Our House Annoucement
May 31, 2020
We Belong Here!
Good day, Falcons!
You did it! You got through the school year 2019-2020! This was not an easy task, but you finished what you started. Good job Falcons!
Student Support Services and Counseling is still thinking of you daily. We are still reaching out and making House Calls. Please email us and let us know how you are doing or share some pictures of your home adventures. We would love to see your beautiful faces.
With Kindness,
Ms. Bohn, Mr. Lightner, Mrs. Mathews, Ms. Stromberg, and Mr. Tahapary
Jocbethem Tahapary: A-L jtahapary@powayusd.com
Kenya Bohn: M - Z ebohn@powayusd.com
Andrew Lightner: alightner@powayusd.com
Student Services Specialist: Kayla Matthews kmatthews@powayusd.com
Student Services Specialist: Sandra Stromberg sstromberg@powayusd.com
Create a Comfort Box
The idea of a Comfort Box, is to have all of your “comfort” treats, playful items, and soothing tools in place in times of stress, in times of need of comfort. Take the time to make one for a friend or family member, or a neighbor who needs a little tender love and care. Then, take time to make one for yourself. You can start with the person and the things that they like, or start with the box, and add things that will bring someone joy. I always love to have bubbles and Kleenex
Step 1: Pick out a box. A shoe box will work great and it has a lid. You can take time to decorate your box with wrapping paper, aluminum foil, stickers, or pictures cut out from a magazine.
Step 2: Grab favorite items: book, tea, can of soda, game, bubbles, essential oils, coloring book, crayons,
Step 3: A box of Kleenex. It is important to release emotion and allows the tears to come
Step 4: Favorite treat. Ending a good cry with a piece of chocolate or jolly rancher.
Step 5: Write a note. Creating a little note of encouragement is always a positive. Hearing the words of others can help
250 Things to Do Over the Summer of COVID
Social Emotional Lesson-How to Make Stress Your Friend
Stress. As we all know this is an extremely stressful time for many of us. Stress makes your heart pound, your breathing quicken and your forehead sweat. But while stress has been made into a public health enemy, new research suggests that stress may only be bad for you if you believe that to be the case. Psychologist Kelly McGonigal urges us to see stress as a positive, and introduces us to an unsung mechanism for stress reduction: reaching out to others. As you watch this TED talk pay attention to the connection between Wellness and Thoughtfulness. So, as students and adults it is important for us to be mindful of how we interact with stress and how we intentionally interact with others
Please take 15 minutes (Yeah its long) to watch this Ted talk and see how we can make our stress work for us!
Thank you for your interest in connecting with your school counselor. Please complete the survey and we will contact you as soon as we can.
Your Oak Valley Counseling Team
Beautiful Falcons,
We miss you all very much. We know you miss your friends, your teachers, and the familiar place of school. We feel the same. We miss you, friends, the feeling of being together. But hang in there. We will all be together again.
Until we can be together, know we are still here for you. Instead of coming to the office, send us an email or make an appointment and we will meet you in a Zoom! Lets stay in touch, so reach out.
Missing you all,
Ms. Bohn Mr. Lightner, Mrs. Mathew, Ms. Stromberg, and Mr. Tahapary
Jocbethem Tahapary: A-L jtahapary@powayusd.com
Kenya Bohn: M - Z ebohn@powayusd.com
Andrew Lightner: alightner@powayusd.com
Counseling Assistant: Belinda Pagaduan bpagaduan@powayusd.com
Student Services Specialist: Kayla Matthews kmatthews@powayusd.com
Student Services Specialist: Sandra Stromberg sstromberg@powayusd.com
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline 1-800-273-TALK
The Access & Crisis Line San Diego 1-888-724-7240
The Crisis Text Line - Text HOME to 741741.
California Warmline: 1-855-845-7415
Text TEEN to 83986