The school counselors are available to help you during the regular school hours. Please email us with your questions, concerns and contact information and we will call or email you right back.
Avon Elementary School: Sara Plunkett (splunkett@barringtonschools.net)
Woodland Middle School: Kristin Flowers (kflowers@barringtonschools.net)
If I regularly check in with your child at school, I will be emailing you individually to discuss options to check in with your son/daughter regularly via Google Meet.
If I do not regularly check in with your child at school, I am happy to touch base and support in anyway I can! Please feel free to email me if there is anything I can to help your children adjust to learning from home.
Character Education lessons- Please check this site for weekly videos and lessons on social and emotional learning.
We're all in this together! Please find ways to stay connected with family and friends and the community through emails, phone calls and even old fashioned paper and pencil messages. We will all learn together, as we go!
https://childmind.org/article/talking-to-kids-about-the-coronavirus/
This is a helpful article with great ideas on how to address the situation with your children.
A video story by Mrs. Plunkett's favorite character education author, Julia Cook. This is a wonderful way to explain the situation with younger students.
CoronavirusJuliaCookTheYuckyBugPosters.pdfhttps://drive.google.com/open?id=1kt5ZibEJETbExBvmi8qB0e-R1T26drzk
Activities and Worksheets that go with "The Yucky Bug" to help with understanding.
Fun activities and worksheets for social and emotional well-being.
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/10lz_VSyddDYTlzICkb-CGrCiqZ226Es4?usp=sharing
helpful_2020 (1).pdf
Some short lesson plans about emotional regulation and coping skills for K-4
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/0B9GLl2vXYUP0Vjl3UEJuWGI0TVU?usp=sharing
30ThingsWeCanDoForOurEmotionalHealthSELResourceSheet.pdfCheck out 30 things we can all do to stay calm and healthy while we are out of school. Woodland students, check off these activities, as you complete them. Return the sheet to Mrs. Flowers when we get back to school earn a spot on the Pride Wall!
This can be a confusing and emotional time for kids (and adults). Here are few apps that Mrs. Plunkett has found that can help us track our emotions and stay calm and relaxed.
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1vGnqyzHtR3zm-EJEhp1NKGWB413TmFpW0yJwNMEs6sk/edit?usp=sharing
