Hello Harmony / Garfield Online Families,
It’s a wonderful time of the year with so much magic in the air. We hope your students are making wonderful memories. Submission deadlines are coming so be sure to submit or complete all work before the deadline.
In this Touchpoint:
- Calendars
- Monthly Trivia for Students
- Festival of Trees
- Family Focus Fridays
- Important: Garfield Homeroom / Attendance
- Flex Submission Dates
- Portfolio Submissions for 2nd Quarter
- Possible Resources
- Resource Ordering
- Garfield Online Contact Information
- Get Social
Calendars
Stay up to date on important dates and events with our 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 Garfield Online calendar for the 2024-25 school year.
Upcoming School Dates:
Dec 20: Last Flex/Portfolio Submissions
Dec 23- Jan 3: Christmas Break (No School)
Jan 12: Last Online Submissions
Monthly Trivia for Students
Answers are at the bottom of this Touchpoint email.
Question #1: How many reindeer are there including Rudolph?
Question #2: Which tree is traditionally used as a Christmas tree?
Question #3: Which US president had his own recipe for Eggnog?
Family Focus Fridays
Guiding Families with Proven Strategies and Insights!
Join us for our interactive Family Focus Fridays sessions designed to support and empower parents in the homeschooling journey. In these trainings, we’ll explore the effective use of curriculum offered by Harmony, to create a positive and enriching learning environment at home.
What to Expect:
- Practical tips for utilizing the curriculum offered by Harmony
- Q&A sessions to address specific family curriculum needs
Whether you’re new to homeschooling or a seasoned pro, this training is tailored to help you and your family thrive utilizing the various curricula Harmony offers your family.
Time: 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm MDT/MST
Location: Google Meets: meet.google.com/ckw-pyow-fyw
1/17 Odyssey
1/31 Electives
2/14 Edmentum
2/28 Moby Max
Important: Garfield Online Homeroom Canvas Course / Attendance
Be sure to have your child respond to the weekly discussion post in the Garfield Online Homeroom in Canvas. Responding each week shows engagement and helps the teachers have a better connection with your family and students. This is an important part of your child’s enrollment with Garfield Online.
If you have any questions about the weekly Homeroom questions, please contact your teacher.
Flex Submission Dates
Here are the Flex Direct and Flex Independent submission dates for the 1st semester. Be sure to submit your student’s worksheets on time as this tracks attendance and progress.
December 6
December 20
To find helpful information about Flex Direct or Flex Independent courses, log into the Family Resource Center and go to the Curriculum Orientation. From the sidebar menu in the Flex Direct and Flex Independent sections, you will find FAQs, which include submission instructions and a submission video.
Portfolio Submissions for 2nd Quarter
All portfolios need to be submitted no later than December 20th to give the teachers time to review and grade them.
The guidelines for portfolios are as follows:
Language Arts Portfolio Submission
Please submit 5-8 artifacts that meet the following requirements:
- Students have completed grade level work.
- At least 4 artifacts must be from your chosen curriculum.
- Student work is of a high quality, meaning:
- Learning objectives are explicit and/or explained
- Work is completed correctly
- Artifacts are clear and legible
- Artifacts cover an appropriate range of different concepts. For language arts, that means:
- 1 writing work sample
- 1 reading work sample
- 1 grammar/spelling work sample
- 2+ work samples of your choice
Math Portfolio Submission
Please submit 5-8 artifacts that meet the following requirements:
- Students have completed grade level work.
- At least 4 artifacts must be from your chosen curriculum.
- Student work is of a high quality, meaning:
- Learning objectives are explicit and/or explained
- Work is completed correctly
- Artifacts are clear and legible
- Artifacts cover at least 3 different math concepts.
Science Portfolio Submission
Please submit 5-8 artifacts that meet the following requirements:
- Students have completed grade level work.
- Student work is of a high quality, meaning:
- Learning objectives are explicit and/or explained
- Work is completed correctly
- Artifacts are clear and legible
- Artifacts cover at least 3 different science concepts.
Social Studies Portfolio Submission
Please submit 5-8 artifacts that meet the following requirements:
- Students have completed grade level work.
- Student work is of a high quality, meaning:
- Learning objectives are explicit and/or explained
- Work is completed correctly
- Artifacts are clear and legible
- Artifacts cover at least 3 different social studies concepts.
Possible Resources
At Harmony, we are always excited about the resources we can offer to students to help with their education. You will want to order your curriculum and technology first, and use remaining funds for a variety of things to help your student learn. We have included a few fun ideas and examples of how you could use the funds we provide for your student. Most items have price limits so if you are wondering about them please ask your mentor.
- Butterfly Kit
- Crystal Growing Kit
- Instruments
- Tumbling Mat
- Yoto Player
Resource Order
Ordering is back open for 2nd semester it will open until January 31st. All orders will be processed within 14 business days, but we can’t guarantee any items will arrive by Christmas. For all the ordering categories, except reimbursement, you can submit one order per semester per student.
Garfield Online Contact Information
Here is the contact information for Garfield Online.
Rowdy Miller, Principal
Email: rowdy.miller@garfk12.org
Danette Verde, Secretary
Email: danette.verde@garfk12.org
Phone: 435-676-1307
Brittney Dodds & Janette Lee, Kindergarten Teachers
Email: brittney.dodds@garfk12.org
Email: janette.lee@garfk12.org
Diona Jones, 1st Grade Teacher
Email: diona.jones@garfk12.org
Taylor Steed, 2nd Grade Teacher
Email: taylor.steed@garfk12.org
Kimberly Blood, 3rd Grade Teacher
Email: kimberly.blood@garfk12.org
Mckaylie Ruhr, 4th Grade Teacher
Email: mckaylie.ruhr@garfk12.org
Robin Gibbs, 5th & 6th Grade Grade Teacher
Email: robin.gibbs@garfk12.org
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 activities.
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/harmonyedutah/
- Instagram https://www.instagram.com/harmonyed_/
Merry Christmas & Happy Holidays
Brianna Webster, Garfield Account Manager (bwebster@harmonyed.com)
Denise Glines, Paraeducator (dglines@harmonyed.com)
Abbey Teran, Mentor (ateran@harmonyed.com)
Carly Purdy, Mentor (cpurdy@harmonyed.com)
Hope Dalsing, Mentor (hdalsing@harmonyed.com)
Kristen Nielsen, Mentor (knielsen@harmonyed.com)
Trivia Answers
#1: 9
#2: Pine or Fir Tree
#3: George Washington