Harmony would like to welcome both students and their families for an exciting new 2010-2011 school year. We hope you are enjoying your summer vacation with your family and are ready for school. Before school starts, we’d like to keep you updated about back-to-school preparations. Students and parents/guardians are cordially invited to attend our Open House at Harmony Science Academy..

During the orientation, you will have an opportunity to meet your child’s teachers, learn about the gifted and talented program, apply for free or reduced lunch, explore the after school activities, purchase the uniform , sign up for PTO, and find answers to all of your questions.

Placement Test will be given on Saturday, August 7th for new 3rd thru 8th grade students only at the school. Test will start at 9 am and finish at 12am. Class rosters will be arranged according to test results. We strongly encourage our parents to bring their child to take the test.

Science test will be given to all 8th grade ( new & returning) students on August 19th at 9 am in the school cafeteria.

HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – San Antonio is arranging a wonderful academic program for this summer for current students to prepare them for next year academic competitions and standard tests:
such as Robotics, Math Counts, Science Fair, Science Olympiad, and P/SAT.

Program will be between August 2-6, 2010 in our school.

Base Fee for activities and snacks (such as Movie,Picnic , Doner Kebab, pizza etc…): $ 50

There is a limited space in this program. First come, first served.

Deadlines:

Online Application and Fee: July 31, 2010

Date of program: August 2 -6, 2010

Tentative Summer Institute Schedule:

Study Hall I: 9:00-10:15 AM
Break: 10:15-10:30 AM
Study Hall II: 10:30-12:00 PM
Lunch Break: 12:00-12:30 PM
Social Activity: 12:30-2:00 PM
Dismissal: 2:00 PM (Students will not be supervised after 2:00pm)

Apply Online

Dear Parents,

Immunizations are required by law. Any student that does not have a completed, updated immunization record will not be allowed to start school in August.

NO SHOTS! NO SCHOOL! NO EXCEPTIONS!


If you would like to obtain a vaccine exemption for reasons of conscience for your child please click here to get more information. Affidavit Form

HSA_ San Antonio has a uniform to help create a safe and orderly environment, instill discipline, and eliminate competition and distractions caused by varied dress styles. All students will be expected to arrive in dress code every day. Please cooperate, display modesty and neatness, and take pride in these clean, neat and attractive uniforms. We rely on your common sense and your parents' and/or guardians' support in helping maintain this dress code.

School uniforms can ONLY be purchased from Harmony Schools. School shirt - $18.00

***HSA will accept only khaki pantsor navy blue pants for boys and girls for the upcoming year. No skirts or shorts will be allowed.

Please click for Dress Code

We are looking forward to a wonderful 2010-2011 school year at Harmony Science Academy-San Antonio. We hope that everyone is enjoying their summer and is excited about going back to school. Below is the list of the school supplies.

Please click for School Supply List

Please click here for Bell Schedule for 2010-2011 School Year

The Magnet Magic!

Harmony Science Academy is proud to provide Middle School students with a wide variety of choice in Foreign Language education through its Magnet Language Program. With this program, students will develop their special talents and enhance their learning capacities.

Magnet School Programs…

Foster teacher and student commitment to the school
Encourage diversity
Increase choices in public schooling
The magnet language program aims to have students achieve FLUENCY in the following foreign languages:

• Chinese
• Russian
• Spanish
• Turkish

? Open to students in grades 6-8
? 10 hours of language instruction per week
? Highly qualified teachers

Application Criteria:
? Minimum GPA: 2.5
? Teacher recommendation
? English reading level at or above grade level
? Students must maintain good conduct, attendance, and The Language Committee at each campus will make the final decision on which students are admitted into the magnet program GPA throughout the duration of the program



Fluency in a second language will...
• Enrich and enhance your child's cognitive development.
• Lead to greater achievement in reading, writing, social studies, science and mathematics in both languages.
• Help your child develop different learning styles and problem-solving and reasoning skills.
• Foster a sense of humanity and friendship across cultures.
• Increase your child's ability to adapt to different environments.
• Improve your child's understanding of and fluency with his or her native language.
• Increase your child's ability to be more flexible in his or her thinking.
• Open the door to other cultures and help your child increase his or her sensitivity to and understanding of the language, values, customs and traditions of others.
• Lead your child to discover and examine his or her personal values and civic responsibilities.
• Increase career and educational opportunities in many professions

Dear Students,

I hope you all are having a great summer vacation. You all deserved it. During your summer vacation you need to fiish your course selection which is very crucial for your high school years. Below you will find a link to select your courses. As Harmony Science Academy we are offering lots of electives, AP courses and Dual credits. Please clcik on the links below to start creating your schedule. Have a nice summer vacation!

Freshman Course Selection

Sophomore Course Selection

Junior Course Selection

Senior Course Selection


Course Titles and Coursework

HSA-San Antonio HIGH SCHOOL SCHEDULE

HSA-San Antonio HIGH SCHOOL - CORE COURSES SEQUENCE CHART

TX Graduation Credits Requirements-

Graduation Requirements-FAQ

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Dear Parents/Guardians:

You now can pay online for your child(ren)'s lunch account.

*Easy*
Simply login to school database . Click Other . Choose PAY ONLINE to make payments.

*Convenient*
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For 7th grade: 1 dose of Tdap is required if at least 5 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheria-containing vaccine.

For 8th-12th grade: 1 dose of Tdap is required when 10 years have passed since the last dose of tetanus-diphtheria-containing vaccine. Td is acceptable in place of Tdap if a medical contraindication to pertussis exists

Varicella Vaccine: The first dose of varicella must be received on or after the first birthday. 2 doses are required for K, 1st, 7th, and 8th grade. 1 dose is required for all other grade levels. For any student who receives the first dose on or after
13 years of age, 2 doses are required.

Meningococcal Vaccine: 1 dose for 7 th grade and 1 dose for 8 th grade

"Come out and support the HSA Senior Class of 2011 by dining at Sonic on the designated day.

We would like to announce the First Annual Districtwide Digital Photo Contest I-Click 2010 winners organized and sponsored by School of Science and Technology.

This competition was opened to all SST students and staff members from Main campus, Discovery, and Alamo campuses and also Harmony Science Academy – San Antonio, from March 30 through April 30 2010.

All winners were chosen from every campus and reviewed by a panel of community judges, out of school district administration and judged on three main factors:
A.Nice Creativity – %50 / B.Quality of Photograph – %25 / C.Best Illustration – %25

All winning photos will be posted on permanent display at all campuses for public viewing.

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY:
1st Place: Salome C. 2nd Place: Katelyn E. 3rd Place: Rabia A.

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – DISCOVERY
1st Place: Giselle H. 2nd Place: Cory R. 3rd Place: Mr. Arykchiev

SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY – ALAMO
1st Place: Ms. Mangum 2nd Place: Mrs. Mamedova 3rd Place: Mr. Al

HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY – SAN ANTONIO
1st Place: Cody K. 2nd Place: Christian V. 3rd Place: Leah W.

Memorial day was first observed on May 30, 1868 when flowers were placed on the Union and Confederate graves in Arlington Nation al Cemetery. Originally called Decoration Day Memorial Day is a day to remember those who have died serving our nation. In 1915 Moina Michael was inspired by the poem”In Flanders Field” and wrote her own small poem

“We Cherish too, the Poppy red
That grows on fields where valor led,
It seems to signal to the skies
That blood of heroes never dies.”
Her poem and her idea of wearing red poppies on Memorial Day spread and the VFW eventually began the “Buddy” Poppy program where they sold artificial poppies made by veterans.
This holiday has lost some of its importance in our society and the graves of our soldiers go unrecognized. This year please remember all those who have lost their lives in service to our country.

Recorder Concert: The Fine Arts Department would like to invite you to the First Annual Recorder Concert at Harmony Science Academy of San Antonio at 5:30pm, Thursday, May 20th in the school gym.

We would love for you to be a part of this event. – Fine Arts Department

You are cordially invited to attend the Spring Choir Concert & Awards Ceremony on Monday, May 10th beginning at 6:30pm.

The Jr. Harmony Singers & Harmony Singers will be performing that evening in the HSA-Dining Area.

Your presence would be greatly appreciated. – Fine Arts Department

Do you have a passion for teaching? Come and Join our Winning TEAM.

Harmony Schools - San Antonio Campuses are now hiring qualified teachers with av Bachelor's degree in the ollowing areas:

EC-4, Science, Math,Art,PE/Health,Social Studies,Music,English,Special Education,Computer,Biology/Chemistry/Physics Spanish, Counselor, Teacher Aide

Harmony Science Academy San Antonio(K-12)
: 8505 lakeside Parkway San Antonio TX 78245
Harmony School of Innovation (K-8)
: 8125 Glen Mont Dr. San Antonio TX 78239

Apply online at www.hsasa.org or fax your resume to
210-674-7766

May 3rd -May 7th is National Teacher Appreciation Week. This is the time to show your support and appreciation to your current teacher or let a past teacher know how much they impacted your life. Every year our PTO plans special things for our teachers and this year will be no exception. For more information about what your school is planning for its teachers please talk to one of your PTO representatives.

CONGRATULATIONS

TO ALL WINNERS!



First Place: Logan Brown

Second Place: Chayanne Martinez

Third Place: Larry Lockhart

Fourth Place: Zachary Ramirez

Fifth Place: Savannah Gallardo

Cinco De Mayo is celebrated every year on May 5th. The Mexican culture celebrates this holiday to remember the victory over the French army at the Battle of Puebla in 1862. Many people believe this holiday is to celebrate Mexican Independence Day which is actually September 16th. San Antonio has such a rich culture that many San Antonio families celebrate this event here in our city.

For more information on Cinco De Mayo you please click on the following link

http://www.mexonline.com/cinco-de-mayo.htm

Dear Parent(s) or Guardian(s):

The individual school pictures are in. Please stop by the office to view your child’s pictures and decide if you would like to purchase any of the portrait sheets. We will also be here on May 3rd and 4th until 7:00pm for parents to stop by, view and purchase.

Thank you for your continued support!

Cosmos Foundation organized another International Sustainable World Energy, Engineering and Environment Project Olympiad ( I-SWEEEP 2010 ) in Houston. Young scientist from 70 countries and 43 U.S. States participated in the event with 470 projects in the category of energy, engineering and environment. Our student Paul Huron IV won the Silver Medal with $600 monetary award in the Senior Division Engineering Category and a Special Award “Superior Achievement” Naval Science Award from The Office of Naval Research, US Navy Marine Corps, which includes medal, certificate and $50 monetary award.

Today the weather did not stop us from having our school Fiesta Parade. The students made some amazing floats this year. We had motorized small cars, bikes, scooter, wagons, and a large assortment of decorated box floats.

Thank you to all the parents and students who worked so hard to make the parade a success. Thanks to our Fiesta Parade Leader Mrs. Graef for leading the students through the parade route.

The winners of our fiesta parade are

Madison Benitez
Arianna Cannon
Isabelle Luna
Jonas Cruz

Our students went above and beyond our expectations this year with the Language Arts Fair.Each project was unique and many proved to be outstanding.Thank you to the parents, students, and teachers who made this event a huge success.

Language Arts Fair WINNERS

We are very glad to inform that the 6th grade Math League team scored within the top 20 of the Online Math league this year for the Nation. We were #17 out of 58 schools. We are very proud of them!

3 of our students scored within the top 150 out of 1554 students.

Natalie Logue #63

Diljit Bal #126

Juan DeHoyos #150

Go Tigers!!!

HSA-SA parent calendar for second semester is ready for our parents. Please, check out the calendar and keep track of upcoming HSA-SA activities from the link below;

Parent Calendar for second semester.

HSA PTO is getting ready to host the 2nd Annual HSA Multi/International Festival on May 22, 2010 between 10am-4pm in the school gym and field. In order to have a successful event, we will be reaching out to you for your assistance. If you would like to help with any type of donation please submit your information in the Contact Us here box on the PTO link off of the HSA-SA school website or see any one of the following PTO Board members:


Michelle Kelley—President
Kelly Schalla—Secretary
Carly Jones—Assistant Secretary
Pablo Ledesma—Treasurer
Cassundra Randolph—Assistant Treasurer
Brooke Watson—Parliamentarian
Karina Miller—Event Coordinator

Donations needed include: toys for prizes, food and Capri Sun for selling, items needed for use in games. Also needed are families willing to donate their time for cultural booths, set up, clean up, taking tickets, etc. If you have a vendor contact, we would appreciate any extra help!

The following students received a perfect score of 1 for their solo singing performance for UIL on March 6th.

Sarah Alva, Corazon Diaz, Savannah Gallardo, Kyla Osburn, Marisol Suarez, Annabella Vega, Catherine Vega

Anabella Vega got first place for the solo competition.

In May 2006, the 79th Legislature passed House Bill 1, which included the District Awards for
Teacher Excellence, commonly referred to as D.A.T.E. The purpose of D.A.T.E. is to allow
districts to create or continue a system of awards for educators who demonstrate success in
improving student achievement. The grant program helps districts to create a local award plan
or to implement the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP).
At least 60% of the grant funds must be used to reward teachers and principals who positively
impact student academic improvement, growth, and/or achievement. The remaining funds may
be used for other allowable activities including stipends and awards for identified teachers,
principals, mentors, instructional coaches and master teachers. In addition, these funds may be
used for professional development, increasing local data capabilities to support instruction and
accountability, and implementing elements of the Teacher Advancement Program (TAP).
Click Here

On Saturday March 6, 2010 Andrew Rodriguez (11), Brandon Houser (9C), Eloy Ruiz (10B) Gabriel Gurolla (11), Lisa Banks (9C), Wolfgang Cazares (9C) and Mrs. Kirchoff (Team Manager) took the Texas Central Region Destination ImagiNation Tournament by surprise. It was the first time any students from HSA competed in Destination ImagiNation, but these six extraordinary students received more medals than any other school at the competition!
To begin, they were the only students to receive The Renaissance Award for Outstanding Engineering Design. This award is offered for exceptional skill in the areas of engineering, design or performance.
Quotes from three of the judges who nominated them are:
• “The design and technical aspects of the delivery equipment were exceptional.”
• “The unique approach was extremely intricate in the execution process of object delivery.”
• “The amount of time and effort spent in the creation of the delivery equipment demonstrated the high level of innovation.”

HAS D.I TEAM received 3rd Place for DI eXtreme which is where “teams solve Challenges that are designed to push the boundaries, and the lack of time, sleep, and resources associated with this age group combine for the perfect formula for edgy and intense solutions. DI eXtreme is more than just a fun event for high school and college-aged participants: it is the ultimate test of creativity, teamwork and problem solving.”

The first grade classes will host a guest speaker, Greg Wukasch, from the San Antonio Water System.

The students will be seeing a presentation entitled “The Amazing Adventures of the H2O Heroes: The Tale of the Mysterious Chest.” The first graders will learn about the basics of water as the scientist opens the box to discover all the watery surprises found inside

Andrew, Brandon, Eloy, Gabriel, Lisa and Wolfgang were given 2nd Place for the Senior Level Direct Deposit. This “challenge focused on, Engineering, Cost/Benefit Analysis, Innovation & Design Process, Technical Design & Construction, Experimentation, Mathematics, Communication, Theater Arts, and Teamwork.
The team had to:
• Present a team-created story about making a decision.
• Design and build a piece of equipment that delivers supply Objects over a Barrier to Targets.
• Consider risk versus reward to increase your Object score through strategic delivery to job site Targets.
• Create two Side Trips and integrate them into the Presentation”
With this award the students will now be able to compete in the Texas Statewide Destination ImagiNation Tournament on April 16th and 17th! GO DI!!!!

Representative Roland Gutierrez was a visitor to our school on Wednesday March 3, 2010.

We were honored to have him be a guest in our school system. He is currently the representative from District 119 and was our Master of Ceremonies introducing the county judges and our special guest speaker Judge Al Alonso. We thank him for taking time out of his schedule to visit and tour our campus. He spoke with the administration and invited us to take our students to the capital when they are in session to see the state legislation in action. He was impressed by our school and was supportive of our growth and encouraged us to look into opening a campus on the SE side of San Antonio.

Our Campus hosted a very special luncheon on Wednesday March 3, 2010 for several VIP’s working in our county judicial system. The following judges were in attendance

Al Alonso, County Court at Law No. 1 Special Guest Speaker
Monica Guerrero, County Court at Law No. 7
Judge Laura Salinas, County Court at Law No. 9,
Judge Ray Olivarri, County Court at Law No. 6
Dianne Garcia, County Courts at Law Administrator

Judge Alonso spoke on how the court system works here in Bexar County. He talked with the students about statistically how drinking and drug abuse can affect a life in regards to court appearances and jail time. Judge Alonso also gave information about Drug Courts which are designed to not only prosecute drug offenders, but to help rehabilitate those who are suffering from drug addictions. These courts have been very successful and he has agreed to hold a court session in our school. This session will be a real trial involving a drinking and driving offense where students will have the opportunity to see a court trial in person. We were honored to have these county judges visit our school, and thank them for their time.

Our science Olympiad team attended to Tarleton State University Regional Science Olympiad Competition on February 27th. It was a great opportunity for our students to show how great they are at Science, Math and Engineering. They all did perfect job after 6 month-long practice period. We got 3rd place as a team. We will advance to the state finals which will be held in Texas A&M University, College Station. We would like to say thank you all team members, dedicated teachers, supportive school administrators and wonderful parents. Keep up the good work…Go TIGERssss…

Harmony Science Academy - San Antonio
YEARBOOK

Dear Students and Parents it is that time of year again. Time for the yearbook. We have a dedicated groups of students working on this project this year and we will be selling limited copies of our yearbook this year. Be one of the first to purchase your copy today! Yearbooks will be sold for $25.00 each. You can buy it online at the link below, or come into the school to preorder your copy from the front office

Harmony was honored to have three guest speakers from the FBI come and talk with our sixth, seventh, and eighth grade students on February 26, 2010. They spoke with the students about Cyber Crime. Their presentation had many great ideas for our students to help keep them safe as they explore and research online.

Here are some helpful hints they shared with our students:
•It is very important not to share information about yourself to strangers on line.
•Be careful with the pictures you post on MySpace and Facebook, the backgrounds can give someone a lot of information about you that can be used to manipulate a situation.
•They also suggested making usernames that are not gender specific.
•Always use passwords for your protection
•Tell a parent, teacher or trusted friend if something or someone makes you feel weird.
I hope our students will take the precautions discussed in this presentation today to keep themselves safe from predators.

As a way to better communicate with our parents about things happening here at our school we will begin to offer grade level breakfasts. During the breakfast we will be giving you information about things happening here on campus and how it affects your child.

We will be offering a continental style breakfast from 8:00-9:00am in the front cafeteria. We look forward to meeting with you!

Grade Level Schedule:

Kinder and First Grade Parents- February 25, 2010

Second and Third Grade Parents- March 4, 2010

Fourth and Fifth Grade Parents- March 11, 2010

Sixth and Seventh Grade Parents- ,March 25, 2010

Eighth and Ninth Grade Parents- April 1, 2010

Tenth and Eleventh Grade Parents- ,April 8, 2010

“Above all, the fair shows that science is as exciting as a young mind seeking discovery, and as important as solving the mysteries of our physical world.”


One more time, HAS-SA students, parents and teachers showed the best performance at one of the most prestigious competition Junior Academy of Science. We would like to congratulate our all family members. Keep up the good work.

ALAMO JUNIOR ACADEMY OF SCIENCE WINNERS

1- LISA BANKS - Highest in Category in Medicine & Health
2- YESENIA PALAMO - First Place in Physics
3- GRACE ROMERO - First Place in Behavioral & Social Sciences
4- AYA HASAN - Second Place in Earth & Space sciences
5- ALYSSA ROCHA - Second Place in Botany
6- GABRIELA CAMPOS - Second Place in Environmental
7- PAUL HURON IV - Second Place in Math & Computers
8- IQRA QAZI - Second Place in Math & Computers
9- AMPALVIR KAUR - Third Place in Chemistry
10- NAOMI IBARRA - Third Place in Math & Computers
11- NUR MARTINELLI - Fourth Place in Math & Computers
12- PRINCESS VOGELMAN - Fourth Place in Environmental
13- BENJAMIN VEGA - Fourth Place in Microbiology
14- JOSHUA RIOS - Fourth Place in Engineering
15- IHSAN YUKSEL - Fourth Place in Environmental
16- DEREK MANGINO - Fourth Place in Engineering
17- KELLY SCHRADER - Honorable Mention in Environmental

GO TIGERS…

Harmony Science Academy is organizing an international "Trip to Turkey" for our parents, students and staff this spring and summer. The trip will be a cultural, social, and entertaining experience for the HSA family. Join us in this rewarding adventure!

Tentative Trip Dates: March 12 -21, 2010
Application Deadline: February 10, 2010(Application Form)
Scholorships are available.

All the parents are cordially invited to the Turkish trip presentation on Jan.29th. We will be serving Turkish food and drinks for you to enjoy. Please meet us in the middle school cafeteria at 6 pm on Friday. We look forward to seeing you all there..

Please, click here to see the flyer about Turkey trip

We would like to inform you that we have spots open for Turkish class . Right now , we have following spots ; the following parents are attending on these days .

Tuesday : 12 parents , 3 spots are still available
Thursday: 5 parents, 10 spots are still available
Saturday: 10 parents ,3 spots are still available

It is not late to attend, all parents welcome
We are looking forward to see you in Turkish class

Flyer for Turkish Language and Cultural Classes for parents.

We held our annual spelling bee this week for our students grade K-8
Congratulations to all the students who participated. We are proud to announce the winners of this event.

First Place Winners for Kindergarten through Second Grade

Kindergarten-Emily Moreno
First Grade- Mikayla O’Donnell
Second Grade- Manas Gangala

Winners for the 3rd-8th Grade:

First Place -Meaghan Setterbo
1st Runner Up- DeAna Adams
2nd Runner Up- Emerald Ledesma

Meaghan will be representing our school in the Alamo Regional Spelling Bee on March 6th at the Laurie Auditorium.

Harmony Science Academy – San Antonio, is listed in the very best public schools in Texas, based on a recent study using a new set of rankings that considers from test scores to class sizes.

CHILDREN AT RISK researched and ranked 57 public high schools, 104 middle schools and 271 elementary schools in the six counties of Greater San Antonio.

Harmony Science Academy - San Antonio campus is ranked:
2nd in Greater San Antonio (out of 104 middle schools)
34th in Texas (out of 1,676 middle schools)

San Antonio News Express

Our first UIL District competitions meets were a great success. We are so proud of the elementary and middle school students who competed in UIL District meets in Medina, Texas for elementary and Hunt, Texas for middle school students.

Harmony students did a great job in the first year of competition. We had numerous students place in various events and gain valuable experience that will help them in future UIL competitions. The students learned a lot about the competition and had a great time in the process.
UIL provides a wonderful opportunity for students to learn skills that not only benefit academic success but help students prepare for college and future academic success. In addition, this competitive forum assists them in gaining skills of fair play and sportsmanship. We are already looking forward to next year and improving on Harmony Science Academy’s success this year. Great job Harmony students!!! Go Tigers!

Varicella Vaccine: Beginning August 1,2009, all students entering kindergarten, and 7th grade will be required to have 2 doses of varicella vaccine. A written statement from a parent (or legal guardian or managing conservator), school nurse, or physician attesting to a child’s positive history of varicella disease (chickenpox), or of varicella immunity, is acceptable in lieu of either dose of varicella vaccine.

Meningococcal Vaccine: Beginning August 1,2009, all students entering 7th grade will be required to have one dose of meningococcal vaccine. All 7th grade students will also be required to have one dose of Tdap vaccine if it has been more than 5 years since their last dose of tetanus-containing vaccine. Td is acceptable in lieu of Tdap if a contraindication to pertussis exists.

What is Renaissance Home Connect™?

Renaissance Home Connect improves the school-to-home connection by allowing parents and students to log in to a website and view their student’s reading and math practice and progress towards goals. Access to online results promotes discussion between parent and student, which motivates students and can make reading and math practice even more effective.

In addition, parents can specify up to six email addresses to receive automatic updates on their student’s math and reading progress. Renaissance Home Connect is accessible to all Accelerated Reader Enterprise customers.

Two steps are required to get Renaissance Home Connect up and running… click here for more