School Counselor Newsletter
November 2014
Pressing the Pause Button
I recently read a article from fathers.com about pressing the pause button and doing something special with our children. I was thinking about this as I was watching movie "The Grinch". There is the hussle and bussle of the Holidays and all the activities, fun, and even stress that goes along with this time of year. We often don't take the time to stop and appreciate all the gifts our children have to offer. We need to press the pause button on our busy lives and do something extra special with our kids. Odds are if we are feeling the stress of the Holidays they are too. By taking the moment to pause you can show them that they are the most important people in the world, not the Black Friday sale or the last minute stocking stuffers. Below is an idea sheet created by fathers.com. Please feel free to post on the Mabel School Counselor facebook page how you pressed the pause button!
Classroom Guidance for November/December
Kindergarten: Finishing Smart Start
Starting the 7 Habits of Happy Kids
First Grade: Superflex
Second Grade: Being a Good Friend
Third-Fifth: Bulling
Introduction to Middle School (6th): Working on CFNC.org (link below)
Leadership/Upstander: Evaluating our Leadership Styles/ Working on an Upstander Presentation
Eighth: Transition to High School
Book Clubs
I have started counseling book clubs for students in grades 4-8. Each week these small groups meet during lunch. Using books with themes that fit into the guidance curriculum the students are read to and then asked to either have a discussion or do an activity. These have been very popular with the students and results from our first book club show that they are making an impact with the students. We have also begun our parent book club using the book "Raising Happy Kids".
Family Dinner Project a HUGE success!!
A special thank you to everyone who came out to our Family Dinner Project! Green Street Catering fed over 150 people!! We also had a record breaking Book Fair and a 200% increase in the use of the Family Resource Center family games. Please see the photo gallery below.
Christy Welch, School Counselor
Email: welchc@watauga.k12.nc.us
Website: http://parent-partners.wataugasd.mes.schoolfusion.us/modules/groups/integrated_home.phtml?gid=1292656&sessionid=3bb08735e8f9305ac0da714e7468b7b9
Location: 404 Mabel School Road, Zionville, NC, United States
Phone: 828-297-2512
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