From the Counselor's Cove
October 2021!
Greetings all,
We often watch motivational and inspiration videos. In a recent Ted Talk that we watched, Mel Robbins shared that we have a one in 400 trillion chance of being born. Isn't that amazing??? What are you going to do with the chance you have been given ?? Hint......BE KIND:)
Sincerely,
The Counselor's Cove
Kindness Matters
The Nail In The Fence
The Nail In The Fence!!
There once was a little boy who had a bad temper. His father gave him a bag of nails and told him that every time he lost his temper, he must hammer a nail into the back of the fence. The first day the boy had driven 37 nails into the fence. Over the next few weeks, as he learned to control his anger, the number of nails hammered daily gradually dwindled down. He discovered it was easier to hold his temper than to drive those nails into the fence.
Finally the day came when the boy didn’t lose his temper at all. He told his father about it and the father suggested that the boy now pull out one nail for each day that he was able to hold his temper. The days passed and the young boy was finally able to tell his father that all the nails were gone.
The father took his son by the hand and led him to the fence. He said, “You have done well, my son, but look at the holes in the fence. The fence will never be the same. When you say things in anger, they leave a scar just like this one. You can put a knife in a man and draw it out. It won’t matter how many times you say I’m sorry, the wound is still there.”
A verbal wound is as bad as a physical one. Friends are a very rare jewel, indeed. They make you smile and encourage you to succeed. They lend an ear, they share a word of praise, and they always want to open their hearts to us.
Reminders
1.- If you are interested in applying to Bay Path, please visit www.baypath.net and click apply now.
2. On Wednesday, October 20th from 6-7pm, there will be an informational meeting for parents on bullying.
3. On Thursday, October 28th, the first PBIS event will take place for students. Please see Mrs. Lazaroski's post on Class Dojo for details.
4. Students that ride bikes or scooters MUST wear a helmet. Please see Ms. Peterson's post on Class Dojo for details.
5. A representative from Bay Path will be visiting us on Monday, October 25th at 1:30pm. More details to follow on Class Dojo.