Osos Outreach Newsletter
February 3, 2020-Issue 23
During the month of February we celebrate Black History month!
Black History Month is an annual celebration of achievements by African Americans and a time for recognizing their role in U.S. history.
Parent of Year Nominations!
☑️ Nominations are now open for Harmony Parent of the Year!
Do you know a worthy parent? Share their story at https://www.harmonytx.org/parents20
☑️ ¡Las nominaciones ya están abiertas para Harmony Parent of the Year!
https://www.harmonytx.org/parents20
Application deadline is March 6, 2020
This week!
Mad Science
https://austin.madscience.org/parents-details-a.aspx?regItemSessionID=310422
Attendance Initiative
THE TRAVELING TROPHY
We are implementing a new attendance initiative starting Monday, February 3rd.
Each week the CLASS with PERFECT ATTENDANCE for that week will be the guardians of the TROPHY for the next week.
That one class will also receive FREE DRESS passes for the following Monday.
Attendance reports will be run on Fridays at 2:00 PM and will then alert the teacher that I will be coming by at 3:00 PM to award that class with their free dress passes and present the trophy to the class!
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact the front office.
Thank you!
Re-Enrollment Announcement!
Hello Parents/Guardians,
Thank you so much for all of your help with Re-Enrollment. It was a great success!
Beginning now through the end of the summer, we will be having an Incentive for new Enrollment. Any current parent/guardian who refers a new student to our school, HSI, and the new student enrolls and starts school in August will receive a free Uniform shirt. The applicant must put your name down in the Referral section when completing the application. This incentive is per student, so if a family has 3 students who have been accepted and start with us in August, 2020, you will receive 3 free shirts.
Feel free to contact the front office if you have any questions. Thank you.
A Note from the Medical Office
Attendance is so important as time in the classroom cannot be made up! In an effort to keep strong academics please send all siblings in good health to school!
Gently Used School Pants/Shorts Needed!
Thank you!
Last Week for Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E.) Nominations!
GATE (Gifted and Talented Education) Announcement!
In accordance with the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented students, Harmony Public Schools will begin taking second semester referrals for all interested students in grades K-12 for gifted and talented screening.
Anyone interested in the educational welfare of these students may nominate them for assessment. Students who were tested in Fall 2019 are not eligible to test in Spring 2020. Referral forms are available at the front office and on the school's web site.
The referral forms must be returned to the front office or to your student's classroom teacher by Friday, February 7, 2020. The 2020 Spring GT testing window is February 10, 2020 - March 31, 2020. After testing, the committee will review all documents and results will be communicated by April 30, 2020.
For more information about the screening and identification process, parents may contact the school's GT Coordinator/teacher.
Taylor Bradbury
phone: 5123000895
email: tbradbury@harmonytx.org
Anuncio de GATE (Gifted and Talented Education)!
De acuerdo con el Plan Estatal de Texas para la Educación de estudiantes Dotados / Talentosos, las Escuelas Públicas de Harmony comenzarán a tomar referencias del segundo semestre para todos los estudiantes interesados en los grados K-12 para la evaluación de dotados y talentosos.
Cualquier persona interesada en el bienestar educativo de estos estudiantes puede nominarlos para la evaluación. Los estudiantes que fueron evaluados en el otoño de 2019 no son elegibles para la prueba en la primavera de 2020. Los formularios de referencia están disponibles en la oficina principal y en el sitio web de la escuela.
Los formularios de referencia deben devolverse a la oficina principal o al maestro de la clase de su estudiante antes del viernes 7 de febrero de 2020. La ventana de prueba 2020 Spring GT es el 10 de febrero de 2020 - 31 de marzo de 2020. Después de la prueba, el comité revisará todos los documentos y los resultados se comunicarán antes del 30 de abril de 2020.
Para obtener más información sobre el proceso de selección e identificación, los padres pueden comunicarse con el coordinador / maestro de GT de la escuela.
Taylor Bradbury
telephono: 5123000895
correo electronico: tbradbury@harmonytx.org
Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) at Home!
February Focus is Relationship Skills
Communication
Best Practices You Can Start At Home:
-Communicate Clearly: Effective communication requires the use of “verbal and nonverbal skills to express oneself”. Communication involves not only speaking clearly and conveying ideas appropriately, but also understanding body language, facial expressions, and gestures that can contribute to accurate delivery and perception.
- Vary the speed and tone of your voice, pause during transitions, and maintain eye contact to model positive speaking.
- Brainstorm goals with your children about what effective communication looks and sounds like; visibly post in the room.
- Actively listen to your child, giving them your full attention even when you're tempted to multitask.
- Make sure the technology you use doesn't take the place of, but instead supplements, face-to-face interaction.
Modeling the behavior you are wanting to see in your child will go a long way!
SEL books you can read with your child:
Sources:
Parent Engagement Opportunities
Fundraising for our PTO!
PTO has partnered up with Farmers Insurance to help us raise funds for our campus projects! By clicking on the link provided (https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/7ZMKVCF) this will take you to an online survey to receive a FREE insurance quote. For each quote completed, Farmers Insurance will donate $10 directly to our PTO.
If you have any questions please feel free to contact HSI-PTO at hsiaustinpto@gmail.com.
Parent Volunteers!
Home Visits
HSI Osos Calendar
2019-2020 HPS Austin District Academic Calendar
Club Sign-Ups
Please remember students cannot sign up for clubs on the same day they have tutorials.
More details and sign-ups to come in the year 2020! Thank you!
2020 Spring Clubs Schedule
K-12 GRADE BREAKFAST AND LUNCH MENUS
Student & Parent Handbook
This year's handbook is now available online! Please take time to review this handbook with your students and use it as a reference throughout the year.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1LMg5Kyapq1c6So0l1oxfVlae075SLyyN/view
CONTACT US
Email: achankin@harmonytx.org
Website: http://hsiaustin.harmonytx.org/
Location: 2124 E St Elmo Rd, Austin, TX, USA
Phone: 512-300-0895
Facebook: www.facebook.com/hsiaustin/
Twitter: @HSI_Austin