Counselor's Corner
GORZYCKI MIDDLE SCHOOL
December 2019
And just like that, the Fall semester is almost over.
Sincerely,
The GMS Counseling staff,
Patti Hodges
Carrie Ryan
Corinne Oh
Sarah Parnell
Emily Heckroth
Preventing Holiday Stress for Your Children
1 Mange your own stress (see next post)
2 Keep routines the same
3 Manage expectations
4 Keep kids active
5 Spend time together
6 Build a family ritual
7 Do something together to help others
https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/7-ways-prevent-holiday-stress-children-2017112812809Reducing stress, anxiety and the urge to self-harm There's an app for that
3 Questions for Teaching Self-Regulation
How Does My Body Feel?
What Strategies Can I Use?
How Will My Body Feel After I Use This Strategy?
https://child.tcu.edu/3-questions-for-teaching-self-regulation/#sthash.y5M6GqjI.dpbsChoice Sheets for 2020-2021 for Current 6th and 7th grades
Has your student had a keyboarding or equivalent course yet?
Are they in the right level of course? On level or Pre AP?
What electives are they thinking about?
Current 8th grade High School Planning
8th graders visit and tour Bowie
Feb 6 6:00-7:30 :
Course Fair Showcase Night at Bowie
Feb 13:
Student Choice Sheet Advising at GMS
Feb 20:
Parent Choice Sheet Advising at GMS
May 2 & 9:
Camp Bowie Express
Ask your 7th grader about Strengths Explorer
You can view their results with them online.
Go the gmstigers.com, click on ABOUT, then COUNSELING, then FAMILY CONNECTION then the NAVIANCE link.
Your student's username is uppercase S then their student ID
Your student's password is upper case first letter of last name, 6 digit birthday, lower case "s"
Go to the ABOUT ME tab, then ASSESSMENTS, then STRENGTHS EXPLORER.
Ask your 8th grader what their Holland Code Personality Types are
Go the gmstigers.com, click on ABOUT, then COUNSELING, then FAMILY CONNECTION then the NAVIANCE link.
Your student's username is uppercase S then their student ID
Your student's password is upper case first letter of last name, 6 digit birthday, lower case "s"
Go to the ABOUT ME tab, then ASSESSMENTS, then CAREER KEY.
IS your child is going to Bowie next year? Start reviewing the Bowie Counseling Site now
Click the link below to find out...
What's the difference between the levels? (Pre AP, Dual Credit, OnRamps, etc)
How many AP classes should you take?
Is there summer homework?
What is a Four Year Plan?
What are the graduation requirements?
https://www.jbhs.org/apps/pages/index.jsp?uREC_ID=303318&type=d&pREC_ID=1216567