Dear All, spring break begins on March 15, Monday and ends on March 19, Friday. There will be no Saturday tutorings on March 13 and March 20 but tutorings will resume on March 27. HSE-Dallas wishes you to have a great spring break.

Our Odyssey of the Mind and Destination Imagination Teams did a great job on Regional Tournaments on Saturday, March 6th.

HAS Dallas/Elementary participated in the competitions with its 3 OM (2nd -6th Grades) and 1 DI (6th Grades) teams.
Odyssey of the Mind (Hidden Treasures) got 2nd place,
Odyssey of the Mind (Food Court Team 1) got 3rd place,
Odyssey of the Mind (Food Court Team 2) got 5th place,

Destination Imagination (Direct Deposit) got 3rd place award.
As though it has been our first year in these competitions, our students showed an excellent performance and gained unforgettable experience. OM Discovered Treasures team will represent our school in STATE-WIDE ODYSSEY of the MIND competition on April 17th, Houston. Wish them Good LUCK on their way to creativity!Enjoy Pictures Here

The Student Assessment Division of the Texas Education Agency (TEA) has developed interactive online versions of the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (TAKS) and the Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills–Modified (TAKS–M) released tests.
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Dear Students and Parents, we are really very happy to inform you that our school is rated exemplary by Texas Education Agency for 2008-2009 education year. We appreciate the hard work of our students, teachers and parents. This year was a great success for The Harmony School System as well. 11 of the 18 Harmony campuses are rated exemplary.

HSA-Dallas is being recognized by the Division of No Child Left Behind Program Coordination at the Texas Education Agency for outstanding academic performance.

The criteria for Distinguished Progress Schools in Texas include:

- Title I, Part A Campus 2007-2008, 2008-2009,and 2009-2010;

- Maintained a campus residing population of 40% or more low-income in 2009-2010;

- Met AYP in 2008 and 2009;

- Achieved a campus rating in Spring 2009 of Exemplary;

- Achieved a campus rating in Spring 2008 Exemplary or Recognized;

- Had a campus rating in Spring 2007 Academically Unacceptable or Academically Acceptable.

Dear Parents:
TAKS testing time has come. On March 3rd our 4th and 7th grade students will take their tests. We are confident that our students are ready. Students and teachers alike have been working rigorously since the beginning of the school year to master the skills needed to be successful on the TAKS tests.

March 2010 tests will be administered on the following dates.

Grade: 4 & 7
Subject: Writing
Test Dates: March 3, 2010

There are several things you can do to help ensure a successful testing experience. To name a few, make sure your child arrives on time, fully rested and prepared to test. It is also important to make sure your child eats a good dinner the night before testing and a good breakfast the morning of testing. Similarly, encouraging your child to do his or her personal best can greatly improve self-confidence levels leading to better performance. Thank you for all you do to help your child to be as successful as possible, and for all of your efforts.

Dear All, Our RoboTigers(Team#8248) got the 4th Place out of 60 teams participated in North Texas FLL(Robotics) Championship that was held in Dallas on Saturday,January 23, our students did their best and competed in semi finals. Even though it was our first year in Robotics Competition our team got 4th place which is really good. Thanks to our students who spent their efforts and time, and thanks to our parents who supported us in this important event.Congratulations!!!Go RoboTigers!!!

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HSE-Dallas celebrated the Black History Month on February 24th. We had a wonderful show and enjoyed the night all together with parents and students, remembering the important figures of our past and present who have had such an impact on our country.Enjoy Pictures Here

Dear all, as a HSE-Dallas we had a wonderful speech given by Councilmember Jerry Allen on President's Day. Students had a great opportunity to hear from Jerry Allen about the leadership.Click here for Pictures

Thursday, January 28th we had a PTO Patriotic Program.

It was an educational night in which we explored the history, symbols, and traditions that make our country so great.

As HSA-Elementary Division we had our fourth award ceremony. Students received; Distinguished Honor Roll (All A's), Recognised Honor Roll (AB's) and Perfect Attendance awards for the fifth 6th weeks. Keep up good work.

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Harmony Science Academy has participated in mathcounts competition on Saturday, February 6.Eight students represented our school in the competition at UTD. We would like to congratulate our mathcounts team and the coaches. We need more participants for the next year. Go Math Tigers!!!

Accelerated Reader (AR) is a daily progress monitoring software assessment in wide use by primary and secondary schools for monitoring the practice of reading. Accelerated Reader is an assessment that primarily determines whether or not a child has read a book.

1,329 schools, 5134 different classes and 68,578 students actively participated in the Mathletics American Math
Challenge / MATHCOUNTS Online Challenge, November2009.
109 students of Harmony Science Academy Dallas/Elementary participated in this contest. These students are the champions of our school, scoring the highest points in their grade level.
6th Grades:
Lanzaderas Nethan 7229 Points
Veronica Don Juan 3865 Points
Velazquez Jesus 3474

5th Grade
Tunde Neke 7227
Nimer Sharif 5027
Delfeld Jack 4002 Points

4th Grades
Senlik Abdulkadir 5259 Points
Nguyen Annie 4069 Points
Solomon Able 3467

Special Prize for 2nd and 3rd Grade students who competed with 4th and upper grade students:

Tunde Sherman 3rd Grade- 4583 Points
Chatuverdi Sonali 2nd Grade- 2076 Points
Fischer Max 3rd Grade-1080 Points.

Dear Parents,
We would like to draw your attention to a reading program we have been implementing at Harmony Science Academy - Dallas called Drop Everything And Read. Everyday between 10:30 am and 11:05 AM students, teachers and everyone should drop everything and start reading.
We believe this program, which represents our commitment to litreacy, will help strengthen the reading and comprehensive skills of our students. Students are encouraged to read through several incentives such as certificates and awards for AR quizz points, classroom picnics and field trips.
Parent support is highly appreciated and crucial in this issue. Please remind your kids to take an AR test in the school after they finished their book.
For more question about our AR program contact one of our ELA teachers or an administrator.

Harmony Science Academy was on the front page of at Star Telegram.
The Fort Worth Star-Telegram is a major U.S. daily newspaper serving Fort Worth and the western half of the North Texas area known as the Metroplex.The Star-Telegram’s circulation area is the Fort Worth/Arlington metro area (four counties) and 14 surrounding counties. The newspaper's primary market is the four-county Fort Worth/Arlington metro area (as well as the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie), which is the western part of the fourth-largest U.S. metropolitan area, the Dallas/Fort Worth/Arlington Combined Statistical Area.The Star-Telegram is the nation's oldest continuously operating online newspaper.Read more

Harmony Science Academy - Fort Worth, is among 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.

The study is done by Children at Risk, a non-profit group, who analyzed and ranked more than 5,900 schools statewide. In North Texas, 807 elementary schools, 292 middle schools and 158 high schools were ranked.
In the middle school rankings, the Fort Worth Harmony Science Academy charter school was the only Tarrant County school in the area’s top 20.

Harmony Science Academy - Fort Worth campus is ranked:
15th in North Texas (out of 292 middle schools)
115th in Texas (out of 1,676 middle schools)

More details at: News from Dallas Morning News Online (September 13, 2009)

More details at: Star-Telegram (September 18, 2009)

Dear H.S.A Family,

Harmony Science Academy-Houston's ranking has been changed to Silver category from Bronze category in USNews.com.

What does it mean:

USNews The America's Best High Schools project is an annual report that identifies the country's top-performing high schools. The goal is to provide a clear, unbiased picture of how well public schools serve all of their students - from the highest achieving to the lowest achieving - in preparing them to demonstrate proficiency in basic skills as well as readiness for college-level work. The first-ever list of America's Best High Schools is the 2008 edition, which was posted online November 30, 2007. The 2009 edition was posted online on December 5, 2008 and the 2010 edition was posted on December 10, 2009.

Since U.S. News & World Report editors believe high schools are among America's most important institutions, adding America's Best High Schools to its "America's Best" series was a natural progression. Education drives our country's future. Recognizing schools that are performing well and providing them as models to other schools will inspire educators and communities to do better. Also, by sharing this information, parents across the country will be armed with information to help them make better-informed decisions about their child's education.

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The FLL Robotics Championship Tournament was held last February 27, 2010 at Houston, Texas. More than 80 teams participated in the competition and the HSA -Brownsville Team won the 1st place under the category of Teamwork. This proves how collaboration brings us to success. Congratulations to our team: Ellis Chonka, Marco Gomez, Luis Ong, Antonio Beltran, and mentor Mr. Kivam. We are proud of you guys!

HARMONY SCIENCE ACADEMY - FORT WORTH WAS ON CBS 11 Read More

HSE attended the San Antonio "Mathletes in Action " MATHCOUNTS competition on Saturday, November 14th. There were 96 teams (around 400 individuals ). HSE was well represented not only by the number of participants, but also by the number of awards received. The team placed 1st overall and:

Brian Xu: 1st placed individual and 1st in countdown
Paul Cruz:3rd placed individual
Pradhith Konduri:5th placed individual
Vincent Liu: 5th placed individual and 2nd place in countdown

We are very excited about your accomplishments at this competition! Your hard work and dedication show!
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