Hello Harmony / Garfield Online Families,
Happy Valentine’s Day this month! We hope you have an amazing month and are able to make some fun memories with your children. Please be aware of any deadlines and be sure to let your mentor know if you have any issues.
In this Touchpoint:
- Calendars
- Monthly Trivia for Students
- Classic Skating Field Trip
- Valentine’s Day Crafts
- Reading Eggs
- Family Focus Fridays
- Important: Garfield Homeroom / Attendance
- Flex Submission Dates
- Portfolio Submissions for 3rd Quarter
- Resources and Resource Ordering
- Options Day
- 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:
Feb 17: President’s Day (No School)
Feb 13-14: Teacher Work Days (No School)
Feb 20: No School Day
Feb 18: PD Teachers (No School)
Mar 17: PD Teachers (No School)
Monthly Trivia for Students
Answers are at the bottom of the Touchpoint email.
Question #1: When was the oldest-known Valentine’s Day message written?
Question #2: What is it called when February has 29 days?
Question #3: What is February 2nd?
Classic Skating Field Trip
We are looking forward to our upcoming Harmony Family night at Classic Fun Center in Sandy on February 20th. You can come anytime between 5:00PM and 9:00PM.
Admission is free for all Harmony families, just let them know you are with Harmony Education. It is a $3 rental fee to rent skates or scooters or you can bring your own from home.
You can go to this LINK to let us know you are coming.
Address is 9151 S 255 W Sandy, UT 84070
Valentine’s Day Crafts
Caterpillar Craft
Heart and Pom Pom Garland
Love Bugs Craft
Paper Plate Bug Craft
Valentine’s Science Experiments
Valentines Wreath
Reading Eggs
A Reminder about the FREE program, Reading Eggs!
If your student is struggling in reading, we highly suggest using the online program Reading Eggs three times a week. The program is colorful and fun.
If you do not remember how to log on to Reading Eggs, reach out to your mentor.
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
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 3rd quarter. Be sure to submit your student’s worksheets on time as this tracks attendance and progress.
February 14
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 3rd Quarter
All portfolios need to be submitted no later than March 7 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.
Resources and Resource Ordering
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.
- Board Games
- Canvas for Painting
- Lego Robotics
- Maps
- Wood Burner
Ordering is now closed for the year any orders placed before January 31st will be processed.. If you missed the January 31st deadline you can still use reimbursement until May 31st.
Options Day
Have you heard of Options Day?
Harmony Educational Services offers a fun, onsite and in person educational program, called Options Day. Your student can join us once a week where they will have a blast, make new friends, and learn exciting new things! Our classes can fulfill the elective requirement for their education.
We offer a wide variety of classes each year that are unique to each site. Some common classes you may find are art, music, P.E., self defense, and creative writing along with so many others that offer hands-on experiences for your student.
- We meet one day a week for 4.5 hours
- Options Day is for grades K-8
- Please consider a kindergartner’s readiness (should be able to be away from parents for 4-5 hours and be able to function in a classroom setting)
- Students rotate through 4 classes in a day
- Students are organized into classes according to age/grade
- We have a 30 minute lunch
- Students bring a sack lunch
- If enrolled in Harmony, the cost is $700 and you can use your Harmony funding account
- If NOT enrolled in Harmony, the cost is $825 payable by card at harmonyed.com/pay
- Options Day starts the 2nd week of Sept. and ends the 2nd week of May
- We meet for 30 weeks total
- There is a 2 week time frame after Options Day starts in which we offer a full refund if you withdraw
- Options Day fulfills elective credit
- Locations: American Fork, Cedar City, Logan, Morgan and Roy. And new for fall 2025-26, we’re excited to announce a new location in Payson!
- We have lots of fun, students have a great time socializing and meeting new friends!
- Enroll in Options Day through course selection under electives (Harmony student), non Harmony students, contact Michelle for enrollment
- Questions? Contact Michelle Symkoviak msymkoviak@harmonyed.com
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, Kindergarten Teachers
Email: brittney.dodds@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_/
Happy February
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)
Jaisha Anderson, Mentor (janderson@harmonyed.com)
Kristen Nielsen, Mentor (knielsen@harmonyed.com)
Trivia Answers
#1: 1415
#2: A leap year
#3: Groundhog Day