At Gordon-Reed, we believe that social-emotional learning (SEL) is just as important as academic learning. This page is dedicated to educating families about our counselors and their services and helping families understand how they can help their child's character building at home.

Counselor Website

Our wonderful counselors, Mrs. Wright and Ms. James, have created an amazing interactive counselor website for our students to engage with. Click their picture or here to explore their creative community digital platform.

Counselor Referral Form

If you would like to submit a referral for your child to visit with their counselor, click here or let your child's homeroom teacher know to send home a paper copy.

3rd Grade Counselor 2025-26

Ashley Wright

aywright@conroeisd.net

Annette Gordon-Reed Family Assistance

Throughout the year we will have many different opportunities to help support your family's current needs regarding food and clothing assistance. Please fill out the form using this link if you are interested in receiving food/clothing/miscellaneous resources this school year. As opportunities become available, we will reach out to you with further details regarding application processes and/or criteria for upcoming programs.

Gordon-Reed Kindness Wall

We have a fun engaging activity for our Gordon-Reed Cubs! We have started our Virtual Kindness Wall! We welcome all staff, students, and community to write inspiring messages on this wall for students to look at from home or school! Students can access it from time to time to help feel inspired. We hope you take the time to write/post at least one inspiring message/picture! Share with your family!

Our counselors regularly set aside time to engage our students in powerful character education lessons that target age-appropriate skills they may need to overcome personal and academic hurdles. Teachers use the information taught in these character lessons around campus to support character education throughout their daily experiences. We will post information about each of these lessons as our students actively learn them so you can engage with them about their learning and understanding at home.

Each month, our counselors provide school-wide SEL lessons for teachers to engage in with their students during their daily morning meeting. These SEL lessons align with a specific monthly character trait we study and encourage students to practice. At the end of each month, each teacher nominates one student from their homeroom class that exemplifies that character trait to be recognized at the Cubs with Character pep rally.

Below you can click to learn more about each character trait, view the pep rally dates, and see pictures from our pep rallies.

It is vital that families take an active role in character education at home to support their child's ever-developing social-emotional needs. Parents and caregivers engaging in social-emotional learning (SEL) benefits all family members by fostering healthy relationships, improving emotional regulation, and enhancing overall well-being and success. "Consistent practice of SEL skills, supported by parental involvement, leads to stronger emotional resilience and better mental health for children."

The best thing you can do for your developing child is talk to them about their lives both inside and outside of the home, and listen to understand their needs with an open heart and open mind. Car rides and family dinners are great times to engage in conversations with kids!

We recommend you communicate regularly with your child about all of our monthly Cubs with Character Traits, in addition to several other important areas that are not explicitly focused on at school. Below are some common areas that many children struggle with in elementary grade levels. These are great topics for families to research and explore together. We have provided activities and resources for many of these areas of focus.

Please keep in mind that you can reach out to your child's homeroom teacher or grade-level counselor for support at any time.