Welcome to Jack W. Harmon Elementary School! Our school is located in San Tan Valley, Arizona, and serves students in grades K-5. We are part of the J.O. Combs Unified School District, one of the faster growing areas in the state.

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Dear Parents and Guardians,

Can you believe that there is less than a month of school left? Where has the year gone? I am hopeful that all of our students and parents feel that this school year has been successful. I have seen our students make significant growth in many areas. At Harmon, we do place an emphasis on academics, but we also want to be sure and help students develop in many other areas as well.

As each year winds down, I always like to reflect back on the year, and I am always amazed by the amount of learning that has taken place. Your children have been excellent to work with this year. During the week of March 5 - 9 Harmon Elementary participated in a “penny war” against the other schools in our district. The purpose of this competition was to raise money for the American Cancer Society. I am proud to announce that Harmon Elementary was the winner of the competition that supported a very worthy cause.

The staff and I are very appreciative of all the family support provided for students related to our Absolutely Incredible Kid Celebration on March 9. Taking time to write short, positive notes to your children is a great way to demonstrate your love for them and how much you support them in their education. We plan to continue this tradition again next year.

To get our students pumped up for their statewide assessments, we had motivational classroom visits, where our younger students went to the upper elementary students’ rooms and wished them luck before taking the Stanford-10 and AIMS assessments.

During the summer months, it is common for students to look forward to their break from school. I would like to encourage that all parents make it a priority to have their child spend some time each day on reading. We want to be sure that our students continue to make progress with their fluency, and reading is a great way to learn about many different places, people, and interesting things.

I hope to see all parents and other family members at our 4th quarter awards assembly on May 24. Fifth grader Sierra Waldrop is Harmon’s Elementary Student of the Month. Way to go, Sierra! Congratulations to Alexander Gould and Colton Morse who are representing Harmon in the first J.O. Combs District Battle of the Books.

Please refer to the monthly calendar section of the newsletter for a list of all upcoming events. I want to thank all of our parents and other family members for your ongoing support of Harmon Elementary.

Believe it. Achieve It!

Together in Education,


Ames Singley
Principal