Are you considering joining our school for the 2022-2023 school year and you want to learn more about our campus? Then join us as we host several Open House and Tour events.
Please review the Open House dates available and reserve your tour spot today: HSS-Austin Open House
Tuesday, March 29th, 4:00-4:30pm
Tuesday, April 12th, 4:00-4:30pm
We hope to see you soon!
The time is near to celebrate the academic achievements of our Pre-K, Kindergarten & 5th grade students. Graduation pictures will be on Thursday, March 24th. This is NOT a free dress picture day, so please come to school in your school uniform.
Note: Please be sure your student is in attendance on this day…there will not be a makeup day for graduation pictures.
Spring Break is almost here! Enjoy a week long vacation to spend with your families, relax and have some fun!
In order to ensure the safety of our students, staff, and families, Harmony Public Schools Central Texas schools and offices will be closed on Thursday, February 24, 2022. We will resume our regular schedule of classes and extra-curricular activities on Friday, February 25, 2022.Stay safe and stay warm, Harmony families!
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¡Manténganse seguros y abrigados, familias de Harmony!
Each school year, thousands of families submit their application to become a part of Harmony Public Schools.
Here’s how we select applicants for enrollment each year to make sure each applicant has an equal opportunity to become our next high-achieving Harmony scholar.
Each January, we ask current families to let us know if they’ll be coming back to Harmony next year. This is called “Re-Enrollment.”
Based on the number of students returning next year and the number of classes in each grade level, we determine how many open spots we will have for new students.
Meanwhile, new families are submitting their applications during our annual Open Enrollment season, which runs from November 1 through February 10 each year.
After February 10, if the number of new applicants is greater than the number of available spots we have, Harmony holds a “blind lottery” to make sure all applicants have a fair opportunity to be seated.
Families of students selected for enrollment are notified. Those not selected are put on a “waitlist” and contacted as soon as a spot opens up.
Here are some answers to our applicants’ most frequently asked questions.
Not always, but often.
Whether a lottery is needed is determined by the number of spots available at each grade level and the number of eligible applicants interested in them.
Most importantly, we need you to officially accept the spot (a link will be provided on the acceptance letter). Then, between now and next fall, you’ll need to officially register your child and provide a few documents verifying their identity and home address.
After that, we’ll see you on the first day of school!
(Note: If you were accepted by more than one campus, please register at your preferred campus and decline the invitation of any others. This will allow us to offer those spots to another prospective Harmony family.)
Absolutely – so don’t give up hope! Students initially placed on a waitlist are given the opportunity to enroll all the time at Harmony, often for one of the following reasons:
Reach out to us on Let’s Talk to let us know how we can help!
Harmony Public Schools Central Texas is closely monitoring the winter weather conditions that are anticipated for Thursday, Feb. 3rd, and Friday, Feb. 4th. Families will be made aware of any changes that may impact the school day through social media and the regular channels of communication used by their campus.
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Harmony Public Schools Central Texas está monitoreando de cerca las condiciones climáticas invernales que se anticipan para el jueves 3 y viernes 4 de febrero. Se informará a las familias sobre cualquier cambio que pueda afectar el día escolar a través de las redes sociales y los canales regulares de comunicación utilizados por su campus.
This week was super busy and full of exciting academic events. We started our Awards Assembly events in each classroom and we know you are so excited to view them. Please review your student’s grade level Awards Assembly per the buttons below. Pre-K and 3rd-5th Grade will be recorded next week and we hope to have them ready for the next edition of Tiger Talk.
HSS-Austin will present its 2021-2022 Science Fair Awards Ceremony on Thursday, February 3rd. We look forward to revealing our top 3 students and taking a quick view of projects that our students have created this year. If you would like to see the amazing projects and support the participants, please join us.
Let’s be all about Science, Technology, Engineering, Art & Math for our STEAM Spirit Week!
Makerspace Monday – wear a creation you & your parents have designed for your shirt, hat, socks, hair, a full costume or anything you can imagine…get creative and build something amazing!
Technology Tuesday Nerd Day – show us how smart you are & wear your nerdiest outfit with glasses, suspenders, a tie or bow tie, a sweater vest or whatever will get you in a nerd kind of mood!
Wild About STEAM Wednesday – wear your favorite animal print shirt, hat, socks, face mask.
Totally Out of This World Thursday – wear your favorite space or computer type shirt or
We’re on 100…High Frequency Friday – it’s the 100th Day of School so wear something to represent 100 and/or mix it up and wear neon or bright colors, your favorite HSS Spirit shirt, a shirt with a tiger image and/or sunshades.
Join us for an informational meeting for all parents of our ESL students on Thursday, January 20th from 5:30-6:30pm. The Zoom meeting link will be sent to parents from our ESL Coordinator, Mrs. Cox.
In observance of the Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday there will be a student and staff holiday on Monday, January 17th. Enjoy your long weekend.
We’re so excited to have our Spelling Bee on Friday, January 14th. We have 37 participants this year who are studying very hard to do their best to compete. The winner of our campus bee will have an opportunity to move on to compete in the Scripps Austin Regional event and beyond. This event will be recorded via livestream on our Facebook page.
Re-Enrollment for current Harmony families who plan to return next school year is January 4-28, 2022.
Re-Enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year for Harmony families begins soon.
During this time of year each January, we ask families to complete a simple, online Re-Enrollment process, letting us know they’ll be joining us for another great year of learning and fun next school year, which starts in August 2022.
This simple step allows us to make sure each current student’s spot at Harmony is reserved for the following school year, and assess how many new student seats we have available for other applicants.
Re-Enrollment at Harmony Public Schools runs January 4-28, 2022. Look for more details in your email inbox, via Skyward, or on our Facebook page soon.
In the meantime, check out these 6 things families need to know about Re-Enrollment at Harmony Public Schools.
For the 2022-2023 school year, re-enrollment will be January 4-28, 2022.
The preferred method for re-enrollment is through the student’s online Skyward account. (A link to Skyward can be found at the top of your campus homepage or you can simply click here.). Parents without internet and/or Skyward access may also request a paper re-enrollment option from their child’s campus.
Re-enrollment is intended for current Harmony students planning to stay at their current campus the following school year, or who will naturally feed upward to a new campus (e. from elementary to nearby middle school). Open Enrollment is for new students, or current students who wish to change Harmony campuses for personal reasons (ex. transferring to a campus closer to home).
Yes, so long as their family completes the re-enrollment process.
If a parent misses the deadline to complete the re-enrollment process, then the student will lose his/her reserved space for next school year and must apply during Open Enrollment, held November 1-February 10 each school year. To apply, visit www.HarmonyTX.org/Apply.
If a parent would like to change Harmony campuses for the following school year, they must submit an application for the desired school at www.HarmonyTX.org/Apply.
Are you considering joining our school for the 2022-2023 school year and you want to learn more about our campus? Then join us as we host several Open House and Tour events.
Please review the Open House dates available and reserve your tour spot today: HSS-Austin Open House
January 12th, 4:30-5:30pm
January 26th, 4:30-5:30pm
February 9th, 4:30-5:30pm
We hope to see you there!
If your student is struggling in a subject, or just has a question about tonight’s homework assignment, Harmony Public Schools has a solution.
Harmony is proud to now offer free tutoring 24/7 with TutorMe.
Through TutorMe, students in Grades 3-12 have free, 24/7 online access to verified experts in more than 300 fields.
Check out the video below to learn more, or look for the TutorMe option inside Clever in your family’s MyHarmony Portal account.
Let’s get ready to READ!!! The super exciting Scholastic Book Fair will be on campus soon! This year’s theme is: “Books Bring Us Together”.
This year will be a bit different, there will not be any before or after school purchases. All purchases must be done during student class visits. Purchases will be made by the Scholastic E-Wallet, which makes it easy and effective for parents and students. You don’t have to worry about your student bringing money to school and possibly losing it.
Parents load their student’s E-Wallet with the amount of money you would like for them to spend. A report will be generated showing the amount for each student’s E-Wallet for their purchases when they attend the Book Fair with their class. More details will be released soon.
Online shopping is also available from November 11th – 24th.
Harmony Public Schools is excited to offer an online parent webinar regarding the Pfizer Covid vaccine for children ages 5-11. This informative session will be hosted by Texas Children’s Hospital providers on November 4th, 2021 at 6pm CST! Registration is required and there is a limit on the number of attendees, so please be encouraged to sign up early to reserve your spot.
Topic: Harmony Public Schools-Pfizer Vaccine with Texas Children’s Hospital
When: Nov 4, 2021 06:00 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
Please complete the Zoom registration form for this event:
https://esc4.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_NiNEQZrqQeaWAaf3nCW1Wg
Once you complete the Zoom registration form, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the event. Please do not share the Zoom connection information with anyone else. It will be a unique link that will identify you.
Hope Food Pantry Austin is a partner agency with Central Texas Food Bank. They collaborate with community partners to help alleviate hunger in the Austin community. HSS-Austin would like to help in this initiative by hosting a Thankful Food Drive.
We want to encourage our students to be helpful and to serve others that are in need. Our students will take part in their classrooms by sorting and counting their homeroom contributions and having meaningful conversations about the importance of our service to the community. We appreciate your support in this endeavor by speaking to your student at home and work together as a family to participate.
Items requested: shelf stable items like breakfast cereal, other breakfast items, pancake or muffin mixes, cartons of shelf stable milk, cans of vegetables–corn, green beans, peas etc., cans of diced or whole tomatoes, canned fruit, soup, chili, ravioli, peanut butter (smaller than 18 oz), canned meats (tuna, chicken or salmon), pasta, bags of rice and beans, granola/protein bars, condiments.
Please follow the following guidelines before sending your food items to school:
To learn more about Hope Food Pantry and their mission, visit their website: http://hopefoodpantryaustin.org/
Giving Day is November 30, 2021
Please consider supporting Harmony students and their families by donating to our newest family outreach program, HARMONY GIVES. Harmony Gives is a compassion project from Harmony Public Schools which provides extra assistance and resources to students and families struggling with a variety of crises that fall outside the traditional school support model. Make a monthly or one-time donation at HarmonyTX.org/HarmonyGives to Harmony Central Texas.
Anyone who gives $25 or more will receive a Pop It Toy.
Anyone who gives will be added to a raffle for a Nintendo Switch (1 winner per district)
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El Día de Dar es el martes, 30th de noviembre
Por favor considere apoyar a los estudiantes de Harmony y a sus familias donando a nuestro programa servicio de asistencia, HARMONY GIVES. Harmony Gives es un proyecto de compasión de las Escuelas Públicas de Harmony que proporciona ayuda y recursos adicionales a estudiantes y familias que luchan con una variedad de crisis que caen fuera del modelo tradicional de apoyo escolar. Haga una donación mensual o una sola vez en HarmonyTX.org/HarmonyGives a Harmony Central Texas.
Cualquier persona que da $25 o más recibirá un juguete Pop It.
Cualquier persona que dé se añadirá a una rifa para un Nintendo Switch (1 ganador por distrito)