Counselor Creech's Updates
Spring 2022
Focus for Spring
To give you a brief summary, here is what the parents who filled out the survey indicated more focused lessons on:
1. Responsibility 85% (choices, consequences, problem solving, doing your job as a student, etc.)
2. Positive Communication 76% (I-messages, apologies, tone of voice, body language, think before you speak, etc.)
3. Conflict Resolution 66% (small vs. big problems, ignoring, I-messages, types of conflict, etc.)
4. Self-Awareness 61% (personal character, peer pressure, goal setting, etc.)
5. Identifying and expressing strong emotions 57%
6. Friendship Skills 57%
The following are what the teachers who filled out the survey indicated more focused lessons on:
1. Responsibility 60%
2. Self-Awareness 60%
3. Listening and Following Directions 50%
4. Kindness/Empathy 50%
5. Friendship Skills 30%
6. Positive Communication 30%
The following are what the students, 3rd-8th grade, who filled out the survey indicated that their class as a whole needed more focused lessons on:
1. Working hard in class and having a positive attitude about learning.
2. Showing kindness and thinking about others' feelings.
3. Dealing with strong emotions, anger, worry, and stress.
4. Knowing more about careers.
5. Feeling good about ourselves and knowing our strengths and goals.
So there are some similarities! We have been focusing mainly on listening for the month of January. February's focus will be "responsibility". We will then focus on "self-awareness" and "positive communication" in March. April will be all about "kindness"!
I want to thank those parents who took their time to fill out the survey! Your input is so valuable and appreciated! My goal is to make both the parents' and the teachers' lives a little easier by helping out our kiddos!
As always, If I can help your child out in any way, please contact me at screech@kelsoc-7.k12.mo.us. Thank you!
Upcoming Groups for the spring!
If you get a permission letter sent home and you would like your child to participate in a group, please simply sign and return. If you know you want your child to participate in a group this spring, please email me which group topic you want your child to learn more about. Thank you!!
Possible topics for groups include: social skills, study skills, worry/anxiety, anger, and positive attitude.