Moore Square Counselors Corner
First Semester Review
Classroom Guidance Lessons
Moore Square students have been visited by the school counselors in every grade this semester. All of the students were taught a School Counselor Orientation Lesson and Bully Prevention Lesson. The students should be able to recite the Three R's of Bullying and ways to help peers who are being bullied. Sixth and Seventh graders were taught a Study Skills Lesson and should be able to explain their learning styles.
Bully Prevention Lesson and Bully Prevention Month
The Three R's of Bully: Recognize, Refuse, Report.
Moore Square students had the opportunity to write commitments or pledges in October during lunch. These commitments to stop bullying, refusal to be bystanders, or to report any bullying seen were posted up in the cafeteria as a reminder of Moore Square's comittment to Take a Stand and Lend a Hand. In December, the Counselor's Department, National Junior Honor Society, and Yearbook sponsored an Inclusive Spirit Week.
Study Skills Lesson
Our students took a survey this year about topics of interests. Approximately 60% of our students chose Study Skills as a topic they wanted to learn more about. Mr. Grabiec and Mrs. Baker created a Study Skills lesson which included a Learning Styles Inventory. The students learned about ways to study based on their specific learning styles. Please ask your child about his or her learning style. Visual, Auditory, Kinesthetic
School Counseling Small Groups
The counselors have implemented several groups this semester. The topics included: Dealing with Feeling Left Out(7th grade), Anxiety(6th grade), Study Skills(8th grade), Organization(6th grade). Next semester we will implement more groups. A few topics include Conflict Resolution and Study Skills to name a few.
Peer Mediation Program
Resolving Conflicts with Peer Support
Ms. Mondora and Jon Powell partnered up with the counselors and helped create a Peer Mediation Program for the third year. In September, 20 7th and 8th grade students were trained by Campbell Law School Staff and students on mediation. Our students began mediating conflicts at the end of first quarter. This semester our peer mediators have mediated 6 conflicts. We are encouraging our students to refer conflicts that they witness by using our referral forms or by letting a teacher, counselor or administrator aware. We look forward to reducing physical aggression by resolving our conflicts through peer mediation. Please encourage your child to help each other resolve conflicts.
Second Semester Electives
Starting January, all students will receive new electives. In December, students had the opportunity to choose electives for January. Students took forms home to get input from parents as well as parent signatures. Our goal is to make sure students receive an elective that they will enjoy and will be able to capitalize on their gifts and talents.