TIGER NEWS
October 18, 2019
HARMONY SCHOOL of TECHNOLOGY
3203 North Sam Houston Pkwy West, Houston TX 77038
Tel: (281) 444-1555 Fax: (281) 444-1015
Upcoming Events/Próximos Eventos
OCTOBER
- Monday, October 21st-2nd Quarter Begins
- Tuesday, October 22nd-Muffins with Mom
- Wednesday, October 23rd- Donuts with Dad
- Thursday, October 24th- Pastries with Grandparents
- October 28th-November 1st -Red Ribbon Week
- Thursday, October 24th-Early Release, Parent/Teacher Conferences
- Saturday, October 26th-Hispanic Heritage Festival
- October 26th -Harmony Public Schools Chess Tournament
- Thursday, October 31st-Fall Picture Re-Take Day
Thursday, October 24, 2019 Early Dismissal/Parent Teacher Conferences
Thursday, October 24th will be early dismissal followed by parent-teacher conferences. This conference is a brief meeting between parents and teachers to discuss their child’s progress to ensure academic success.
- Early dismissal will be held from 12:30 PM. to 1:00 PM
- Parent-Teacher Conferences will be from 2:00 PM to 5:00 PM
- Please pick-up your student on time so that parent-teacher conferences can begin on time. There will be no after-school clubs or tutorial.
- After school care is still available. No early, pick up from the front office after 12:00 pm.
Should you be unable to find a time to meet with a teacher, please call or email the teacher to arrange for an individual conferences.
If you have any questions or concerns feel free to contact us at any time.
BOOK FAIR EVENTS
Tuesday, Oct. 22 Muffins with Mom
Wednesday, Oct. 23 Donuts with Dad
Thursday, Oct. 24 Pastries with Grandparents
Muffins with Mom
You’re invited to join us! If your interested please RSVP below!
Tuesday, Oct 22, 2019, 08:00 AM
3203 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Houston, TX, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Donuts with Dad
Wednesday, Oct 23, 2019, 08:00 AM
3203 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Houston, TX, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Pastries with Grandparents
Thursday, Oct 24, 2019, 08:00 AM
3203 North Sam Houston Parkway West, Houston, TX, USA
RSVPs are enabled for this event.
Student IDs Have Arrived
Students who have paid for their IDs will have theirs passed out to them in class. If they have not purchased their ID yet, they must do so as soon as possible so they can receive them.
VOLY Account Renewal Notice!
Dear HST Family,
If you are new to Harmony and would like to volunteer at our events or be a chaperone on field trips, you have to go through Voly.
How?
-Go to Harmony.voly.org
-Create an account (It takes 2 min)
-Make sure to go through the orientation, sign, and save!
-Check for HSTvolunteer opportunities
-Click on " I want to help" tab
Please watch this short step-by-step instructional video on how to sign up with Voly.
Our returning parents,
Your account has to be updated. Please login with your username and password to verify your information. Make sure to go through the orientation, sign, and save!
Please email me directly at aysetas@harmonytx.org with any questions you may have.
Thank you for your continued support!
Fall Picture Retake Day is October 31st
On Retake Day typically the only students that will be coming to the camera are:
*Any Student that is newly enrolled to the school after our original picture day
*Any Student returning their package for any reason, and wanting to Retake their picture (They must return their original package, and bring to the photographer, in order to receive full credit for their package)
*Any Student that was absent on the original Picture Day
*Any Student that did not purchase on Picture Day that has payment/online receipt for purchase on Retake Day.
If you have any questions regarding your Retake Pictures, please do not hesitate to contact me at aysetas@harmonytx.org
Pre-order your Yearbook ONLINE NOW!
Get Your 2019-2020 Yearbook!!! This school year will only happen once.......don't miss out on capturing this year's memories!
Online Yearbook Sales Only! Ordering available until May 8, 2020.
You can order your yearbook by clicking on the link: www.inter-state.com/yearbook. and enter code: 43450Q
Soft cover yearbooks are $30.
Hard cover yearbooks are $35.
Yearbook Flyers sent home today.
Harmony Public Schools Chess Tournament
Why You Should Volunteer at the Book-fair?
HST STEAM FAIR
When: Friday, December 13th
Time: 1:00 pm-2:30 pm
Steam fair is an opportunity for students to research, experiment, and present a project on a science, technology, engineering, art, or math topic of their choosing. Family is welcome to attend and judges will be using a criteria to rate the projects. Judges will also be using criteria to determine which students will be invited to participate in the spring district science fair as well.
If your student is interested in participating, there will be an information meeting for students during their middle period on Wednesday, October 9th and Wednesday, October 16th.
For more information, please contact the STEAM Fair Coordinator, Ms. Gigante at agigante@harmonytx.org
Hispanic Heritage Festival
Dear Parents/Guardians;
We are delighted to announce that we will be hosting our 1st Hispanic Heritage Festival for our Harmony Schools Houston North family on Saturday, October 26th from 2:30 p.m. to 6:00 p.m at Harmony School of Excellence Address: 7340 Gessner Rd, Houston, TX 77040
It will be a fun day! Raffles, Pinatas, Live music Mariachis, Chinelos de Morelos, Coco characters, a Parade of flags, student’s performances, free samples of food from parent’s donations. Please review the available slots below and click on the button to sign up for bringing a small dish of food to share with us during the event.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080545AAAE22A3FE3-1sthispanic1
Thank you!
Estimados padres / tutores;
Estamos encantados de anunciar que seremos anfitriones de nuestro 1er Festival de la Herencia Hispana para nuestra familia Harmony a nivel de escuelas del norte de Houston. Este evento se llevara a cabo el sábado 26 de octubre de 2:30 p.m. a 6:00 p.m. La direccion es 7340 Gessner Rd,Houston, TX 77040.
Se ofrecera muestras de comida de todas las donaciones que recibamos.Si desea compartir un plato tipico de su pais por favor dele click en el link de abajo y llene toda la informacion o comuniquese con la maestro de espanol de su hijo.
https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080545AAAE22A3FE3-1sthispanic1
Muchas gracias de antemano.
Demostremos nuestro orgullo Hispano y celebremos juntos este mes de la Hispanidad !
Join us in Japan: Land of the Rising Sun!
Thursday, October 17th, 2019
4:30-5:00pm
Room 408 in Building A
I hope you can join me to learn more about the student tour I’m leading with EF Educational Tours. Here’s what we’ll cover during the meeting:
● Where and when we’re going
● What we’ll see and do
● Travel logistics
● How your child can earn academic credit
● Flexible payment options that keep the tour affordable
I’ll also share details about how to sign up (space is limited!) and answer any questions you might have. Can’t wait to see you there!
RSVP for meeting here: https://rsvp.eftours.com/dkcjnnv
If you have any questions please contact Ms. Gigante at agigante@harmonytx.org
Harmony Public Schools - Alternate Meals Policy
Don't forget, applications can be submitted at any time throughout the school year! For any questions or concerns related to meals, please contact our Child Nutrition Assistant: Mrs. Julianne Srirama jsrirama@harmonytx.org or 281-444-1555 ext. 501 Thank you!
Harmony Public Schools - Alternate Meals Policy
Nutritious meals are available daily for a price of $1.75 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 also encouraged to create an account in School Café (www.schoolcafe.com) From here, parents may apply for free or reduced price meals, check account balances, make meal payments, set up automatic alerts, and set up automatic payments. If you need your child’s ID number, please call the school and ask one of the Front Office personnel. Payments may also be made in the Building A, Main Front Office during regular business hours of 7:45 am to 2:15 pm using a credit card, check, or money order. Should a student’s meal account balance fall below $0, he /she will be allowed to charge up to our DISTRICT LIMIT of $ -10. 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, they will begin receiving meals immediately. However, the household is still responsible for paying the negative account balance. For more information regarding the meal charge policy, please visit our website at: https://hsthouston.harmonytx.org/
ATTENTION: 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 student and parent will be informed 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 Payments
Online: Log in to your School Café account and make a payment. Please be advised that parents are charged a 5% convenience fee for making a payment through School Cafe. The minimum payment is $20.
At school: Bring a check, credit/debit card, or money order to Building A Main Front Office. The payment will be logged and a receipt will be given to the person making the payment. It can take up to 3 days from the date the front desk takes the payment to the account reflecting that payment.
HST Admin & Coordinator Team
Please contact us if you have any questions, concerns or suggestions.
If you have any questions regarding our programs, please contact the correct coordinator.
• Assistant Principal – John Cuma Yucel- cyucel@harmonytx.org
• Assistant Principal – Lynn Hagemier- lhagemier@harmonytx.org
• Principal Resident – Mehmet Cellik- mcellik@harmonytx.org
• Instructional Coach – Kari Waterworth- kwaterworth@harmonytx.org
• Testing and Federal Program Coordinator – Dilek Suslu- dsuslu@harmonytx.org
• Operation Manager - Samra Didic- sdidic@harmonytx.org
• Engagement Coordinator – Ayse Tas- aysetas@harmonytx.org
• ESL Coordinator – Maria Piralla- mpiralla@harmonytx.org
• SPED Coordinator – Melanie Moeller- mmoeller@harmonytx.org
• GT Coordinator/Teacher – Amanda Gigante- agigante@harmonytx.org
• Student Discipline Coordinator – Deirdre Johnson - djohnson@harmonytx.org