March 2018

H A R M O N Y S C H O O L

Handprints Newsletter

Summer and 2018-19 Contracts this month! 2018-19 Tuition Rates

Registration Fee $250 (on or before 4/15) $300 (after 4/15)

Tuition and Fees Preschool June thru May $5960 or $497/month Kindergarten August thru May $5030 or $503/month Elementary August thru May $6250 or $625/month

SUMMER ONLY June 1 thru August 10 Registration fee $50 (Non-current families) Preschool $1143 or 2 payments of $572 Kindergarten $1156 or 2 payments of $578 Elementary $1400 or 2 payments of $700

Aftercare $175/month or $25/daily

You will be receiving contracts for the 2018-19 school year (and summer if applicable) the second week of March. To receive the discounted registration fee, contracts must be signed prior to April 15th. After April 1st we will begin offering spots to those families on the waiting list so if you are planning on returning please sign the contract asap to hold your spot!

Transitions in the Office—a note from Jen

It is with bitter-sweet sentiments that I announce my family will be moving to South Korea this sum-mer due to my husband’s job in the US Army. We will be returning to Columbia (and Harmony!) in two years and I will truly miss the students, staff, and families during our time away. On the bright side you will be blessed with the skills and talents of Reshma Lustman (Leah’s mom) as she has al-ready begun her training in the office! She is the owner of Blue Silk Photgraphy and most recently owned a bakery in Columbiana mall. Resh’s en-ergetic and caring personality combined with her passion for Harmony will make her a wonderful school administrator! The office will have a seamless transition as Resh and I will be working together until mid-June. My position as school administrator here has been life changing for me and I have every intention of staying connected to the community—even if from the other side of the globe! As the great philosopher Arnold once said, “I’ll be back”.

There’s A LOT going on at Harmony this month...

Tapping Workshop On Wednesday, March 21st @ 6:30pm Debbie will lead a workshop on a technique called Tap-ping. Also known as EFT, tapping is a powerful holistic healing technique that we use at Harmo-ny School to effectively resolve a range of issues, including stress, anxiety, range, and misbehavior. Please see the event on Harmony’s Facebook Page for more details.

Family Work Day/Book Fair Our Spring parent/staff workday is Sunday, March 26th from 1 - 4pm. Please mark your calendar to help accomplish some wonderful projects at Harmony School! This is a great opportunity for our children to see the Harmony community coming together to care for our beloved school. Chil-dren are encouraged to attend! We will also have a Usborne Book representative present for a book fair. There will be books available that focus on topics covered in recent and upcoming units of study as well as peace and diversity. The book fair will begin at 12pm.

Science Fair Please join us on Wednesday March 14th from 7—8pm for our annual Science Fair! Kindergarten and Elementary students will showcase their hard work on a variety of sci-ence experiments. The event will be located in the Elementary building—all are welcome to attend!

Preschool/Kindergarten

Celebrating Dr. Seuss’ Birthday!

These picture taken by Resh this month captured our children in the midst of their classroom learn-

ing so beautifully and perfectly that they embody the saying “Pictures are worth a thousand words.”

Harmony Elementary

Parker, CJ, (above) and Lily (below) went with their families to visit the Fossil Fair at the Schiele Museum of Natural History in North Carolina. Of course they ran into Jennifer and her husband, Tom there!

Above: Lily’s dad, Ken, speaks with students about his career as a nurse.

Above: Janice Allen from DHEC Department of Solid Waste and Recycling speaks with students about recycling. Typically her presentations aim for 5th grade level students, so she was thoroughly impressed by the engagement and knowledge of Harmony’s younger kids!

Right: Haydn and Zoe make Valentines crafts with seniors at the Atrium Senior Center in Forest Acres.

Above: Nigel and Evan work togeth-er on math.

Above: Bryce and Oscar enjoy some bike time in the beautiful weather

Above: Zoe presents her science project to the class Right: Henry, a Harmony alumni, visits the class.

Above: On a field trip to USC to deliver sci-ence fair forms, Macy finds a sweet love letter.

Left: Zoe and Maya feed the chickens Right: Elders enjoy the weather while they work on their lessons out on the deck.

Below: Jonathan gives water to one of the class-room animals—just one of the many chores students are assigned each week.

Above: Ariel shows us her Valentines art work.

Left: Students participate in PE class outside with Lance. Below: Max practices his bike riding skills!

Below: Sam presents his science project to the class

Left: Each Friday students participate in music class with Ima. They continue to learn hand bells and are preparing for their second concert of the year—the family picnic in May!

3/4 Cal 3/9 Bryce 3/11 Huxley 3/15 Caleb 3/15 Isaac

3/24 Molly 3/26 Zoe 3/31 Craven

M A R C H B I R T H D A Y S

C A L E N D A R – M A R C H E V E N T S

Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

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2 Kindergarten Field Trip Last Day of Soccer Shots

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6 Waldorf Art class @2:30

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9 Kindergarten Field Trip Elite Martial Arts

10 Rummage Sale 8-12

11 12 Preschool Food Celebration @11am

13 Waldorf Art LAST class @2:30

14 SCIENCE FAIR 7PM

15 Judged Science Fair

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Kindergarten Field Trip USC Science Fair Elite Martial Arts

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20 Preschool - Debbie & Wil-liam’s class Edventure Music class w/William @2:30

21 Preschool - Heather’s class Edventure Tapping Work-shop 6:30pm

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23 Elementary Cinderella FT Kindergarten Field Trip Elite Martial Arts –RESCHEDULE

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25 Parent/Staff work day! 1-4pm Book Fair 12—4 pm

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27 Elementary speaker—water quality stream testing Music class w/William @2:30

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29 Parent Forum and Listening Session with Board @ 6:30

30 Elite Martial Arts

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Harmony Family Camp-Out

It’s official! Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 21nd for our 2nd Annual Har-mony Family Camp-Out. We’ve reserved the primitive tent area at Sesquicentennial State Park. Bring your tents and chairs and relax around a camp fire! A sign-up sheet will go out on April 9th and more details will be provided via email.

Harmony’s 2nd Annual Rummage Sale will held Saturday March 10th from 8am—12pm. Bring any items you’d like to donate and stay

to do some shopping! All proceeds will go towards the preschool building project.