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COUNSELOR’S
CORNER with Mrs. Katie Gaylord J Welcome to the Counselor’s
Corner at Waller Mill Elementary School! I
wanted to take this time to introduce myself and share
with you
information about the many services offered by the school counselor. I received my Undergraduate Degree at
Providence College in Providence, Rhode Island and then went on to
Graduate
School to receive my Masters in School Counseling from Saint
Bonaventure
University in Olean, New York. I feel so
fortunate to be at such a wonderful school and to be working with such
energized and positive people! Most
friends recognize me as Miss Kennedy, but I was married over the summer
and my
name is now Mrs. Gaylord! I have great
enthusiasm for counseling and a passion for helping children. As
your
child’s school counselor, I align with the schools mission to
support the
academic, career, and personal/social needs of all students.
Below are listed
the many different areas in which I help your children here at Waller
Mill
Elementary. As school counselor,
I reach the
students in a variety of ways, which include: ·
Classroom Guidance ·
Family Life Education ·
Individual Counseling ·
Group Counseling ·
Crisis Intervention ·
Gifted Education Contact Topics I
like to cover throughout the school year whether in a group,
individually, or
in the classroom depending on needs of the students are the following: Friendship,
Kindness, Diversity, Career
Exploration, Understanding Self, Transitions, Grief / Loss, Changes in
Family/Divorce, Drug-Awareness, Deployment within a Family Club
Updates: Safe
and Drug-Free Club I am the
Sponsor for our Safe and Drug-Free Club for the 3rd grade. We meet once a month and attend the Dare
Festival held in Yorktown in the Spring. Our
meetings will begin in October! Look for
information coming home soon for signing up and
becoming a part
of this wonderful program! SCA I will
also be helping Mrs. Flanary with SCA this year. This
month we are holding elections for
President, Vice-President, Secretary, and Treasurer!
If you are in 4th or 5th
grade, please see your teacher about running for office!
The elections will be televised this year in
the classrooms thanks to our new technology! I am really looking
forward to be
working with your children and hope each of you will call on me at
anytime for
suggestions and/or input. By working together, we can ensure a
rewarding
school year for your son or daughter and an excellent counseling
program
designed to meet your child’s specific developmental needs. “Today’s
young people are living in an
exciting time, with an increasing diverse society, new technologies and
expanding opportunities. To help ensure that they are prepared to
become
the next generation of parents, workers, leaders and citizens, every
student
needs support, guidance and opportunities during childhood, a time of
rapid
GROWTH and CHANGE.” -United
States Department of Health and Human Services Take care,
Katie Gaylord J
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