Counselor's Corner
CES ~ February
Guidance Lessons Schedule
February 3-7th: 2nd grade
February 10-13th: 1st grade
February 18-21st: Kinder
College and Career Week! February 18th-21st
Continuing our Great 8 Skill: GOAL-DIRECTED BEHAVIOR!
Definition: A person’s initiation of and persistence in completing difficult tasks.
The Why: Perseverance toward a goal is the single most important determinant of success.
Key Concepts:
Know what you want.
Be Proactive… create a road map to get there.
Got Grit? If not, then get it. Perseverance is the key to getting there.
Resistance…challenge builds physical and mental muscles.
Components of the Skill of Goal-Directed Behavior
Keep trying when unsuccessful
Take steps to achieve goals
Try to do your best
Seek out additional knowledge or information
Take an active role in learning
Do things independently
Ask to take on additional work or responsibilities
Show creativity in completing a task
Seek out challenging tasks
Great stories to read at home about begin goal-driven and following your dreams!
"She Persisited" by Chelsea Clinton
She Persisted 13 American Women Who Changed the World shows readers that no matter what obstacles may be in their paths, they shouldn’t give up on their dreams. Persistence is power. This book has an introduction to 13 women who “persisted”—such as Harriet Tubman, Nellie Bly, and Sonia Sotomayor—the author details the many ways that women have refused to take no for an answer. Instead, they carefully pursued lofty, inspiring, and purposeful aims for the betterment of themselves and others.
Rather than offering a more in-depth history of any single figure, this book explains the meaning of persistence and places it in a positive light. This book would be a perfect way to help students discover a persistent person to study for a grit research project.
"Amazing Grace" by Mary Hoffman
"Salt in His Shoes" by Deloris Jordan
Parenting Books to check out!
Gifted & Talented Testing
Here is the schedule for GT testing:
February 3-28: 1st and 2nd testing
March 2-31: 3rd and 4th testing
STAAR Info
3rd grade- Math and Reading
4th Grade- Math, Reading, and Writing
5th grade- Math, Reading, and Science (Students in 5th have up to 3 chances to take and pass the STAAR to promote to 6th grade)
Contact your Counselor
Email: ashlen.eckert@boerneisd.net
Website: https://www.boerneisd.net/ces
Phone: 8303574007