Hello Harmony / Utah Peak Academy
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
- Classic Skating Field Trip
- Reading Eggs
- Family Focus Fridays
- Important: Peak Homeroom / Attendance
- Flex Submission Dates
- Portfolio Submissions for 2nd Quarter
- Social Shenanigans
- Monthly Newsletters from the Teacher of Record at UPA
- Resources and Resource Ordering
- Options Day
- Valentine’s Day Crafts
- Monthly Trivia for Students
- 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 Piute County School District calendar for the 2024-25 school year.
Upcoming School Dates:
- Spring Break April 17th -21st
- Last Day of School May 22nd
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
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, the staff at Harmony can help show your student’s progress at any time.
If you do not remember how to log on to Reading Eggs, as your mentor or our paraeducator, Denise Glines dglines@harmonyed.com
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 Meet: meet.google.com/ckw-pyow-fyw
2/14 Edmentum
2/28 Moby Max
Important: Peak Homeroom / Attendance
Be sure to have your child respond to the weekly discussion post in the Utah Peak Academy Homeroom in Canvas. The questions are posted each Friday, and you have until the following Friday to answer them. Responding each week provides the UPA with a weekly “attendance log” and helps them have a connection with students. This is an important part of your child’s attendance with the UPA.
If you have any questions about the weekly Homeroom questions, please contact your mentor.
Flex Information
Here are the Flex Direct and Flex Independent submission dates for the 2nd semester. Be sure to submit your student’s worksheets on time as this tracks attendance and progress.
February 14- Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies
February 28 – Language Arts, Math, Science & Social Studies
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.
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
January 31st – 3rd Quarter Portfolio Submission
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.
Social Shenanigans
February 25th, 2025 @ 2:00 PM
We would love to invite you to Social Shenanigans! It is an opportunity for the students of UPA to socialize with each other and the staff of UPA in a virtual meeting filled with engaging, fun activities. We want to schedule each monthly meeting at a consistent time that you can count on and plan for. We have been doing it on the 4th Thursday of each month at noon but would like your input to help find a time that would work better for more families so the potential for socializing is even better.
https://piutek12-org.zoom.us/j/8965040880?pwd=K9HGbZOj1Y0aRqYcjM1mjR0D2UsJa7.1&omn=87972074225
Meeting ID: 896 504 0880
Passcode: UPA2024
Monthly Newsletter from Utah Peak Academy Teacher
The monthly newsletter includes dates to remember for the month, news about upcoming school activities, important life skills, and fun activities to engage the students. It will be updated the first week of each month.
The link is the same each month and a new page will be added for each month.
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
Resource 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
- We have sites in American Fork, Cedar City, Logan, Morgan, Payson (new for 2025-26), and Roy
- 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
Valentine’s Day Crafts
Caterpillar Craft
Heart and Pom Pom Garland
Love Bugs Craft
Paper Plate Bug Craft
Valentine’s Science Experiments
Valentines Wreath
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?
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
Trivia Answers
#1: 1415
#2: A leap year
#3: Groundhog Day
Account Manager
Stacey Snow
ssnow@harmonyed.com
801-310-7520
Mentor
Traci Nielsen
tnielsen@harmonyed.com
435-406-9283
Teacher of Record – Utah Peak Academy
Hunter Tanner
hunter.tanner@piutek12.org