TIGER NEWS
October 26, 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
- October 28th-November 1st -Red Ribbon Week
- Thursday, October 31st-Fall Picture Re-Take Day
Red Ribbon Week is the oldest and largest drug prevention program in the U.S.!
This year Red Ribbon Week will be celebrated from October 23-31. The theme for this year is “Your future is key, so stay drug free.” The theme encourages youths to think about where they want to be in life and how staying drug free will help achieve their goals.
The purpose of the week is to educate and get the conversation started on how to say no to drugs. Participating in Red Ribbon Week activities provides the opportunity for students to join together and take a stand against illegal substances.
Harmony School of Technology will look slightly different during this week because the students will be dressing up for theme days throughout this week, October 28- November 1 to actively demonstrate that they are saying no to drugs.
Students are encouraged to participate in the dress-up days, and parents are asked to start a conversation about the important topic of drugs at home.
Monday: Breast cancer awareness. Wear a pink shirt with blue jeans.
Tuesday: Nerd day. No one can be bullied for being smart.
Wednesday: Twin day. Twin day is a day you can match with your friends.
Thursday: Decades day. Dress like the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s or 90’s
Friday: Astros for London Banks to celebrate her recovery.
[Harmony school dress code is still in effect.]
Harmony School of Technology Visitor Procedures
All visitors to Harmony School of Technology is required to enter through the designated Visitor’s Entrances (Visitor needs to check in at front office building "A". (preferably)while school is in session.
Visitors are permitted to visit only the following designated locations during school hours: Administrative Offices (Building A) Attendance Office, Health Office(Building B), Attendance Office and Cafeteria(Building B).
Visitors will follow the below procedures before being authorized to enter the building:
- All visitors will be required to present a state issued photographic identification card, which will be used to check each visitor against a national registered sex offender database and to log the visit, using Raptor System Software.(Front office keeps drivers license and place in box until visitor leaves)
- If a visitor does not have acceptable identification, he or she may not be permitted into the building.
- Upon being cleared, each visitor will be issued a temporary photographic identification badge, which will indicate the area in which the individual has been authorized to visit.
- The visitor shall wear the badge at ALL TIMES WHILE IN THE BUILDING.
- Visitors will be required to surrender their badges at the main office prior to leaving the building and must exit through the main doorway only.
- Designated personnel will remove the visitor from the Raptor system and destroy the visitor badge.
Effective November 1st.
Thank you for your assistance in maintaining a safe and secure learning
environment at Harmony School of Technology.
Thank you,
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
Invitation: Campus Improvement Team (School Support Team) Meeting
Topic: 2019- 2020 Campus Improvement Plan Evaluation
Dear Parents,
Each year Harmony School of Technology administrators, teachers, parents and community members meet together in a series of meetings to improve our school for students’ success. Harmony School of Technology invites parents to join Campus Improvement Team (School Support Team) and contribute to these meetings so that we can work together to improve our school. During these series of meetings, we will evaluate our current Campus Improvement Plan, discuss and provide feedback about the areas of strengths and areas of improvement, identify campus needs and finally develop Campus Improvement Plan for the next academic year.
Our first meeting is scheduled on Wednesday, November 6, 2019 at 3:30- 4:30 pm. in Building A 4th floor Room 408. Please also mark your calendar for the next meeting: Wed, November 13, 2019.
During the meetings firstly, we will evaluate Campus Improvement Plan of the current academic year and then as time permits we may also start discussing the strengths of our campus on the focus areas below and identify the campus needs.
What are the Campus Comprehensive Needs Assessment (CNA) Focus Areas?
1. Demographics
2. Student Achievement
3. School Culture and Climate
4. Staff Quality, Recruitment and Retention
5. Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment
6. Family and Community Involvement
7. School Context and Organization
8. Technology
How to Prepare for the Meetings?
Relevant paperwork and data will be provided to you before the meeting so you can refer to specific resources when you are sharing your feedback. You can use these documents while contributing with your feedback and return them at the end of the meeting.
If you would like to contribute Campus Needs Assessment meetings and be a part of Campus Involvement Team (School Support Team), please send an email to Dr. Suslu at dsuslu@harmonytx.org by October 29, 2019. More information will be provided to those parents who confirms their attendance.
Thank you for your support!
Harmony School of Technology-Houston
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!
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.
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
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