HSE TIGER TRIBUNE
Week of October 31st
STAFF IN THE SPOTLIGHT
Meet Ms. Antera Sharp
I'm Mrs. Sharp and I teach 6th grade English and Social Studies. This is my first year at Harmony School of Excellence but I am not new to the Harmony family. I am married with 3 children. My oldest daughter is a senior in high school, my son is a sophomore and my youngest daughter is in 2nd grade. Our family enjoys travelling and I love seeing new places and having new experiences. I graduated from The University of Texas with a degree in communication and have worked in the education field for the last 12 years. I am currently on our school's Instructional Leadership Team. I am the district Professional Learning Community leader for 6th grade English and I am a mentor teacher. I'm also the school's teacher leader for our newly elected student council. I thoroughly enjoy reading, watching movies, and crafting in my spare time. I love our HSE family and the environment that so many have fostered here to create a wonderful learning environment for all students. I'm proud to be a member of this team.
30 DAys of Thankfulness
Our Counselor, Ms. Dewalt, decorated her Bulletin Board with the 30 Days of Thankfulness theme in which our staff members and students were invited to write what they are thankful for.
Here's from Ms. DeWalt.....
While everyday that we're alive and well is a reason to be thankful, this time of year is when we have the opportunity to be especially mindful.
Here are a few things I'm thankful for:
-Growing with my HSE family for the past 8 years
-The opportunity to celebrate another year of life (11/05)
-Sharing my love of all things mental health and wellness
If you would like to share something you're thankful for, swing by fill out a card.
Message from Ms. DeWalt
Welcome to November!!! I can hardly believe how quickly October flew by. During the month of October, we focused on bullying prevention, specifically, what qualifies as bullying, types of bullying, what to do as a bystander, and how to report it. I had so many awesome student volunteers that helped me share information about bullying during the morning announcements. Thank you friends, I appreciate your help!!
Although Bullying Prevention Awareness Month has come to an end, it is important that we check in with our students and continue to have meaningful conversations about bullying and emotions. In addition to bullying prevention, I have done a few guidance lessons about friendship/kindness and conflict resolution. I visited a few classrooms in kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grade these last couple of weeks, I truly enjoyed being back in the classroom for those few days helping to implement SEL (social emotional learning) on campus. Thank you to those teachers and students for welcoming me into their classrooms.
If you have any questions, concerns, or simply need a few social emotional resources please contact me. If you have a concern and are interested in your child visiting with me, please submit a SAF (Student Assistance Form) at www.harmonysaf.com.
NO SCHOOL ON MONDAY , NOVEMBER 7, 2022
Monday's Schedule
8:00 am -12:00 noon - Parent Conferences
12:00 noon -1:00 pm - Staff Lunch
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm - Parent Conferences
Noetic Math
Calling all mathletes to come and join the NOETIC Math Contest! The Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC) is a semiannual problem-solving contest for elementary and middle school students. The goal of this contest is to develop students' problem-solving skills, and to encourage their interest in math, and to inspire them to excel in math. Please hurry on over and pay for the NOETIC Math Club by clicking this link --> CLICK HERE to make your payment
CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR ELECTED STUDENT COUNCIL OFFICERS !!!!
The Student Council for 2022-23 is as follows:
President: Parth Shah
Vice President: Kayla Tran
Treasurer: Ahmet Inalhan
Secretary: Kalynn Vo
Historian: Sakura Mikeska
Parliamentarian: Emmanuel Mariga
UKULELE CLUB IN THE SPOTLIGHT
with MR> WILSON
SCIENCE CLUB WITH MS. ZUROVEC
EXCELLENCE THEATER"S JUNIOR SHOW COMING SOON!!!
Be sure to mark your calendar for Excellence Theatre’s Junior production of Back to the 80s! We’re going back in time to every single reference of the beloved decade. December 1 and 2nd at 7 PM in the elementary cafeteria. Tickets are on sale now!
Here is a link to tickets for the Junior show.
https://www.onthestage.tickets/show/excellence-theatre/63505da8074db9242b8297ff
CHEER TEAM FUNDRAISER
Howdy HSE! Your Cheerleaders are selling Texas Roadhouse Famous Rolls!!These rolls come frozen by the dozen and will last for up to one year! They are perfect for special occasions and holiday dinners, such as Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. They are $6 per dozen.
BUT - You can’t have bread without butter! Don’t forget to add to your order the Texas Roadhouse Famous Honey Cinnamon Butter which comes frozen in 6 ounce portions for $2!
Lastly, we have Texas Roadhouse Gift Cards in various denominations from $5 to $100 that come with our HSE cheer logo on them.
You can find pick up information on the flyers. Pick up will be at Texas Roadhouse (1960/290)
Order today and support your HSE cheer team! TO ORDER, use the link below or scan the QR Code: HSE Cheer Texas Roadhouse Fundraiser
BONUS! - every student who orders a gift card receives a free kids meal certificate. (Not a free gift card) (& puts their name in the comment box at check out. Feel free to share with family and friends!
**If a company would like to purchase gift cards in larger amounts for their customers, Texas Roadhouse will do this and even place the logo of the company on the gift card instead of our logo. 10% of these sales will go to our cheer team! Please contact Ashley Massey at amassey@harmonytx.org.
FALL READING CHALLENGE
We are excited to kick off our Fall Reading Challenge! The linked document explains all details of the challenge and includes the Google Form for 3rd-7th grade to complete for each book that is read. While there are prizes available for students (and for teachers!), ultimately, we want each student to develop a love of reading.
Additionally, research shows that daily reading helps to improve brain connectivity, increases vocabulary and comprehension, and aids in preventing cognitive decline as you age.
Boys 5-8th grade Soccer Tryouts are this Thursday, 11/3 and Friday, 11/4 at 3:30-5:30pm @HsE field
#ApplyHarmony
Get ready –Application Season for Fall 2023
Beautification Crew | Contact Ms. Abby Sauceda
Students & Staff dressed up like their favorite book character last Friday
Important Information regarding Student Attendance from Ms. Acosta
Although perfect attendance is the goal, it’s not always possible. Therefore, please keep the following points in mind:
- If your student is absent you will have 3 days to provide a note by the parent or doctor otherwise, the attendance will stay as an unexcused absence.
- The parent excuse note should state the following:
1.) Full student name
2.) Reason of absence in detail for record purposes.
3.) The date(s) the student was absent. - Parent-written excuse notes need to be on letter-size paper(8X10). We will not accept sticky notes or torn-off pieces of paper
- Three accumulated tardies are considered one absence.
HPS GUiDE TO SKYWARD
Important Reminders from our Dean of Culture -Ms. Tiffany Foster
From our CNA, Ms. Sauceda
National School Lunch Week 2022 Recipe Book
You have been invited by HSE PTO to sign up for "2022 I-Fest Volunteer Sign Up." Please click on the link below to view the online sign up sheet.
Important Links
PTO SHOP
https://hsehoustonpto.square.site/s/shop
I-FEST WRISTBAND PRE-SALE
https://checkout.square.site/buy/DGZUW32UQN2SOMQI4MAORIQB
I-FEST TICKETS PRE-SALE
Sign up if you want to Perform at the International Festival 2022 Event
I-FEST PERFORMANCE FORM
PTO links
Follow us on Facebook www.facebook.com/HSEPTO
Follow us on Instagram www.instagram.com/hsepto
NATIONAL SCHOOL OF CHARACTER
SHARING OUR CHARACTER SCHOOL JOURNEY WITH OUR VISITORS FROM MEMPHIS SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE
It was nice meeting Mr. Henderson and Mr. Demir last Thursday, 10/27. Thank you for visiting our campus.
Message from our Admin
Hello HSE Family,
For morning drop off, we're requiring all parents to stay in their car and follow morning drop off either in the front of the school or the North arrival area.
Please do not park in the campus area to walk your students. Parents are supposed to stay in their cars and drive to the drop-off areas so that students can get out of the cars.
For the safety of our students and yours, please do not park on Brook River Drive and walk your child across Gessner Road. Gessner Road is a very busy road with a set speed limit of 40 MPH. Also, DO NOT STOP AND DROP YOUR CHILD OFF GESSNER ROAD! Thank you for understanding!
We will keep the first U-Turn open when you come from Gessner Rd (It was closed today but it will not be closed again). Please do not use the second U-Turn and please do not cut in line.
We will have a police officer several days a week to reinforce these issues.
Have a good day!
NO STUDENT DROP-OFF IS ALLOWED BEFORE 7:00AM!
8th Graders and HSE HS Students who are dropped off in the morning
Dear Parents, please drop your 8th grader(s) or high schooler(s) off next to the side walk (which is the 3rd lane,-rightmost lane or outer lane). It keeps the traffic flowing and makes a shorter distance for the students to get to the sidewalk. After dropping them off, parents will still take the 3rd lane to drop off their HSE elem/middle school students at the North drop-off.
Dismissal for High School Siblings
Effective Tuesday, September 6, 2022, if you have children that attend both at HSE Elementary campus and at HSE High campus, dismissal will be from HSE High instead of HSE Elementary.
How will this work:
- Three employees from Harmony School of Excellence Elementary campus will gather the students at 3:10 P.M. At 3:15 P.M., the students will start to walk to HSE High by utilizing the soccer field.
- You may pick up your child between the hours of 3:30 P.M. – 3:40 P.M. utilizing the car tag that was assigned to you at the beginning of the school year on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday from HSE High.
- On Wednesdays you will pick up your child between the hours of 2:40 P.M.- 2:50 P.M. from HSE High.
- Please note, if we have inclement weather such as rain, hail, lightning, etc, you will have to go to both campuses to pick up your child. If your child has a club at HSE K-7, you will need to pick up your child on that day from the HSE Elementary campus.
If your child attends Harmony School of Advancement and they ONLY have a sibling at HSE Elementary campus, you will pick the students up at HSE Elementary campus from the North dismissal area.
If your child attends both HSE campuses you will pick them up at HSE High.
Sorry for the inconvenience this may cause, we decided to make this change in order to have a smoother and faster dismissal for both campuses.
Please email mgordon@harmonytx.org or tiffany.foster@harmonytx.org if you have any questions or concerns.
Dismissal Time Reminder
Reminders to parents regarding Late Pickup
Late Pickup area will be at the Kindergarten-1st Grade dismissal area on the side of the school. Parents, you will have to get out of your car, walk to the door, and sign your child out before a Harmony employee releases your child.
Advancement Siblings Pickup Reminder
Club Dismissal Information
Parents, you will come to pick up your child once their after school club is over at the Kindergarten-1st grade dismissal area. Please note, you will have a 10 minute grace period to pick up your child. For example: if the club ends at 4:00 P.M. you will have until 4:10 P.M. to pick up your child. If you do not pick your child up on time, you will have to come to the same area to pick up your child but will follow the late pick up expectations. If your child is picked up late three times, your child will not be allowed to participate in the club anymore and refunds will not be given. Please reference the map below.
Report Card Schedule for the 22-23 School Year Released
2022-2023 Academic Calendar
Missing Something? Check the Lost & Found
Be sure to check the lost and found by the front office for missing items as soon as possible.Parents/guardians are welcome to check, as well.
Per the student/parent handbook, we will be clearing out unclaimed items every seven days. See the front office with any questions.
IMPORTANT : HOUSTON NORTH LETTER TO PARENTS- NO ASBESTOS
important links
title I-HPS SChOOL PARENT COMPACT
campus parent and family engagement policy
Harmony School of Excellence - Houston
Website: hsehouston.harmonytx.org
Location: 7340 Gessner Road, Houston, TX, USA
Phone: 7139838668