As a school counselor, I recommend to parents that children need to learn responsibility by completing chores around the house. Many times while living abroad, we are able to take advantage of hired household help. However, this should not keep parents from requiring their children from helping out around the house. Take [...]
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I found this great parenting website, Parent Hacks, about a month ago. “Parent Hacks is a collaborative website that collects and publishes
parents’ tips, recommendations, workarounds, and bits of wisdom – their
hacks
– in a single pot so we can all partake. Here’s the stuff that would
have been left out of the instruction manual…if there were [...]
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Here is a brief recap of the last MYG NYTE on Oct. 26th. Students in the MS enjoyed dancing the night away and surviving the haunted house. Many students commented that the Haunted House was their favorite part of the night, parent assistance and support from the HS, the haunted house was a scary [...]
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This is another great NY Times Education article. This one is about the daily school life of a MS nurse. Wow! As a school counselor, I need to make sure to thank my school nurse whenever possible. Article is written by Pam Palmieri.
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In addition to posting resources talking about internet safety on the blog, you can find all of these resources under the Bullyproofing tab at the top of the page. Here is another good resource document that I found from I-Safe website. “i-SAFE is a non-profit foundation dedicated to protecting [...]
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During Parent-Teacher Conference on Nov. 8th and 9th, the technology and counseling departments in the MS and HS will be hosting an Internet Safety presentation. More details will be posted here and in Parent Talk. We will have two opportunities, 11:30 and 3:00, to attend this presentation during each day of PT conferences. [...]
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While we have been talking about Respect for the month of October. A great topic when discussing this important character trait is “The Golden Rule.” The basic definition for the Golden Rule is, “Treat others only in ways that you’re willing to be treated in the same exact situation.” Here is a great [...]
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Do you have a group or team meeting coming up? Do you need to establish expectations for collaboration. Follow these four easy meeting norms:
1. Step Up – encourage all participants to speak and contribute.
2. Make Room – speak, be heard then make room for others.
3. Seek Wisdom – be a listener and open to new [...]
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I got this bit of information from our 7th grade Humanities teacher, David Cole’s blog. His assignment for his students was to write an article about the great Roman general, Scipio, rapid rise to the top.
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Here is the latest issue of Helping Students Learn. The November Issue has some great insight on making family morals clear and consistent, improving test-taking skills, how to help you child with long-term assignments and are you ready for the ‘tween years’? You can also find this latest edition under the “Helping Students Learn Publication [...]
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