Inner Balance
May 2020
Exciting upcoming events at Dawson Middle School to look out for!
Wrapping Up the School Year
Virtual Self-Care Spirit Week Was a Success
Counselors Still Available!
Please note that we do not have regular access to our school phone numbers or our voicemail. The best way to initiate contact with us is through email.
Katrina Tatum
2019-2020 8th Grade Counselor / 2020-2021 7th Grade Counselor
katrina.tatum@southlakecarroll.edu
Amy Hurlburt
2019-2020 7th Grade Counselor / 2020-20201 8th Grade Counselor
Amy.Hurlburt@southlakecarroll.edu
Lauren Canafax
Intervention Counselor / DMS 504 Coordinator
Locker Clean Out
No STAAR or Final Exams
Summer School
- It will be solely online.
- Students must be online and in communication with a teacher during designated times, meaning it is less flexible and more structured than current online courses.
- It is offered for Acceleration, Credit Recovery, and STAAR/EOC Refresher Courses.
Because of the uncertainties with COVID-19, this information could change. Please check the information available on the CISD website for the most up-to-date information.
Resilience
Resilience Matters
The information provided in this newsletter is from WhyTry.org. We trust this information will be useful to you. Helping our students learn to bounce back when things are tough is a key skill that will serve them well today and into the future.
Resilience is the key ingredient in navigating the modern world. And it’s not reserved for those special people who have the iron will to persevere despite all odds. All humans beings have the capacity for resilience.
Resilience is the ability to bounce back when you have every reason to shut down – but you fight on! Resilient people have both tapped and untapped reserves, enabling them to thrive as they face the setbacks, challenges, and fears of daily life.
The Four Sources of Resilience
Relational Resilience
Relational Resilience is the strength we draw from our relationships with other people. When we can depend on people to be there for us emotionally, we are more resilient. But it goes both ways. When other people are depending on us, we are far more resilient. Think of the single mother working two jobs. She’s exhausted at the end of the day. But how does she find the strength to keep going? Her kids are depending on her, and she’ll do whatever it takes.
We all depend on someone. Also, someone is depending on all of us. Our connections to each other are a source of great power and enduring resilience.
Street Resilience
Street resilience is the ability to convert our pain directly into the energy we need to outsmart and out-hustle our problems. When we take the pain of discrimination, social inequality, or disrespect and channel it into a productive outcome, we tap our street resilience.
People who tap street resilience reframe a perceived weakness or limitation and transform it into a strength. In fact, they know they have to put in the work to reach their goals. They work hard to prove the haters and naysayers wrong.
Everyone has experienced the pain of self-doubt, discrimination, or personal attacks. When we use this pain to work hard and achieve our potential, we tap our street resilience.
Resource Resilience
Just taking inventory of our resources can be inspiring. For example, physical health and well-being, mobility, access to transportation, and public Wi-Fi are all very powerful resources. When we take stock of these resources and put them to work in solving our problems, we tap our resource resilience. In a moment of adversity, some people take inventory of all the resources they have available to them. These could be talents, gifts, capabilities, relationships, assets, or programs.
Rock Bottom Resilience
Rock Bottom Resilience is the turning point we hit when we feel like things can’t get any worse. It’s strange, but sometimes we to have hit a “rock bottom” moment to bounce back. Where is rock bottom? It’s different for everyone, but the effect is the same. There’s a “bounce back” that happens when we hit it.
In fact, if we are aware of these “bounce back” moments, we can ride the momentum to new highs. When we tap rock bottom resilience, we aren’t overwhelmed by the road ahead. We just put one foot in front of the other and take it one day at a time. We take control of the present, knowing it’s all we can really do anyway.
What does it mean to have a certified HeartMath Coach at Dawson Middle School?
Your Counselor's can help your child boost resilience, composure and clarity!
The HeartMath Building Personal Resilience™ program is a focused and practical program, combining personalized coaching with scientifically validated tools to help your child self-regulate their body’s response to stress and build resilience. They will learn life-long skills you can use any time to increase well-being, personal and academic performance and quality of life experience.
Be sure to contact your child's grade level counselor for more details!
DMS Counselors
Amy Hurlburt
7th grade Counselor
amy.hurlburt@southlakecarroll.edu
Katrina Tatum
8th grade Counselor
katrina.tatum@southlakecarroll.edu
Lauren Canafax
Intervention Counselor
lauren.canafax@southlakecarroll.edu
Website: https://www.southlakecarroll.edu/domain/812
Location: 400 South Kimball Avenue, Southlake, TX, USA
Phone: 817-949-5500
Twitter: @DMScounselors