Category Archives: Lessons
Mental Wellness Troubleshooting
Pinsky Class Presentations
- Friday 2/21: 1, 2 & 4 Babij. 5 Roach. 6 Reyes & off-campus
- Monday 2/24: Hicks’ classes
- Wednesday 2/26: Krupyak/Land’s classes
- Friday 2/28: Absentees, etc.
TOPICS TO BE COVERED:
- Who’s Who in the Class of 2022 Student Services
- Graduation Requirements: review updated transcript
- Credits to be on track: 9
- GPA to be on track: > 2.0
- EOCs: Alg, Bio, US Hist, Geom
- 10th grade Eng FSA
- Assessments: PSAT results – CollegeBoard or myStudent (more info with direct links available on my Remind)
- Academic Course Selection
- Traditional, Honors, DE, AP
- Elective & Academy Options
Classroom Counselor Lessons: Safer Smarter Teens
Counselors will present safety lessons to all students using the Safer Smarter Teens curriculum. Below is more information on the curriculum. Contact your child’s counselor if you have any questions or any information you would like to share.
Counselors in the Classroom
School counselor lessons focused on teaching students who to see for help and how to reach out, what bullying is versus conflict and rude or mean behavior, how to report, and not taking out upset feelings on yourself or others but to instead use healthy coping skills that were taught.
Intro20182019 lesson – Click here for slides
National Suicide Prevention Week 2018
The 2018 National Suicide Prevention Week is September 10-14. Counselors will teach in Social Studies classrooms direct instruction on managing feelings, using social skills to resolve conflict, and on strengthening coping skills. Students will be provided with a information on many healthy ways to cope with feelings, situations, and conflicts.
Schedule of Lessons
| Monday 9/10: | Mr. Meyers’ classes, | Mr. Loth’s classes |
| Tuesday 9/11: | Mr. Alexander’s classes, | Mr. Vipperman’s classes |
| Wednesday 9/12: | Ms. Singleton’s classes, | Ms. Williams’ classes |
| Thursday 9/13: | Mr. Bailey’s classes, | Ms. Erdmann’s classes |
| And… | ||
| Friday 9/14: | Progress Reports for Q1 go home |
Parent Letter of 2nd Safer Smarter Teens Lessons
Below are the parent letters for the second installment this year of the counselor-led classroom presentations of Safer Smarter Teens lessons.
Parent Letters for Safer Smarter Teens Class Lessons
Safer Smarter Teens lessons are being taught to students throughout Pasco county. Below are the letters for 6th grade (Letter 1) and for 8th grade (Letter 3):
Here is the letter for parents of 7th and 8th grade:
Town Halls and Safety lesson
Administration rescheduled the Town Hall meetings for 8/21 to the week of August 28th.
During the week of 8/28, Mrs. Holzum, Mrs. Lessem, and Mrs. Pinsky will be out of the office teaching in classrooms. Counselors will be on-call on Monday to provide support as needed. Tuesday-Friday, our school social worker Mrs. Campbell and one counselor (on a rotating basis) will be on-call for student emergencies.
During presentations this week, students will:
- learn expectations for success during administration’s Town Hall meetings on Monday and Wednesday
- meet their grade-level counselor during the Town Hall meetings
- learn about safety and identify a school-based trusted person. This will occur on a rotating basis during Science classes Tuesday – Friday from School Resource Officer (SRO Thompson) and the grade-level counselor.
During the week of 9/12, counselors will teach lessons to their grade level through social studies classes on a rotating basis. The first lesson will address Bullying/Suicide Prevention –stay posted next week for parent resources and information.
Town Halls, Safety, Class Lessons
During the week of 8/21, Mrs. Holzum, Mrs. Lessem, and Mrs. Pinsky will be out of the office teaching in classrooms. Counselors will be on-call on Monday to provide support as needed. Tuesday-Friday, our school social worker Mrs. Campbell and one counselor (on a rotating basis) will be on-call for student emergencies.
During presentations this week, students will:
- learn expectations for success during administration’s Town Hall meetings on Monday and Tuesday
- meet their grade-level counselor during the Town Hall meetings
- learn about safety and identify a school-based trusted person. This will occur on a rotating basis during Science classes Tuesday – Friday from School Resource Officer (SRO Thompson) and the grade-level counselor.
Next week (8/28-9/1), counselors will teach lessons to their grade level through social studies classes on a rotating basis. The first lesson will address Bullying/Suicide Prevention –stay posted next week for parent resources and information.