Counselor Connection
UBMS - March 2021
Welcome to Unity Braxton Counseling Department!!
If this is an emergency, please visit the Counseling Department immediately (or during the next school day). Parents should email their students' counselors to set up an appointment.
Useful Phone Numbers:
Suicide Hotline: 1.800.784.2433
PWC Police Department Non-emergency Number: 703.792.6500
ACTS Helpline: 703.368.4141
Crisis Text Hotline: 703.940.0888
Dear Families,
Sincerely,
Unity Braxton Counseling Team
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Classroom Guidance
Technology Choices & Consequences
Pause Before You Post
The Future You
The School Counselors presented a lesson on focusing on the future during advisory on March 9th, 10th and 11th.
Taking Care of Ourselves & Our Friends--7th Grade Mental Health Awareness Lesson
On March 17, 2021 and March 18, 2021, Unity Braxton MS School Counselors and Social Workers will be conducting a classroom guidance lesson with all seventh-grade students during their scheduled Health & Physical Education class period. The title of this lesson is “Taking Care of Ourselves & Our Friends.” This lesson is an approved topic and one that has been mandated for instruction by Prince William County Public Schools Office of Student Services.
The lesson will cover the following objectives:
- Provide information to students about suicide prevention to include understanding of typical & atypical reactions to stress.
- Develop healthy coping strategies & sources of support available through the school and community.
The duration of this lesson is approximately 15-20 minutes. The lesson is only for 7th grade students. It is scheduled during 3rd period and 7th period HPE classes on Wednesday, March 17th and Thursday, March 18th.
If you do not wish for your child to participate in the Taking Care of Ourselves & Our Friends classroom guidance lesson on March 17th and March 18th, please complete and submit the linked form below. Please ONLY complete if you DO NOT want your child to participate in the Taking Care of Ourselves & Our Friends. Please complete this form no later than Monday, March 15, 2021.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Ms. Dawn Breski at 703.361.3185 or by email at breskidm@pwcs.edu .
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Information for 8th Graders: Thomas Jefferson High School
Report Cards
Report Cards & Grades
The third marking period ends on March 26, 2021. Report cards will be mailed home on April 13, 2021.
Parents can download the ParentVUE app or visit the website at: https://va-pwcps-psv.edupoint.com/PXP2_Login_Parent.aspx?regenerateSessionId=True/
Schedule Change Request Forms
Please visit the UBMS Counseling Website for additional information regarding scheduling changes.
Enrollment, New Students & Transfers
Click on the links below for registration forms and other information. Please make sure you have all required documents when you come to your face-to-face appointment.
Unity Braxton Middle School
Email: breskidm@pwcs.edu
Website: https://stonewallms.pwcs.edu/home
Location: Historic District, 10100 Lomond Drive, Manassas, VA, USA
Phone: (703)361-3185
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/StonewallMiddle/