HARMONY SCHOOL OF INNOVATION UPCOMING EVENTS Carnation & Spring Dance Pre-Sale ENDS 1/30 Houston School Choice 1/31 Pep Rally Chick-fil-A Spirit Night 1/30 Coffee with Administrators for 7E & 7F Parents 2/3 Black History Month Program 2/5 Early Dismissal/Parent Teacher Conference 2/11 Parent Workshop about Special Education 2/13 Harmony 2020 V O L U ME 2 I S S UE 3 J A N U A R Y 2 8 , 2 0 1 5 Parent Teacher Conference Parent/Teacher Conference will be Wednesday, February 11th. Meetings with teachers will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Please keep in mind these are a quick meeting with the teachers and are scheduled to last only 10 minutes. Please contact your student’s teachers regarding scheduling via e-mail. Early Dismissal There will be early dismissal on Wednesday, February 11th due to Parent/ Teacher Conference. Early dismissal will start at 12:45 p.m., please make sure arrangements are made for your student to get picked up from school on time. Houston’s South National School Choice Pep Rally HPS celebrates great schools, students, parents and teachers at Houston’s South National School Choice Pep Rally. Join us for special guest speakers, musical entertainment, refreshments, a school fair and student performances! When: Saturday, January 31st, 2015 Where: Harmony Public Schools Central Office Multi– Purpose Room 9431 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099 Admission is Free - This event is open to the public To RSVP, please email [email protected] (First 25 will get a free gift) Core Value #3: STEM for All Every student will graduate with a strong understanding and appreciation of STEM and how it connects to the real world Re-Enrollment 2015-2016 School Year Re-enrollment for the 2015-2016 school year ends this Sunday, February 1st. Please be sure to return your re- enrollment form(s) either to the front office by paper or through the student/parent portal no later than February 1, 2015. Space is limited for the upcoming academic year, so seats are only guaranteed to students whose re-enrollment forms are returned by February 1, 2015. **Students will receive a free jeans pass upon returning their re-enrollment form** VOLUME 2 ISSUE 3 PAGE 2 Parent Workshop about Special Education Please be informed that Harmony Public Schools is collaborating with Partners Resource Network whose mission is to empower and support parents of children and young adults with disabilities to be effective advocates for their children and promote positive parent/professional partnerships. As part of this partnership, you are invited to a free parent workshop about Special Education that would help you effectively access the services needed for your child. La región sur de las escuelas Harmony en Houston va a realizar un entrenamiento para padres con el tema: La transición a la edad adulta. Este entrenamiento está diseñado para todos los padres con hijos en educación especial. El entrenamiento será el día Viernes 13 de Febrero a las 5:30 p.m. en la cafetería de la escuela Harmony School of Innovation ( 9421 W. Sam Houston Pkwy. S. Houston, TX 77099). El entrenamiento y la información será presentado en Español e Inglés. Esperamos ver a nuestros padres de familia ahi. Date: Friday, February 13th, 2015 Time: 5:30 pm Topic: Transition to Adulthood Workshop presented by: TEAM Project Location: Cafeteria Chick-fil-A Spirit Night Coffee with Admins (8A & 8B) Please join us on our Chick-fil-A Spirit Night on Friday, January 30th from 4 pm to 8 pm at 59 South and West Airport. Bring all your kids, family and friends and join us on this fun event! Our parent breakfast series continues by inviting parents of all 8A and 8B students to join us for breakfast on Tuesday, February 3rd at 8:05 a.m. in the school cafeteria. If you would like to RSVP for this event you can email Ms. Carreon at [email protected]. We will have these breakfasts all year, please check the activity calendar to see when your homeroom is scheduled. Just mention Harmony at the time of checkout. Brought to you by PTO Box Tops Parents, box top season is here! Box top collection starts January 20th and it ends March 13th. All students must submit their box tops to their Homeroom Teacher. The top 3 classes and the teachers will receive a SURPRISE GIFT. *Only students in the class that participate will receive the surprise gift. Carnations Carnation pre- sale has begun and it will end on Friday, January 30th. PTO will be hosting the pre-sale after school until 3:45 p.m. outside of the lobby area. Each carnation will be sold for $2 (a card will be included). Carnations will be delivered during school hours on Friday, February 13th. Masquerade Spring Dance Attention all middle school students and parents! PTO will be hosting a Masquerade Spring Dance on Friday, February 13th from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. in Central Office Multi-Purpose Room (1st Floor). Tickets are now on sale after school outside the lobby area. Pre-Sale tickets are $6 and will be $8 at the door. There will be a photo booth, cash concessions and more! For more information please contact PTO President Mrs. Kemp at [email protected] **If you would like to volunteer as a chaperone, please contact Mrs. Kemp