Counselor's Corner
From the Desk of Mrs. Kleiber-October Update
October 1, 2018 Dear Family, During our Second Step program in the month of October we will be discussing Bullying. The students will learn the 3 R’s.
The definition of bullying we use a Farmin-Stidwell is: Bullying is when someone is mean, on purpose, over and over and I've tried to get it to stop. We will also discuss words such as rude, mean, face- to -face bullying and behind your back bullying. In grades K-3, we help students understand the difference between tattling and reporting bullying. Our K-3 students we describe bullying as someone who hurts you physically, hurt your belongings or hurts your feelings. Students in grades 4-6 we will to what has been taught in previous grade levels by talking about people who purposely exclude, gossip, and get others to do the bullying for them. In all of our classes be practice through the use of video and role play. If you have concerns about bullying feel free to contact me at any time. Merilee Kleiber merilee.kleiber@lposd.org |
Back To School Jitters!
I remember when my child was ready to back to school. I often reflect whether it was her anxiety or mine. I know now that my anxiety probably spilled over on to her. Throughout her school years I learned to be calm, cool, and collected with back to school jitters. I also learned to listen to her concerns, to let her take freely about them and I never said, "You shouldn't worry." or "There's nothing to worry about.". Back to school jitters is normal for everyone. Here is how you can help. If you child was in our school or any elementary school in the district they were taught a social/emotional curriculum called Second Step. In Second Step we teach students about how to calm down. You can say to your child, "Do you remember the calm down steps?" If they were in our school district they know what they are. You can help guide your child to calm down by using these simple steps:
-Merilee Kleiber, Counselor  |
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