vela

Dear Parents,

Thank you for your support in Harmony Science Academy-Laredo. Due to limited space for the upcoming year, we ask each parent/guardian to fill out the re-enrollment form completely and return it to the front office between January 10 and January 27th. This form is designed for currently enrolled students. The closing date for this application is January 27, 2012. Applications received unsigned, incomplete, or after the closing date may not be considered for next year. Please do not send the form with the child.You can either mail, fax or bring it to front office.


Estimado(s) Padre(s);


Gracias por su apoyo a Harmony Science Academy-Laredo. Debido al limitado espacio para el año entrante, le pedimos a cada padre/tutor que llene completamente la forma adjunta. Esta forma está diseñada para los alumnos que actualmente están registrados. La fecha límite para esta solicitud es el 27 de Enero 2012. Las solicitudes que se reciban sin firmar, incompletas o después de la fecha límite de entrega, pudieran no ser consideradas para el año entrante. Por favor no envíe la forma con el niño(a).


Click Here for Re-Enrollment Form Re-Enrollment Form 2012

There will be early release on Friday, February 3

Application features:

We are pleased to announce that Laredo Harmony Science Academy has been accepted into District 32, Region 8 and Class 4A for swimming by the UIL. Our first ever swim team will be competing at the District Championships to be held at Weslaco Aquatic Center on Friday, January 27th. Top six swimmers from each event will advance to the Regional Championships to be held in Corpus Christi on February 10 and 11th. The winner of regionals will then advance to the State Championships in Austin later that month.
Two swimmers, Daniel Rodriguez and Alejandra Carrillo from HSA-Laredo will be competing at this meet. They will be swimming two events each at the meet. Danny will be participating in 200 and 500 yards freestyle. Ale will be swimming 100 and 200 yard freestyle. The team is being coached by Abdul Mohammed. Coach Mohammed brings six years of coaching experience from USA Swimming and has had several regional and state medal performances. We wish the team best of luck.

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.

Gabriela is a hard working student at Harmony Science Academy. She is very helpful to her teachers and peers.. When she has free time Gabriela enjoys listening to music. She is a very determined young lady which shows in her excellent grades. Gabriela plans on finishing high school and contiune on to college to become an astronomer. She truly is reaching for the stars.

Valentine’s Day

Valentine’s Day is around the corner and we would like to inform you that Valentine gifts/items such as balloons, flowers, candy, etc. cannot be received by the front office staff for distribution as it is a distraction to both classroom and school procedures. Please do not send any of these gifts for your children as they will be returned. No exceptions.



However, we do have opportunities for parents/students to purchase Valentine Grams to support our third grade classes. Valentine grams will be on sale starting Monday, January 30, 2012 to Friday, February 10. Stop by room 126 with Mrs. L. Garcia to purchase your Valentine gram in the mornings before the school bell and after school from 3:30PM to 4:30PM. Valentine grams will be delivered on Valentine’s Day, Tuesday February 14.

Kool Smiles will be presenting an Oral Hygiene Presentation on January 25th in the Main Cafeteria. The presentation will teach your child the importance of proper hygiene including the correct way to brush our teeth. Healthy eating habbits will also be included in the presentation.
This is a fun and interactive experience for all. There will be a Healthy Tool Model and samples of healthy snacks and unhealthy snacks.

Everyone will receive toothbrushes!

Come and Join the fun!

If you would like to learn about our school and educational programs, you may attend one of Harmony School of Science-Laredo open houses.

Schedule:
Tuesday, January 24, 2012 @ 6 pm
Saturday, January 28, 2012 @ 10 am
Wednesday, February 1, 2012 @ 6 pm

The application period for Harmony Public Schools is between January 10 and March 15 for 2012-2013 school year. All applications prior to January 10, 2012 will be considered for 2011-2012 school year

Laredo Bucks will be hosting a fundraiser for Harmony Science Academy. Ticket sales will go directly to our activity fund, for the students benefit. This event will take place at 7:30 pm on Friday, March 23 in the Laredo Energy Arena. This is a great opportunity to not only support HSA but also enjoy a thrilling game as the Laredo Buck take on the Rio Grande Valley Killer Bees. If every student sells only 4 tickets we will reach our goal of $9,000! Tickets to this exciting event are only $10!! If you would like any more information please contact the front office or D.J. Garry at (956)523-6572.

Click Here Laredo Bucks Fundraiser

Click Here for Order Form Laredo Bucks Order Form

Date: Saturday, February 4 and 25, 2012
Time: 7:45 a.m - 12:00 p.m
Place: UT Health Science Center Laredo Campus
1937 E. Bustamante (Corner with Bartlett)

This Workshop is College Entrance Exam Preparation Addressing Critical Reading and Mathematics.
This Session is free of charge with pre-registration.
(Bring your Graphing Calculator). Sign up with your Counselor!

For further information, please contact Mr. A. Ciftci at
aciftci@harmonytx.org

Click Here Registration Form

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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).

HSA Laredo has arranged to take students to Mo-Ranch Conference Center located on the Guadalupe River in the Texas Hill Country. Students in grades 7th– 11th will have the opportunity to attend this fun and exciting math trip. Space is limited and will be on a first come first serve. Cost is $100.00 per student all expenses paid. We will be departing from Harmony Science Academy - Laredo on Friday, January 27th at 4:30PM and returning Sunday 29th at 8PM. For any questions please contact Mr. Alper Ciftci at aciftci@harmonytx.org at (956) 712-1177.


Click Here for Permission Slip Parent Approval Form

Dear Parents,
We would like to thank you for all your support and words of encouragement this school year. We look forward to working with you on another fundraiser to benefit our students.
We will begin our world's finest chocolate fundraiser on Friday, January 13th. Our school goal is to sell 1,000 boxes of chocolate.
This fundraiser will benefit the school by providing extracurricular activities for students, funding various school events, and other educational opportunities.
As a reward, the class who sells the most (minimum of 50 boxes) will receive an in city field trip. We will make arrangements to take the students for lunch and a movie.
Special gifts will be given to the top five best seller students.
First Place – Bicycle
Second Place – Skateboard
Third Place – Apple iPod shuffle
Fourth Place – $20 Gift Card to movies
Fifth Place - Ball Set (basketball, soccer, volleyball, and football)
We need your support for this fundraising. Please encourage your child to participate for this opportunity to improve our school.
Due Date: 4/13/2012 (for payment and contest)
Payment: to the front office.
P.S. They can pay in advance if they do not want to keep money with themselves.
Chocolate boxes will be distributed to all students beginning Friday, January 13th.
If have you have any questions/comments/concerns/suggestions please contact the front office at (956) 712 - 1177.

As in previous years, all students are expected to go to After Care if they are not picked up by 3:45 PM (for elementary/middle school)/ 4:20 PM (for high school students). There have been many students who remain outside or walk around the campus and are not being monitored by a teacher. For the safety of your children, we ask parents to support us in making sure students attend After Care. Failure to adhere to the policy will lead to issuance of DPS points and possibly Saturday Detention. Please note that students are being charged $5.00 per day for aftercare.

The school’s tardiness policy has been developed to emphasize the importance of each student arriving on time to school every day and remaining in the classroom for the entire period. Learning personal responsibility by arriving to school and class on time is an integral part of the school’s standard of excellence which helps prepare students for success.

Students should be inside the classroom reading for AR time by 8:00am. Please make every effort to drop your child off between 7:45am - 7:50am to ensure they have ample time to get to class. Also, if your child will be eating breakfast at school, please arrive no later than 7:30am. A student arriving after 8:00am must report to the front office and obtain a tardy slip. Tardiness to school will be unexcused, unless the student arrives to campus late for one of the following reasons:

• Personal illness
• Attendance at a required court appointment
• Appointment with a doctor, dentist, or other professional

For a tardy to be excused, the student must present a note from the parent explaining the one of the above reasons for the student’s late arrival. The consequences for repeating tardiness to school or class within 6-weeks are as follows:

# of Tardiness Consequences

5-9 Saturday School
10-14 In-School Suspension
15-19 One day Out-of-School Suspension
20 and Above Up to three days Out-of-School Suspension

Award Ceremony
We will have the 1st Semester Awards Ceremony on Friday, January 6th. Students will be honored for their scholastic achievements in the 1st semester. All parents are cordially invited to awards ceremony.
8:30AM – 9;30AM – Kinder – 3rd Grade
9:45AM – 10:45AM – 4th and 5th Grade
1:15PM – 2:30PM – 6th – 8th Grade
2:40PM – 3:15PM – 9th – 11th Grade

Henry is a positive role model who enjoys peer tutoring and is always engaged in class discussions. He writes creatively and is an excellent literary rhetorical analyzer. Recently, several of his writing pieces were selected for publication for the school website.His willingness to learn new things and accomplish his goals will most certainly allow him to succeed academically and professionally in the future. Henry hopes one day that he will be a professor at a university. He is very talented in playing both the piano and Cello. When he has free time he enjoys riding his bike and playing soccer.

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).

Nisha Lakhiani is a responsible, self motivated, academically outstanding student. She is a role model to her peers and enjoys helping teachers without being asked, as well as helping others. In her spare time she enjoys playing the piano and likes to read. Nisha’s goal is to attend the University of Texas and graduate with a degree in Speech Pathology.

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!

Harmony Science Academy recently participated in the Annual Laredo Environmental Summit which attracts the general public, political leaders, neighborhood associations, Colonia Residents, non-profits, businesses, and students.

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This week, Honorable Judge Oscar Hale came to the school for a special luncheon in his honor. He gave a speech on careers and gave us insight on his life as a lawyer and Judge…….

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All of us at HSA would like to thank all the wonderful veterans who have served our country. We would like to express our appreciation for each and every one of our veterans. Without you our country may not be the great country it is today. Today (Friday November 11, 2011) we held a Veteran Appreciation day for all of your hard work. We had a great turn out with great people that spoke to our students. They were able to share great stories, memories, and experiences with us.

Attached is our Wednesday Mail. Have a great week! Read more…

Texas State Representative Ryan Guillen made a special appearance on our campus on Monday, October 21st. Representative Guillen, who serves House District 31 in the Texas Legislature, toured our campus and was very impressed with the enthusiasm of our students. Two student representatives, Jacqueline Caballero (9B) and Alejandra Carrillo (9B), both members of the journalism club, welcomed Representative Guillen to Harmony Science Academy and walked him on a tour of the school while asking questions and offering information about our campus. Representative Guillen interacted with several students, as he peeked into classrooms to see teachers and students both hard at work. We extend our gratitude to Representative Ryan Guillen who took the time to visit our campus and meet our students.

HSA Laredo Spanish Club has chosen its members and duties are distributed.
The officer's for the current school year are and their duties are:
> Mrs. Martinez-Reyes, Sponsor
> Oversee and support the club and its activities.

Click here for more information.

6th Annual Turkish Language Olympiad Southwest America Finals is approaching and everyone is invited to this exciting event that contributes in very colorful cultural life of Greater Houston area and Great State of Texas. Houston will host students from seven states who will compete in 11 categories including singing, poetry, talent, picture and figure, folklore, cuisine, language and state exhibition contests.
Click here for more information.

Click here to download the Permission Slip.

Congratulations to the following students who were selected to join the 4th and 5th grade robotics club.
• David Chun
• Emilio Garma
• Abdul Kharboutli
• Luis Morales
• Alejandro Paez
• Rolando Paez
• Thomas Pimentel
• James Porter
• Cristina Salinas
• Kenneth Yi
Please see Mrs. Hernandez-Ollivier for club meeting times.

Please CLICK HERE to fully read the Press Release.
Reference to U.S. Department of Education

Harmony Science Academy is honored to announce the first luncheon of the year with Dr. Ray M. Keck, III on Friday, September 30th. Dr. Keck has been the president of Texas A&M International University for the past 10 years. As a university leader, Dr. Keck is making great gains in enriching university-level programs and standards. As a community leader, Dr. Keck is reaching out to local schools to show students the possibilities and the opportunities that they can create for themselves with the pursuit of higher learning. Students, parents, and HSA staff are very privileged to have this opportunity to interact with such a great community leader.

Accelerated Reader is a program designed by Renaissance Learning to promote reading from kindergarten through 12th grade. The program offers personalized reading quizzes on thousands of books on every grade level. After finishing a book at their own pace, students take a short reading quiz. These quizzes help teachers and parents monitor each child's reading level and comprehension.

We are currently implementing the AR program at our school. To learn more about the program, please Read more…

Beginning in spring 2012, students will start a new voyage with the launch of the next testing program, called the State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness or STAAR™.

What is STAAR?
STAAR is a more rigorous standardized testing program that will replace the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) for elementary, middle school, and high school students. The new STAAR program will emphasize “readiness” standards, which are the knowledge and skills that are considered most important for success in the grade or subject that follows and for college and career.

For more information Read more…

Dear Parents/Students,

You can access the academic calendar for 2011-2012 from the link below.

Academic Calendar 2011/2012


Updated: 08/06/2011

HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY-LAREDO would like to invite our middle school students to join MATHCOUNTS CLUB. There will be an elimination test for the candidates on, THURSDAY, September 29TH.

Please fill out the Registration Form and return it to Mrs. Dundar.

You may login to our school database by entering student's first and last name in the username field on the right. The password will be either last 4 digits of SSN or the student's birth date. For example, the user name and password for John Nash, born in March 14, 2002 and SSN is XXX-XX-2584 would be

Username: John Nash
Password: 2584

OR

Username: John Nash
Password: 3/14/2002

You may change the password after you login. Please remember that the more the parents are involved, the better the student performs, and Harmony online system is a great and easy tool serving that purpose. Please login as much as possible to keep close track of your child's:
-Grades,
-Homework, assignments,
-Schedule,
-Attendance records,
-Discipline points,
-Test results, and
-Pay for meal and afterschool.

Great news! Now you can follow all the Harmony news on The Harmony Times

Also, please be aware that, you can access to The Harmony Times anytime by clicking the link (The Harmony Times image) on the right side of the web page, (below calender).

On behalf of Harmony Public Schools (HPS), it is my pleasure to welcome you to the 2011-2012 school year. Harmony Public Schools (HPS) begins the 2011-2012 school year with the opening of three brand new campuses in Houston and Austin, making Harmony the state’s largest network of charter schools, with 36 schools serving more than 21,000 Texas students.

I have the privilege to kick off the new academic year with wonderful news: Newsweek magazine named two of our high schools (Harmony Science Academy - North Austin and Harmony Science Academy - Dallas) to their list of the “Top 500” High Schools in America. Those two schools were also included in the magazine’s list of “Ten Miracle High Schools” in America that deliver outstanding educational services despite having limited funding.Read more…

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...