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Meet Your School Counselors Ms. Beck: sarah.beck@mnps.org

July 31st, 2020 Mrs. Hoge: julia.hoge@mnps.org

Hello, beautiful Dan Mills Families!

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I’m excited to announce that we have added to our school counseling department at
Dan Mills this year! Sarah Beck will be taking over PreK-2nd grade support and I will be Media:
sharing 2nd grade with her and continuing supporting our 3rd and 4th graders as their
counselor. Our department is here to support your family, whether we are learning • Facebook
virtually or in-person. Our focus is meeting students’ and families’ needs to help • Instagram
students learn and grow. This support might take many forms, such as one-on-one • Twitter
counseling, small groups, class lessons, and collaborating with families and teachers.
As we begin the school year, we wanted to share a few tips for this unprecedented
virtual year. We hope these will make your transition as smooth as possible:
~ Start practicing daily routines such as bedtimes, wake-up times, and meal times to get
in the habit of a more structured school-day schedule.
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~ Choose a learning spot in your home to help transition between work and play.
~ Encourage a growth mindset in your family by using phrases such as “I can do hard
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things” and “It’s okay to feel___.”
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Please feel free to reach out and let me know how our department can support you. I website to find info
know this year will come with many challenges- we are here to support you along the
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the teacher, and more!
Warmest Regards,
The Dan Mills School Counseling Department

Ms. Beck Mrs. Hoge

Ms. Beck is joining Mrs. Hoge is the 3rd-4th
Dan Mills this year grade school counselor
as the preK-1st (with 2nd grade shared).
grade school She is starting her 9th year
counselor (with 2nd as a school counselor,
grade shared). If her and her 7th year at Dan
name sounds familiar, Mills. Mrs. Hoge holds an
you might have met her M.Ed in School Counseling
before- she spent last and Counseling
fall at Dan Mills as Mrs. Hoge’s intern and is excited Psychology from MTSU
to start her first year as a full-time counselor! and a BBA from Belmont University. She is currently
Ms. Beck holds an M.Ed in Human Development working towards licensure as an Education Specialist
Counseling and a B.S. in Elementary Education and and Licensed Professional Counselor. Mrs. Hoge is
Child Studies from Vanderbilt University. She is from Greenville, IN and enjoys swimming with her
originally from Paducah, KY, and enjoys hiking, doing children, walking the dogs with her husband,
yoga, baking, and taking cute pictures of her dog. This learning, spending times with friends and family, and
year, Ms. Beck is excited to build relationships in eating tacos. This year, she is excited to find creative
order to promote equity and student well-being. new ways to build community to promote equity,
and to have Ms. Beck on board!