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From Our COUNSELORS HILLTOP ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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r. Ball, the counselor at Hilltop Elementary, has put together a new webpage called the Counselor Connection. The webpage has activities for kids to do and for parents to use as a resource. I am also doing a weekly read-aloud just for fun. I have met with a couple of friendship groups, and I have also been meeting with a few students individually. Mostly, I have been dropping in on classes so that I can see a larger number of students. The teachers have been wonderful about allowing me to participate in class discussions and sharing time. I have also been collaborating with Mrs. Edge, Mr. Veit, and Dr. Haggan.
ARGYLE WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
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rs. Edge at AWE has been thankful to keep in touch with her students and families throughout their time at home. Each day, she is joining class Webex sessions and doing individual sessions with parents and students that are looking to connect or receive emotional support. “I feel like it is so important for us to keep connected by SEEING each other, even if it is through technology.” Mrs. Edge has read and taped multiple guidance books that have been shared by teachers, on the school website, or on Facebook Live. One of her favorite things to do now is to connect with groups of kids by continuing “Lunch Bunch” meetings over the computer. Together, they eat lunch, talk, and have fun group discussion topics. Each week, she is also sending out social and emotional lessons to the teachers to add to their Google Classroom sites. “So far, we have talked about kindness, coping skills, and conflict resolution.” At Argyle West Elementary, they have added “Kind Hearted Kids” video clips to their announcements so that they can all celebrate all of the acts of compassion that their students and families are carrying out. “All of the AMAZING Argyle West Elementary staff is working hard to continue a loving and supportive connection with our students and families. We need to remind each other to give others and ourselves grace as we go through this time. No matter where we are spending our days now, we are all a part of the AWE family!”
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• Argyle Insights • Summer 2020
