Below is where you will find our monthly counseling program newsletter. There will be information about what your students are learning in their classroom as well as updates about events or other happenings around our building and community. 

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Here's what's happening in November:

In kindergarten and first grade, we are learning a calming strategy called 1-2-3 A Calmer Me. We will be talking about how it's normal to sometimes have big emotions and when we do have those big emotions, we can practice "1-2-3 A Calmer Me" and help ourselves make the big emotions smaller so that we can problem solve issues with friends or make sure that we are being attentive learners in our classrooms.

In second grade, we are learning to identify the unique, special parts about ourselves as well as how to appreciate the differences of other people in our school and community. We are also going to be focusing on the importance of perseverance and not giving up when tasks are tough. Combining the two lessons, the goal is for second graders to become more confident in themselves and their ability to try hard things.

In third grade, we are learning about healthy friendships. Students will problem solve through different friendship scenarios and learn about the qualities of a positive friendship. In addition to being able to identify when a friendship is positive or negative, students will also reflect on their skills with regard to being a kind and caring friend and classmate.

In fourth and fifth grade, we will be learning about and practicing conflict resolution skills. We will be learning different strategies to solve problems, as well as learning when different strategies may work better than others. As we practice our conflict resolution skills, we will be reflecting on what we learned previously about friendships and how conflict is a natural part of friendships, but how using these conflict resolution strategies will keep friendships healthy and strong.

Sixth grade will be discussing the effects of screen time as well as exploring what self-care looks like. Students will be challenged to think about how their personal screen time is affecting them as well as their community. We will then talk about what it means to take care of ourselves and our happiness through self-care. Students will be given an assignment at the end of the unit to practice 5 days of self-care in a journal format, reflecting on different self-care strategies and whether they worked for them or not.

Important dates to remember:

November 11-15th: World Kindness Week

November 13th: Bingo for Books

November 22nd: PTO Meeting 

November 25th-29th: Thanksgiving Break