Individual House Breakout (40 Minutes) 4. What do we want to CREATE together? 5. What are our next action steps? Who is responsible for what? 6. Gratitude Circle in Houses (5 min.)
PARTNERING WITH PARENTS SURVEY An essential part of our vision at Thomas Nelson is parent and community partnership. Every year we issue the Partnering with Parents Survey to provide important feedback from our parents. Click Here - Partnering with Parents Survey to share your voice. The purpose of this survey is:
To learn from you and determine how we can continue to grow as a school community in supporting parents.
Share the results in the February Edition ofThe General.
Allow TNHS staff LEADERs and General Hand Parent LEADERs to learn from the data and establish goals for the year ahead.
Please take 3 to 4 minutes to complete this survey.
Our First Annual House Pictures
THE GENERAL HAND NEEDS YOU
Contact wes.bradley@nelson.kyschools.us to learn more about how to become a house parent.
Whole House Gathering (15 Minutes) 1. Who/what can we celebrate? 2. E-Cards 3. The Power of the Hedgehog 4. Together we are Brilliant - Strengths Based Leadership Individual House Breakout (40 Minutes) 5. What roles do my strengths best fit? What excites me the most? 6. What are our next action steps? 7. Gratitude Circle in Houses (5 min.)
We have enjoyed a remarkable 2016 with students and parents across our TNHS Community! We want to celebrate some of the most memorable growth from the past year!
1. The Original Generals Our first ever four year graduating class! A truly remarkable group of young men and women that will continue to make the world a better place.
2. Ranking 7th (top 2%) in the State Academically While we know the work we do at TNHS goes well beyond test scores, it is important to know that are our Generals continue to grow academically each year. Our student's performance continues to show that our student's believe in the power of hard work and focus on their future story success.
3. Four Year House Structure
Perhaps more important than anything we have achieved at TNHS, we made powerful transition to our four year house structure this year. This revised structure allows students, teachers, and parents to CONNECT, CARE, and CREATE in a more focused community structure over four years. Our student's and teacher's response has been a powerful reminder of why meaningful growth often requires meaningful change.
A TNHS HOUSE COMMUNITY GRATITUDE CIRCLE
4. Parent Gift Cards
Our first annual parent gift card collection provides an essential opportunity to CONNECT with and celebrate parents over the coming year. This initial gift card collection serves as an important reminder that everyone has a unique gift to offer our community. We need you!
THOMAS NELSON HOUSE PARENTS SORTING GIFT CARD DATA = YES
Whole House Opening 1. A Story of Gratitude (5 min.) 2. E-Card Protocol - E-Cards 3. Overview of Gifts and House Parent Roles for January Individual House Breakout 4. Gift Card - Inventory of Gifts (30 min.) - Grade Level Data Entry 5. Gratitude Circle in Houses (5 min.)
We are excited to celebrate our 2nd annual Feast of Thanks tomorrow the 22nd of November! For the first time in our short history, our House Communities will come together for shared readings, a House gratitude circle, and a shared Thanksgiving luncheon. An essential part of our work at TNHS is honoring the gifts within our community. As we move into the Thanksgiving holidays we that ask that you consider a student or staff member at TNHS as a way to celebrate!
Watch this short video for inspiration for further gratitude. It's worth 5 minutes of your life. :)
House Parent Kick-Off
Forty-two parents attended our first ever House Parent Kick-Off beginning a journey that will extend far into our school's future. We are thrilled to continue this essential, legacy building work on Thursday, December 7th at 6:00 PM in the media center. Parent House Cup points are on the line!
In the past month our school community was recognized as one of the top 10 high schools (7th Overall) in the state of Kentucky based on the K-Prep accountability model. This model represents academic achievement, graduation rate, and college and career readiness. While the accountability system aligns to our Mission of college, career, and citizenship readiness we recognize that our success comes primarily from our ability to live our LEADER Values each day. The stronger our commitment to these values, the more successful we are in CARING for each other and the long-term growth of our school.
HOUSE PARENT KICK-OFF
We have received over 500 Gift Cards from parents and continue to build towards our House Parent vision with our first ever Kick-Off Dinner. If you are interested in learning more please email wes.bradley@nelson.kyschools.us for more details.
DEAN'S LIST BREAKFAST
Here are the dates for your House!
Lafayette House = November 2nd from 8:35 to 9:20 AM
Washington House = November 2nd from 9:30 to 10:10 AM
Hamilton House = November 3rd from 8:35 to 9:20 AM
Lincoln House = November 3rd from 9:30 to 10:10 AM
