March 2026

Hello Rolling Hills families! Here are the latest updates from the counseling team.

Hope Squad

From February 9th-13th, we had our first-ever Hope Week! Through the hard work of our twelve Hope Squad students, we had a very successful week and all Rolling Hills students had the opportunity to participate in community-building activities throughout the week. Thank you to all students, parents, and staff who helped make it such a great week!

Second Step

Approximately two times per month, each classroom receives a lesson from from the Second Step curriculum. Second Step is a Social-Emotional Learning (SEL) program that teaches developmentally-appropriate learning and life skills, in the areas of empathy and learning skills, emotion management, problem-solving, and bullying prevention. These are valuable skills that all students can use during their time at Rolling Hills and beyond. Ms. Chang teaches lessons in Kindergarten through third grade, and Mr. Sterk teaches the fourth and fifth grade lessons. Our TK classes will incorporate Second Step content into their daily classroom lessons and activities. If you would ever like resources to further discuss any of our Second Step lesson topics at home, please let us know. Throughout the year, we will provide updates on which topics we will be covering each month. 

March
Kindergarten: Accidents, Having Fun with Friends, Fair Ways to Play

First Grade: Accidents, Handling Name Calling, Fair Ways to Play

Second Grade: Responding to Playground Exclusion, "Do Unto Otters", Bullying Prevention

Third Grade: Taking Responsibility, Dealing with Negative Peer Pressure

Fourth Grade: Taking Responsibility for Your Actions, Recognizing Bullying

Fifth Grade: Dealing With Gossip, Making a Plan

No Place For Hate

Our No Place for Hate student committee has been hard at work creating our next school-wide lesson. More updates coming soon!

Parent Workshops
PUSD's Caring Connections Center hosts valuable parent workshops throughout the school year, focusing on a variety of topics that may be of interest to you. Recent sessions focused on managing challenging behaviors and navigating adolescence. To learn more, and to register for upcoming sessions, please visit the Caring Connections website.

Florence Chang Pete Sterk

Student Services Assistant School Counselor

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