Welcoming New Students

This post is a little late, but I wanted to go ahead and post this, because this is one of my favorite events I do all year.  At the beginning of each year I have a new student breakfast.  I divide them into two groups, K-5 and Middle School, to come and have breakfast with me and some students.  During this breakfast they have the chance to ask questions about the school, the community, and the teachers.  They also get to have some small group time with our principal.  I do a brief presentation on Mabel's bullying prevention program.  Below is a picture of me showing them the anonymous online reporting tool.  100% of the students who attended the New Student Breakfast reported that it made them feel welcome and more comfortable.  Being the "welcome committee" to our new students a favorite way to make my counseling program POP!