Winter School Counselor Newsletter

February Information
Hello PVE parents and teachers-
As we are about half way through the year, we have
been reviewing school wide rules during classroom
guidance. Make sure you are keeping your eye out for any
school closing or delay information, since we are in that
time of year where snow could come at any time!
February is a month where we like to remind our loved
Upcoming Events in ones we care about them, I thought it would fit to remind
February each other about our bullying report form. Anyone can
anonymously fill this out at any given time. The report
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can be found at our district’s website
Friendship
(http://www.pennsvalley.org/links/bullying_report_form). If you
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have any further questions or comments, please get in
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touch with me at jwhitmire@pennsvalley.org.
School
Thanks! – Jillian Whitmire
Counseling
Week
• 14: Valentine’s Resources on Emotions
Day
• 17: Random Acts Books:
of Kindness Day • The Way I Feel by Janan
Cain
• 22: World
• My Mouth is a Volcano!
Thinking Day
By Julia Cook
• Glad Monster, Sad
Theme of the Month: Identify and Express Emotions
Monster by Ed
What better time to talk about emotions than in February with Valentine’s
Emberley
Day just around the corner? We all have emotions and need to be
Websites:
reminded on how to express them in a healthy way. Here are some tips on
how to help children learn about their emotions: • http://csefel.vanderbilt.
edu/
• Teach feeling words (angry, happy, sad, excited etc.)
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• Teach and model empathy
n/kids/feeling/
• Let them experience the emotion
• Avoid telling them how they should feel Movies:
“Feelings are like waves. You cannot stop them from coming, but you can • Pixar’s Inside Out
decide which ones to surf.” – Unknown
http://msue.anr.msu.edu/news/helping_children_learn_about_emotions
 March Information
Hello PVE parents and teachers-
We have made it to March, which means spring is
coming! Don’t forget PSSA’s will be starting next month
for 3rd and 4th grade. The dates are listed below. If you
feel as though your student experiences test anxiety, I am
here to help! I can support your child through individual
Upcoming Events for meetings, or through classroom lessons. We can review
March
test taking strategies and ways to relieve anxiety. Please
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National further questions or comments. Thanks! – Jillian Whitmire
Nutrition Month PSSA Dates:
• 11-17: Sleep o English and Language Arts- 4/9-4/13
Awareness o Math- 4/16-4/20
Week o Science (fourth grade)- 4/23-4/27
• 17: St Patrick’s o Make up- 4/30-5/4
Day
• 19-23: National Resources on
Youth Violence Friendships
Prevention Books:
Week • Toot and Puddle: You
• 27: World Water are my Sunshine by
Day Holly Hobbie
• Days with Frog and
Toad by Arnold Lobel
Theme of the Month: Friendships Websites:
Spring is a hectic time for us all. We’ve been inside all winter and are ready
• http://www.cyh.com/H
to get outside! We want to make sure our students are prepared to create
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new friendships with the start of spring sports and playing outside again.
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Here are some helpful tips on how to create and keep friendships:
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• Initiate conversation
• http://kidshealth.org/e
• Listen to others
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• Give a sincere compliment
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• Share
Movies:
“One of the most beautiful qualities of true friendship is to understand and
• Pixar’s Toy Story
to be understood.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca
• Charlotte’s Web