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Monday March 08, 2010
Dear Parents/Guardians,
4th Mock TAKS Exams The Mock TAKS Tests will be administered on Monday – Wednesday 8-10 March 2010. HSE-Endeavor Students have Practice TAKS Test this week. Schedule is here
Monday, March 8, 2010: Math – [First Period – Fourth Period] {Grade 3 – Grade 8} after lunch regular schedule. Tuesday, March 9, 2010: Reading – [First Period – Fourth Period] {Grade 3 – Grade 8} after lunch regular schedule. Wednesday, March 10, 2010: Science – [First Period – Fourth Period] {Grade 5 and Grade 8} after lunch regular schedule; Social Studies – [Fourth Period – Seventh Period] {Grade 8 ONLY}.
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| Texas Independence Day |
4th grade students prepared a presentation about Texas history on Texas Independence Day. Texas Independence Day celebrates the adoption of the state’s independence declaration. It is an annual legal holiday in Texas, in the United States, on March 2. March 2 also marks Texas Flag Day and Sam Houston Day, although these are special observances rather than legal holidays.
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| School Playground |
Our school playground materials have been delivered. And now playground is open for our K-4rd grade students. We would like to thank all the parents and teachers for the playground fundraising activities.
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| Field trip to the museum |
Our 4th grade students had a field trip to the Houston Center for Contemporary Craft and Asher Gallery on February 26.
Asher Gallery, within Houston Center for Contemporary Craft, serves as a retail showcase for the work of internationally acclaimed and emerging artists in all craft media. Visitors have an opportunity to touch, handle and own objects created by many of the artists featured in exhibitions, as well as from current and past Artists-in-Residence.
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| 100th Day of the School |
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HSE-Endeavor 1st graders are to celebrate the 100th day of school. The celebration began on the actual 100th day of school. Small children enjoy the One Hundred Celebration. All remember when 100 seemed like such a BIG number! Some students bring in small collections of 100 objects to share with the class. Students practice counting, sorting and classifying the objects. Required elementary math skills are reinforced - learning how to count to 100 - by ones, by twos, by fives, and by tens.
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| Spelling Bee at HSE-Endeavor |
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We would like to announce the winner of the 2009-2010 Harmony School of Excellence - Endeavor Wide Spelling Bee Champion- Fahad Qavi!!!
1st place- Fahad Qavi, 5th grade 2nd place- Vincent Lai- 5th grade 3rd place- Kyle Ashton- 8th grade
Fahad will compete in the Houston area charter school spelling bee in February.
Congratulations to all the great spellers that competed in our spelling bee!
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| MATHS COUNT TEAM`S NEW TRIUMPH |
To win reward has become custom for our math team. The won two more ribbons in the mini competition done last Saturday. They accustomed to keep ahead in the competitions. We believe that like they won will hone them to official competition
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| TAKS PREPARATIONS ARE ACCELERATING |
Math department has accelerated to prepare the student for Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills exam. Our teachers performed a mock test. Mock test results have shown that their scores have begun to increase. Our students allot their times to do tutoring after school by sacrificing and they assist the tutoring by doing mock test.
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| DONER PARTY FOR 7TH GRADE PARENTS |
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Harmony School of Excellence - Endeavor team have invited 7th grade parents to Doner Party on the very first weekend of winter break. The party held in school backyard. The parents were introduced to Turkish dish made of lamb meat cooked on a vertical spit and sliced off to order. The picnic had a great success. We believe that cooperation of teacher with parents will lead to student success and achievment of greater goals.
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| BARBEQUE FOR FOLK DANCE GROUP |
Folk Dance Group are preparing to elimination of Houston. We have wanted to congratulate them all for their efforts. Also we have wanted to congratulate our parents for upbringing these wonderful children. We prepared barbeque for students and our parents under the auspice of our principle last night. Tarik Isaac who is in the Folk Dance Group displayed a wonderful performance. We are looking forward to see them in the peak…
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| DIGITAL STORYTELLING CONTEST- DISTCO 2009 |
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DISTCO 2009 is part of a series of "Digital Storytelling Contests" hosted by School of Science and Technology (SST) and sponsored by Cosmos Foundation. The contest is open to all K-12 students and teachers at both national and international level. The DISTCO 2009 asks students and teachers to submit their digital stories in a certain time frame and manner for the contest. The competition is held solely online through http://www.distco.org . The project has certain benefits for both students and teacher. It is a way of exposing and challenging the students in a competition where they can show their certain skills in multimedia, technology, researching, writing and creativity.
Digital Stories can be submitted between December 7, 2009 and January 29, 2009 (for Harmony and SST schools).
Please see DISTCO 2009 Flyer for more information.
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| GRAND OPENING !!! |
HSE-ENDEAVOR’s parents, teachers and students celebrated the grand opening of the school on Saturday Dec12.
The goal of New Harmony School is to offer a high quality academic program with a strong emphasis on mathematics, science, and computer applications.
HSE-Endeavor is committed to raising the public's awareness of the importance of science and technology and to supporting science education at all levels.
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| 1st ANNUAL SCIENCE FAIR. |
HSE-Endeavor had its 1st annual Science fair on Saturday, Dec 12.
Harmony Schools’ Science Fairs perform a vital function in involving young people and their families in science and technology.
This year all of our students have approached the task with excitement, and utilized not only their own resources but those of their families, teachers, and school, without whose generous support an exhibition of this nature would not be possible
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| 50 STUDENTS ARE AWARDED |
HSE-Endeavor awarded 50 students in 1st annual science fair award ceremony.
We congratulate all the participants, particularly those who have progressed through to this Fair. We hope their participation will encourage them to maintain a life-long interest in science.
We wish to thank all those involved in supporting us for this school project and promoting science fair at all level class, the parents, teachers, and the judges.
This fair is the results of hours of voluntary work, particularly by teachers, and we thank them for their effort.
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| Official Opening & School-wide Science Fair |
You are cordially invited to our Official Opening & Science Fair Saturday, December 12, 2009 Harmony School of Excellence-Endeavor Program Schedule Judging 9:00 am - 12:30 pm Public View 12:45 pm - 1:30 pm Official Opening & Science Fair Award Ceremony : 1:30 pm - 3:00 pm
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| MATH COUNTS AWARD CERENOMY |
HSE-Endeavor Math Count team was awarded by a barbeque party. They celebrated their achievements with their teachers. Our principle Mr. Ekin attended to the award ceremony to increase their enthusiasm and emphasize achievement as well.
The students who got place in 2009-2010 math counts mini competition are; 1st place: Diana Luong , 1st place: Jonathan Laryea 4th place: Kyle Lim Ashton, 5th place: Pablo Padilla 6th place: Christian Paulson, 9th place: Josephine Mendoza 9th place: Matthew Walters, 10th place: Jorge maya
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| HSS - Endeavor panned out in Math Counts Competition |
HSE – Endeavor attended MATHCOUNTS mini competition on Saturday, December 5th. They won four ribbons and they all placed in the team round. They have panned out it after exhaustive works. We are very excited about our student`s accomplishments at this competition! Their hard work and dedication show!
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| School Wide Science Fair Competition on Saturday December 12,2009 |
2009 - 2010 Harmony School Of Excellence Endeavor School Wide Science Fair Competition December 12,2009
Harmony School Of Excellence Endeavor organizes a school-wide science fair every year. Each student will have the chance to solve his or her own science mystery by doing a science project, a mandatory assignment for your child's class.
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| You Can Make a Difference for Our School with Box Tops! |
Our school Box Top program has started last week. Here is an easy, everyday way you can help: Clip the Box Top from hundreds of participating products and send them to school. Each one is worth 10 ˘ when our school redeems them from Box Top for education. If you have any questions regarding this program you may contact Ms. Griffin at 281-999 84 00 ext: 112 or at mgrifin@harmonytx.org.
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| Miller Outdoor Theatre Field Trip |
4th and 7th grade students are going to field trip to Miller Outdoor Theatre on November 17th.
The sweeping pageantry of Texas history through music. From early Spanish exploration and the first settlement by American frontiersmen to the Battle for Independence and the Civil War, music has given voice to the land of Texas. They will listen and learn as Paragon Brass traces this epic saga with musical selections relating Texas' journey from colonization to independent nation to the Lone Star State.
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| HSE-Endeavor Student Handbook 2009-2010 |
Dear Students,
Welcome to the 2009-2010 school year at Harmony School of Excellence-ENDEAVOR! This new school year means a new beginning, and new futures.
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