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2022-23 School Year

  • Counselor's away from school

  • Surviving and Thriving during the Holidays

  • Tips for Supporting Your Child's Academics

  • Parent University - College Readiness & Making the Most of HS and Middle School

  • College/Career Week and Career Fair planning update

  • Mending Matters update

  • Student Services Update: Love on a Leash

  • Counselor's away from school

  • Mending Maters update

  • Career Exploration

  • The Science of Anxiety

  • Giving Tree (formerly Adopt-A-Family)

  • Parent University and PUSD Parent Education Course info

  • Tutoring options

  • Crisis/Help-Line contact info

  • Counselor's away from school

  • What Counselors Do

  • Mending Matters Updates

  • Parent University and PUSD Parent Education Course info

  • Student Services Update

  • Tips for Stress Management

  • Tutoring options


2021-22 School Year

  • Counselor's away from school

  • Tips for preparing for standardized testing

  • Parent Education Course info

  • Better Speech and Hearing Month

  • Asian American Pacific Islander Month

  • Tutoring options

  • Counselor's away from school

  • College and Career Week

  • Career Fair

  • National School Counseling Week

  • High School Transition info

  • Teen Dating Violence Awareness

  • Relaxation Breathing Exercises

  • Tutoring Information


  • Counselor's away from school and intro to Mr. Higgins

  • Parent University information: College Readiness

  • Ideas to show gratitude and give thanks

  • BMMS Career Fair info and volunteer request

  • Student Services Update

  • Tips for parents

  • Tutoring information

  • Counselor's away from school and intern introduction

  • Parent University information

  • Tips for Teens on dealing with stress

  • Tips for parents

  • Tutoring information

  • Intro to Counselors and what we do

  • Link to BMMS Essentials lesson we presented with our Administrators in Social Studies

  • Helpful tips for families (Navigating Synergy and Canvas, Parent Education through Caring Connections, opening a lock, and tutoring options)

  • Stress Reduction Technique: Box Breathing

  • Students Services



2020-21 School Year


  • Counselors away from school

  • Say Something Month

  • Parent University Flyer

  • AVID info

  • 8th grade transition meetings

  • Yearbook update

  • A few words from Student Services

  • Social/Emotional Self Regulation featuring Cookie Monster

  • Teacher office hours reminder

  • Alumni Tutoring flyer

  • Free Parenting classes info

  • Counselors away from school

  • Time Management Tips

  • Yearbook update

  • A few words from Student Services

  • Effective Ways to Calm Down and De-Stress

  • Mindful Minute: The Social Brain

  • Teacher office hours reminder

  • Alumni Tutoring flyer

  • SEL Thrively Lesson: Emotions

  • Free Parenting classes info

  • Counselors away from school

  • Parent University flyer and registration

  • A few words from Student Services

  • Mindful Minute: Be Present

  • Teacher office hours reminder

  • Alumni Tutoring flyer

  • SEL Thrively Lesson: Free To Be Me

  • Free Parenting classes info

  • Do More of What Makes You Happy

  • A few words from Student Services

  • Mindful Minute: Be Kind, Stop Thoughts

  • Alumni Tutoring flyer

  • SEL Thrively Lesson: Relationship Skills

  • Introduction to our new Student Services Specialist: Rosalinda Koch

  • Virtual Student Services Wellness room

  • Color your Strengths activity

  • Alumni Tutoring flyer

  • Mindful Minute - Be Kind STOP Thoughts

  • SEL Thrively Lesson: Spark your Interest

  • Free Parent Education workshops flyer

  • Common Struggles for Digital Learners

  • Alumni Tutoring flyer

  • Mindful Minute Comfort Box

  • SEL Thrively Lesson: Innovation throughout History

  • Community Food Drive info

  • Red Ribbon week videos on Addiction and Vaping

  • Mindful minute super-power video

  • Alumni tutoring flyer

  • Thrively lesson: Restore yourself


  • Share your appreciation activity

  • PUSD alumni mentoring flyer

  • How mindfulness empowers us video

  • Parent University – Parenting in the Digital World

  • Thrively lesson- Goal Setting and Identifying Strengths

  • Equity and NPFH Flipgrid

  • Parent University - Parenting in the Digital World

  • SEL Thrively lesson: Time Management and Multitasking

  • "Take 5" mindful minute breathing exercise

  • Study tips

  • Parent University - Parenting in the Digital World

  • SEL Thrively lesson: Mindsets and Reflection

  • 12 Family workouts to do at home

  • Weekly Comic - Peanuts

  • Quick and easy breathing activities to relieve stress

  • Upcoming Parent University flyer on CyberSafety

  • SEL Thively lesson on "Positive Reframing and Growth Mindset"

  • Tips for emailing teachers

  • Introduction to "Grattitude"

  • Thively lesson on "Grattitude"

  • Upcoming Parent University flyer on CyberSafety

  • Staying organized during distance learning.

  • Counselor's Canvas page.

  • Improving parent and child communication.

  • How to contact counselors

  • Summer highlights

  • Who we are and what we do as counselors

  • How to contact counselors

  • Top 10 things you can do to get ready for the school year

  • Ways to banish stress.


2019-20 School year

    • End of year video messages from our Counselors

    • Finding closure at the end of the school year

    • TedTalk: The Danger of a Single Story

    • Pep talk from Kid President

    • Summer Wellness: Mindfulness and Gratitude

    • Parent and Youth Helpline info

    • Joyful June - Action for Happiness calendar

    • Tips on dealing with stress and difficult emotions

    • Kindness coloring pages for stress reduction

    • Tips for students and parents on High School transition

    • CDE parent and youth helpline info

    • A Day in the Life of Mrs. Shughrue

    • Virtual Field Trip ideas

    • A simple family activity to show appreciation

    • TED talk: How to make stress your friend

    • A reminder on why to do your distance learning work

    • Make your own sticker activity

    • A Day in the Life of Mrs. Taylor

    • Info on Everyday Leadership and Growth Mindset lessons

    • Free parent coaching resources

    • Fun science experiment

    • A Day in the Life of Mr. Lightner

    • Free Parent Coaching info

    • Coping strategies lesson

    • 10 Keys to Happier Living

    • Creative ways to make a journal

    • A Day in the Life of Mr. Schafer

    • Your Digital Footprint lesson

    • Learning resources website link

    • 31 actions in May to look after ourselves and others

    • new BMMS Counselor Website

    • Protecting your mental health during quarantine lesson

    • Arts and Crafts with Mrs. Shughrue

    • How to contact your Counselor

    • A Day in the Life of Mr. Lightner

    • Everfi Ignition lesson on Digital Safety

    • Arts and Crafts with Mrs.Shughrue

    • A Day in the Life of Mrs. Taylor

    • Managing Anxiety

    • Letting Go and Holding on Activity

    • Arts and Crafts with Mrs. Shughrue

    • How counselors can help

    • General self care ideas