About the Counselor
What is a School Counselor?
What Would You Do?
What to Expect
Being a good classmate
100
What are your counselors' name?
Mrs. Girellini
Mrs. Hadro
100
How often will your class have guidance?
Every other week
100
You have to use the bathroom while Mrs. Girellini is teaching.
Use the bathroom sign
100
What is our volume level during guidance class when we do group activities?
Low talking or a whisper
100
You notice someone who doesn't have a group, or is being left out. What should you do?
Invite him or her to join your group.
200
What is one of Mrs. Girellini's hobbies?
Baking
Hanging out with my family
Travelling
Going to the pool
200
What will we talk about during lessons?
Virtues
Being a responsible and respectful student
Cooperating and working together
200
You feel like you need to talk to Mrs. Girellini or Mrs. Hadro.
Leave a note in the guidance office
Tell your parents
Tell your teacher
200
How will you be resourceful in guidance?
Ask a neighbor if I missed an instruction
I will clean up my mess or help other clean a mess
200
What is confidentiality?
Confidentiality means what we talk about in here stays in here, unless
Someone is hurting you
You want to hurt someone else
You want to hurt yourself
300
What is something I want you to learn this year?
To be a charitable person who sees the best in people and gives grace and courtesy to others.
300
Besides lessons, how does the counselor help students?
Small groups
meet individually
Problem solving
300
You finish your work before most others in the class.
Go back and add more details or more information
Read a book at your desk
Work on something for another subject
Ask me for paper and draw a picture
300
Resilience in guidance looks like
300
Someone gives a wrong answer. How should you react?
Do nothing
400
What is Mrs. Girellini's favorite color?
Blue
400
If I go to see Mrs. Girellini or Mrs. Hadro and they aren't there, or they're with another student, I will ____________________________.
If I have an appointment I will wait quietly outside.
I will leave a note.
I will tell my teacher.
400
You don't understand the directions.
Look to see if they are on the board.
Ask a neighbor.
Ask Mrs. Girellini.
400
Show the class one way to respect others during guidance.
Active listening
Calm body
Ask questions and participate
Be respectful in your words and responses to others' ideas.
400
True or False. Counselors are the only people you can talk to when something is bothering you.
False. Mrs. Girellini is one adult that can help you.
You can talk to your parents, teachers, aunts, uncles, grandparents.
500
What is the best part of being a counselor?
Listening and helping students
500
True or False: Counselors talk to teachers and parents about how to help students.
True. I can collaborate with your parents and teachers on ways to help you be the best student you can be.
500
You are frustrated with an assignment and feel like giving up.
Take a break
Ask for help
Take a deep breath or stretch
500
Show how I will know you're ready for guidance class.
Desk is clear
You're in your seat
You're quiet and facing the front of the room
500
Show the class one way to be a good friend.
