Tiger Times
Harmony Science Academy-Waco
January 6, 2021 Issue 13
The function of education is to teach one to think intensively and to think critically. Intelligence plus character - that is the goal of true education.
Looking Ahead: Important Dates
1/18-MLK Holiday
1/29-Student Holiday
1/19-1/22--MAP Testing K-5 (NO LIVE CLASSES)
1/4-1/22-Re-Enrollment for 2021-2022
A MESSAGE FROM COACH KELLY---
A message from PTO:
We are having elections in January. During this election, we will elect a board to complete the 2020-2021 school year. What does a board do? We work hand in hand with the teachers and staff to support and show appreciation to our school. If this is something you are interested in, please consider joining PTO in order to be eligible to serve on the board. All are WELCOME! PTO membership is FREE this year. Please complete this form and someone will be in contact with you! We appreciate your support.
PreK
Welcome back! We hope everyone enjoyed their break and is eager to come back to school. This week we will review all the letters, numbers, shapes, and colors we have learned so far. We will read some fun stories about winter and discuss what changes occur during this season. Please make sure your child wears a jacket and brings a water bottle each day.-Mrs. Vasquez
Welcome Back!! This week will be a review week of everything we have learned this far. -Ms. Bateman
Kindergarten
1st Grade
ELA: we are learning about long vowels and question sentences. We will also be looking at how to read dramas!
Math: we will be continuing our unit on place value and comparing numbers
Science: this week we will be learning about weather.
Social Studies: Social studies will be a review week.
First Grade Team
2nd Grade
ELA-Welcome back and happy 2021 to everyone! We will be reviewing text features and homophones this week! Please make sure students are reading at least 20 minutes each day! This reading practice will significantly help student's reading skills. It is also a great idea to ask your student questions as they read to check their understanding! -Ms. Brown
Welcome back Tigers!! This week students will be reviewing rocks, bodies of water, and natural resources! -Mrs. A. Martinez
2A/2C ELA- I hope you all had a restful break! This week, we will be learning how to read words with suffixes -y, -ly, -er, and -est. We will make inferences, and figure out the point of view using the stories “Freddy the Frogcaster” and “Wild Weather.” For grammar, we will learn the difference between subject, object, and reflexive pronouns. Please don’t be absent Friday!!! We have our story quiz and module assessment that count for a lot of the overall grade at the end of this quarter. Let’s start this quarter strong! TIGER STRONG! -Ms. B.Martinez
3rd Grade
ELA-Welcome back and happy 2021 to everyone! We will be reviewing text features this week! Students will be spelling words with or, ar, ore patterns. Please make sure students are reading at least 20 minutes each day! This reading practice will significantly help student's reading skills. It is also a great idea to ask your student questions as they read to check their understanding! -Ms. Brown
Welcome back and Happy New Year! Hope everyone had a wonderful break!
- This week in Reading, we will be discussing text features. In Writing, we will be discussing opinions and your child will be writing over a particular topic. We will be reviewing closed syllables as well.-Mrs. Salas
Welcome back Tigers!! This week we will be starting a new unit on weather. Students will study how to observe, measure, and record air and wind temperature!-Mrs. A. Martinez
4th Grade
We are starting our new unit on Decimals! Also, remember to be working towards your 10 ALEKS topics throughout the week!-Ms. McCaig
Welcome back Tigers!! This week students will begin studying the water cycle!-Mrs. A. Martinez
5th Grade
Welcome back from Winter break. In Reading this week we will be reviewing informational texts and the 5 different types of text structure used in a story. Please have your student come to zoom on time, with cameras on, and complete all assignments and exit tickets daily. Attendance is very important. I look forward to seeing your student this week. Thank you for all you do.-Mrs. Dunford