Hello Harmony / Corvallis School District #1 Montana Families,
We are into February already! We hope that the beginning of this year is going well for you. This is the perfect time of year to focus on schoolwork before the weather changes and starts calling your students to spend time outside. Remember if you need anything to reach out to your mentor.
In this Touchpoint:
- Calendars
- Important: Corvallis Homeroom / Attendance
- Flex Submission Dates
- Portfolio Submissions for 3rd Quarter and Trimester
- Ordering
- Get Social
Calendars
A great place to stay up-to-date on important dates is the calendar found on the parent dashboard. Here you’ll find information such as Flex submission dates, testing dates, school dates, etc.
Click here for the official Corvallis School District #1 Montana calendar for the 2023-24 school year.
Upcoming School Dates:
- Jan. 29: 3rd quarter begins
- Jan. 31: 2nd semester resource ordering closes
- Feb. 19: Presidents Day, Harmony office closed, no school
- March 1: End of 2nd trimester
- March 8: 3rd quarter portfolio submission due
- March 25-29: Spring Break, no school
- April 5: End of 3rd quarter
- April 29: No school
- May 3: 4th quarter portfolio submission due
- May 24: End of 4th Quarter, last day of school
- May 27: Memorial Day, Harmony office closed, no school
- June 7: Last day of school
Important: Corvallis Homeroom / Attendance
Be sure to have your child respond to the daily attendance question in the Corvallis Homeroom Course in Canvas. The question is posted each day, and you have until 10:00 am to answer the question. Doing so provides Corvallis School District #1 Montana with a daily “attendance log” and helps them to have a connection with students. This is an important part of your child’s attendance with Corvallis.
If you are only working a 4 day school week, please email your mentor and let them know to add your students to the 4 day spreadsheet. Your mentor will be able to excuse your Friday absences once you notify her that you only work 4 school days.
If you have any questions about the daily Homeroom question, please contact your mentor.
Portfolio Submissions for 2nd Trimester (Grades K-4)
For Harmony Portfolio courses, the 2nd trimester portfolio submissions are due on Feb. 9. All portfolios need to be submitted no later than Feb. 9 to give the teachers time to review and grade them.
Portfolio Submissions for 3rd Quarter (Grades 5-12)
For Harmony Portfolio courses, the 2nd quarter portfolio submissions are due on Jan. 5. All portfolios need to be submitted as soon as possible to give the teachers time to review and grade them. If you weren’t able to submit by the 5th, please email your mentor.
The guidelines for portfolios are as follows:
- 5-8 portfolio items per subject.
- Items need to show student work, and examples could include worksheets, reports, tests/quizzes, science projects, etc. Remember that portfolio Items need to be the student’s actual work, not a learning log or description of what the student has been doing.
- Portfolio items need to be grade-level work.
- Portfolio items need to demonstrate student work over the course of 2 months.
Reimbursement Requests
Reimbursements can be requested once a month. Be sure to select the PRE APPROVAL option when you request your reimbursement in the FRC (Family Resource Center).
Please also remember that all purchases over $1000.00 will become assets of the Corvallis School District #1 Montana, when/if your student exits the Harmony program.
Resource Orders
Resource ordering is now closed. If you placed an order before January 31st it will be processed in the order it was received. If you joined Harmony during 2nd semester, please reach out to your mentor for an exception link which will allow you to make a resource order outside of the regular ordering window.
Reimbursements will be open until the end of May.
Get Social
Are you part of our growing community of Harmony parents? If not, please join us and get social. It’s a great place to share what is working with your family, ask questions of other parents, and receive updates on Harmony news.
- Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/groups/harmonyedmontana/
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/harmonyed/
Have a safe and warm February,
Emery Melendez, Program Manager
Anneliese Autry, Mentor (aautry@harmonyed.com)