Counselor News

One hundred years from now it will not matter how much money you made what kind of car you drove what sort of house you lived in, but one hundred years from now the world will be a better place because you made a difference in the life of A Child.

~Author Unknown

Purpose of Counseling for Students:

 Help you by listening to your problems and concerns

 Explore your feelings and how you had a good or awful day

 Provide a safe place to talk about anything

 Provide trusting relationships

 Develop academic, social, and friendship skills

 Explore what you think and feel about yourself (self-concept / self-esteem)

 Help you be a success at school

What The Counselor Can Offer:

Small Group Counseling:

The George G. Blaisdell's Elementary Counseling Program is designed to enhance academic, personal, social, and career awareness of all students. The program is based on the developmental stages of PreK-2nd with a primary focus directed towards education and prevention. A variety of small group sessions will be offered throughout the year to possibly include: Cool Heads (Anger Management), Stress Busters (ways to reduce stress), Family Changes (Divorce and Separation), Saying Goodbye (Grief and Loss), Confident Kids (Self-Esteem), Friendship Circle (Friendship Skills), and many, many more. Groups meet once a week (during the school day) for 30 minutes for a total of eight sessions. Parent permission is necessary for students to participate. Students attending a small group are responsible for making up missed school work. Look for a permission slip in the school newsletter to have your child participate in a small group.

Individual Counseling:

 Need a ear or someone to bounce an idea off of? Having trouble with a friend, teacher, or family member? One-on-one counseling is offered to all students during school hours. Sessions are kept confidential (private) and do require parent permission.

3 Things Students Can Do To Meet And Talk With A Counselor:                 * Fill out a note from a basket outside a counselor's door and place the note back in the basket.                                                                                                                        * Talk to a teacher for a referral to talk with a counselor.                                             * Talk with a guardian/parent for a referral to talk with a counselor. Your counselor is here to help you! Stop by and chat. Together we will help make your school fun, safe and a great place to be.

Confidentiality Means:                            whatever you talk about with the School Counselor stays private and is never said to anyone else with 3 limits:

If any of these 3 things happen, the School Counselor will have to break confidentiality and tell someone who can help you right away!  So, you can be SAFE.  Please Note: Counselors must follow confidentiality!

Classroom Guidance Lessons:                Classroom Guidance consists of a variety of lessons, activities, and themes presented to your child on a rotational schedule. Topics for Classroom Guidance Lessons includes: Citizenship, Safety Awareness, Friendship Skills, Career Awareness and Exploration, Conflict Resolution, Bullying Awareness, Self-Esteem, Problem-Solving Skills, and much more. Lessons are planned to appropriately address the developmental levels of students. Please talk with your child about what he or she is learning in Classroom Guidance.

Auto-B-Good Character Education Program:

Throughout the school year at George G. Blaisdell Elementary School, the Character

Education Program will encourage students to show the Character Word of the Month. 

The Character Words of the Month are listed below.  For example, the Character

Word of the Month for November is Sportsmanship. Those students nominated by

their teacher each month who show great Sportsmanship will receive a prize and

certificate from the School Counselor. Students nominated will also have their name

put on the Character Education bulletin board outside the cafeteria.  A morning

announcement at the school will congratulate students nominated for showing the

Character Word of the Month.  Each month, all students will have an opportunity

to show the Character Word.   At the end of each month, please stop by to see the

bulletin board by the cafeteria and those students selected for this Character Award.

Character Word Of The Month:

September—Courage

October—Honesty

November—Sportsmanship

December—Kindness

January—Respect

February—Fairness

March—Citizenship

April—Responsibility

May--Perseverance

Community Mental Health Agency Information:

Bristol-Myers is donating a dollar to AIDS every time someone goes to their website and moves the match to the candle and lights it. Please forward this to your friends to spread. It takes a second to raise a dollar. https://www.lighttounite.org/

Personalize a card in three easy steps and send it to a military personnel stationed overseas to show your support and appreciation: http://www.letssaythanks.com/Home.html

Silly String-A Special Request From Troops-Silly String Donations If you would like to donate Silly String to soliders, or would like to donate money for shipping costs, you can contact:
Marcelle Shriver
c/o St. Luke Church
55 N. Warwick Rd.
Stratford, NJ 08084
She says that she is not just collecting for her sons unit, but she also wants to send it to other units. If someone has a troop he or she wants the silly string sent to, he or she can include the solider's name. Silly String is used by troops to detect cross wires of war devices and prevent them from being set off by troops walking through those areas.  

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