Mrs. Sewell - Washington Elementary School Counselor

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Good Morning, Washington Elementary! Today's activity of the day is draw your body and color what parts of your body changes or notices when you have a big feeling that is coming. This is to help us start to be aware of our bodies. When children realize they are having strong feelings, they can take steps to calm down to keep themselves from getting out of control. This is a good reminder for us adults as well. We can use these same skills to help keep us calm and in control. I hope everyone has a great week!
~Mrs. Sewell

Happy Friday! I hope all your at home learning is going well! Today's calming skill is to color! What a perfect day to do that, since it is so icky outside. I hope everyone has a great weekend and talk to you all soon!!!!

Good Morning Washington Families!!! For most of you, today will be your first day of Distance Learning, good luck! Others started yesterday, I hope it went well! I wanted to check in and see if anyone has tried their calming skill of the day??? Today it is listen to some music! Please feel free to share, like or comment if you have tried your skill today!!!!

Right now a lot of us might be feeling nervous and scared about all the unknowns and changes we are facing. One thing that I have found can help calm my thinking and body, is to remind myself of the things that I can control and the things that are out of my control. This is a visualize to help remind us of both of these things. As parents and caregivers we have to make sure we are also caring for ourselves so we can be the best we can be for our little ones around us. If we remain calm, this will trickle down to our child/children.

This week your child/children will be receiving their first week of work for DL (distance learning). In their packets is a counseling packet, please know that I do not expect anything to come back. Please review these sheets as they are skills that we have talked about during our classroom guidance lessons. If you have any questions please feel free to reach me on here. Happy First Week of Distance Learning!