Counselor corner
Tex Hill Middle School-May 2016 Teacher edition
Welcome to the Tex Hill Counseling Office!
SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR COUNSELING CLERK MRS. JULIE TURNER!
Ways YOU can destress as you prepare for the end of the school year
- Good Nutrition. Eating healthy foods helps your immune system work properly and combats the toll that stress can take on your body.
- Breathing techniques. Breathing practice helps sustain vital energy and can lower blood pressure and cholesterol levels. Breathe in for the count of four, hold for the count of four, and exhale for the count of four.
- Regular exercise. Regular exercise practiced at least three times per week can relax your body and mind. Try walking, swimming or Yoga.
- Short breaks. Periodic breaks where you stretch, breathe or just get a change of scenery can revive your body and lift your spirits.
https://www.cceionline.com/newsletters/February_10.html
- Don't ignore a big problem, hoping it will go away.
- Get help figuring out how you'll cope. When stress builds so it becomes unmanageable, it's not always possible to see a way out or a clear answer on what to do. In these cases, you probably need help dealing with whatever situation is creating serious stress for you.
- Work on building your coping mechanisms. Manage everyday stress by making small goals and breaking big ones down into manageable chunks. You're less likely to feel overwhelmed, and taking charge of small things can help you feel better. Don't give up.
- Be kind to yourself. Practices that build well-being and happiness work to counterbalance even the biggest challenges.Meditation, finding things to be grateful for, doing what you love, being with positive people, recognizing the good in yourself — all of these can help build inner resilience and tip the balance in a more positive direction.
http://kidshealth.org/en/teens/serious-stress.html?WT.ac=t-ra#
Summer Programs to share with students
Emotion Regulation for Anxiety, Depression, & Self Injury (flyers available in the Counseling office)
Attached you will find a flyer for a DBT Skills group for teens (13-17 years old). This will be an 8 week program which will require teen and parent participation. The goals of the group are to improve parent-teen communication and problem solving in addition to teens learning to regulate their emotions in ways to improve their lives.
8 week 75 min DBT skills group for teens. Parent participation is required for
first 4 group sessions. Participants must concurrently be receiving individual
counseling services.
Day/Time: Fridays from 6:15pm - 7:30pm
Location: 281 & 1604
$40 fee per group session. Insurances accepted Aetna, BCBS, Humana, Superior
Medicaid & Tricare.
Facilitated by: Colleen McDonald, LPC & Virginia Gonzalez, LPC
VIRGINIA@LIFEINBALANCECOUNSELING.NET
Youth Code Jam
Youth Code Jam has announced several new summer programming camps for upper elementary through high school students in its LEARN: Code series. Details and registration links below. Through the generosity of Conceptual MindWorks, there are a limited number of scholarships available for girls who want to participate in the camps below (except for GameMaker for Middle Schoolers) and who qualify for free school lunch. Information on applying for the scholarships is on each registration form.
Questions? Please contact Debi Pfitzenmaier, Youth Code Jam, at 210-669-6911 or debi@sacodejam.org.
Learn: Alice
June 27-30, 9 am to 4 pm (four days)
Cost: $325
This camp on the UTSA campus is perfect for talented upper elementary and middle school students who have not done any programming so far. It uses drag and drop programming, which means there is no room for syntax errors! You can convert your idea to code quickly and see it in action! You can code 3D animations or games with ease. Alice comes with a powerful graphics library that minimizes coding effort. Windows laptops are preferred, since our expertise with Mac and Linux is limited. Once installed, however, the Alice tool behaves exactly the same way in all environments. Register now.
Learn: Javascript
July 5-8, 9 am to 4 pm (four days)
Cost: $325
This camp on the UTSA campus is perfect for talented upper middle and high school students who have done little bit of programming using Alice/Scratch/Robots, etc., but have not spent much time with C/C++/Java yet. The friendly environment we will use comes with a powerful graphics library that minimizes coding effort. While instant drawing output keeps the students’ enthusiasm up, students will get used to dealing with syntax errors in a friendly way. This camp requires a laptop with WiFi capability and Mozilla Firefox or Google Chrome browser. Register Now.
Learn: Java
July 11-15, 9 am to 4 pm (five days)
Cost: $350
This camp on the UTSA campus is best for middle and high school students who have already had some programming experience beyond drag and drop. Students should have already mastered basic programming concepts and have done some free-form coding. This camp requires a laptop with WiFi capability and will cover the following concepts using hands-on activities:
• Java fundamentals
• if and switch statements
• loops
• static methods
• Arrays
• Introduction to Object Oriented programming Register Now.
Learn: C Programming and Advanced Math
July 18-22, 9 am to 4 pm (five days)
Cost: $350
An application is required for this week-long summer intensive for programmers and mathematically talented upper middle and high school students held at St. Mary’s University. All students must have completed Algebra 1 with at least a B average. This camp is open to young men and women who are interested in diving deep. Mornings will be spent learning C Programming. Afternoons will be immersed in mathematical problem solving and thinking to strengthen your skill set. Apply now!
Learn: GameMaker for Middle Schoolers
July 25-28, 9 am to 4 pm (four days)
Cost: $319
Love to play games on your computer? What if you could create your very own? Join us at the NISD Learning Northside Learning Center for the week and learn the secrets behind making what you love! This camp is good for upper elementary and middle school students and is an introductory class. Be creative, innovative and build your own video game just the way you want it. Learn coding skills using GameMaker software. Discover how a game is put together and how objects, rooms, backgrounds and sprites interact with each other to form something really awesome. Best part? No experience is necessary! Register now!
Learn: Game Development for High Schoolers
July 25-29, 9 am to 4 pm (five days)
Cost: $350
This rigorous camp is for gifted upper middle and high school students held at St. Mary’s University. You don’t have to already know how to design your own games, just some programming experience and enthusiasm for learning. We will use GameMaker software in this camp. If you are advanced, there’s more to learn. And, if you are not quite a master yet, we’ll help get you there. Register Now!
Questions? Please contact Debi Pfitzenmaier, Youth Code Jam, at 210-669-6911 or debi@sacodejam.org.
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May is Children's Mental Awareness Month. Please share with students
**Flyers provided by Clarity Child Guidance center and are located in the Tex Hill Counseling office.
Celebrating Children’s Mental Health
month of may activities in bexar county and beyond
Maynicures for Mental Health
All Month of May
On Facebook and Twitter
One in Five Minds
Stand up and Soar Walk / Children’s
Mental Health Day at the Capitol
April 30
9: 00 am
South Steps of the Austin State Capitol, 1100 Congress Ave, Austin, TX 78701
Texas System of Care
Pinwheels for Change
May 1
10:00 am
San Antonio Public Library Downtown; Pinwheels available at 12 public locations throughout month of May
One in Five Minds
Free trampoline event for youth with special guest radio host Jay Styles.
May 3
6:00 pm to 8:00 pm
FLIPZ Trampoline Park,
910 SE Military Dr
Voices for Children San
Antonio / Alamo Area Teen
Suicide Prevention Coalition
Bexar County Proclamation of One in Five Minds Day
May 3
10:00 am
Bexar County Commissioners’
Courthouse100 Dolorosa # 322
Bexar County
Open to Public
City of San Antonio Children’s Mental Health Day Proclamation
May 5
8:00 am
Main Plaza 115 W. Main Plaza
Bexar CARES, The City of San Antonio & The Center for Health Care Services
Open to Public
Finding Help, Finding Hope Children’s Mental Health Awareness Summit
May 5
8:00 am to 2:00 pm
Neighborhood Place 3014 Rivas St, 78228
Family Service Association San Antonio
(210) 431-7500
Meet an Art Therapist and make art
May 7
2:00 pm to 9:00 pm
Hemisfair Park, 434 South Alamo St. 78228
South Texas Art Therapy
Association
A Beautiful Mind: Expressions of Hope, Resiliency and Recovery
May 7
6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
San Antonio Clubhouse
6851 Citizens Parkway 78229
The Health Collaborative
http://a-beautiful-mind-art-show.eventbrite.com
Training for School and Police staff:
working with urbanized kids with mental illness
May 7
10: 00 am
Carver Community Center
226 N. Hackberry 78202
Gang Rehabilitiation in Progress (G.R.I.P)
210-245-0334
Child obesity and children’s mental health awareness Walk/Run
May 7
8:00 am
Arnold Park, 1011 Gillette Blvd 78224
Volunteering Together for Service
Children’s Mental Health conversation with Trey Ware
May 11
11:30 am
Alpha Media, 4050 Eisenhauer Rd 78218
Laurel Ridge
Alpha Media (210) 654-5100
Nuts and Bolts of Mental Health / Attorney and Professionals Training
May 13
8:00 am to 4:30 pm
Andy Mireles Juvenile Probation Center
301 E. Mitchell
Bexar County Mental Health Department
Social media campaign
May 21
All Day
One in Five Minds Day as proclaimed by Bexar County
One in Five Minds
facebook.com/1in5minds and twitter.com/1in5minds
Guadapalooza, Music Fest
June 5
12:00 pm to
10:00 pm
River Road Ice House, New Braunfels
Texas Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health
(830) 626-1335 or
RiverRoadIceHouse.com
WEEKLY COUNSELING TIPS ON THE MORNING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Counseling Office contact information
Mrs. Lesley Reichert-6th M-Z and 8th grade Counselor lreich@neisd.net 210-356-8033
Mrs. Jane Murray-Data Processor jmedra1@neisd.net 210-356-8031
Mrs. Julie Turner-Counseling Clerk/Registrar jturne3@neisd.net 210-356-8030