Harmony Parents – On June 12, you can visit TexasAssessment.gov to learn more about your child’s #STAAR performance and how you can provide additional support at home.
Texas Education Agency is committed to making sure you are informed and have an accurate picture of your child’s progress. Follow these 4 steps to Log in & Learn More.
Please Click HEREfor more information.
We will be having our 2018-19 award ceremony on Thursday, May 30th, 2019.
9th -11th Grade 8:30 am – 9:30 am @ CAFETERIA
10th Grade 9:45 am – 10:45 am @ CAFETERIA
6th -7th Grade 11:30 am – 12:15 pm @ GYM
Please Click HERE to RSVP!
Meet the Teacher Night
AP/Dual Course for 2019-20
May 21st, 2019
4:00 pm-5:30 pm
Click HERE for more information!
Ingenuity Tournament of Books Champions
Our school’s Tournament of Books team won first place in the Houston-wide competition this past March. The team’s name is “To be Continued” and members include Aidan Santos, Christian Simmonds, Nkozi Jones, and Nycoi Jones. Their sponsor was Mrs. Barr and their coach was Rachel Asselin, a librarian from West University Branch Library. Join us in congratulating our team on their big victory and check out the Harris County Public Library article and video featuring our winners!
Click HERE
Our proud Harmony Science and Engineering Fair Winners were thrilled to receive their reward “Amazon” gift cards.
All Harmony Public Schools campuses in the Houston area are closed today due to the inclement weather conditions. Please continue to monitor the local media for weather updates and stay safe.
Harmony Public Schools is monitoring weather forecasts in Houston area. Should there be school closure or cancellation of programs; parents will be notified via the district/school’s website, our parent notification system, and/or social media. Please stay safe and monitor local media for weather updates.
Click HEREFor more information.
Hello All,
OBAP Houston Aerospace Career Education (ACE) Academy is opened for registration. CLICK HERE
Date: Tuesday, July 9 thru Saturday, July 13, 2019
Admission Requirements:
Admission is offered to girls and boys, the target age group is middle to high schools students, target ages 13-18, who have an interest in learning about aerospace and aviation. Applicants are competitively ranked based on age, cumulative GPA of 2.5 or higher, and essay. Students must write a short essay stating why you want to attend our Academy.
Please fill out the online application. 25 applicants will be chosen to participate. We would love to see a recommendation from a teacher, coach, or adult other than a family member.
• Students must be physically capable of participating in all activities.
• High standards of behavior and self-discipline are expected and students must abide by all academy regulations.
• Parents or guardians must attend an orientation before programs begin.
NOTE: There are a non-refundable registration and processing fee of $50.00 payable directly online. If selected there is a refundable $25.00 application fee.
If the above is not applicable to you or students, kindly share it around to network, colleagues. One of the lifetime opportunity to expose your students to Aerospace & Aviation. Don’t miss it!
We are PROUD of all our NHS and NJHS members.
Dear Parents,
Harmony Public Schools would like to invite HS-Ingenuity parents and students to the Annual Language and Culture Gala which will take place on Saturday, April 27th, at 5:00 pm at The Linda and Archie Dunham Theater at HBU. Please use the link below to RSVP and print your tickets prior to your arrival.
Click HERE
Click HEREto take the survey
April STAAR Testing dates
| April STAAR Tests | Tuesday | Thursday |
| 3/9/2019 | 3/11/2019 | |
| EOC | English I | English II |
| Grade 7 | Writing |
Parent Letter Sent Home (In English & Spanish): Click HERE
ASVAB Testing: ASVAB stands for the Armed Services Vocational Aptitude Battery, which is a multiple-choice test that helps students identify which Army jobs (Military Occupational Specialties), would be best for them. If your child is interested in Army jobs, the campus has invited ASVAB representatives on April 17th, who will be administering a test for interested students. For registration of the test, please contact the Testing coordinator, Ms. Cobb at obiresaw@harmonytx.org or register HERE
To learn more about ASVAB testing, click HERE
It is that time again!
Harmony’s South-West STEM Fair will be held on April 13th from 8:00am – 12:00pm at Central Office. We are looking for judges.
8:00AM – 12:00PM
April 13th, 2019
Harmony Public Schools Central Office
Harmony Public Schools has several upcoming Job Fairs in many locations across Texas.
To find the list of upcoming fairs near you, point your browser to harmonytx.org/job-fairs.php and check if your region/metro area has a fair coming up.
Life’s short. Do work that matters!
Don’t forget to spring forward an hour at 2:00AM this Sunday.
When you change your clock ⏰, it’s a great idea to change the batteries ? in your smoke alarms!
You asked! We changed!
You’re invited to take our website survey to find out if the new website is meeting your needs.
During the last few months, we’ve been working to revamp our campus websites based on the feedback we received from focus groups, and online user surveys. Your feedback was critical because it helped us understand why people visit our websites and what they are trying to achieve once they get there.
It’s easy to take part in the survey and should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete!
We take your feedback very seriously, and want to provide parents with a valuable resource. If one of your favorite features from the old site is missing: let us know… (Gently – remember the Golden Rule!)
Click on this link to take the survey immediately.
Digital Ecosystem Team
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This means that your child is offered a seat from the campus.
Starting on Monday, February 25th, you will have 2 business days to accept the placement at a campus.
If you accept placement at our campus, you will forfeit placement at all other campuses. You will have 10
business days to complete the registration process which includes: filling out the registration forms and submitting all required
documentation such as proof of residence, transcripts, discipline records, immunizations, and student identification.
If you decline placement, you will be removed from that Harmony campus lottery list only.
This means that your child is placed on the wait list for the campus. As students accept/decline spots on the offered
list, your child will move up. If your child moves up to the offered list, the system will send you a message through Smart Choice.
For full printed registration instructions, please click here
For a video walkthrough, please click here.
| District | Location of Lottery | Lottery Date | Lottery Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austin Austin and Pflugerville Campuses |
Austin District Office 13425 Ranch Road 620 N Austin, TX 78717 |
2/19/2019 | 6:00PM |
| El Paso El Paso, Lubbock, and Odessa Campuses |
HSA – El Paso Auditorium 9405 Betel Dr. El Paso, TX 79907 |
2/20/2019 | 4:30PM |
| Houston North Houston and Bryan Campuses |
Harmony School of Excellence 7340 N. Gessner Dr. Houston, TX 77040 |
2/19/2019 | 5:30PM |
| Houston South Houston Campuses |
Harmony Public Schools Central Office 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099 |
2/21/2019 | 6:00PM |
| Houston West Houston and Beaumont Campuses |
Harmony Public Schools Central Office 9321 W. Sam Houston Pkwy S. Houston, TX 77099 |
2/21/2019 | 6:00PM |
| San Antonio San Antonio, Brownsville, and Laredo Campuses |
Harmony School of Excellence – San Antonio 2015 SW Loop 410 San Antonio, TX 78227 |
2/19/2019 | 1:15 PM |
| DFW Waco Campuses |
Harmony School of Innovation – Waco 1110 S. Valley Mills Dr. Beverly Hills, TX 76711 |
2/20/2019 | 5:30PM |
| DFW Fort Worth Campuses |
Harmony School of Innovation – Fort Worth 8100 S. Hulen St. Fort Worth, TX 76123 |
2/21/2019 | 5:30PM |
| DFW Nature, Euless, and Grand Prairie Campuses |
Harmony School of Innovation – Grand Prairie 1441 Fish Creek Rd Grand Prairie, TX 75052 |
2/21/2019 | 5:30PM |
| DFW Dallas, Plano, Carrollton, Business, and Garland Campuses |
Harmony School of Business 8080 W President George Bush Hwy Dallas, TX 75252 |
2/22/2019 | 5:30PM |
The 2017–18 School Report Cards (SRC) are now available on the Texas Education Agency’s website at http://tea.texas.gov/perfreport/src/index.html. The purpose of the SRC is to inform parents and guardians about a campus’s individual characteristics and its academic performance.
For those who would like greater detail about the information in the SRC, the glossary that accompanies the 2017–18 Texas Academic Performance Report (TAPR) is a useful resource. It contains definitions and methodologies for all the information included in the SRC. The data in the SRC is a subset of that published in the TAPR. The TAPR Glossary is available on the TEA website
Our school will be conducting the annual prospective student lottery on February 21, 2019, @ 6:00 pm. LOCATION: Harmony Public Schools Central Office 9321 W Sam Houston Pkwy S, Houston, TX 77099, Lottery is open to the public
| Mock STAAR, STAAR EOC, SAT and AP Exams | ||||
| Week 1: | ||||
| Monday, 2/18: | Tuesday, 2/19: | Wednesday, 2/20: | Thursday, 2/21: | Friday, 2/22: |
| No School | AP Lit | 6th grade math | 6th grade reading | 7th grade reading |
| AP Lang | 7th grade math | 7th grade writing | Biology EOC | |
| English I EOC | Algebra I EOC | AP Psychology | ||
| SAT (11th grade only) | English II EOC | |||
| AP Calculus | U.S. History EOC | |||
| AP World History | ||||
| Week 2: | ||||
| Monday, 2/25: | Tuesday, 2/26: | Wednesday, 2/27: | Thursday, 2/28: | |
| AP Human Geo | AP Spanish Lang | Parent/Teacher Conference | AP Spanish Lit | |
| AP U.S. History | ||||
DEAR PARENTS:
You are Cordially Invited to Attend
The 2019-20 District Improvement Plan Meeting
For Harmony Houston – South District
Wednesday, February 13, 2019
8:15am-11:15am
Harmony Public Schools
Houston South-West District Office
14100 Southwest Fwy. Ste. 100
Sugar Land, TX 77478
(Sugar Creek Plaza Bldg. – 1st floor)
Please RSVP to ptaylor@harmonytx.org
The 2019 Legislative session is underway and public education reform is among the top priorities! Make sure your voice is heard by becoming a Harmony Parent Advocate. Text “HARMONYPROUD” to 55222 to volunteer or learn more.
¡La sesión legislativa de 2019 está en marcha y la reforma de la educación pública está entre las principales prioridades! Asegúrese de que su voz sea escuchada al convertirse en un defensor de padres de Harmony. Envíe “SOYHARMONY” al 55222 para ofrecerse como voluntario u obtener más información.
Click HERE
Dear Grade 9-11 Ingenuity Parents/Guardians:
You are cordially invited to attend 2019-20 High school course selection Parent/Student Information night on Wednesday, January 23rd. This session is highly recommended to attend as the counseling team will be sharing next year’s course offerings with you along with scheduling 1-1 parent meetings for the coming weeks to finalize your child’s 4-year graduation plan along with next year’s courses that he/she needs to take for meeting the State graduation requirements. Details of the night are below:
Date: Wednesday, January 23rd
Current Grade 9 Parents /students: 5 pm- 6pm
Current Grade 10-11 Parents/students: 6 pm-7 pm
You’re invited to take our website survey to find out if our website is meeting your needs. At Harmony, we want to be “in touch” with our community, so opening a feedback mechanism is a great way for you to participate in making decisions about the future of our work.
In this case, we need your valuable opinions on the design and overall usability of the site for our upcoming redesign.
It’s easy to take part in the survey and should take no longer than 5 minutes to complete!
All we ask is that you be open and honest and give us your feelings on the website.
You don’t have to be a graphic designer, communications specialist, or even a web-developer to give feedback, all we want is your opinion as a website user – this will help us improve our communications and give us a chance to hear your ideas too!
Click on the link below to take the survey immediately.
Digital Ecosystem Team
In accordance with the Texas State Plan for the Education of Gifted/Talented students, Harmony Public Schools will begin taking 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 in grades 2 & up who were tested in the Fall 2018 are not eligible to test in Spring 2019. Referral forms are available at the front office and on the school’s web site.
Referral Form (English)
Referral Form (Spanish)
The referral forms must be returned to the front office by Friday, February 8, 2019.
The 2019 Spring GT testing window is February 11, 2019 – March 29, 2019.
For more information about the screening and identification process, parents may contact the school’s GT Coach/teacher.
Classes resume on Wednesday, Jan 9th.
#Welcome Ingenuity 2019
No after school clubs during week of Dec 17th-21st. Clubs to resume in second semester from January 14th,2019
TSI testing on Dec 20th and 21st (Grade 9-12)There will be schoolwide TSI testing for all GRade 9-12th students. This test determines students as college ready! Good luck to all our students.
Students will be dismissed from school at 12:50 pm. Parents are requested to pick their children promptly on time. No backpacks allowed on this day.
No school from Monday, Dec 24th- January 7th, 2019. We look forward to seeing our students on Tuesday, January 8th, 2019
Dear Ingenuity Parents,
Holiday spirit is here! Let us appreciate our child’s teachers and other awesome Ingenuity staff members and spread little holiday joy:)
How: Bring your favorite snacks/Fruit/treats- Home cooked or store bought are welcome!
When: Thursday, December 20th
Where: Drop-off lane or at the front office
By: 8:00 am (at Drop-off lane) or All day (at front office)
Why: Spread the joy and appreciate the Teachers
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Estimados padres de ingenio,
Vacaciones ¡El espíritu está aquí! Apreciemos a los maestros de nuestros hijos y otros miembros del personal de Ingenuity que son increíbles, y difundamos un poco de alegría festiva 🙂
Cómo: Traiga sus bocadillos favoritos / Frutas / golosinas- ¡Los productos caseros o comprados en la tienda son bienvenidos!
Cuándo: Jueves 20 de diciembre.
Dónde: carril de bajada o en la oficina principal.
Por: 8:00 am (en el carril de dejar) o Todo el día (en la oficina principal)
Por qué: Difunde la alegría y aprecia a los maestros.
Be our guest at our Science, Technology,
Engineering and Math (STEM) festival for 2018.
Come and let our students show you why
Harmony is the leader in STEM!
Click HERE for more information!
Harmony Public Schools joins the country in mourning the loss of President George H.W. Bush, a leader known as the “education president” for his tireless devotion to America’s schoolchildren.
A statewide Day of Mourning has been declared by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for Wednesday, Dec. 5, 2018, to allow Texans to pay their respects to President Bush. All Harmony Public School campuses will remain open and operating on their regular schedule on this date.
Week 1 – STAAR tested subjects
| Tuesday, December 11 | Wednesday, December 12 | Thursday, December 13 | Friday, December 14 |
| 6th Grade Math | 6th Grade Reading | 7th Grade Reading | Make-ups |
| 7th Grade Math | 7th Grade Writing | Biology | |
| Algebra I | English I | ||
| English II | U.S. History |
Week 2 – non STAAR tested subjects
| Monday, December 17 | Tuesday, December 18 | Wednesday, December 19 | Thursday, December 20 |
| Math | Social Studies | Make-ups | Make-ups |
| English | Science | Electives | Electives |
STAAR EOC Retest
Dates:
