School Counseling Department
West Hartford Middle School Newsletter-Fall 2018
Welcome!
This is the introductory edition of the Middle School Counseling Newsletter. Newsletters will be published quarterly with the intent of informing parents/caregivers about our program and upcoming events of interest. We hope that this information wills also help you to engage your child in meaningful dialogue about their experiences at school and about the information we share in this newsletter.
Who are the King Philip school counselors?
Marisa Tomayo is 6th grade contact info: marisa_tomayo@whps.org Ext. 5266
Jill Gengras is 8th grade contact into: jill_gengras@whps.org Ext. 5270
Ashley Carlson is 7th grade contact info: ashley_carlson@whps.org Ext. 5268
Laura Wilson is the ESOL and Support contact info laura_wilson@whps.org Ext 5267
What has happened so far this year?
Role of the School Counselor introduction
School Counselors have just completed their introductory lesson called 'The Role of the School Counselor' In this lesson students are made aware of how the school counselor will meet with them and students completed a survey that gives counselors information about how to best support the students through middle school.
New Student Breakfast
King Philip welcomed 54 new students this year. On September 18th the counselors invited these new students to a 'New Student Breakfast', The students enjoyed bagels, donuts and juice while being introduced to the principal and the 4 school counselors. They ended the breakfast by creating 3 groups by grade level and introducing themselves to each other.