Harmony Nature Tiger Prints
November 30, 2018 Volume 49 Week 15
Harmony School of Nature
Email: hsnature@harmonytx.org
Website: https://hsnature.harmonytx.org/
Location: 8120 West Camp Wisdom Road, Dallas, TX, United States
Phone: 972 296 1000
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/hsanature/
Twitter: @HSNatureDallas
Highlights for the Week
- Learn more about your student's score
- Enrollment Season - Spread the good news!
- Book Fair
- Progress Reports
- Tardy Sweep
- 8th Grade parent night (Do you know your pathway?)
- Food Sharing is not allowed
- Counselors Corner
- Parking tags for Student Drivers
- Dress code policy
- Upcoming Events
- Winter Break
- Student ID
- PTSO
- TSI testing
- Senior Trip Information
- Dual Credit
- Chromebook Policy
- Cell Policy/ Backpack Policy and Lockers
- Schedules and Calendar
- Morning dropoff
- Credit card payments
A Note from the principal
Dear parents and guardians,
I hope everyone has had a wonderful and restful Thanksgiving Break. It is hard to believe that we are almost done with the first semester of school. The collaboration and communication between school and home is priceless. Every parent should have access to Skyward to see how their child is doing in all of their classes. Please check that on a weekly basis and have conversations with your students in regards to their progress. Praise is very important to a preteen and a teenager, so if you see that they have raised a grade or are doing well in their classes please let them know how proud you are of them, this really does go a long way. The dialogue might consist of asking how you can help them, or calling the teacher to find out what other resources may be available for your child. Whatever the message is, it is important to keep an eye on your child’s academics.
We have reached a time in the year where teachers contacted parents/guardians for the students who have tutoring. If you received a notice from a teacher stating that your child needs to attend tutoring, please assist us in making arrangements for your child to attend. The teachers are working hard to make sure that your child is where they need to be in order to be ready for assessments, but they need your help from home to encourage the students to attend necessary tutoring.
We want to make you aware that we had drug dogs at the school today as a safety precaution. We always want to be proactive in the safety of our students, but want you to be aware of what precautions have and will be taken. Please see the letter related to search in the link.
Fundraising season is upon us; please be ready to support our students.
Please check our newsletter(Tiger Prints) every Friday for more information.
As you all know, we have two dismissals at 3:15 pm and 4:00 pm; for both dismissal, students are expected to be picked up within 30 minutes.
Even though we have sufficient minutes to cover all TEKS, we would like to add more minutes into our academic calendar. Therefore the two early dismissals days at end of each semester will be full days. In addition to this, we are going to add 10 minutes every day in the second semester. Please see the Updated Calendar, Bell Schedule in the attachment.
Have a wonderful weekend,
Mr. Ilker Fidan, M.Ed
Learn more about your student's scores
Please go to www.texasassessment.com and log in with your child credentials. if you have difficulty logging in or understanding how to read your children score please do not hesitate to contact either Mr. Aslan or Mr. Fidan.
Spread the Word / Invite Friend
It's easy; just follow these directions:
Like our Facebook page and get one jeans day!
Like two posts and get one jeans day!
Refer someone who enrolls and get ONE WHOLE WEEK of jeans days!
Show Mrs. Tanwar proof via screenshot or email to get your jeans bracelet.
Six Harmony Public School Districts receive perfect score on TEA Financial Accountability Ratings
Six of seven Harmony Public School district across Texas received a perfect 100 on the Texas Educational Agency’s 2017-18 FIRST financial accountability ratings. All Harmony districts received a “Superior” rating.
Progress Reports
Harmony School of Nature and Athletics Book Fair
Book Fair
When: Nov. 30—Dec. 7, 2018
Where: School Library
Time: Before and After School
Teachers will be able to bring their students into the Book Fair during their class periods.
See You There!!!!
Tardy Sweeps
School starts promptly at 8 am. While we understand that traffic can be an issue, our students are missing out on valuable instructional time when they arrive late. We have begun implementing tardy sweeps between classes and students will receive consequences when they are tardy. The consequences range from detention to in-school suspension. Please help us encourage your students to get to class on time.
The following consequences will be issued for tardies:
5 tardies - detention
10 tardies - detention
20 tardies - in school suspension
30 tardies - out of school suspension
Winter Break
Jersey Days and Special Jean Days
Due to continued issues with dress code, all sports teams will be allowed to wear team shirts or jerseys with uniform pants on Thursdays only. Fridays will still be spirit days. Students can wear Harmony spirit shirts or college shirts with blue jeans. Jeans cannot be ripped, torn, or have holes.
Credit card payments
Please note that we cannot accept cash payments or credit card payments over the phone for any item or service in the front office. You are welcome to pay by check or credit card (in person). If you are paying by check, please include your date of birth and driver's license number on the check itself.
National Lunch Program
Cafeteria Policies
- Students are not allowed to share food, due to allergies and dietary constraints. This includes bringing in food for celebrations, such as birthdays.
- Microwaves are limited. We strongly recommend that students bring lunches that do not need to be heated up or are in a Thermos-type container. Please refrain from sending items that have to be heated for more than 2 minutes to help alleviate wait times.
Students are not allowed to purchase a la carte items if their account has a $0 or negative balance. If they are purchasing a milk, we will allow them one charge as a courtesy. The Lunch Clerk will inform the student and parent that there must be funds in the meal account for a la carte purchases. The next attempt to purchase a la carte items will be denied until the account shows a positive balance.
The district charge limit applies to reimbursable meals only and not a la carte purchases.
Meal Charge Policy
Nutritious meals are available daily for a price of $1.70 for breakfast, $3.00 for lunch, and $0.50 for a la carte milk. Each student is provided a lunch account on to which money may be deposited. Households are encouraged to set up an account in School Cafe (www.schoolcafe.com) to view meal balances, make a payment, set low balance alerts, and schedule automatic payments. Payments may also be made in the school office.
Should a student’s meal account balance fall below $0, he /she will be allowed to charge up to -10 $ DISTRICT LIMIT. Once the negative meal account balance limit is reached, the student will receive an alternate meal. Alternate meals consist of cereal, fruit, and milk for breakfast; and for lunch, a sandwich, vegetable, and milk. If a student is later approved for free meals, he/she will begin receiving meals immediately. However, the household is still responsible for paying the negative account balance.
Most important meal, Breakfast
Breakfast is available from 7.30 am until 7:45 am. The breakfast menu can be found on the school website, front office and posted in the cafeteria.
Student Drivers - Parking Permits required!
Student ID
As it is written in the handbook Student IDs are mandatory. The IDs will be printed soon and using them will become mandatory. There will be no excuses not to have one. Students will be required to purchase a new ID if they lose their ID.
Harmony School of Nature Tampa/Orlando Graduation Trip
8th grade Parent Night (Do you know your pathway?)
Important Reminders
****Arrival and Dismissal Procedures****
#WorkingTogether
Dear Harmony Family,
Harmony school of Nature invites you to attend in school-wide PARENT ACADEMY/PTO meeting and potluck. We will have a presentation on "Experience College Before College" by Jennifer Davila Dual Credit Coordinator at Mountain View College. We as PTO thought it would be a good time to come together and share a meal with parents and staff. We need your involvement and ideas as PTO to the grove and serve better for our kids in the school.
Here is the RSVP for the PTSO/Dual Credit Presentation Link:
2018-2019 Counselor Assignments
8th Grade- Mrs. Senlik
9th Grade- Mrs. Senlik
10th Grade- Mrs. Rivers
11th Grade- Mrs. Rivers
12th Grade- Mrs. Rivers, Mrs. Senlik, Mr. Ertuna (students are assigned based on advisory classes and should now know who their counselor is)
Mrs. Rivers
Room 309
Mrs. Senlik
Room 308
Mr. Ertuna
Room 306
Please remember, you should never have to pay to complete a FAFSA application. If the application is asking you for money, then you are on the wrong site!
PTSO Contact Information
Need to contact the PTSO or want to keep up to date on what we're doing?
Here are the ways to keep in touch:
Email: hsnaturepto@gmail.com
Website: hsnaturepto.org
Facebook: @hsnaturepto
Instagram: @hsnaturepto
Cell Phone Policy
Students using their cell phones will have them confiscated and they will be given to the front office. Any student refusing to give a cell phone or other electronic device to school staff shall be subject to disciplinary penalties in accordance with the Student Code of Conduct. Parents will be required to come in and sign paperwork to retrieve the phone. Students cannot sign out their own phones. Please note that the use of camera phones for recording is strictly forbidden on the school premises at any time.
Morning drop off off update:
In order to help expedite the morning drop off process, we are making a slight change starting October 22nd. Students arriving after 8 am will need to be dropped off at the front of the school. As always, students arriving after 8:15 am must be signed in by a parent. Remember, students arriving after 8 am are marked tardy, so please make every effort to arrive before school starting time. for every minutes they are late will be recording as they are losing instructional time.
Chromebook Policy
Students will be assigned a specific Chromebook in each classroom and must always follow school guidelines for Internet safety.
Bell Schedule
A/B Week Schedule
Parent Connect
Check the Academic Programs website regularly for information on