We need help to set up our new Literacy Room ( Guided Reading Room) on Thursday and Friday. We need 3 volunteers from 9 am to 3 pm on both days. If you are available
please contact Mr. Aykac

Dear Parents and Guardians,

Our new after school club session is ready for the second semester and will start on January 6, 2009 which is the first school day of the second semester.

If you have not applied yet don’t worry about it because you still have time for it. We will accept applications till Friday January 9, 2009.

Through our program we offer a variety of clubs starting at 3:15 PM and ending at 4:30 PM. We also offer after care in our cafeteria from 4:30 PM until 5:00 PM. Students must be registered for clubs in order to register for after care. Our new club session will run until the end of the year. Please check our after school club list and choose your kids clubs for each day. Please note that we have class size limits or less on clubs. I hope your child has a wonderful time in our after school program.

If you have overdue payment from first semester, your child will not able to continue after school program till you make your payment!

K-2nd grade clubs list

3rd-8th grade clubs list

HSS_A After School Policy

Harmony School of Science - Austin is organizing a field " Trip to Turkey" for our parents this summer. The trip will be a cultural, social, and entertaining experience for the Harmony family. Join us in this rewarding adventure!

Turkey has a strong historical and cultural background and is known as a land of peace and harmony where different faiths coexist peaceably. This reality makes Turkey a land of historical, cultural, and picturesque treasures. People who travel to Turkey come back with remarkable memories.

Click here to see flyer

Contact person: SALIH AYKAC
Phone: 512-821-1700 ext: 125
Fax: 512-821-1702

please contact Mr. Aykac

For more information about Turkey Click Here read more . . .

In order to be able to provide funds for our students for different extra curricular activities such as field trips, camps, international field trips, competitions etc. we will offer free dress days on every 1st and 3rd Monday of each month with a fee of $3/day. In order to be eligible for free dress day, students should maintain a GPA above 2.50 and a total of DPS points below 20; otherwise the fee will be $10/day.

Our school has raised $1300 so far through this program.

We will have the 5th paid free dress day on Monday, January 12, 2008. Students who would like to purchase a paid free dress should pay to the front office .

click here for the list of free dress dates

The most awaited academic event in the Department of English is almost here! HSS will be having its Third Annual Spelling Bee on January 13th, 2009. The winner of this event will compete in the Regional Spelling Bee in February. Winter break will be a great time to prepare for the upcoming event. Good luck and happy holidays!

For more information, please contact Mrs. Verma, Spelling Bee Coordinator, at rverma@harmonytx.org.

To see a list of the finalists, click here .

For study resources, visit www.myspellit.com

Art class for all 4-8th graders will begin in January. Every student needs to bring his/her art supplies to school; please leave them along the wall outside of the art room. Students will use their sketchbooks on a daily basis the entire semester, including the very first day of class.

Art Supply List for 4-8th Graders:

1 set colored pencils
1 pkg. markers
1 eraser
1 sketchbook (at least 50 pages of 9x12 medium weight drawing paper)
1 set of watercolor paints
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In general, we will share the materials. Students may leave their supplies along the wall of the art room, where I will sort and arrange everything. To simplify what students carry around, I keep everything in the classroom (even the sketchbooks) and ask students to bring only themselves and their imaginations to class.

Thank you ~ Mrs. Dean

Dear Parents,
We are about to undertake an important fundraising project selling World’s Finest Chocolate.
We earn 50% profit and the proceeds from the sale will be used for educational materials, which will in turn enhance student achievement. Your help and enthusiasm can make this sale a real success!

To read more click here

Our trip to the UIL district meet was a huge success! In addition to having a blast and getting several remarks about being the best-behaved school at the meet, we came home with several winners! Here are the awards our students earned:

Arnab Purkayastha, 1st Place -Math
Peter Wofford, 1st Place -Number Sense
Megan Barnes, 1st Place -Spelling
Chi Chi Ekpe, 1st Place -Spelling
Celeste Adamson, 1st Place -Science
Kylie Walker, 1st Place -Ready Writing
Riya Kumar, 1st Place -Creative Writing
Anastasia Weger, First Place - Social Studies
Manar Soliman: Second Place in Sixth Grade


Julian Nardone, First Place - Social Studies


Click here to see the complete award winners' list


Click here to see the pictures of the UIL

Our School needs your support to enhance learning opportunity for all students. Your support is greatly appreciated.
Even $1 makes us feel better as far as seeing your support.
You may click on "Google Checkout" under parent login to make a donation to your school today.

Harmony Science Academy Houston and Harmony Science Academy-Austin both received Bronze Medal from US News Best High Schools 2009 search. They were selected from a pool of 21,000 public high schools.

More details... read more . . .

3rd Annual Science and Engineering Fair was held on Saturday December 6, 2008. It was a big success.

19 judges from different institutions graded 129 qualified projects within 2.5 hours. Thank you to our students, teachers, parents and judges for their great effort on this event.

Click here To see the award winners


To see the pictures of the science fair
Click here

Dear Students,

To celebrate the beginning of the Accelerated Reader program, we are organizing a reading competition. The top 3 students in each homeroom collecting the most AR points between 1 Dec 08 and 16 Jan 09, will get a free dress day and a certificate of accomplishment. Check with your homeroom teacher and the librarian for the best test times and availability. Keep in mind that you will be allowed to take reading quizzes only from the school computers.Also, be aware that not all books are in the AR system, you can check at the following web-site: www.arbookfind.com to find an appropriate book. Make sure you visit your local public library for additional selections not available in the school library.
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I will be posting weekly updates on the bulletin board just outside the library.

Stay tuned for more fun and exciting AR competitions from your school library.
Good luck,

Burçin Ross, Ed.M
Librarian

A View from the Middle School Students

Anger Management

Behavior Management Strategies for the ADD

Discipline

Helping Your Child With ADD

How to get more organized

How to Study, A Brief Guide

Parent-Teacher Conferences

Social Skills for Kids with ADD

The 2008 Gold Performance Acknowledgments have been released by Texas Education Agency.
Harmony School of Science is awarded with Gold Performance Acknowledgements in following subject areas.

* Attendance
* Reading
* Writing

read more . . . “The Gold Performance Acknowledgments provide an extra tip of the hat to high performing schools and districts. They reflect areas of academic performance that go beyond the measures used to determine state accountability ratings,”
said Commissioner of Education
Shirley J. Neeley.

*** Schools or districts were eligible to receive a GPA for Commended Performance on the TAKS test if 20 percent or more of the students scored at the Commended Performance level on a subject area section of TAKS. To reach the Commended level, a student must receive a scale score of 2400 or higher on a TAKS subject area test. A score of 2100 is passing on a TAKS exam.

Our school needs your support to enhance learning opportunities for all students. There will be a "SCHOOL WISH LIST" link in near future on our website. Please visit our website to view a list of items needed by our school. Let us know if you participated in this project, so that we can recognize you for your participation on our school website. Your support is greatly appreciated!

Here is few items until the link is ready.

*Refrigerator in cafeteria - DONATED
*Microwave in cafeteria - DONATED
*Two Basketball Goals - ONE DONATED
*Chessboard for chess club
*Donation for a Shade for the recess area
*The Student Discovery Encyclopedia

You may apply for free or reduced-price lunch.
If your child is going to buy school lunch, here is what you need to do:

1. Deposit money, at least $25, into your child’s account at the front office. Your payment will be entered in our school database.

2. As your child eats breakfast/lunch, the price of lunch/breakfast will be deducted from the account.

3. If your balance is $5 or less, you should make another deposit. Your child will still get breakfast/lunch.

4. If your balance is negative , your child will not get breakfast/lunch.

When you login to our database, under link OTHER, you can see your balance. read more . . .

All parents,

Please note that our school's t-shirt price has been increased to $17.50.
New t-shirt price is effective today, September 3, 2008.

Now you can log in our school database and monitor your child’s progress. What you need to do is to enter user name and password as shown on the left and click on the login button.

User Name: Your child’s first name and last name with a space between them.

Password: Your child's birthdate

Example: If your child was born on December the 1st, 2001, password is 12/1/2001

If you have any question please email it to Mr. Gecit at mgecit@harmonytx.org
Note: If you are a returning student, your password is the same one from last year. Please change the password after first login.

Dear all parents,

In an effort to create a safe and efficient drop off and pick up system for our students we ask that you follow the guidelines: (Please review it along with the map back.)

Vehicles should NOT be parked on the street or on the parking lot of neighbors at any time read more . . .

Our student handbook has been updated.

Texas Education Agency announced that our school has been rated as an Exemplary school in 2008 ratings.

To earn an Exemplary rating, a district or campus must achieve TAKS passing rates of 90 percent or higher for all students and each student group, which are African American, Hispanic, white and economically disadvantaged, and in each subject area. The TAKS covers reading/English language arts; writing; mathematics; science and social studies. At least 90 percent of the students who take the SDAA II must meet the academic expectations set for them. A high school completion rate of 95 percent or higher and a grade 7-8 annual dropout rate of 0.2 percent or less is also required to achieve an Exemplary rating.

Dear all parents/students,

Navy blue/Khaki pants, shorts, and skirts are all acceptable at any grade level.

Please disregard the dress code policy you have received in the mail.

Please read school dress code for 2008-2009 school year. read more . . .

Click here for tentative 2008-2009 school calendar.