Concord Counseling Updates

Hawn State Park, Farmington, Missouri - During flyer vision today we practiced the skill of clearing our minds by focusing on the rolling stream in this video.  I encouraged the students to erase thoughts that enter into their mind during this exercise and only focus on the water and it's peace.  We practiced this exercise for 30 seconds.   I hope our children will begin to recognize when their minds are clamoring in different directions and learn to pull their focus to the now.     This is a skill we all can practice to help us enjoy the present.

A Healthy Me is Drug Free! Our week celebration includes: Monday - Strike Out Drugs:  Wear your Cardinal Gear! Tuesday - Crazy About Being Drug Free:  Wear Crazy Socks! Wednesday - Concord Rock Stars :  Dress up like a Rock Star Thursday - Put Drugs to Bed:  Wear your PJs! Friday - Proud to be Drug Free! During October, our comprehensive guidance counseling lessons have focused on being healthy and safe in our k-1 classrooms, in our 2-3 grade classrooms we have discussed the effects of tobacco  use and the need to say no to tobacco  Our 4-5 grade classrooms will enjoy a presentation from NCADA ( National Council on Alcoholism & Drug Abuse) this coming week regarding peer refusal skills . ALL OUR STUDENTS SIGNED OUR RED RIBBON TO PLEDGE to KEEP THEIR BODY HEALTHY AND DRUG FREE!    

October is Disability Awareness Month:   *Our Concord students have been hearing disability etiquette on our morning flyer vision presentations. * A local girl scout troop recently completed a project regarding famous people who have shown great success, all the while working with a disability.  Our girl scouts will also share their findings on flyer vision! *Classrooms have completed lessons and posters to show their understanding regarding diversity * Bulletin Board displays... Enjoy this you tube video:  Kick of HOPE Thanks for sharing Dr. Morgan!

     Our counseling lesson this past rotation focused on habits for being a good student.  We spoke repeatedly about good sleep habits every night, good nutrition (fruits/vegetables/protein/water) throughout each day, and daily exercise and play!           We also incorporated writing within our lesson to show the habits we already own or need to own.  Feel free to stop by and read our entries outside the counseling room and across the hall from our library.