We are excited to share that our school counselor, Ms.
Despres will be joining our classrooms on Tuesdays at the
Lower Campus and working with small groups of 4th Grade students at the Upper Campus
on Mondays and Wednesdays. Ms. Despres will also be joining the 3rd
Grade Classroom for their Morning Meetings on Mondays.
This year, she will be
working with students on important social-emotional skills such as taking on challenges, making good
decisions, managing strong emotions, and getting along with others. She will be using Second Step, a research-based program designed
to help children strengthen these skills both in and out of school.
Throughout the year, students will explore four main units:
● Growth Mindset & Goal Setting – learning to focus attention,
manage distractions, develop a
growth mindset, and set and work toward goals.
● Emotion Management – identifying and labeling emotions, and
practicing strategies to manage
them in healthy ways.
● Empathy & Kindness – recognizing and showing kindness,
developing empathy, and taking
others’ perspectives.
● Problem-Solving – learning how to identify and state a problem,
recognize accidents versus
intentional actions and use a step-by-step problem-solving process.
Please don’t hesitate to
reach out if you have any questions. Thank you for your support as we work together to build
a caring and supportive school community!
