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SC|CS 2015 Winners Announced – School Counselors heading to ASCA 2015 in Phoenix
Starting in the fall of 2014, fundraising was started by Carol Miller and Jeff Ream to support the third annual School Counselor Community Scholarship (SC|CS 15) – a scholarship for school counselors by school counselors. The scholarship goes towards supporting counselors by paying for the registration cost of the American
It’s what on the inside that counts–Lunch Bunch Lesson
I tried a new lesson with my Lunch Bunch groups and this will be going into the “keep” pile. I loved the message and the kids loved the project that went along with it.When the kids came in I asked them,“How many of you have been to, or have seen
Together we make a masterpiece
I found these giant puzzle pieces at Oriental Trading Post and knew I had to use them. We have been talking about our uniqueness but I also wanted everyone to see how with everyone’s special talents and abilities, that when we work together we become something great. The girls worked
Friday’s Message–National School Counseling Week
Happy Friday! Here is my last of the messages I left for teachers. Today was a fun day. I spent four lunch periods in the cafeteria. To keep with the Lego theme, my intern, Sarah, cut 300+ paper legos for the kids to write on. We asked each student to
Thursday’s Message-National School Counseling Week
This was today’s message to teachers. Leaving things in mailboxes is always hit or miss. Several mailboxes still have a nice pile of all my messages, and I’m sure a few others went directly into the recycling bin. But today, I smiled when I went to a team meeting in a
Wednesday’s message–National School Counseling Week 2015
Here’s today’s NSCW15 message for the teachers. I typed over the ASCA Photo prop for today. I really had a hard time condensing everything I wanted to say in just a few words. I love being a school counselor because I love the kids. I love teaching others, I
National School Counseling Week 2015–Tuesday’s message
Happy National School Counseling Week! We had our first snow day of the year yesterday, so I didn’t start to celebrate National School Counseling Week until today. Above you will find my Tuesday message that I put in teachers’ mailboxes. I also had an intern (Sarah) start last week, and
Games in Counseling
I do a lot of things during Lunch Bunch. It is the period of time in my day that is really all mine to work with students and teach them skills I feel are important. Because it’s during lunch, however, I have my fair share of competitions for student time.
Cyber Smarts
Cyber Safety and Social Media has been a big thing at our school lately. I don’t think our school is the only one dealing with “how do we teach kids about internet safety?” It’s a growing trend around the country and I’m reading new articles every day about how to
One
Three Dog Night made famous the song and phrase, “One is the Loneliness Number.” I won’t be using that as my mantra. Instead, I believe more in “The Power of One.” Think of it like this old Breck commercial: My friend and fellow counselor, Jeff Ream, from the blog The
Talking About Divorce
For children, divorce can be stressful, sad, and confusing. At any age, kids may feel uncertain or angry at the prospect of mom and dad splitting up. For the past several weeks, I have been talking to kids in grades 5-8 about divorce. Sometimes, getting them to open up is
Starting A Counseling Book Group
I have wanted to run a book group for a while, but was not sure how to run one. Today, I took the plunge. Starting next Tuesday, I will hold my very first meeting.We will be using the book, Diary Of Invisible Me by Rebecca McEwen. I have 8 copies
