1st- What is a school counselor? Reviewed what school counselors do and how they can help kids. Talked about some tough feelings we have sometimes and why we have those feelings. Mrs. Hoell showed the students how counselors can "magically" turn those tough feelings into happy feelings!
2nd- Reviewed what a counselor does and how they can help kids. Brainstormed how to make and keep friends. Read Emily's New Friend. We discussed the book and compared the strategies we brainstormed earlier in class to the ones in the book. Talked about how we are a team and how important it is to include everyone and help everyone feel welcome.
Our part-time counselor, Mrs. Davison, teaches all four of the kindergarten sections. She is only here on Wednesdays so she teaches two of the classes each week. I will include information about what they are learning with my updates on 1st and 2nd grade.
K- What is a school counselor? Talked about what school counselors do and how they can help. Colored a bunny book about school counselors to take home and share with parents.