Wednesday Mail
September 21
Principal’s 200 Club
Passport Night
Parent/Teacher Conferences
5th Grade Sky Ranch Parent Meeting
Domincan Republic – Summer 2017 Biosciences/Culture/Service International Trip
Domincan Republic – Summer 2017
Biosciences/Culture/Service International Trip
Tuesday, September 27, 2016 a meeting will be held for any students and parents interested in attending the summer 2017 international trip to the Dominican Republic. Come listen to Jessica Taylor, a Global Education Ambassador, share her experiences of her abroad travels. Learn more about how students can earn community service hours and college credit by participating in ongoing marine research projects!
The trip is open to high school students (9-12th grade) and parents. If you have any questions or concerns please email Ms. Lindsey Hranitzky at lhranitzky@harmonytx.org Can’t wait to see you there!
CLUB SELECTION
Being active in a club and participating in extracurricular activities are very important for high school and for the college application process. Please sign up for 2016/2017 clubs on the request form. We will try to offer about 40 different clubs marked below if we have an advisor and minimum required number of students. Monthly fee is $15 for 1 club and $25 for 2 clubs. Semester fee is $50 for a club and $100 for 2 clubs.
We hope to see your child!
Calling all Grandparents!
HSB-Dallas will be having Grandparents’ Breakfast on Friday, September 23rd from 7:45-8:30 AM. This will be an opportunity to invite our grandparents to our campus to enjoy breakfast with their grandchildren that attend our school.
In order to plan accordingly for this event, please kindly RSVP no later than Friday, September 16, 2016 if your child and grandparent will be attending.
We hope to see everyone!
Teen Trendsetters
Harmony School of Business is partnering again this year with the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy to implement the Teen Trendsetters program in our school for young readers to make improvement in reading during the 2016-17 school year. This is also a great opportunity for older students in grades 8-12 to become a mentor and earn community services hours. Mentees will participate by obtaining a parent consent form and met the qualifications for the program in order to participate. The Elementary ELA teacher will send home consent forms for the students who qualify for the elementary mentee program.
We will start the Teen Trendsetters reading mentorship program on Tuesday, Sept. 27 during 0-period in the East Cafeteria.
I look forward to working with the mentees and mentors this year!
Ms. Kinder
Ballet Club Flyer
IMPORTANT SURVEY!
Dear Parents,
We as Harmony Public Schools are applying for a worldwide known US based educational accreditation agency called AdvancED (SACS). Attached you will find some key information about this accreditation and how it would benefit us to excel further in our educational accomplishments.
As part of this accreditation we ask you please fill out a short survey through the link below.
We appreciate your valuable feedback.
Parent Survey
http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/6500502
Student Survey
ELEMENTARY
http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/6817958
MIDDLE and HIGH
http://www.advanc-ed.org/survey/public/4582424
If your daughter in grades K-6 would like to be a girl scout please come by the front office for a
registration form.We have very limited spots available.
Thank you!
Leaders of troop 6618
Lockers
Harmony Parents/Guardians:
Lockers have been issued to students that brought a lock, so please make sure your child has a lock so they can be assigned a locker. Back packs are not allowed in the classroom, so consequences will be given to students without a lock/locker.
Please contact Mr. Sheffield if you have any questions.
MEAL ACCOUNT ANNOUNCEMENT
Greetings Parents,
Welcome back to another year of school nutrition. Please make note that the menu is posted on our website for you to view with your child on a daily basis. If the menu is something that he/she does not approve of, please send a lunch with your child for that day. Also, please remember to post funds to your child's account on a weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly basis depending on how often they receive meals. All students are allowed up to a $15.00 credit before a payment is required. If you do not want your child to receive meals, please stop by the front office with a signed note indicating this matter. We will place a block on your child's account so they will not receive meals. Time is running out to apply for the Free/Reduced Lunch Program. Please upload your lunch application ASAP, through the parent portal. If you have any questions, please contact Alfredo Dizon by calling the front office or emailing him at adizon@harmonytx.org.
Thank you.
Note From the Nurse
We have many students with food allergies please do not give your student any fish items in their lunches for snacks and no items containing loose nuts.
Thank you for your help in this matter to keep all our students safe & healthy
Dismissal Policy
Dear Parents/Guardians:
We would like to clear up any confusion about our drop-off and dismissal procedures.
Drop-Off
· Drop-Off time for K-6th grade students is 7:10 AM to 7:40 AM. After 7:40, they will be considered tardy.
· Drop-Off time for 7th-12th grade students is 7:10 AM to 7:55 AM. After 7:55, they will be considered tardy.
· If a student arrives after 8 AM, they must enter through the front for a tardy slip from the front office.
Dismissal
· K-2nd grade students can be picked up from 2:30 PM to 2:55 PM at the west side door near the soccer field.
o After 2:55 these children will be in the gym, and you must wait in the car lane
to pick them up.
· 3rd-6th grade students can be picked up from 3:00 PM to 3:40 PM.
o You must pick these students up from the right lane of the car lane.
· 7th-12th grade students can be picked up from 3:50 PM to 4:30 PM.
o You must pick these students up from the left lane of the car lane.
Possible Cases
1. If you have kids in 3rd-6th grade only, you will pick them up in the right lane from 3:00 PM to 3:40.
2. If you have children in 3rd-6th with siblings in K-2nd, you have two options:
a. Pick up your K-2nd child at the west side door from 2:30-2:55 PM, then return at 3:00-3:40 to pick up your 3rd-6th grade child in the right car lane, OR
b. Arrive at 3:00-3:40 and wait in the right car lane to pick up all your children at the same time.
3. If you have children in 7th-12th only, dismissal is from 3:50 to 4:30. You must wait in the left car lane to pick up these children.
4. If you have children in 7th-12th with siblings in K-6th, you have two options:
a. Arrive at 3:00-3:40 to pick up your K-6th child in the right car lane, then come back again at 3:50-4:30 to pick up your 7th-12th child, OR
b. Arrive at 3:50-4:30 to pick up all your children at the same time in the left car lane.
THE RIGHT CAR LANE IS ONLY FOR PICKING UP 3rd TO 6th GRADE STUDENTS. DO NOT ENTER AND WAIT IN THIS LANE FOR 7th TO 12th GRADE until 3.40 PM. IT IS A PASSING LANE ONLY.
Walk Passes
Students may walk or bike home with an approved Walk Pass. Student Walk Release forms can be picked up from the front office. They must be completed by a parent or guardian, then signed and approved by an administrator before the actual Walk Pass will be given to the student.
Students with a walk pass are expected to promptly leave campus through the west side door after the dismissal bell and are not permitted to loiter on campus. They must show their Walk Pass to Harmony Staff before leaving campus.
Walk Passes can be revoked if students do not comply with Walk Pass regulations.
Students that leave campus without a Walk Pass will receive an automatic referral to the Dean of Discipline.
Contact Information
Email: hsbdallas@harmonytx.org
Website: www.hsbdallas.org
Location: 8080 W President George Bush Hwy, Dallas, TX 75252, United States
Phone: 214-321-0100
Facebook: facebook.com/hsbdallas
Twitter: @hsbdallas
Principal K-12: M. Tunca mtunca@harmonytx.org
Dean of Academics: E. Abaci eabaci@harmonytx.org
Dean of Academics: T. Chung ychung@harmonytx.org
Dean of Discipline: L. Sheffield levar.sheffield@harmonytx.org
Campus Head High School Counselor: (11th&12th gr) V. Kaya vkaya@harmonytx.org
High School Counselor:(9th-10th & 12th gr.) M. Karaca mkaraca@harmonytx.org
GT Coach: V. Bradley vbradley@harmonytx.org
ESL Coordinator: T. Gorman tgorman@harmonytx.org
SPED Coordinator: S. Kinder skinder@harmonytx.org
Registrar: A. Slocum aslocum@harmonytx.org
Attendance Clerk: S. Bedolla sbedolla@harmonytx.org
Secretary: B. Robinson brobinson@harmonytx.org
Lunch Clerk: A. Dizon adizon@harmonytx.org
Nurse: C. Badowski cbadowski@harmonytx.org
Librarian: T. Grant tgrant@harmonytx.org
Testing & FP Coordinator: W. Smith wsmith@harmonytx.org
Reading Intervention: T. Walton twalton@harmonytx.org