Tiger Mail
5/6/21 33rd edition
Calendar
May 27th-LAST DAY OF SCHOOL
Have you followed our Facebook page?
Here is the link to our Facebook page. This page is updated daily. Please like and follow us!
https://www.facebook.com/hsapflugerville/Meet our Librarian and Testing Coordinator
Please join us as we celebrate Mother's Day!
Congratulations on your college acceptance!
8th Grade Promotion
We are having sports camps this summer!!!
Please make sure to read ALL forms and fill out the survey acknowledging that you have read all of the information and tell us what camps you are wanting to come to.
All payments must be made through RevTrak on the parent portal.
Summer Sports Training and Camp Flyer
Permission Form/Medical Release/Release of Liability
After reading the previous forms, please fill out the acknowledgement below.
Virtual Summer Coding & Biology camps now accepting registration
Week1: June 7-11, 2021
Week2: July 12-16, 2021 (Repeat)
The registration deadline is May 19, 2021. www.harmonytx.org/UTDsignup
Camp Course website: www.harmonytx.org/UTDcamp21
Important information about the camps :
- Current 2nd - 11th grade students can register
- The first week's camps will be repeated in the second week's camps.
- Biology camp is scheduled only in the second week for 8th thru 11th grade students.
- Each camp fee is $10 and non-refundable.
- Payment and registration will be taken care of by UT Dallas.
- Students will use their Harmony Zoom accounts.
- Camp supervisors training will be on Thursday May 27th.
STAAR Test
HSAPf Parents and Students,
STAAR testing has begun! All STAAR/EOC testing will take place in-person on the HSAPf campus.
TEA is NOT offering a virtual option to test.
If you intend to bring your student to test, please choose your testing dates on the Sign Up Genius: https://www.signupgenius.com/go/5080c44a9ab2aa2f58-harmony
Tests per grade-level:
6th - Reading and Math
7th - Writing, Reading, and Math
8th - Science, Social Studies, Reading, and Math
9th - English I, Algebra I, and Biology
10th - English II
11th - US History
If you do NOT intend to bring your student for testing, please fill out this
form to let us know that your student will NOT be testing this year.
https://forms.gle/xWB18gQNWbnVkjBZ7
If you have any questions or concerns, please email kristin.johnson@harmonytx.org
Attention current 6th and 7th grade students
Please go to this link to let us know if you are interested.
University of Texas Health Science Summer Camp
Please see the new Counselor Corner
There is very important information it this.
Meal Distribution
Some resources for our families
Austin Disaster Relief Network- adrn.org
Austin Mutual Aide- on Facebook
Both of these groups offer a network of resources (food,water,shelter, financial aid) and Ms. Beardslee just sent me this information. Thanks Coach!
Austin Child Guidance- austinchildguidance.org
Offers video conferences offering various parent/student resources.
Internet safety
CDC updated sites
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/community/schools-childcare/schools-faq.html
https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/downloads/k-12-child-care-faqs-html.pdf
A note from the nurse
Dear Harmony Parents
Reminder, If ANYONE in your family/household is waiting for COVID19 Test result has been in close contact with someone that tested positive has tested positive for Covid19, or Has COVID 19 symptoms, please inform our Harmony Science Academy-Pflugerville campus and health aide. Keep Students at home until cleared by a physician or have a negative result.
We are taking great measures to ensure the health and safety of everyone, please let us work together because failing to do this will result in potential exposure to students and staff and school closure.
HEALTH AND SAFETY POLICY
The virus that causes COVID-19 can be spread to others by infected persons who have few or no symptoms. Because of the hidden nature of this threat and in accordance with the local government orders and guidance, it is the policy of Harmony Public Schools to require the following:
1. FACEMASK- All persons, including employees, students, visitors, and contractors who enter the campus must wear a facemask over their nose and mouth.
2. SOCIAL DISTANCING- Individuals should maintain six feet of social distancing whenever possible and shall follow the TEA guidelines
3. HANDWASHING and HYGIENE-Everyone are encouraged to wash their hands with soap and water for at least 20 seconds as frequently as possible.
4. CLEANING PROTOCOLS- HPS will implement cleaning protocols in accordance with the guidance from the CDC and Occupational Safety and Health Administration, including regular cleaning of high-touch surfaces and discouraging sharing items
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5. COVID-19 POSITIVE INDIVIDUAL- Employees, students, visitors who have received positive COVID-19 test results after being on a Harmony campus must provide notification of the test results to that office within 24hrs.
6. SYMPTOMATIC INDIVIDUALS- Employees, student visitors experiencing symptoms as identified by the CDC SHOULD NOT ENTER ANY HARMONY CAMPUS premises or facility.
7. CONFIRMED EXPOSURES- HPS will report all positive communicable illness cases, including COVID-19 to the Department of State Health Services and notify employees, student visitors of possible exposure. To every extent possible, the information will be de-identified.