Barker Counseling Center
Fall 2022
We are having a great start to the school year! Thank you for supporting your child(ren) academically, socially, and emotionally. Remember the Barker counseling team is ALWAYS here to help make sure our students are safe, happy, and successful!
Counseling in the Fall
August/September
Our focus for September is helping the students understand how to recognize, report, and refuse bullying situations. We will be incorporating what it means to be a bystander and the responsibilities that come with that. Not only can bullying happen in person, but also online which is cyberbullying. ALL students will be able to name a trusted adult they can go to if they need to report. If you SEE SOMETHING, SAY SOMETHING.
October
For the month of October students will be working on recognizing and identifying strong emotions. By teaching emotion-management skills it can lead to improved attention, motivation, and academic performance.
Also, in October the Bentonville Public Schools will be partnering again this year with Ozark Guidance, services by Arisa Health to provide SOS Signs of Suicide programming for all 6th graders, plus on-line resources for parents/guardians as a part of our district-wide suicide prevention efforts. SOS has been used by thousands of schools for over 20 years. More information to come for 6th grade parents on this program prior to the 10/4 program date.
November/December
For November, each year all K-6 schools use the Empower Me curriculum designed to teach children about personal body safety in an empowering and positive way. Our school’s Empower Me training will be 11/1 during their PE class. More information to come prior to this program date.
If you have any questions on anything, please feel free to reach out to one of our school’s counselors or our district’s Director of Student Service, Amanda Musick at amusick@bentonvillek12.org
Request to see the counselor
If your child needs to see the counselor they can tell their teacher or fill this form out on their counseling google classroom. This link also gives you as a parent a chance to fill out a referral if you feel your child might need to visit with one of us. We will make sure to see them in a timely manner.
Snack Pack Program
The Samaritan Community Center partners with schools to provide sacks of food to eligible children on a weekly basis through the Snack Pack for Kids Program. The program will provide 8-10 food items to students each Friday afternoon so they will have food available for the weekend. If your child could use a snack pack please fill out the form below.
Goolge Form: https://forms.gle/dPstC98Wg6c8ykiDA
Barker Gives Back
What is the Gives Back program?
The purpose is to assist student needs with resources to insure they are successful, strong, and striving students through caring and purposeful donations.
Vision: To use a network of parents/guardians to communicate the needs of students within our school as established by our counselors, in the hopes that people within the school would be able to meet these needs.
If your child is in need of resources, such as food, clothing, or school supplies, please e-mail our school counselors.
If you’d like to learn more about the Barker Gives Back program, or would like to be a part of our Gives Back Committee, please e-mail our school counselors.
LSisemore@bentonvillek12.org and chamaker@bentonvillek12.org
Sharing & Caring of Northwest Arkansas
Each year, Sharing & Caring works diligently to ensure that every family in Benton County experiences hope at Christmas and the opportunity for a bright future. They have been working throughout this year to evaluate their Christmas Assistance Application Process and eliminate barriers of entry, in the hope that they will be able to meet the needs of an ever changing and economically challenging landscape.
English Application: https://sharingandcaringkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-Application-Packet.pdf
Spanish Application: https://sharingandcaringkids.com/wp-content/uploads/2022-Application-Packet-Spanish.pdf
Confidentiality Statement
LaShey Sisemore
Email: lsisemore@bentonvillkek12.org
Website: https://www.bentonvillek12.org/RBMS
Location: Ruth Barker Middle School, Southeast 18th Street, Bentonville, AR, USA
Phone: 479-696-3300
Facebook: facebook.com/BarkerBruins
Twitter: @BarkerBruins