Hello Harmony / Utah Peak Academy
Happy Thanksgiving! Please remember to keep your submissions current with all the exciting holidays approaching. We’ve got some great tips and lots of info for you this month in our Touchpoint, take a look!
In this Touchpoint:
- Calendars
- Social Shenanigans
- Monthly Newsletters from the Teacher of Record at UPA
- Attendance
- SORA Login Information
- Monthly Trivia for Students
- Festival of Trees
- Technology Recommendations
- Possible Resources
- Resource Ordering
- Reimbursement
- 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:
- November 1, 15 & 26 Flex Due Dates
- November 8th Portfolio Quarterly Due Date
- November 20, 21 & 22 Thanksgiving Break
Social Shenanigans
Social Shenanigans 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.
It would be a huge help if you could take a few minutes to fill out this form:
https://forms.gle/qVZQ6cgaey5zQ5Lg8
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. I just add a new page for each month.
Attendance
Just a reminder that you can answer your weekly attendance question anytime during the week Monday through Friday. Please put a reminder on your phone.
SORA Information
Utah Peak is offering all Utah Peak students the opportunity to have a SORA login from the school district. This will allow you to check out online books. Utah Peak/Piute County School District will be having a competition for all students who are enrolled in Utah Peak. Please see the flier listed below:
SORA Reading Competition
Utah K12 Online Library
SORA LOGINS: Your students’ passwords are all set to UPA2022! Your students emails are whatever it says on their access page in PowerSchool followed by @m.piutek12.org The login your student will use is https://soraapp.com/welcome/login/201848
Monthly Trivia for Students
Answers are at the bottom of the touchpoint email.
Question #1: Which founding father wanted a turkey to be the national bird of the US?
Question #2: Do all trees change color in the fall?
Question #3: How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
Festival of Trees
We are so excited to be participating in the Primary Children’s Hospital charity event, “The Festival Of Trees” this year! Harmony will be donating a small Christmas tree themed “A Classic Love of Learning” inspired by classic literature! If you are planning to attend the festival, we invite you to snap a picture of the tree you think is Harmony’s. Post your best guess to social media with #harmonyedloveoflearning to be entered to win a giveaway for a microscope! Harmony student funding can be used to reimburse entry to the event!
Technology Recommendations
We would like to make some technology recommendations for you that may be helpful as you consider ordering your tech resources.
Recommended Computer Specifications:
- Windows 10 or iOS (Apple) based computer, Chromebooks may work with some programs
- Intel Core i5 or AMD Ryzen 5 or equivalent processor, 8 GB RAM recommended (4 GB RAM minimum)
- Strong high-speed Internet connection
Internet Browser: Harmony recommends using Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox as your web browser.
- Download Google Chrome
- Download Firefox
Office Suite Software: Google Drive and/or LibreOffice Suites are free options for word processing and other software that you may need for your curriculum. You may also choose to purchase Office Suite software (such as Microsoft Office) using your Harmony Resources.
- Download Google Drive
- Download LibreOffice
You may also use the online version of Google Drive by setting up an account.
- Create a Google Account
Antivirus: Windows 10 computers come with free antivirus software, Windows Defender. It is automatically active on the computer and frequently updated by Microsoft. There are other free options available or you may choose to allocate some of your Harmony Resources towards the purchase of software for your Apple or Windows-based computer.
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.
- 3D Printer
- Ant Farm
- Art supplies
- Crunchlabs
- National/State Park Passes
Resource Orders
Ordering is now closed for first semester but will open again on December 1st for second semester ordering. It is a perfect time to prepare your list of educational supplies. Orders will start being processed on December 1st on a FCFS basis. 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.
Reimbursement
We are excited to announce starting in the 24/25 school year we will start accepting receipts dated May 1, 2024 to May 31, 2025. You can submit one request per month with all receipts for any items being reimbursed.
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 Thanksgiving!
Trivia Answers
#1:Benjamin Franklin
#2: Nope! Pine trees stay green all year round.
#3: 3
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