Harmony Newsletter

Thank you to everyone who ran for an SCA OFFICER position. Congratulations to these student leaders!

• President - Cooper Wood
• Vice President - Charlotte Strahan
• Secretary - Khloee Boatright
• Treasurer - Amara Horton
• Historian - Tessa Adlung
• 6th Grade Representative - Charlotte Lilienkamp
• 7th Grade Representative - Mason Setser
• 8th Grade Representative - Talya Adlung

There is much to be proud of this year. October 29 ended Q1 and we held a Staff vs. Student volleyball game (staff won). The week ended with teacher planning days and a student Intramural Flag Football LCPS Championship for Harmony! Quarter 2 starts with some Veterans Day activities (11/11 and 11/12) and then we host our first Cornerstone Awards Nights. A smooth start. Happy kids. Wonderful school. I hope your weekend is restful.

Award Night Details:

At the end of Quarters 1 -3, we have a Quarterly Recognition Night for students earning the "All A/B" and "All A" Honor Roll and well as students selected by staff for our Cornerstone Awards (citizenship, effort, leadership, scholarship, and the math and writing awards.). Both occur at the same time (dates below in calendar section).

There are no invitations for the honor roll. Each family should look at their child's report card and will know whether the A/B or All A honor roll was earned. Students will receive a pin and a bumper sticker and be recognized on stage. Hope to see you there.

Nov 12 - Band 8 Concert

Nov 13 - 6th Grade Awards Night (Last Name A - L) @ 7 PM

Nov 13 - 6th Grade Awards Night (Last Name M - Z) @ 8 PM

Nov 14 - 7th Grade Awards Night @ 7 PM

Nov 14 - 8th Grade Awards Night @ 8 PM

Nov 14 - Picture Retakes (see article below) - confirmed new date

Nov 19 - 8th Grade Signs of Suicide presentations start

Nov 19 - Family Book Club (6:30 PM)

Nov 20/21 - Hearing and Vision Screenings (Mostly 7th Graders)

Nov 22 - Deadline for 8th Grade Baby Photos (see article below)

Dec 6 - 5th Graders to Visit Harmony (10:00 to 11:30)

School Website Link

So far this year we have completed: Bus evacuation drills, two lock down drills, three fire drills, and an Earthquake drill. We completed a fire drill on Oct 24. Contact names are below for any questions.

• School Security Officer, (SSO), Josh Stillwell (joshua.stillwell@lcps.org)
• School Resource Office (SRO), Loudoun County Deputy Chris Salter (christopher.salter@loudoun.gov)
• 7th Grade Dean and School Safety Contact, Justin Dailey (justin.dailey@lcps.org)
• Principal, Eric Stewart (eric.stewart@lcps.org)

School Phone is 540-751-2500 (then dial zero to reach the main office)

This week our students reviewed different safety scenarios. Contact Justin Dailey or Josh Stillwell with questions.

• Safety Scenarios- Students discussed each safety scenario in small or large groups. The discussions included both what to DO and what NOT to do so that everyone stays safe.

All 7th graders and 6th/8th graders who are new to LCPS will have vision and hearing screenings done on November 20 and 21. Contact Nurse Mills with questions.

(If your child wears glasses please be sure that they bring them to school everyday, but especially on these days.)

From the Weeks of:

VIDEO LINK (Oct 21)

VIDEO LINK (Nov 6)

Congratulations to Emma Washam on being selected to the 2025 NATIONAL HONOR CHOIR!!!! She will be a member of the Grade 5-7 Soprano/Alto Honor Choir (Soprano) for the ACDA National Conference in Dallas, TX from March 19-22, 2025.

(picture is Emma in the recording studio recording her audition for nationals)

Mr. Weitlich and his classes have worked hard on the new claw machine. It takes tokens.

Potential use? We could fill it with prizes. We are generating ideas of where we could house them so kids could have access for both machines.

6th Grade

7th Grade

8th Grade

Congratulations to the following teachers for earning a grant from our generous PTA:

Lori DeMark - (Pottery Wheel Project)

Anastasia Kim (Gardening Club Project)

Steven Clegg (Owl Pellet Project)

Students will be discussing Veterans Day out of Advisory during the week of November 11. These will include students writing a letter of thanks to our veterans and watching a brief introductory video about Armistice Day, now called Veterans Day, and the ending of World War I.

We thank all veterans for their service!

Please look at the November club calendar and contact the sponsor with questions.

This week we recognize Ms. Cicely Bell and Ms. Morrison:

...from a parent, "Hello hello! Oh we couldn’t be prouder! She has worked so hard this first quarter to get all A’s. It wasn’t easy but she powered through, put in the time and she sees the results. We will celebrate with a special dinner out and a little gift of choice from a tweenager favorite Ulta!

It has been a big jump in terms of her schoolwork responsibilities; being aware of homework, when it is due and studying for tests but she has acclimated very well. Thankfully she loves a day timer and sees the benefit in writing everything down.

We are very happy with Harmony. We didn’t really know what to expect but there have been zero issues. She especially loves the Spread the Love club (sponsored by Ms. Morrison) and is looking forward to attending the rest of the year. I’m sure you remember her coming up with ideas to include in the club. She’s always thinking of new ones!

She has a very special relationship with Ms. Bell who has been an absolutely fantastic teacher. She always comes home with great things to say about her and English class.

Thank you parents and staff for submitting names. If you would like to recognize a staff member, please email eric.stewart@lcps.org)

Link to join the PTA:

https://harmonyms.givebacks.com/store/items/72547

Interested in purchasing a yearbook this year? For a limited time, the yearbook will be $30, until the price goes up on December 1. To guarantee your student receives a yearbook, please go to www.yearbookordercenter.com and type in school code 21667 to order.

We also need 8th Grade students’ baby pictures! To submit your picture, please follow the guidelines below. Emailed photos will not be accepted. Photos must be uploaded to eShare no later than Friday, 11/22.

• Please send only one baby picture of your 8th grade student.
• The photos will be rectangular in the yearbook, so a vertical picture is better. Also, a close-up of the face is better than a full-body photo.
• Please make sure the picture is good quality. Taking a picture of a picture on your computer screen will not work because of the poor resolution.
• Please send a picture of your student by themselves. If you send a picture with a sibling or parent, the other people will be cropped out of the photo which may detract from the quality of the image.
• Follow the prompts in eShare to identify the student by first and last name. You can access eShare by going to www.yearbookshare.com and enter school code 21667.

If you have any questions about anything yearbook, please contact Jennifer Heffron, Yearbook Adviser, at jennifer.heffron@lcps.org.

Junior Fishing Derby - October, 2024

7th Grader, Cameron Turk, won second place in the recent Izaak Walton League Pond fishing tournament.

Kids could win a trophy, fishing tackle, and lots of other prizes. They have a five-acre pond with huge bluegill, pan-sized crappies, large mouth bass and catfish ready to be caught.

Lifetouch photographers will be at Harmony on November 14th for picture retakes. Order forms are available in each house office for students to pick up. You can also order online at mylifetouch.com using your student ID or the picture day ID: EVTJ2HC83

Please contact assistant principal, Eric McGrady at eric.mcgrady@lcps.org with any questions.

Congratulations again to the following guys for winning the LCPS Flag Football Championship!

Members of the winning team include Jax Boehner, Colson Comienski, Kingston Carter, Stefan Gerlach, Braeden Feeney, Matt Hill, Ben Hill, and Brayden Ransbotham.

On Sep 25, 2024, Natalie Frakes attended a Day at the Virginia Capital with her scouting troop. She met Mrs. Youngkin. She also toured all three branches of government, participated in a mock legislative session, and toured the governor's mansion.

This summer, we shared a picture from Atticus Pacheco getting scuba trained. Since then Atticus spent time during the fall and traveled with his dad to Looe Key National Marine Sanctuary off the coast of Florida to learn about this endangered marine ecosystem.

Atticus conducted several dives over two days on the barrier reef that serves as a vital habitat for coral and other marine life, and had a chance to observe sharks, rays, turtles and fish in their natural habitat. He also learned about conservation efforts underway to protect these and other fragile coral reefs, which cover just 1% of the ocean floor, but host 25% of marine life.

We just put up an art show at the National Conference Center. The slide show link is posted below and jpeg files as well.

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1WKO4e_Y5Q6vAtuTnwjz7YUarGD6-1Q9LjFW33GsCaK0/edit?usp=sharing

The following students were selected for the 2024 LCPS All-County Chorus that is this Saturday at 11 am at Stone Bridge High School in Ashburn.

Sofia Metallo

Abbie-Kate Sparks

Ella Woolwine

Noelle Bourke

Kyleigh Fuller

Georgia Kakouras

Teagan Crosby

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