Keeping up with the Counselors
Timberwood Middle School
October/November
Start with Hello Week Recap
Start with Hello Week was a huge success at TMS. Students helped plan activities that were done through their Advisory classes. From a Human Scavenger Hunt to a Say Hello competition, take a peek at some of the activities the students participated in.
Start With Hello
Human Scavenger Hunt
Students Being Welcomed to School
Wear Green to Support Social Inclusion
Positive Affirmations to Wall
New Student Breakfast
Red Ribbon Week
Timberwood's Student Council has planned different activities and lessons for Red Ribbon Week, October 21st-25th. We also wanted to be able to pass along information to parents regarding a new trend for middle and high school students, vaping and juuling. Below is a video and some tips to for parents and guardians.
Here are some parenting tips from the American Heart Association:
As a parent, you’re a powerful influence — even if your teenager seems to disagree with everything you say. Here are some of the most effective ways you can steer your kids away from tobacco:
- Maintain a dialogue. Start early — begin talking with your kids about smoking and vaping in kindergarten. Be honest and open to seeing things from your child’s point of view. And don’t stop. Keep the conversation going as kids get older.
- Think more than cigarettes. Explain that smokeless tobacco, hookah and e-cigarettes all have dangers, including nicotine addiction.
- Prepare your kids for peer pressure. Discuss what they might say if a friend offers a cigarette or e-cigarette.
- Establish a smoke-free home. Don’t allow family members or friends to smoke in your home or car. Make sure the places your child spends a lot of time are tobacco-free.
If your child has started smoking or vaping, try to learn why. This may help you talk with him or her more effectively. Instead of punishment, offer understanding and help to resist the dangerous lure of tobacco use and addiction.
Sources:
Youth And Tobacco Use, CDC website, updated June 2018 https://www.cdc.gov/tobacco/data_statistics/fact_sheets/youth_data/tobacco_use/index.htm
E-Cigarette Use Among Youth and Young Adults, A Report of the Surgeon General, 2016 https://www.surgeongeneral.gov/library/2016ecigarettes/index.html
Community Outreach
Timberwood's Comprehensive School Counseling Program
A comprehensive school counseling program is an integral component of the school’s mission. Comprehensive school counseling programs are driven by student data and based on the Texas Model for Comprehensive School Counseling Program guidelines.
Guidance - Counselors visit classrooms 4 times per year to deliver lessons based on the Great 8 skills
Responsive Services - Individual and small group counseling support
Individual Planning - 504, course selection process, behavior plans, goal setting, etc...
System Support - Support to TMS staff and Parents: newsletters, website information, College Corner, Trainings for Staff, Mentoring Program for Students, Open House, Community Outreach, School Counseling Advisory Council, and much MORE!
Credit By Exams
Humble ISD offers Credit by Exams two times during the year for certain courses for students to gain credit for a course they have no prior instruction on.
The next and last window for testing for the 2019-2020 school year is:
March 16-20, 2020 (Registration deadline February 25, 2020)
For more information contact your grade level counselor or visit the Humble ISD Counseling and Behavioral Services website.
Referrals to See the Counselor
Important Dates
October 21-25 - Red Ribbon Week
October 22 - Picture Day
November 5 - Positive Incentives during Advisory
November 7 - Quest Early College High School visiting 8th graders during advisory
November 25-29 - Thanksgiving Break - No School
The TMS Counselors
6th Grade Counselor
281-641-3933
7th Grade Counselor
281-641-3807