Dear Elementary Families,
Students who read regularly during the summer often improve their reading level and ability! Harmony students can start strong in the fall if their reading habits don’t “slide” away during the summer months. We invite all families to utilize the summer reading lists and newsletter provided to ensure strong summer reading habits. Students will select the reading list that corresponds to their grade level for the upcoming school year. Note the k-5 reading lists are also available in Spanish.
• The KG reading list is for incoming Kindergarten students
• Current Kindergarten students utilize the newsletter titled "Grades 1- 2 Summer Reading 2012"
• Current 1st grade students utilize newsletter titled "Grades 1- 2 Summer Reading 2012"
• Current 2nd grade students utilize the newsletter titled "3-4 Summer Reading List 2012"
• Current 3rd grade students utilize the newsletter titled "3-4 Summer Reading List 2012"
• Current 4th grade students utilize the newsletter titled "Grade 5 Summer Reading List 2012"
• Current 5th grade students will reference the 6th grade read list.

Have a wonderful summer and happy reading!

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A segment of the May 13 television news show 60 Minutes included references to Harmony Public Schools (HPS) of Texas that may have left some inaccurate impressions. Please note the following facts about Harmony Public Schools, all of which were shared with 60 Minutes before the show was broadcast: Read more at Harmony Public Schools and 60 Minutes: Setting the Record Straight

U.S. News has announced the best high schools of the nation. The 2012 edition includes data on almost 22,000 public schools, 500 of which received gold medals.

Harmony Science Academy High School - Houston is ranked #309 in the nation, making the school one of the Gold Medalists. Harmony Science Academy is also ranked 24th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy is 89 percent. The student body makeup is 44 percent male and 56 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 86 percent.

Harmony Science Academy Dallas is ranked #554 in the nation, enabling the school to receive a Silver Medal. Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is ranked 50th within Texas. Students have the opportunity to take Advanced Placement® coursework and exams. The AP® participation rate at Harmony Science Academy – Dallas is 62 percent. The student body makeup is 48 percent male and 52 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 88 percent.

Harmony Science Academy North Austin received a Bronze Medal. At Harmony Science, the student body makeup is 47 percent male and 53 percent female, and the total minority enrollment is 89 percent.

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"Harmony Political Science School Chess Team" won the 4th place trophy ("K-3 under 400" category) in the Chess Tournament held on Saturday, May 12th at Patsy Sommer Elementary School. The team consisted of the following 2nd graders: Rahul Muthuswamy, Rishi Ganesh and Amirtha Jayakumaran. Congratulations guys!!!!!!

You are cordially invited to the 2nd Annual Harmony Schools Fine Arts Festival “Living in Harmony”
With artwork by K-12 students, hands-on art projects and performances by the district choirs, string ensemble, dance group, and honor musicians. Thursday, May 10th5:00 - 7:30p.m.
Shoreline School Gymnasium 15201 Burnet Rd., Austin, TX 78728 read more . . .

Harmony School of Political Scince & Communication is hosting it's first annual International Festival May 19, 2012 from 12-4PM. The festival will incorporate new and exciting educational opportunities for our student's and their families by introducing them to the cultures of people from all over the world. If you are interested in helping please contact your homeroom teacher! read more . . .

Harmony Public Schools has received BBB rating again by Standard & Poor's in a report dated March 16th 2012. The report stated that the outlook of the Harmony Public Schools is stable. BBB rating is the highest possible rating for a charter school operator to receive. Dr. Soner Tarim, the Superintendent of Harmony Public Schools, said: "In the midst of national and global financial instability, Harmony Public Schools System has demonstrated its ability to remain financially stable through fiscally sound organization and management. Renewing our BBB rating along with a stable outlook will enable us to save thousands of dollars which can then be used to further advance the efforts of our students, teachers, and staff members".

HSP would like to make all parents aware that if their child's lunch account blance reaches $-6.00 their child will be refused a hot lunch. Elementary students will be served a cheese sandwich and Middle School students will not be given an alternate meal. “Schools are not obligated to provide meals to children eligible for full or reduced price meals who forget their money and schools may serve these children an alternate meal, reimbursable or not”.-School Nutrition Association

We are excited to announce that the 4th-8th grade students will be hosting a Math Day from 12:45-2:45 on on Tuesday, May 22nd. All parents & K-3 classes are invited to attend, so mark your calendars! All of the 4th-8th graders will be creating a project to share something interesting or exciting about math with parents and fellow students. The projects will consist of educational games, informative displays, short movies, and more. Some of these projects will show the connections between math and careers or everyday life and others will tell about interesting math concepts or discoveries. Guests will vote on the top projects so that the students with the best work can receive awards and recognition.

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Harmony Public Schools have released 2011 College Acceptance Report and 2011 SAT Report.

The reports clearly prove that Harmony Public Schools continue to provide high-quality education to Texas children. As Harmony Public Schools, we will strive to take this success to the new levels.

To take a close look at the reports, please click on the names of the reports above.

From Superintendent Dr. Soner Tarim To the Harmony Public Schools Community: A disappointing article on charter schools in this week's New York Times attempts to put Harmony Public Schools in Texas in a context that is not accurate, necessitating this brief response. Many of us at Harmony Schools cooperated extensively with the Times on this story over the last several months, providing documents, interviews, tours and dozens of detailed responses to specific questions in good faith. But, as sometimes happens, the end result was not entirely what we had hoped. See the rest of Dr. Soner Tarim's response here: http://harmonytx.org/news/122/letter-to-stakeholders-on-ny-times-article/

It is the policy of the Harmony Science Academy Charter School to locate and identify any child who contacts or enrolls in the Charter School who may have a disability and be in need of special education and related services, regardless of the severity of the disability, in accordance with its procedures as reflected in the CHILD FIND legal framework of the Legal Framework for the Child-Centered Special Education Process, located at: http://framework.esc18.net/. read more...