Great Beginnings
Hours of sleep you need to be alert and ready to start your day.
What is 10-11 hours of sleep?
If you don't get enough sleep it can lead to:
Mood swings, behavior problems, problems learning, and getting sick to name a few
This is what you do when you do not understand what your teacher or another adult asks you to do.
What is ask a question?
Safe secrets and unsafe secrets.
What are different kinds of secrets?
Safe-surprise party, gift
Unsafe- any kind of touch, games that might break safety rules or might be hurtful, anything that bothers you
This is my name and job title.
Mrs. Wiater and School Counselor?
This is the P in PAWS and is the way to be kind to everyone at school.
What is respectful?
The things which make you a good friend.
What is include others in games and activities, introducing yourself to new friends, listening, sharing, being kind, being helpful?
"How would you feel if you were new to school? How would you want the other students treating you?"
This is what kids do who want to learn as much as they possibly can.
What are completing your schoolwork, studying, homework and reading every night, listening and following direction?
This is the adult word for keeping a secret.
What is private or confidential?
This is the number of children Mrs. Wiater has of her own.
What is 1?
This is the W in PAWS and is solving challenges in a team, idea exchange, communication, creative thinking, and cooperation.
What is Work Together?
This can happen when you do not attend school every day.
What is miss important information, miss out on seeing your friends and awesome teacher, feel as if you are behind on your work, feel like giving up?
This helps you to stay organized and complete your work on time.
What is using your planner?
These are the trusted adults you or I may go to for big problems.
Who are parents, teachers, principal, social worker, or a police officer?
This is my ultimate goal as a school counselor.
What is helping every student to feel safe and be the best learner they can possibly be?
This is S in the PAWS and is following rules, stay within boundaries of the playground, hands and feet to your self, walk, wait your turn
What is Safety First?
Ways to overcome missing school or being tardy.
What is set an alarm, get a good night sleep, going to bed at the same time every night, eating healthy and getting exercise so you don't get sick, pack your school bag at night to not feel rushed in the morning?
This helps you to learn while your teacher is teaching.
What are listening or paying attention?
Feelings, frustrations, worries, wishes
What are things you can talk to your counselor about that will be kept private or confidential?
This is my favorite thing about being a school counselor.
What is working with students? :-) I am here to be a listening ear and to help you. I can't solve your problems but I can help you with them.
Issues school counselors can help with are bullying, friendship, anxiety, learning, feelings, how to stay safe and healthy and what I will be discussing during guidance.
This is the A in the PAWS for doing all the work your teacher asks you to do.
What is Accepting Responsibility?
Ways to have a great day at school.
What is get enough rest, complete your homework, make sure you get to school on time, following directions, listening to your teacher, have fun?
This is what it is called when you decide on something specific you want to learn or achieve in a school year.
What is a goal?
Your school counselor will need to share these types of problems with other helping adults to keep you safe.
What are "Big Problems" such as wanting to hurt someone else or your self, or someone is threatening or actually hurting you?
What you say in my office stays there unless: You are thinking about hurting someone else, you are hurting yourself, or someone is hurting you.
This is Mrs Wiater's favorite things to do.
What is taking pictures, traveling, reading, decorating, spending time with my family.....
These are the Paws Agreements.
What is Practice respect, Accept responsibility, Work together and safety first?