Weekly Hawk Talk

What an incredible start to a new school year! 🎉 We’ve officially completed our first week of school, and our halls are already buzzing with excitement, learning, laughter, and new possibilities.

From reconnecting with friends and meeting new teachers to settling into routines and taking on new challenges, our students have made this first week one to celebrate. We are so proud of the energy, enthusiasm, and school spirit shown by our students, staff, and families.

Week one is in the books—and we’re just getting started! Here’s to a year filled with growth, achievement, memorable moments, and plenty of reasons to celebrate.

Please make sure students arrive at school on time and are picked up on time each day.

Morning Arrival

• School starts at 7:40 AM.
• Zone 1 and Zone 2 doors close at 7:35 AM.
• After 7:35 AM, students must enter through the front of the school. We will begin counting tardies on Monday, August 17th.

Dismissal Times

• Monday–Thursday: 3:21 PM
• Friday: 1:15 PM

Thank you for helping us ensure a smooth and safe arrival and dismissal each day!

⏰ Early Pick-Up Cut-Off Times

Please plan accordingly if your student needs to be picked up early from school.

Monday–Thursday: Early pick-up ends at 2:30 PM
Friday: Early pick-up ends at 12:30 PM

After these times, students will not be released for early pick-up as our staff will be preparing for dismissal.

Thank you for helping us keep our dismissal process safe, organized, and running smoothly! 💙

📚 Clubs & Tutorials Begin Tuesday, August 18!

Clubs and tutorials will officially begin on Tuesday, August 18.

To ensure your child can participate during the first week, please make all required payments by Monday, August 17.

💳 Important Payment Information:

• Fees must be paid before your child’s club will appear in Skyward.
• After payment is submitted, please allow a few days for processing.
• Once the payment has been processed, Skyward will reflect your child’s club(s).

Please submit payments as early as possible to avoid delays in participation. We’re excited for a great start to our clubs and tutorials! 🌟

💙 Please Give Us Grace

We ask everyone to please give us a little extra grace during the first two weeks of school. We have many new families joining us, and we encourage our returning families to help set a great example by following our drop-off and pick-up procedures.

Please also be patient and kind to our staff. Our team will be working outside in the heat to make sure every child gets to the correct location and safely to their guardian.

Drop-off and dismissal WILL take a little longer in the beginning, but with everyone's patience and cooperation, it will get faster!

🚗 Morning Drop-Off

Please make sure your child is ready to exit the car quickly with all of their belongings. Having backpacks, lunch boxes, and other items ready to go is essential to keeping the car line moving.

🚘 Afternoon Dismissal

Please remind your student to watch for their name during dismissal and make their way outside quickly when called. Please fill out the form below if you have not received your driveline number yet.

Older siblings: Please make sure you gather your younger siblings before heading outside to the car.

Every little bit helps us keep dismissal safe and efficient!

Walker Pass Reminder

For the safety of all our students, a Walker Pass is required for any student walking off campus property at dismissal.

Please have your yellow Walker Pass ready to show the staff member before leaving campus. Students will not be permitted to walk off campus without a valid pass.

Need a Walker Pass? Stop by the front office to pick up a form or turn in your completed form.

Thank you for helping us keep dismissal safe, smooth, and secure for everyone!

🚗 Drop-Off & Dismissal Traffic Reminders

The first few weeks of school can be hectic as everyone gets back into the routine. Please help us keep arrival and dismissal safe, smooth, and efficient by following our traffic procedures.

⛔ DO NOT ENTER THROUGH THE FRONT GATE

All families MUST enter through the BACK GATE for morning drop-off and afternoon dismissal.

The front gate is for STAFF ONLY during these times. Entering through the front gate disrupts the traffic flow and creates backups in our parking lot and on 620.

Please follow the designated traffic pattern and staff directions at all times.

☀️ Morning Drop-Off

ZONE 1 – PK & Kindergarten

• Stay in the LEFT LANE as you enter.
• Pull all the way forward to the Zone 1 entry doors.
• If you have a PK or Kindergarten student and older siblings, you may drop off all of your students in Zone 1.

ZONE 2 – Grades 1–12

• All students in 1st–12th grade should use Zone 2 unless they are arriving with a PK or Kindergarten sibling.
• Please pull all the way forward to the end of the cafeteria sidewalk. This allows us to unload multiple vehicles at once and keeps the line moving.

🚙 Afternoon Pickup

ZONE 1 – Elementary Only | BLUE CARDS

• For families picking up PK–5th grade students only.
• If you have multiple students and all are in elementary grades, use Zone 1.
• Stay in the LEFT LANE.

ZONE 2 – Secondary & Siblings | RED CARDS

• For students in 6th–12th grade.
• If you have students in both elementary and middle/high school, use Zone 2.
• Stay to the RIGHT as you enter.
• At the front of the building, merge into the left lane as indicated on the traffic map. The right lane then becomes EXIT ONLY.
• Pull all the way forward to the end of the cafeteria sidewalk so we can load multiple vehicles at once and keep traffic moving.

⚠️ Important Safety Reminders

Please remain in your vehicle. Zone 1 will have staff available to assist students with opening car doors. Zone 2 students should be able to open their doors and exit independently.

Never drop students off outside the closed gate. Students would have to cross two lanes of active parking-lot traffic, creating a serious safety concern and slowing the flow of vehicles.

Please respect our neighbors. Do not park at the nearby dealership or apartment complex at any time.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as we work together to make arrival and dismissal safer and faster for everyone! 💙

Campus Principal Aydin Yildirim ayildirim@harmonytx.org

AP of Academics - Elementary (PreK - 5) Virginia McRae vmcrae@harmonytx.org

Dean of College and Career/AP Academics 6th-12th Hakan Akpinar hakpinar@harmonytx.org

Dean of Student Culture Roberto Garza rogarza@harmonytx.org

Assistant to the Dean of Student Culture Jwana Adam jadam@harmonytx.org

GT Coordinator- Sumeyye Unal sunal@harmonytx.org

ESL Coordinator- Paige Rivera paige.rivera@harmonytx.org

SPED Coordinator- Bryan Moore bjmoore@harmonytx.org

Engagement Coordinator- Angela Witt awitt@harmonytx.org

Testing Coordinator- Emre Sagdik esagdik@harmonytx.org

Counselor - Kristin Allington kallington@harmonytx.org

HS Counselor- Heather Olivo holivo@harmonytx.org

HS Counselor- Joseph Kat skat@harmonytx.org

Registrar - Amanda Robles amanda.robles@harmonytx.org

Child Nutrition Assistant- Matt Rivera matthew.rivera@harmonytx.org

Dyslexia Specialist- Gillian Goodwin ggoodwin@harmonytx.org

Athletics Director- Raven Irvin rjones@harmonytx.org

Attendance Specialist- (pending)

If you have not received your uniform order yet, a plain black, blue or red polo shirt will be acceptable for the first week of school.

"Notice to Parents and Students If a student arrives at school out of uniform or is groomed inappropriately, the student’s parent(s) will be called to bring a change of clothes. The student will not be allowed to attend class until he or she is appropriately dressed. Any class time missed will be counted as an unexcused absence. The school reserves the right to determine and restrict unbecoming styles. Violations of the school’s uniform policy and grooming standards will result in incremental disciplinary action. Uniforms with torn pants or shirts with holes are not allowed. All damaged uniform items should be replaced."

Student and Parent handbook page 22