Counselor's Corner
Vogel Intermediate 2019 - 2020
Volume 2.4
Racquel Johnson, 6th grade racjohnson@conroeisd.net
Megan Rekart, 5th grade mrekart@conroeisd.net
Irons Junior High Information - 6th Graders
Monday, February 3rd - Counselors will come visit all 6th grade PE to present scheduling info.
Wednesday, February 5th - 6th graders will visit Iron's JH for a tour. (Permission Slip Eng) (Spanish)
February 6th - Parent Night Iron's JH: Internet Safety at 5:30 and Rising 7th grader at 6:15 (Parent Flyer)
February 11th - 13th - Course Selections through Social Studies/Science classes; Chromebooks will be needed (Course Details click here)
March & May - Student course verification will be sent for parents to approve. Please look for those to come home through your student.
Building Character From Home
This year we are implementing a program that will strengthen the character of our community by allowing students to participate in weekly focus lessons. For this to be most successful, we need your support in holding our kids accountable. Follow this link for more details about Positivity Project. Try to have ongoing conversations about the weekly topics so they hear the same language from all angles.
We are encouraging parents to review the following links with their child at least once a week. These links have an overview of the weekly topic and we will be updating them with each newsletter.
Literacy Academic Night
Leadership Club
This year we will be sponsoring a Leadership Club. The leadership will be playing the role of Student Council on our campus. The role of this club will be to teach and encourage students to lead as model citizens. We will meet 2 times a month - 2nd/4th Wednesday. The requirements are outlined in the attachment. Please encourage your future leaders as well as students who need guidance with leading in the right direction. We also would like to encourage students who need to learn how to develop leadership skills to attend.
Upcoming Events -
Vision Boards - January
Chickfila Cookies for Valentines Day - February
Leukemia & Lymphoma Society Pennies Campaign - February/March
Cyber Safety
Does My Child Already Know About Vaping?
As we have recently seen in the news, vaping has become a very hot topic! In recent years, intermediate aged kids have had experiences with students vaping also. Emergency Rooms and physician offices are seeing more of the effects of vaping in our communities. E-Cigarette marketing has reached across the generations, using images appealing to youth, as well as older adults. Please check out this informative testimonial of a local youth's challenging experience with vaping. As a campus we wanted to inform parents and allow them to share with their children as they see fit.
Got Needs?
If you have not had a chance to complete the Needs Assessment Form, please click the links below. This gives us information on how to support our student's needs through resources, groups or daily check ins.
Click here below
On Going Healthy Converstions...
6th grade and 5th grade monthly guidance groups are using a curriculum called WhyTry?/Resiliency to encourage students to be “On the Right Track” and teaching them how to apply “Resiliency” in a variety of ways. Here are some of the visual pieces that you can use to help extend the conversation with your kids. These analogies help kids change the language and change the climate of our youth.
Cyber Safety (Kids Presentation)Sticks and Stones Overruled by Words...
We have an increasing amount of students having unhealthy conversations or interactions with themselves and their peers. Please help redirect those conversations or interactions by changing the language and teaching the appropriate language. Some of the language exchanged between students eludes to self harm or hatred against others. We have to equip our kids with the right words to say. At our level we realize that our students have true frustrations from low self esteem, unstable friendships/relationships, academic struggles or the initial understanding of family dynamics.
Here is an article that explains how we can equip our kids with better options to express our angers and frustration. https://drive.google.com/file/d/13PNcyUHiu5gLHoCB5Mb_4Ht-hpkHnwMU/view?usp=sharing
**If you need additional resources, please contact your 5th or 6th grade counselor. You may also see the links below for after hour assistance as needed.
***Please note that if students are reported as using such language, we will take precautionary steps to get them the assistance necessary for the safety and security of all students involved. Please see new district policy on treats of violence from students.