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Family and Student Support Team
Classroom Guidance Lessons ~
Give Me 5 Goal of the Week
~ When to Contact a Counselor
Classroom Guidance Lessons
Every class receives a guidance lesson
monthly. Lesson topics vary slightly from year to year,
but include topics such as: Life Safety, Appreciating
Differences, Teasing, Friendship, Kindness, Honesty,
Respect and Responsibility.
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Goal of the Week
What is the Goal
of the Week? The Goal of the Week is a yearlong
program that involves having a different, school-wide
goal each week of the year. Each goal will be
introduced during the announcements on
Monday morning, and then mentioned every morning for the
rest of the week.
Is that all? No. Teachers are
provided with ideas for discussion that go along with
each goal. These “mini-lessons” can take just 3 – 5
minutes at the beginning of the day. Individual
teachers may decide to spend more time on topics that
are of particular interest to their class.
What kinds of things will the Goal of
the Week Cover? Goals for the Goal of the Week
Program fall under one or more of the following topics:
School Readiness, Life Safety, Respect, Responsibility,
Honesty, Kindness, Friendship and Manners.
Is it hard to get information from your child about
their day at school?
Ask them about the Goal of the Week!
Ask them what it means, why it’s
important and when they can use it.
Model it for them, practice it
together, and notice and praise them when they do it on
their own.
Together…we can make a
difference!
Our “Welcome” assembly, held during the
first week of school, included an overview of the Goal
of the Week Program, along with the introduction of our
school wide, year long goal: Always Do The Right
Thing. (Start with your thumb, and say one word
for each finger.) Each classroom received a small
poster to help remind the students of our “Give Me Five”
goal. We will refer to our school wide goal
periodically throughout the year. Referring to it at
home, as well, will reinforce the principle and the
home~school connection.
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When to Contact
a School Counselor
When is it
appropriate to contact your school's counselor?
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Classroom performance
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Family
changes (moving, death, divorce, or separation)
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Home
stress
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Parenting issues
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Classroom behavior issues
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Sudden
change in child's behavior
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Peer
relationships
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