WOW!!! What a FANTASTIC start to the 2017-2018 school year! So many things have changed and been updated around here at WHES! Make sure you stop by to see how beautiful all the physical changes are within the building.
Speaking of changes....the Counselor Cottage has been moved to a corner of the building and we are now calling it the Counselor Corner! If you get a chance to stop by and say hello, the Counselor Corner is located in the the main part of the building. It is the first room on the right when you go down the art room hallway.....room #10!
Here are a few more changes:
Whew! I think that is about it for now. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! And.....we're off!!!!
Speaking of changes....the Counselor Cottage has been moved to a corner of the building and we are now calling it the Counselor Corner! If you get a chance to stop by and say hello, the Counselor Corner is located in the the main part of the building. It is the first room on the right when you go down the art room hallway.....room #10!
Here are a few more changes:
- Students will continue to have class with Mrs. Donaldson. But, they will now be called Core Curriculum classes instead of guidance classes. We are aligning all of the components of WHES's School Counseling program with the American School Counselor Association's recommendations. More information about this to come!
- College and Career Gear Fridays! This year, on the last Friday of every month, we are going to be celebrating college and career awareness by our gear that we wear to school. Students and staff are encouraged to wear their favorite college or career gear. Stay tuned to for more details to come!
- Virtual Mentoring! We are going to be teaming up with Atlee High School to provide a virtual student to student mentoring program. We are super excited about this and look forward to kicking this off in October.
- Stations in Core Curriculum classes! Every year, Mrs. Donaldson assesses the student's opinions of the counseling program and they always say, "Play more games!". So, this year, we are going to have a short 20 minute lesson and then students will rotate around the Counselor Corner classroom and complete activities about this lesson. We are going to continue to focus on mindfulness as well as many other topics including (but not limited to....)......conflict management, goals, emotional regulation, cyber-bullying, bullying, diversity, empathy and test taking skills. Of course, this is not an exhaustive list of all that we do in our classes, but they are the bulk of our topics.
- Core Curriculum stickers! Your child will be coming home with stickers on their shirts telling you that we had core curriculum today and to ask them about it. It is a great discussion starter and you can learn more about their day!
Whew! I think that is about it for now. If you have any questions or concerns, please let me know! And.....we're off!!!!