COUNSELORS' CORNER
Cyrus Peirce Middle School
Week Seven - SELF CARE
It Takes A Village
On Nantucket, we need each other more than ever. Between navigating home quarantine and remote learning, students, families, and teachers , at times, are struggling with stress and the uncertainty of when our lives will return to normal? This week's Counselors' Corner is dedicated to links for mental health, self care, recreational activities, and educational supports.
Actions For Healthy Kids
Self Care Resources for Parents
SELF CARE RESOURCES FOR SCHOOL STAFF
FRESH AIR AND NATURE - GO FOR A WALK :-)
Nantucket Conservation Foundation
Linda Loring Foundation
Note: This property does have some restrictions - no horses, dogs, bicycles, or smoking permitted to protect wild life on the property.
Nantucket Chamber of Commerce - Beaches
Stay focused in the moment
social emotional learning lessons
Looking for a great way to start talking about social emotional learning with your child? Use the lessons created by Becky Cressy, our school social worker! These lessons are brief, entertaining, educational, and effective. These lessons are recommended to all families to start and maintain a healthy practice of SEL. The SEL lessons can be found on the CPS Google Counseling Classroom: https://classroom.google.com/u/0/c/MTkwMDgwMzA2.
Week 8- Staying focused and finishing the school year strong
Week 7- Feeling overwhelmed with remote learning?
Week 6- Feeling bored? Learn ways to improve your mood
Week 5- Self-management and tools
Week 4- Self-management & how stress affects us
Week 3- Identify your feelings
Week 2- Feelings, thoughts, behaviors triangle.
Week 1 - Making a home schedule
Last week's SMORE
Great tips for weekly student expectations, family resiliency, positive outlooks, and valuable resources.
Local helping resources
Below are resources that can be accessed by anyone. Please take advantage of what you need and share the resources with anyone who can benefit.
Help for Nantucket Residents [Town of Nantucket]
Mental Health/Behavioral Health Resources [Town Health Dept.]
THIS MEMORIAL DAY WEEK-We remember and honor those military men and women
CPS COUNSELING DEPARTMENT
Contact Information:
cell- 774-768-0072
Office hours: Monday - Friday 12:15-1:15
Jaclyn Normand, School Counselor for students Last name M-Z,
cell- 508-257-1479
Office hours: Monday - Friday 12:15-1:15
Becky Cressy, School Social Worker,
cell- 508-289-1647
Office hours: Mondays 12:15-1:15
Picture Attributions
- Nantucket 6/21/14 by Bob P. B., https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/d4d0fbbb-0093-400d-9f05-103b2f52e05f
- Self Care & Mental Health for Kids [Poster], blessingmanifesting.com, https://www.pinterest.com/pin/255720085079247657/
- Types of Self Care [Poster], https://unitementalhealth.com/2019/08/12/types-of-self-care/
- Self Care for Teachers [Poster], https://www.thepathway2success.com/self-care-for-teachers/
- Balance your life vector illustration by Kay Mosk, https://www.shutterstock.com/image-vector/cute-brain-heart-meditation-logic-feel-733212286
- The road from Red Barn Beach by Toby Sackton, https://ccsearch.creativecommons.org/photos/fad80a2e-f4de-4cf6-bbad-3c0b07d8b03b
Linda Loring Nature Foundation - LLNF, Timeline Photos, May 21, 6:03 p.m., facebook.com.
Nantucket-Miacomet Beach, by MA CZM Coast Guide , Online, https://search.creativecommons.org/photos/b91dcad5-f43f-41fb-9d40-e1610ef30d0f
Old Mill, Nantucket Historical Association by Dauna Coffin.