Hello Harmony / Iron County Families,
Welcome to the 2021-22 school year! We are excited for what the year will bring and are honored to work with your families.
This is our touchpoint email, and you will receive one every month. Look for it because it will contain pertinent links, important dates and other information to keep you fully informed. Be sure to add this email address to your contact list so that you never miss one.
In this Touchpoint:
- Calendars
- School Pathways Logins
- Attendance
- Create Help Desk Ticket
- Flex Submission Dates
- Harmony Portfolio Courses
- Course Registration and Resource Orders
- SPED
- 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 Iron County School District calendar for the 2021-22 school year.
Upcoming School Dates:
October 25: Fall Break – No School
October 31: Last day to submit 1st semester Resource Order
November 24-26: Thanksgiving Break – No School
December 22- January 3: Christmas Break – No School
School Pathways Logins
School Pathways is the student management system that Harmony uses to keep all course grades in one place. Grades are updated throughout the month, and you can check here to see your child’s grades.
You will be receiving an email with School Pathways logins for your children. If you haven’t received that yet or have questions about the grades, please contact your mentor.
Attendance
This year it is important for students to turn assignments in on time and not get behind in online courses. Iron County cares about your students’ attendance and making sure that students learn what they need to in order to succeed.
- Attendance is tracked by progress. Students need to have grades at least 70%. Students with a grade lower than 70% need to make 5% progress in at least one class every 2 weeks to count towards attendance.
- Students that don’t progress at least 5% in at least one of the classes that is below 70% will receive a truancy letter.
- If your student is sick or will be out of town, let your mentor know so that the student can be marked as absent.
Create Help Desk Ticket
Resource orders and reimbursements are being processed. If you have any issues placing an order or problems with the order once it is received you can place a help ticket to contact the ordering team.
- To open a help ticket, go to the Family Resource Center > Parent Dashboard > Help > Resource Ordering Help Desk.
Flex Submission Dates
Here are the Flex Direct and Flex Independent submission dates for the 1st quarter. Be sure to submit your students’ worksheets on time as this tracks attendance and progress.
October 22
- Kindergarten – Language Arts, Math
November 5
- Kindergarten – Language Arts, Math, Science, MS Electives
November 19
- Kindergarten – Language Arts, Math, MS Electives
Flex worksheets for Kindergarten courses have been updated as follows:
- Kindergarten Language Arts: 16 total worksheets for the year
- Kindergarten Math: 16 total worksheets for the year
- Kindergarten Science: 8 worksheets for the year
Please note which Kindergarten worksheets will be submitted for each date.
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’ll find FAQs, which include submission instructions and a submission video.
Harmony Portfolio Courses
Students with Harmony Portfolio courses are expected to submit a weekly learning log or narrative that outlines the educational objectives that the student met during that calendar week. Learning log submissions are due every Friday and fulfill the attendance requirement with Iron County School District. Students should not fall behind on learning log submissions. Here are some sample learning logs.
Language Arts: In Language Arts this week we’ve been studying Roald Dahl’s poems and Johnny memorized his favorite poem and created an art project about it. We also finished reading Where the Red Fern Grows, and he is working on a book report for that. He completed 2 pages from Handwriting without Tears and worked on his weekly spelling words.
Math: In math we worked on chapter 3 in Saxon and did workbook pages 3.1, 3.2, and 3.3.
Science: In Science we are studying the moon. The kids took notes on a short lecture. We then did a fun object lesson about phases of the moon using Oreo cookies. The kids observed the moon and will continue to add to their moon observation notes over the next week.
Course Registration and Resource Orders
We are so excited to have so many new families join us this year! We are working as quickly as possible to fill orders for curriculum and resources. Please be patient with us in filling orders.
If you have not heard from the ordering department or received login information or Flex worksheets two weeks after your child’s course registration has been approved or two weeks after you submitted your order, THEN you can contact your mentor for further assistance. We are working hard to serve as many students as we can, and we truly appreciate your patience and understanding as we process orders.
You can also check the status of your resource request by logging in to the Family Resource Center and going to the parent dashboard. Select your student’s name to see the status of their course registration and/or resource orders.
SPED
If you have special needs concerns for your student, please contact your mentor. Your mentor will send concerns to our paraeducator. She will work with the Iron County team to meet those needs.
Get Social
Are you on Facebook? 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. Find us at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/harmonyedutah/
We wish you a wonderful school year!
Brianna Webster (bwebster@harmonyed.com)
Iron Account Manager
Denise Glines (dglines@harmonyed.com)
Accommodations Specialist
Amanda Hernandez (ahernandez@harmonyed.com)
Mentor
Gwen Adams (gadams@harmonyed.com)
Mentor
Hannah Keller (hkeller@harmonyed.com)
Mentor
Jessie Riddle (jriddle@harmonyed.com)
Mentor
Ranya Williams (rwilliams@harmonyed.com)
High School Mentor
Stacey Snow (ssnow@harmonyed.com)
Mentor