Concord Counseling Updates

   I am introducing Kelso's Choices to our second and third grade students this week.  Kelso is a program that helps empower children with conflict management skills.  I will continue to introduce Kelso throughout the year with our 2-5graders. Our  K-1 children will continue to learn I-Care Language as the basis of how to treat and speak to others.  My goal is to educate our students to be able to communicate and speak well for themselves and for others and to know there are many choices to the small or big problem that they may encounter in a given day. 

Saying "No" to drugs is easier when you have a plan.  We start early trying to equip our students to be able to get out of a sticky situation.  Here are eight strategies we teach the older students to be able to say, "NO!"                                                                                                   1.  Educate others on the subject. 2.  Change the subject. 3.  Stand your ground.  Tell what you believe. 4.  Use humor to distract. 5....

Thank you to our P.T.G. for hosting this assembly during our Fall Festival Celebration next Wednesday!

This week our Kindergarten and first grade students are learning safety rules... Street Safety Rules 1. Look both ways before crossing the street. 2. Don’t chase balls into the street. 3. Stay on the sidewalk when waiting for the bus. Personal Safety Rules 4. Never take medicine on your own. Ask an adult first. 5. Don’t play with strange animals. 6. Wear a helmet when you’re riding your bike and a helmet and pads when you rollerblade. Safety and Strangers Rules 7. Don’t talk to strangers on the street. 8. Never answer the phone on your own or give out any information. 9. Never answer the door or let strangers into your house. 10. Tell and Yell. Always tell an adult you trust if a stranger bothers you—and if one does yell as loud as you can. Is It Okay? How to Stay Safe © Sunburst Visual Media, a division of Global Video, LLC

Red Ribbon Week Concord Elementary Celebrates... Monday, October 22 nd Thru   Friday, October 26 th Let’s show our support for living drug free!!! Monday – Strike Out Drugs (Wear your Cardinal gear!) Tuesday – Crazy About Being Drug Free (Wear crazy socks!) Wednesday – Team Up Against Drugs (Wear your favorite team jersey!) Thursday – Put Drugs to Bed (Wear your PJs!) Friday –Proud to be Drug Free (Show your Concord pride and wear school colors or gear!) Thank you PTG for organizing these events!

         Here is a student made creation regarding our theme for this counseling rotation!  Our children k-5 are deepening their awareness regarding different disabilities or challenges that people face in life.  Our main emphasis it that everyone wants and needs to be treated with respect.   We have discussed several different challenges such as:  deaf people, blindness, people needing assistance walking, talking, varies degrees of asthma, diabetes...           Our hope is for the kids to treat others the way they would want to be treated.               We enjojed a book written by former President Jimmy Carter and illustrated by Amy Carter.  The story is about a boy who happens to be crippled.  A few morals the students shared from the book were insightful...      ...

Our Study Quilt! Thank you for helping your child establish good study habits!