The Counselor Corner
September
Suicide Prevention Awareness
Thank you for taking the time to share the Suicide Prevention Training video with your students. It is a growing reality that suicide is on the minds of students and the statistics are staggering.
We are grateful to work with such supportive teachers at SMS and have no doubts that you are some of the most caring teachers in the county!
Do The Right Thing
SMS will send in two nominations to be selected as a finalist each month. There will be one middle school winner for the county. If one of our students is chosen, they will be showcased in the newspaper and invited to a luncheon during the school day along with the staff member who nominated them!
Please submit your nominations to Stephanie by Tuesday, September 15. You can email or submit a hard copy. Let's recognize our students for doing the RIGHT thing!
(If emailing: First, make a copy of the doc. Edit copy, not original, and email to Stephanie.)
MTSS Refresher
Looking Ahead
MTSS Refresher---------------------------------------------September 17
ACT Explore Testing Period (8th)---------------------October 1-15
Blue Devils Shout Outs
Shout out to Debbie Springsteen for always being so willing to lend a helping hand. -Fox
Thanks to all 6th grade teachers for coming in early and preparing your classroom for orientation. -Farbo
Thanks to Tim & Lorie for making the school look so clean and beautiful. -Farbo
Shout out to Emily Mullins for all her hard work with our PLC! -Withers
Shout out for Mrs. Harvey! Thank you Tamikia for being awesome to work with! We are so excited to have you here at Stanley Middle School and as a part of the 8th grade! -Ballard
Thanks to Toni for dealing with all the chaos the first two days of school. -Farbo
I want to give an extra loud shout out for: Toni Wilson, Tonya Farbo and Stephanie Davis for their persistent and diligence in finding out if new enrollment and transfer students are from out of county or from out of state might be identified EC!!!!! The great teamwork to communicate to EC and get students in the correct classes as soon as possible. Thank you ladies!!!!!! -Blackwood
Thanks to Lori and Tim on how great the building looks!!!! They worked very hard all summer. -Conner
Thank you Toni Wilson for your extra help with enrollments! It is appreciated. -Davis
Shout out to Tamikia Harvey for doing a FANTASTIC job supporting our 8th graders and the teachers in inclusion! And for being a great team member to our EC team! -Hasper
Shout out to the SMS staff on a successful opening to the 2015-16 school year. -Conner
Nicole Martinez & Stephanie Davis
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