Resources and Updates
Counseling Updates and Information
Winter and Spring 2019
As we head into the second half of our school year, please check out our updates below. Please let us know if you have any questions!
Classroom Lessons
3rd Grade: Students are working hard as collaborators and communicators to create posters for our Perseverance Gallery Walk. Each group read a story about a famous person who experienced difficult times but persevered. Ask your child who they are learning about and what they can do whey they are faced with a challenge or something new. In March and April students will learn test taking tips to help prepare them for the SOL tests.
4th grade: We completed our mandatory harassment lessons in which students learned how to respond to bullying or harassment with empathy and courage. Now we are learning more about problem solving and decision making using the critical and creative thinking strategy Plus, Minus, Interesting. Ask your children to help you make a decision with this strategy! In March and April students will put their problem solving and decision making skills to good use while they practice conflict resolution and collaboration skills. Ask them how their team worked together to save "Fred"!
Students with 5th and 6th grade are also learning ways to be assertive, empathetic, and understanding with our mandatory harassment lessons.
Small Groups
3rd and 4th grade Academic Success Skills groups will finish at the end of January! For a summary of what we learned and how you can support your child's efforts to be strong students, please check out our summary newsletter:
The 3rd grade Secret Agents Club is hard at work completing secret kindness missions while learning to be effective leaders and kind friends.
Welcome Back!
We are so excited to start a new school year and we are looking forward to working with you and your children! Please reach out to us with any back to school questions or concerns.
Check out the following articles and websites for a range of tips and tricks for a great school year!
Edutopia: Back to School Resources for Parents: Chock full of resources including checklists and routines, advice and suggestions and tech tips and tools!
Parent Toolkit: How to Get Back in a School Routine at Any Age.