Osos Outreach Newsletter
January 21, 2020-Issue 21
Parent Academy
LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER!
Our Parent Academy will provide learning opportunities for parents to build their knowledge and their networks for leading their children's education and for participating in advocacy around education issues.
We will be offering workshops for parents, free breakfast and lunch, registration bags, guest speaker, and raffle prizes! All workshops will be on a first-come-first-serve basis so click on the registration link to reserve your spot TODAY!
https://forms.gle/S7gqeZQHk96wdR1E9
Registration deadline is January 22nd.
*Espanol*
La Academia de Padres está diseñada para informar y empoderar a las familias como defensores y socios en la educación de sus hijos.
Nuestras sesiones brindan a las familias información y recursos útiles para apoyar el bienestar académico y emocional de sus hijos, además de ayudarlos a estar preparados académicamente.
¡No espere hasta que sea demasiado tarde y regístrese hoy!
https://forms.gle/S7gqeZQHk96wdR1E9
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!
This week!
Club Reminders:
Deadline for club registration is THIS FRIDAY, January 24th!Clubs will run from Tuesday, January 21st and end Friday, May 8th.
*There will be no clubs during the weeks of Mock STAAR and STAAR testing.
We hope to see you there!
Next Week!
HPS District Science Fair!
Our Harmony Austin district Science Fair is coming up and we need volunteer judges! Are you interested in volunteering as a judge? We welcome you! Please sign-up here - https://docs.google.com/…/1FAIpQLScfeyZfcYdrt2TD3K…/viewform
Date: Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Location: Harmony Science Academy Pflugerville- 1421 Wells Branch Pkwy #200, Pflugerville, TX 78660
Judges will need to arrive no later than 12pm for review of judging procedures. Lunch will be provided.
Schedule below:
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:30-1:00 Judging Procedures
1:00-3:00 Project Judging
RE-ENROLLMENT HAS BEGUN!
*CURRENT HSI FAMILIES*
DO NOT RE-ENROLL ON THE WEBSITE!
Forms have been sent home with your students and must be returned to let us save a spot for you in the next school year.
The top 3 classes with all forms turned in FIRST will receive a class reward!
Please contact our front office if you have any other questions.
Gifted and Talented Education (G.A.T.E.) Nominations are now open!
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!
January Focus is Self-Awareness
Identifying Emotions: Allowing students to name what they're feeling.
Best Practices You Can Start At Home:
-Give students options of questions:
"I notice right now you seem upset. Is that accurate?"
"Can you show me what you're feeling right now?"
"Can you name 3 feelings that you are having right now?"
-Using a feelings chart to help students identify emotions.
-Feeling check-ins with your kids. Parents join in with kids and model identifying their own emotions too.
-High's and Lows: "What was the best part of your day?" "What was the worst part of your day?"
Remind your students no feeling is bad, it is what we do with our feelings. Kids need to feel safe to express an array of feelings!
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!
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