Welcome to the Counselors' Page

Sedalia Park Counseling Program

Mission

The mission of Sedalia Park's School Counseling Program is to advocate learning for all students while providing a safe and supportive environment which enhances learning through social, personal, and academic growth.

We Believe..... 

All students can achieve and succeed.  We celebrate learning.

A School Counseling Program

Reaches every student,
Is comprehensive in design,
Is preventative in nature,
Uses data to drive intentional guidance activities,
Advocates for its students
Celebrates Success! 

School Counselors will:

**Plan and manage the comprehensive school counseling program in collaboration with thier site administrator

**Abide by the professional school counseling ethics

**Participate in professional development activities essential to maintaining a quality school counseling program

**Will work in collaboration with parents, teachers and administrators

 

October Guidance Lesson

 

In 3rd, 4th and 5th students will be finishing up unit on goal-setting.  Students learned the steps to goal setting, what a goal is, and how to create a plan for achieving a goal.  Starting the week of October 10th students will be learning about conflict resolution.  Topics that will be covered: peer presure, being assertive, how to communicate effectively, bullying.

 

K-2nd will be ending lessons on perspective.  Students learned what perspective mean through story and inactive activities.  Next lesson is on stereotype.  Students will learn how not to judge or make assumptions without facts.  Students will learn how to use decision making model.

 

Wish Upon A Star

  

             This is a program that helps families for the holidays.  If you need some extra help this holiday season, please contact your child's teacher.  Applications are due back by October 14th.

 

 

Upcoming Events

 

Consequences of Crime field trip

Date: March 24, 20011

Only fifth graders can participate in this field trip.  They will receive information about shoplifting, juvenile delinquency, drugs and alcohol, with a focus on choices and consequences.

 

Middle School Visitation To East Cobb

Date: March 15, 2011

This is and opportunity for the fifth graders to tour the middle school and meet the sixth grade teachers.  They will hear a presentation on what a particular day looks like in middle school, rules and expectation.

March Guidance Lesson

Unit: Careers

Lessons K, 1 & 2 

Standard: Personal/Social Development: 

Students will acquire the knowledge, attitudes, and interpersonal skills to help them understand and respect self and others.

Career Development:

Students will acquire the skills to investigate the world of work in relation to knowledge of self and to make informed career decisions.

 

Week 1 

Friendship                           

Week 2

Self-Esteem                           

Week

Career

 

Lessons: 3rd

Week 1

Respect

Students will learn the importance of respect for self, others, and envirnoment.  They will be able to identify other words related to respect.

Week 2 & Week 3                        

Career Paths

Students will learn how the skills they are learning in school will prepare them for future careers.  They will learn what job, interests, and skills needed for the different career paths.    

Lesson 4th

Week 1

Connecting Subjects and Skills to Careers

Students will understand how the skills they are learning now will help them in any future career. Students will be able to match academic skills to corresponding career paths.

Week 2

Fast Delivery

Students will identify workers in the schooland in families related to the six career paths.  Students will be able to name the career paths and know types of jobs and skills needed for each career path.

Lesson 5th

Week 1

Activities/Interests to Careers

Students will understand the relationship between training and the world of work.    Students will identify the career path that will link them to careers that is linked to their interests and skills.

Week 2

Name That Job

Students will compare and contrast the roles and responsibilities of careers.

Students will become aware that jobs provide activities that match one's interest and talents.



 

              

 

 

 

 

 

Wish Upon A Star Update

I want to thank everyone who participated in the Wish Upon A Star program.  Your support and generosity made a difference to the families here at the school.  Because of your support, we were able to help about 60 families and collect over 265 gifts.  Again, thank you all for another successful year. 

January Guidance Lesson

 K, 1st and 2nd graders will learn about differences.  They will talk about positive aspects of being different, how people are different around the world, and respecting self and others.

3rd, 4th and 5th graders will learn about stress.  Students will be able to identify triggers, how stress affect our body, ways to handle stress and learn key terms related to stress.

Key Terms

Stress, Stressors, Eustress, Distress

If you would like to learn more about children and stress, you can go to the following sites.

Stress and Your Child: http://www.suite101./article.cfm/canadian_health/111401 

Stress Management for Kids: www.stressmanagementtips.com/kids.htm 

 

September Guidance Lessons

This month in guidance K-5 grades are focusing on responsibility.  Students are learning what it means to be responsible, identifying responsible behaviors and how being responsible will make them a better student.  Each 5th grader created a study plan.  The study plan is to help them to organize their time so they would have enough time each day for studying and doing homework.  Ask your child to show you their study schedule.  Talk with your child about their schedule and help them to make adjustments if needed.

Resources for Families

Please check out www.cobbk12.org/familyresources.  This website provides resources for food, clothes, utilities and counseling.

September-October Upcoming Events

Wish Upon a Star registration September 27-October 15!  Every year Sedalia Park helps families who need a little support during the Christmas holidays with gifts.  Applications will be accepted from September 27 through October 15.  If you need help and would like to apply, contact your child's teacher in writing or Ms. Turner.  One form per family will be given.

www.bridgette.turner&cobbk12.org

www.lorna.parker&cobbk12.org

 

 

Welcome Back!  We are looking forward to a new school year. Every student will have an opportunity to particpate in counseling classes. At Sedalia Park counseling is part of the specials rotation. Each class will attend counseling at least once a week. The lessons are standard based and they cover three domains: academic, personal/social, and careers. Individual and group counseling are provided only on a volunteer or referral basis. Lorna Parker is the counselor for the primary and Bridgette Turner is the counselor for intermediate.  If you would like to meet with your child's counselor please call or email to schedule an appointment.

August Lessons

K,1 & 2- character/self-esteem

3, 4 & 5-listening/study skills