I want very much to work closely with parents because I truly believe that parents, schools and students need to work together to help the student be successful. In that spirit, I would like to add regularly to this blog to let parents and others know what the counseling department is working on throughout the year.
I met with (nearly) every student at Whittier, these first few weeks of school, for what I call "minute meetings." I asked just a few questions to get to know them better, and introduced myself. I asked them: 1) How are you? (on a scale of 1-10), 2) What do you want to be when you grow up?, 3) How is school going so far? (1-10), and 4) Do you have any questions for me?/Do you have anything you want me to know about you? This was really helpful for me to get to know students a little bit, since I'm brand new to Whittier, and also to let them know my role as a school counselor, which is "to help kids feel safe and happy at school, so they can do their best work!" My role really is to support students with anything they need to be successful, whether they need help with study skills, bullying or friendship issues, or if they are just having a bad day and need someone to talk to. I am currently asking students, staff, and parents to complete a "needs assessment" survey for me, so that I know what students at Whittier need most help with. This will help me in planning classroom lessons, whole school activities and events, and even perhaps some small groups. I look forward to seeing what you have to say! Other things I have been doing include teaching weekly Second Step lessons for fourth, fifth and sixth grade students, creating this website and other resources, and organizing my classroom.
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