TIGER NEWS
December 14, 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
- December 11-12 and 17-18- Practice STAAR 1
- Friday, December 20- Early Dismissal (12:30 pm-1:00 pm)
- December 23-January 6-Winter Break
- Monday, January 6-Teacher PD Day/Home Visit Drive
- Monday, January 6-Student Holiday/Campus PD
- Tuesday, January 7-First Day of Second Semester
HST ANNUAL STEAM FAIR
Spring Club List is Coming Soon!
Christmas Teacher Luncheon Potluck
Show HST Teachers and Staff how much we appreciate them!
Donate-A-Dish
We will have a Christmas luncheon Potluck for our wonderful teachers on Thursday, December 19. We need help from all of you to donate a dish. We will begin serving at 11: 00 a.m. so please have your food at the school by not later than 10:00 a.m. (you can drop it off at the office earlier if necessary). If you would like to help serve this luncheon, please contact Ayse TAS at aysetas@harmonytx.org (School Engagement and Support Coordinator)
Thank you so much for your help!
HST HOME VISIT DRIVE JANUARY 6TH 1 pm - 4 pm
What is a home visit?
Home visits are meetings between school staff and families focused on building positive relationships. They are:
- 20-30 minutes long
- Voluntary for both staff and families
- Based around the question – what are your hopes and dreams for your child?
Why home visits?
Home visits are a research-based approach correlated with improvements in
- Student achievement
- Attendance
- Behavior
About Parent Teacher Home Visits
Too often, a home visit from a teacher means one thing to a family: trouble. But with theParent Teacher Home Visit Program, the goal is to start by building a strong and positive relationship between the family and the school.Home visits are an opportunity to build a positive relationship between families and teachers. It creates a bond that improves communication, behavior in and out of the classroom, and subsequently boosts grades.
The visits begin with the teacher asking about the family’s hopes and dreams for their child. By involving the parents and families, we create a better chance of success for students.
GT ANNOUNCEMENTS
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.
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
HST CORE VALUES
HST Tigers R.O.A.R. is a proactive approach, using a school wide Positive Behavior Intervention and Support framework, aimed to create a positive school culture. Based on our Mission and Vision, we established R.O.A.R. The goal is to increase our school's ability to establish the behavioral supports and social culture needed for all students to be emotionally, socially, and academically successful.