Counselor Connection
February 2020
Welcome to Stonewall Middle School's School Counseling Department Website!
If this is an emergency, please visit the Counseling Department immediately (or during the next school day). Parents should email their students' counselors to set up an appointment.
Useful Phone Numbers:
- Suicide Hotline: 1.800.784.2433
- PWC Police Department Non-emergency Number: 703.792.6500
- ACTS Helpline: 703.368.4141
- Crisis Text Hotline: 703.940.0888
Important Information
Thank a School Counselor!
Need to see a counselor? Click on one of the links below to request an appointment with a school counselor.
Mrs. Hamilton (6th Grade Professional School Counselor) hamilts@pwcs.edu
Mr. Simenauer (7th Grade Professional School Counselor) simenaur@pwcs.edu
Mrs. Jefferson (8th Grade Professional School Counselor) jefferet@pwcs.edu
Ms. Breski, Director of School Counseling, breskidm@pwcs.edu
Mrs. Barclay, Professional School Counselor & Social Worker, barclacs@pwcs.edu
Mrs. Escobar, Counseling Secretary
Middle School Classroom Guidance
Introduction to Career Clusters
Academic & Career Plans
Transition to High School
During the month of January, Mrs. Jefferson will be speaking with the students about transitioning to high school. She will have lab days in December and January to help students with the high school application process.
Ms. Breski will be working with the high schools in January to start the scheduling process for ninth grade.
Report Cards
Report Cards & Grades
The first marking period will come to an end of Friday January 24, 2020.. Report cards will be sent home on February 4, 2020.
ParentVUE replaces Parent Portal that you may have used in the past. This new tool will give you access to your child's bus and class schedules, grades, attendance information, and more.
Parents can download the ParentVUE app or visit the website at: https://va-pwcps-psv.edupoint.com/PXP2_Login_Parent.aspx?regenerateSessionId=True/
Students will be working with school staff to set up StudentVUE so that they can regularly monitor their grades and assignments.
Stonewall Jackson High School Scheduling
Family Fun Night
Friday, Jan 31, 2020, 07:00 PM
Stonewall Middle School
WHY Incoporated Presentations
WHY Incorporated will be presenting to Stonewall students and parents about Internet Safety.
https://www.whyinc.org/internet-safety
Topics include: Cyber Bullying, Sexting, how to protect themselves from being an offender or victim of child exploitation, present case studies of local offenders and how they manipulated and exploited their victims, as well as a review of the laws around online bullying, sexting, and internet crimes.
Student Presentations for all grade levels:
January 29th & 30th
Parent Presentation prior to Family Fun Night starting at 6:00 PM
January 31st
If you do NOT wish your child participating in WHY Incorporated Presentation in school, please complete the bottom of this form and return it to Stonewall Middle School to the attention of the Counseling Department. If we do not hear from you, we will assume your child has permission to participate in this program.
Sincerely,
_______ I do not give permission for my child, _______________________________, to participate in the WHY Incorporated Presentations.
Parent/Guardian Signature: _______________________________________________________________
Si NO quiere que su hijo participe en el programa WHY Incorporated en la escuela, complete la parte inferior de este formulario y devuélvalo a la Escuela Stonewall MS a la atención del departamento de Consejería. Si no tenemos noticias de ustedes, asumiremos que su hijo tiene autorización para participar en este programa.
Sinceramente.
____ No autorizo a mi hijo, _______________________________, a participar en el Programa WHY Incorporated.
Firma del padre/madre/tutor_____________________________________________
10 HABITS OF SUCCESSFUL STUDENTS
1. Get Organized
2. Don't multitask
3. Divide it up
4. Sleep
5. Set a schedule
6. Take notes
7. Study
8. Manage your study space
9. Find a study group
10. Ask questions
Schedule Changes
Schedule changes that will be processed for a mistake in the student's schedule. The Counseling Department. Students are required to take exploratory arts classes each school year and due to limited seating in those classes, we will not process requests for changes with exploratory/encore classes. Students will have the opportunity to take between 2 and 4 of those classes each school year so by the end of their middle school career, our hope is that they have the opportunity to experience a variety of classes.
To set up at a time to speak with your grade level school counselor about this, please sign up using the school counseling department iPad located in the main office.
If you have any concerns, please contact the Stonewall Middle School's Counseling Department at 703.361.3185 or by email.
Enrollment, New Students, and Transfers
Click on the links below for registration forms and other information. You may come by and pick up the forms at our school ahead of time or print and complete these forms at home. Please bring the completed forms with you to your registration appointment.
Attendance
Stonewall Middle School now has a dedicated attendance to call in daily absences. The new attendance line number is 571.71.4233.
When calling, please be sure to leave your full name, relationship to student, the student’s full name, and the reason for the absence.
When your student misses school due to an absence and has seen a doctor, please bring a note when returning to school.
If your student is going to be absent for a planned trip, this requires written approval from our Principal, Mr. Miller. Please send in a written request before any trip is scheduled.