I want to extend a warm welcome to the 2015-2016 school year to all HPE families! I am looking forward to seeing everyone at Meet the Teacher this evening. Please take a moment to review important Guidance and Counseling information in my 2015 welcome letter under Parenting Links at the right hand side of my blog. There is also information listed there regarding this year's Love N Logic classes provided by Lee's Summit Cares.
Another easy way to access my welcome letter is by clicking here.
I am looking forward to another great school year!
Monday, August 17, 2015
Thursday, May 14, 2015
Career Lessons
March and April were dedicated to MAP testing. Our first year of online testing went smoothly! I am relieved to have that behind me!
In May I have been visiting classes to help students "Begin with the End in Mind" (Habit 2). Students experienced various activities, many online and through technology, to do career research on a future career that interests them.
Please check back soon for a summary of what I have been doing in your child's classroom on this topic!
Happy May!!!
In May I have been visiting classes to help students "Begin with the End in Mind" (Habit 2). Students experienced various activities, many online and through technology, to do career research on a future career that interests them.
Please check back soon for a summary of what I have been doing in your child's classroom on this topic!
Happy May!!!
Tuesday, February 24, 2015
January and February Guidance Lessons
In January and February I visited classrooms to discuss Conflict Resolution. We focused on Habit 5: Seek First to Understand and then to be Understood and Habit 4: Think Win-Win to resolve conflicts when the arise.
2nd graders were my Leadership Spotlight this month. They heard the book "Enemy Pie" by Derek Munson via storylineonline.net and created a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two main characters in the story. Students also identified the problems and solutions that were presented in the story. Students identified that using Habit 5 helps us to understand others before making judgments of them thus eliminating many problems and arguments.
Students in Kindergarten read the book "Don't Squeal Unless it's a Big Deal" by Jeanie Franz Ransom. Students learned that many problems that happen with their friends are "kid sized problems" that they can solve on their own rather than running to an adult for help. As a group we discussed many different scenarios and students decided whether the problem was an emergency that they needed to tell an adult right away, or if the problem was one they could solve on their own. We came up with many different ways to solve the problems ourselves rather than always tattling to an adult.
Students in 1st grade listened to "Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen" by Howard Binko. Students learned that they can use Habit 1: Be Proactive and being a good listener helps prevent many problems from happening. Students learned many ways to be a good listener and also identified many different ways to help solve problems when they occur rather than fighting or arguing.
3rd graders learned how to create "I-messages" to solve problems when they have them. Students worked in groups to create an "I-message" for many different scenarios that they may have. An example is: "I feel left out when you don't let me play. Please let me have a turn." Students then read the story "Trouble Talk" by Judy Ludwig and identified how an I-message could have helped the characters in the story solve the problems they were having rather than arguing and fighting.
Students in 4th grade learned about Habit 4: Think Win-Win. They identified the barriers to thinking win-win and how using this habit can help them work together better with others as well as be more productive. Students watched a video about a team of hikers who climbed Mt. Everest with a blind member. Students identified how Think Win-Win helped them to achieve this goal together rather than causing them to "fail" when they faced hardships on the journey. Students then applied the concept of Think Win-Win to scenarios that they may face at school or home as a 4th grader.
Students in 5th grade received a Lee's Summit Cares Bullying presentation from Kerri Gray as their lesson this month.
6th graders also learned about Habit 4: Think Win-Win and how this can be used in the face of conflict to help them solve the conflict by allowing everyone to have a bit of success rather than a "winner" and "loser." Students watched a video about the Lego Company and how they used Think Win-Win when they were faced with "hackers" who were getting into a new online system they had created. Students discussed how new and innovative ideas can come when one looks at conflict as a potential win-win rather than a win-lose. Students also applied the concepts of Think Win-Win to scenarios they may face at school or home as a 6th grader.
2nd graders were my Leadership Spotlight this month. They heard the book "Enemy Pie" by Derek Munson via storylineonline.net and created a Venn Diagram comparing and contrasting the two main characters in the story. Students also identified the problems and solutions that were presented in the story. Students identified that using Habit 5 helps us to understand others before making judgments of them thus eliminating many problems and arguments.
Students in Kindergarten read the book "Don't Squeal Unless it's a Big Deal" by Jeanie Franz Ransom. Students learned that many problems that happen with their friends are "kid sized problems" that they can solve on their own rather than running to an adult for help. As a group we discussed many different scenarios and students decided whether the problem was an emergency that they needed to tell an adult right away, or if the problem was one they could solve on their own. We came up with many different ways to solve the problems ourselves rather than always tattling to an adult.
Students in 1st grade listened to "Howard B. Wigglebottom Learns to Listen" by Howard Binko. Students learned that they can use Habit 1: Be Proactive and being a good listener helps prevent many problems from happening. Students learned many ways to be a good listener and also identified many different ways to help solve problems when they occur rather than fighting or arguing.
3rd graders learned how to create "I-messages" to solve problems when they have them. Students worked in groups to create an "I-message" for many different scenarios that they may have. An example is: "I feel left out when you don't let me play. Please let me have a turn." Students then read the story "Trouble Talk" by Judy Ludwig and identified how an I-message could have helped the characters in the story solve the problems they were having rather than arguing and fighting.
Students in 4th grade learned about Habit 4: Think Win-Win. They identified the barriers to thinking win-win and how using this habit can help them work together better with others as well as be more productive. Students watched a video about a team of hikers who climbed Mt. Everest with a blind member. Students identified how Think Win-Win helped them to achieve this goal together rather than causing them to "fail" when they faced hardships on the journey. Students then applied the concept of Think Win-Win to scenarios that they may face at school or home as a 4th grader.
Students in 5th grade received a Lee's Summit Cares Bullying presentation from Kerri Gray as their lesson this month.
6th graders also learned about Habit 4: Think Win-Win and how this can be used in the face of conflict to help them solve the conflict by allowing everyone to have a bit of success rather than a "winner" and "loser." Students watched a video about the Lego Company and how they used Think Win-Win when they were faced with "hackers" who were getting into a new online system they had created. Students discussed how new and innovative ideas can come when one looks at conflict as a potential win-win rather than a win-lose. Students also applied the concepts of Think Win-Win to scenarios they may face at school or home as a 6th grader.
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