NHHS Community Connection
November 28-December 2, 2022
Principal Manning's Message
Greetings,
I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving holiday. We have a few weeks to work hard before the Christmas break. It will be a busy week, and I hope you will join us for our academic and extra-curricular events. The Middle School student conferences are Tuesday and Wednesday, and the Open House is on Thursday. If you still need to schedule a time to sit with your students to review their progress, please do so by Sunday.
A friendly reminder, there are no checkouts after three o'clock unless it is an emergency. Students are learning from 8:30-3:30.
November 29th and 30th
7th and 8th grades Student-Centered Parent/Student Conference
Parents, this will be the first time our 7th and 8th grade students will sit down with their parents and explain their progress. Please sign up for a 20 min conference session on the google form. We hope you can join us. If you have already signed up, thank you!
7th grade conference sign up schedule
8th grade conference sign up schedule
December 1st
Open House/Community Connection Night from 5:30-7:15 PM
Food Trucks and Nanny's Lemonade
Let's continue to model the importance of school attendance.
- Get to school on time.
- Don't check in and out of school unless it's for an excused reason
- Turn in all excuses to the office promptly
- Be involved and supportive of all aspects of our school.
And Lastly,
Thank you, for your support with our sports activities. It means a lot to our students, faculty & staff! We encourage everyone to use the S2-Pass App. but if not we take credit or debit cards at the gate.
David Manning
Front Office Important Information
Parents,
We need your help. Will you communicate with your students that all absence notes must be turned in to the office by 9:00 a.m.? Also, Please print your child's first and last name on notes. This action is essential to ensure the student's information is correct.
Are you a Trivia buff? Do you enjoy watching jeopardy and think you know all the answers? Well, Scholars bowl is looking for you! There will be an interest meeting on Tuesday, November 29th, at 330 In room 132.
Previous Unexcused Attendance in October Please turn in Excuses ASAP!
Students are eligible for four parent notes this semester and four next semester. If your child's excuse is a parent note, you may email jsadams@mcssk12.org or chubbard@mcssk12.org.
Please turn them in to the front office as soon as possible. Contact Mrs. Jennifer Duster or Mrs. Franetta Ryans if you don't recall the dates. If you notice, the unexcused numbers are going up. Please send notes asap.
Attention Parents! Below is the current unexcused absences.
Please send in parent notes or doctor's excuse as soon as possible. Notice our attendance unexcused numbers have increased. Thank you in advance!
Pertinent Information
Tardy Policy
When students acquire their 3rd unexcused tardy to school, they will be assigned to either AM or PM detention. On the 4th unexcused tardy, they will be given two days of either AM or PM confinement. On the 5th and beyond unexcused tardy, students will be assigned time in In School Suspension (ISS).
Unexcused check-in and unexcused check-out policy:
Students who check in and out for unexcused reasons will be assigned AM or PM detention when they acquire their 3rd offense. These policies are in place to keep our students in school every day. Please reach out to the office if you have any questions.
Chronic Absence
Every hour Every day!
It adds up!
DUAL ENROLLMENT INFORMATION
All juniors and seniors who have early college in their schedule for the spring semester, please see Mrs. Kinstler by Dec 2 to pick up your dual enrollment paperwork.
Any junior who would like to discuss taking a dual enrollment class for next semester, please see Mrs. Kinstler by Dec 2.
There will be a dual enrollment meeting in the spring for students and parents who would like information about college classes for next year. Be on the lookout for an announcement about the conference!
Seniors, Mrs. Jewart, our college and career coach, will be at NHHS most Fridays to assist you with the FAFSA. Please plan to see her if you haven’t completed your FAFSA.
Additional Resources
WHOLE CHILD RESOURCES
- The Care Center
- The HEALS Clinic
- Social Worker-Jennifer Duster
- PBS for Parents: https://www.pbs.org/wholechild/parents/ and https://www.pbs.org/parents/
- PTA: Family Guide-to-Fostering-Whole-Child-Development (see attachment)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Whole School, Whole Community, Whole Child (WSCC) https://www.cdc.gov/healthyschools/wscc/index.htm
WE ENCOURAGE PRACTICE & EXPOSURE
- Sample test items are available by clicking HERE
- Online Training Tools (OTT) - Student practice for ACAP computer enhancement tools click HERE
- Click Online Tools Training, next select the grade level of your child, then select the subject to practice and follow directions on the page.
- Students may access the OTT as often as needed or desired from either the classroom or home.
- The OTT runs on a standard Google Chrome browser and can be accessed outside the school network.
New Hope High School
Email: dmanning@mcssk12.org
Website: https://www.mcssk12.org/Domain/26
Location: 5216 Main Drive, New Hope, AL, USA
Phone: 256-851-3280
Twitter: @NHHS_Indians