Showing posts with label back to school. Show all posts
Showing posts with label back to school. Show all posts
Thursday, November 6, 2014
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!
Thursday, August 21, 2014
Back to school: Time to try new things!
I love reading school counselor blogs! There are so many new and creative ideas out there and a blog is a great way to share. So, one of the new things I wanted to try this year is starting my own blog. There will be mistakes and mishaps, but I'm excited to learn and share.
Back to school is bitter sweet at my house. I hate leaving my beautiful, blonde 2 year old son and I miss the lazy days with the important talks about the future of One Direction with my sweet, smart 9 year old daughter, but I also love the excitement of seeing the kids and knowing that I have the opportunity to help them be successful.
However, one of the things I like best about the first day is deciding what to dress up as for the first day. Each year I dress up like a character. I've been a DJ spinning records in the gym for the students, a cheerleader with pom poms and signs, worked the Back to School red carpet as an entertainment reporter and last year was the Fairy Godmother. This year I decided to dress up in our schools mascot costume. It was so much fun to open the doors for students and give high fives as they walked down the halls. Making it even more special was walking my daughter to class and giving my son great excitement with the horse costume. Overall, it was a fun and exciting day.
I would love suggestions for next years costume!! Here's to a great year!!
Back to school is bitter sweet at my house. I hate leaving my beautiful, blonde 2 year old son and I miss the lazy days with the important talks about the future of One Direction with my sweet, smart 9 year old daughter, but I also love the excitement of seeing the kids and knowing that I have the opportunity to help them be successful.
However, one of the things I like best about the first day is deciding what to dress up as for the first day. Each year I dress up like a character. I've been a DJ spinning records in the gym for the students, a cheerleader with pom poms and signs, worked the Back to School red carpet as an entertainment reporter and last year was the Fairy Godmother. This year I decided to dress up in our schools mascot costume. It was so much fun to open the doors for students and give high fives as they walked down the halls. Making it even more special was walking my daughter to class and giving my son great excitement with the horse costume. Overall, it was a fun and exciting day.
I would love suggestions for next years costume!! Here's to a great year!!
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