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My 1st Newsletter To Faculty!
I put together newsletters for each marking period to send home to parents, but I have yet to send anything to my colleagues that I work with. I am not sure why this is the case. Granted I meet with each team once a week, but usually we are so
What’s Your 6 Word Memoir?
This is what I had on my bulletin board when the students came into Lunch Bunch today. ( I copied it from this pin on Pinterest.) I know that they have been writing memoirs in ELA and our video project that we having been working on for weeks is
Sharing Notes of Kindness. . .From Lunch Bunch
We finished this Lunch Bunch Project just before break, but I have not been able to post until now. We made these these little books for each student. I gave each student an envelope with their name on it and blank note pages inside(I used my Big Shot and a
Join In The Haiku Deck Link Up!
Technology is a must for school counselors. Everyday I try to learn something new. I am eager to expand my knowledge of technology because I really believe in the philosophy of working smarter, not harder. With so many new programs out there, there are lots of new things to try.
Smore Linky Party
Francience Sabens from School Counselor Space blog has put together this smore Linky Party. If you haven’t heard of smore or used it now is your chance. Basically, smore is an online flyer program that can be used as an an effective and efficient way for schools to share announcements, events, and
Having A Ball In Lunch Bunch!
Today was our first day back from winter break, and I had a roomful of 5th grade boys who ate lunch with me. Since we were off for 2 full weeks, I wanted something fun, easy, and quick to do with my fellas. We started off our meeting by going
Thanks from the Giving Tree Program.
This is a big shout out to our Lansing community! Thank you so much for all your work into helping so many students this holiday season. It is truly overwhelming to know so many people care. I feel blessed to not only work in Lansing, but to have you as
What Goes Around Comes Around. . .
In case you missed it, I thought I was doing something sweet for PT conference days by putting this flyer in everyone’s mailbox. Needless to say, some people loved it, and others, well, were BOTHERED by it. In fact they disliked it so much that they complained to administration. Needless to say,
How Are You Feeling?
One of the joys of working in a middle school is the range of maturity of the students in the building. There is still a sense of innocence and youth, and at the same time there is the “I’m not a little kid anymore” syndrome. One thing is the same,
Using Google Drive to Gather Data for an Academic Impovement Group
Data. Data. Data. We are all concerned about gathering data, utilizing data, and making improvements to our program based on data. I have gathered data over the years I worked in high school. I can tell you how many students have gone to college, our average SAT verbal score and
You’re Invited To Our Presentation of Beyond Blogging
Lisa, Carli, and I can wait to meet everyone! This will be my first ASCA conference and I am so excited! I am really looking forward to all the professional development opportunites. I really want to experience it all.Who’s going to ASCA? It’s not too early to start making plans
My new advertisement for our Giving Tree Program
I just had to share this video. It’s only 35 seconds, but I thought it was a sweet way to promote the Giving Tree Program with parents. Each year I send out an email asking parents for help. This will go with tomorrow’s email. What do you think? I made
