1st Place Science 8th Grade - Joslyn H.

4th Place Science 8th Grade - Unnathi P.

5th Place Science 8th Grade - Ojaswee A.

3rd Place Math 8th Grade - Ojaswee A.

4th Place Math 8th Grade - Joslyn H.

5th Place Math 8th Grade - Swarnima A.

6th Place Math 8th Grade - Ashby P.

3rd Place Math 11th Grade - Haaris J.

5th Place Science 11th Grade - Haaris J.

1st Place Team Member - Design Challenge

Ashby P.

Best Teamwork Judges Award

Eman K.

Lucas N.

Ojaswee A.

Best Design Judges Award

Swarnima A.

Most Creative Design Judges Choice Award

Ashby P.

Computer Science: 1st Place Team

Science: 2nd Place Team

Shawn M. 1st place individual

Joshua A. 2nd place individual

Middle School Promotion Guidelines

Many of you received a letter in the mail regarding potential retention of your middle school student. The promotion policy from the HPS board can be found below:

● Class Subjects: For promotion, students in grades 1-8 must achieve an overall cumulative average of 70 or above for all subject areas.

● NWEA MAP: Students in grades 1-8 must score in both Reading AND Mathematics NWEA MAP testing at or above the 10th percentile at least once throughout the current school year.

● Satisfactory Performance on STAAR Assessments: Students in grade 8 must perform satisfactorily on the Mathematics and Reading STAAR assessments, grade advancement tests for promotion. This school reserves the right to retain a student failing STAAR Assessments for grades 3rd through 8th.

● Attendance: For promotion, students must attend school 90% of the time to be automatically promoted in addition to the academic rules for gaining course credits.

If your student has failed to meet one or more of these criteria and does not show growth or improvement by the end of this semester, then there will be a committee that meets at the end of the year to determine if your student has demonstrated mastery of the current grade level standards and is ready to be promoted or if they should be retained. Please encourage your student to do their best in school, attend tutorials, and ask their teachers for help if they are struggling. Should you have any questions or concerns, please email our Dean of Academics, Stephy Overall, at soverall@harmonytx.org.

Two ambassadors from the CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) will visit our campus on Wednesday, March 27 during advisory and 5th period to share an amazing opportunity with you. This link and the image below has more information!

What does your most excited, proudest, unforgettable moments of your Harmony experience inspire you to create?

This quarter's Harmony️️Art theme is: Harmony4Me

Students' art could be inspired by their favorite Harmony Tradition (Pass The Flame, Harmony Around the World, Homecoming, College Pep Rally, Home Visits etc), special memory with their teachers/classmates, campus mascot, proud achievements and more.

Due Date: March 22nd

All art can be submitted to students' respective teachers or front office.

#HarmonyArt

Links to Summer Programs

bit.ly/dfw-summer-programs

01- SEP Summer Educational Programs

02- OneJump.org

03- College Greenlight

04- TeenLife

05- CollegeXpress

06- Summer Programs

07- Advancement

08- TexPrep Engineering Program

09- Unigo

10-Junior Achievement

Thinking of a career as a coder, game developer, designer, or robotics engineer? Then start with the experience of a world-class program like the Naval Academy’s Summer STEM Program.

STEM is all about exploring, creating, building, and making things better, and at our Summer STEM Program, you’ll do just that. You’ll work with students from all over the country as you test your problem-solving, creativity, and collaboration skills.

2019 SESSION DATES

RISING 9TH GRADERS JUNE 3 - 8
RISING 10TH GRADERS JUNE 10 - 15
RISING 11TH GRADERS JUNE 17 – 21

** Sessions vary by grade level and students may only attend the designated session for their grade.

Top 5 Reasons to Attend Summer STEM

5. A Field Trip to the Nation’s Capital
4. Build Cool Things
3. Live on Campus
2. Meet New Friends
1. Experience STEM at the #1 Top Public College in the Country (Forbes) and #5 "Best Undergraduate Engineering Program" in the Country (U.S. News & World Report)

Applications open January 3rd, 2019

For more information, please visit

https://www.usna.edu/Admissions/Programs/STEM.php#fndtn-panel1-Attending

Registration is OPEN for Explore Engineering Day @ UT Dallas on Saturday, February 16, 2019:

https://engineering.utdallas.edu/eeday/

Registration will be CLOSED once the capacity is reached.

Explore the fascinating world of technology and learn how engineers change the world at this interactive event open to the whole family. The celebration features:

• A Kid Zone with hands-on activities
  
• Educational demonstrations
  
• Hands-on workshops
  
• Beyblades competition
  
• Fascinating Tech Talks by our leading faculty and local engineering companies
  

The Erik Jonsson School of Engineering and Computer Science invites the community to join us for Explore Engineering Day on Saturday, February 16, 2019. K-12 students will have a variety of workshops and other activities to choose from throughout the day. In order to cover materials for the event, there will be a flat $5 fee per child. Workshops have limited capacity. We request that children only select/attend one workshop in order to allow more busy hands to experience these unique opportunities. An adult is required to stay with minors in the workshop.

Students are not allowed to leave campus to go to the surrounding businesses once they are dropped off. This is for their own safety. Students who are caught leaving campus will receive consequences. There will not be any exceptions to this. Thank you!

We are currently looking for hallway monitors.

Get your copy, get your copy!!

Order your yearbooks soon our because our set preorder copies are selling out.

We have a few left so order soon for your child to visit the important years of

their life. You can also order ads for a dedication to your student if you would like.

Have a great break.

October is early acceptance time for colleges. We have already seen and celebrated with several students who received admission letters. We ask students to share these letters as well as any scholarship offers with their counselor. We add the student's name to our celebratory college admission board and we announce the student's name and college admission during announcements. Our goal is always to strive for continuous improvement. Let's go, Class of 2019!

Mr. Senlik, Mrs. Lewis and Mr. Ozdemir

Your College Counselors

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.

Attendance Clerk Mrs.Busby

Is your student absent today?

In general, there are two things school needs you to do if your student is going to be absent:

Call the school and report your child absent:

Please call (817) 354-3000 by 9:00 a.m.on the first and each day your student is absent or email the Attendance Clerk at: kbusby@harmonytx.org

Why are absence calls necessary?

Excessive absences are considered truancy under state law, the school reserves the right to take extreme absence cases to court. For detailed attendance information please read the Harmony Public Schools student handbook pages 13-15. We really appreciate receiving those calls and emails about absences first thing in the morning as it helps us ensure the safety of all of our students. Thank you!

Send a Written Note:

Upon returning to school, the student must bring a note, signed by the parent that describes the reason for the absence. A note signed by the student, even with the parent’s permission, will not be accepted.

Please do not send notes on post its, index cards or torn pieces of paper. Notes must be received within three days of the absence or the absence will be unexcused.

Extended Absence

Are you planning to take your student out of school for an extended absence? Pre-plan multiple day absences (for any reason) require advance approval by our Principal. Please call 817-354- 3000 or stop by the front office and we will walk you through the authorization process and arrange for homework to be prepared for your student to take with them.

Dear Parents and Students,

Please be informed that there is NO change in the school dress code policy. We would like to clarify our policy for outerwear.

Dress Code regarding outerwear in Student Handbook (please refer to page 14):

• No outerwear, such as windbreakers, jean jackets, or ski jackets, may be worn inside the classroom. Such items must be stored in the student’s locker.
  
• “Hoodies” may not be worn inside the school building.
  
• No pullovers or sweatshirts are allowed.
  

What can be worn:

• School cardigan sweaters (with or without buttons/zipper) in solid red, white, black, navy blue or grey.
  
• Solid-colored, long-sleeve shirt under their uniform top in red, black or navy blue.
  
• Other items that are worn to school will need to be left in the locker before going to the classroom.
  

Thank you for your attention regarding this matter and please do not hesitate to reach us on Let's Talk or email Mrs. Chidyausiku (mchidyausiku@harmonytx.org) with any questions or concerns.

Thank you for keeping yourself and your family informed about the news and events of HSA Euless. Have a most wonderful week!