Guidance Expectations
How does Mrs. Tucker expect me to behave during guidance?
I am expected to behave respectfully and responsibly as I do in my other classes.
In guidance, we sometimes learn coping skills. True or False, Coping skills are tools to help you get good grades.
False. Coping skills are helpful, safe ways we learn to deal with stressful feelings and difficult situations.
Daily Double What is attendance?
Attendance means coming or showing up for an activity. In this case, we mean showing up for school.
How can I see my counselor if I want to?
You can talk with your teacher about a visit. Mrs. Tucker will provide referral forms to teachers that can be filled out. You can also tell your parent if you want to see the counselor.
Daily Double True or False, All of my feelings are okay.
True. We don't always enjoy difficult feelings, but all feelings are okay. What we do with our feelings is most important.
Daily Double: What are cart helpers?
Cart helpers are students who are assigned to help Mrs. Tucker with guidance. They may do the breath ball, pass out materials, or do other tasks as assigned.
In guidance, we celebrate good choices and being drug free in October. There is a special week call __________Ribbon Week.
Red Ribbon Week is the end of October and a way to celebrate staying drug free.
What is the attendance goal we strive to meet in our county and our school. We strive for _________%
We strive for 95%
Name one reason a student may want to visit the counselor.
You may want to come for many reasons including: friendship issues, difficult feelings, family changes, struggles with school
Daily Double We learned 4 attention getters today. Name 2 of them.
1. Smell the Pizza and Cool it off
2. Squeeze the Lemons
3. Joy and Sadness
4. Fly the Kite
True or False I can talk quietly during guidance to my friends whenever I want.
False. There are sometimes when we are working on something that this is fine. However, if Mrs. Tucker or another student is sharing that is not respectful.
Daily Double Counselors like to talk about work we can do in the future or jobs. Last year, our 4th and 5th graders were able to participate in a ______Day when they heard about different jobs from presenters. What is this word that starts with a C and means jobs.
Career. A career is a job or work that someone does for a large period of their life that allows them room to grow and learn new challenges.
True or False Feeing very tired on Monday, is a reason to stay home from school.
False. We often feel tired in the morning but this is not a reason to miss school.
True or False, Mrs. Tucker is the person I see if I get in trouble.
False. Our principals usually handle discipline. I may visit Mrs. Tucker to work on problem-solving and making better choices.
True or False I can talk with my counselor about what happens at school AND at home.
True.
True or False Counselors expect me to try my best in all of my classes.
True, Counselors and all school staff want you to try your best in your classes.
Sometimes in guidance, we talk about skills to deal with difficult feelings. There are many difficult feelings. Name 2.
Anger, frustration, sadness, worry, Fear
How many days can I miss in the school year and still reach the percentage goal?
A. 5 days a year
B. 9 days a year
C. 15 days a year
You can miss 9 days a year and still reach the attendance goal.
Daily Double True or False Visiting the counselor during a class that I don't like or that is difficult for me is a good time because I don't have to deal with that class for a while.
False Mrs. Tucker will usually try to work with your teacher on finding a time in which you have to miss few academics.
Daily Double True or False I have anger issues so I am not responsible for what I do sometimes.
False. We are all responsible for our own actions. Some of us may need to work harder to make good choices when difficult feelings arise.
True or False Guidance is not meant to be fun.
False!! Guidance should be fun for all of us. We want to have fun while learning skills for being successful with friends and self-care.
True or False Self-talk means the messages that we give ourselves inside our brains.
True.
True or False I can still come to school if I have a slight fever.
False. Attendance is important, but a student should stay home if they are fevered or throwing up.
True or False Counselors have privacy and NEVER need to tell others what a student has shared.
False. Counselors will keep most things private. However, all adults in our school need to share if a student wants to do something hurtful to themselves, or to someone else, or if someone is doing something hurtful to them.
What is the name of our fun mascot at Glen Dale Elementary who sometimes visits on special occasions.
Glen the Dragon.