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The Biggest. Assembly. Ever. #MeanStinks
Today was the day of Mean Stinks’ Biggest Assembly Ever. Host Alexis Jones and Disney Star Zendaya lead a discussion about it is not OK to be a bully. Students have the power to change the world. It may not be easy, and sometimes they may need some help from
Coffee With The Counselor: Discussing the 7 Habits
Friday I had my first Coffee With The Counselor. Although it wasn’t as well attended as I would have like it have been, the parents I had were eager to talk about how to help organize their children at home. The 7 Habits of Highly Successful Teens by
Humbled and Thankful
I was very shocked last night when I looked at my blog stats and saw that I hit 100,000 pageviews! Wow. I am in shock. I haven’t even been blogging for a whole year yet. It’s been 9 months to be exact. I stated blogging as a way of
The Kindness Project Begins For 2013-2014
Whew. . .what a whirlwind of the past few days. Exciting, but fast and crazy! In my last several Lunch Bunch sessions, we talked about becoming a thrower of starfish and to also be the lone nut and the first follower. These were good lessons to start with as a discussion for
Are You A Lone Nut? A lesson to develop leadership
I first saw this video about a week ago, and I instantly fell in love with it. Why? I often feel like I am the lone nut. With my groups, I try to help them discover their leadership skills; I find that I am trying to inspire them to be
Are You A Thrower of Starfish?
One of my favorite stories is the Starfish Story. I love sharing it with my Lunch Bunch kids. It is simple and sweet: I have it memorized, and tell it with conviction. I love how quiet the room gets as I tell the story of the little girl who found
Celebrate Bully Prevention Month With A Free Webinar Training
https://www4.gotomeeting.com/register/612341935 Just thought I’d share with you information about this upcoming webinar. I have this book, and thought I would use it have a book group with kids. Needless to say when I saw this in my email this morning, I was excited. (Free is also the key word.)
Suicide Assessment: Do you have the right tools?
Our mental health team is working hard to put together a crisis response program. As part of this, we have decided to all get trained to administer the COLUMBIA-SUICIDE SEVERITY RATING SCALE (C-SSRS). I was amazed at how much I learned in one 30 minute web-training. The nice part is that it’s
A New “Welcome”
I made a few new signs today. After a year in my new office, and a month to the new school year, I finally decided to decorate my door. Seeing all the posts on office spaces this summer, I found motivation. Here is the new entrance into my office suite.
The How To’s Of Hosting A Community Clothing Swap
(Click on the picture for a pdf of our poster) Last year when our school psychologist and I started looking at ways to help families within our community, we tried looking at putting together events that everyone could benefit from. We wanted to make sure that no one
I “Mustache” You The Rules And A Few Questions
I admit it, I have jumped on the “mustache” (and cheron stripes) bandwagon. I saw some icebreaker questions on pinterest (this pin) and told myself I had to borrow the idea. I also saw this very cute Mustache sign and thought I should make one as well. After I made
College Spotlight updated for 2013-2014
One thing that I wanted to work on this year was a new bulletin board for my College Spotlight. Highlighting a specific college each month is part of my plan to make sure that all our kids are “Career and College Ready” before they graduate from high school. Last year’s board was
