TCE Counselor Parent Newsletter

National Human Trafficking Hotline Numbers

1-888-373-7888

Text 233733

Town Center has an exciting resource for families! We now have an entire resource library focused on Social and Emotional skill development. Themes are divided into 5 categories: Understanding Myself, Managing Myself, Respecting Others, Building Relationships, and Making Decisions.

View the titles (below), use the link to request the titles you would like to check out (below), and then use the corresponding conversation starters (below) to facilitate discussions at home. Books and discussion questions will be sent home with learners in book bags and may be returned after 2 weeks.

Crisis Hotline 988

National Suicide Prevention Hotline

1-800-273-TALK (8255)

https://suicidepreventionlifeline.org/

Crisis Text Line: text “Hello” to 741741

Suicide Crisis Center of North Texas

(214) 828-1000

Coppell Cares is providing the Weekend Backpack Program (WBPK) again this school year. Families may sign up for this program at any time during the school year. Siblings living in the same household, are also eligible to participate. If your family would benefit from a weekly Friday snack bag delivery, please submit an application at the link below. Deliveries will be suspended for Thanksgiving Week, Winter Break, and Spring Break.

Click on the links below to view 2023-2024 lessons:

LESSON ONE: "What Does the Counselor Do?"

K-2 Lesson

3-5 Lesson

Pufferfish Breathing

Charles Mortimer Alexander McGee by Maureen Fernandez

LESSON TWO: "Our Brain & Emotions"

K-5 Lesson

Rainbow Breathing video

Why Do We Lose Control of Our Emotions? video

Your Brain by Heather Bryant and Maureen Fernandez

LESSON THREE: "Healthy Choices"

Kinder - Which Choices Do you Make Each Day?

1st - Yes or No?

2nd - What Can Walter Do?

3rd - Escaping Peer Pressure

4th - Peer Pressure City

5th - Refusal Skills

Stop, Ask First video

Peer Pressure City map

Social Conformity: Eye Doctor video

Social Conformity: Waiting in Line video

Dealing with Peer Pressure video

Charlie and the Curious Club: Candy or Medicine? book by Erainna Winnett

LESSON FOUR: "Communication"

Kinder - How to Make a New Friend

1st - Whole Body Listening

2nd - Communicating That You Care Through Actions

3rd - Active Listening

4th - More Than Words

5th - Communication Styles

Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle

Will You Be a Friend of Mine? song

Guess the Sound game

Sesame Street: Elmo Knows How to Listen song

Charlie Chaplin's Lion Cage video

For the Birds video

LESSON FIVE: "Safety"

*Parents must have OPTED IN during registration for learners to receive these lessons:

Kindergarten: Second Step: Child Prevention Unit Lessons 3-6

• Create an Account
• Select "Caregiver" from the list of jobs.
• Select "Activation Key" from the Family Access File.

ACTIVATION KEY: CPUK Z5DV VFMC

1st Grade Lessons: Quaver: Safe & Unsafe Touch

2nd Grade Lessons: Quaver: Saying No in Risky Situations

3rd Grade Lessons: Quaver: Abuse & Neglect and Personal Safety Assistance

4th Grade Lessons: Quaver: Setting Personal Boundaries and Sharp Objects

5th Grade Lessons: Quaver: Abuse & Neglect and Evaluating Personal Safety

Town Center Elementary School Counselor

Email: kmatlock@coppellisd.com
Website: www.coppellisd.com/tce
Location: 185 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, USA
Phone: 214-496-7800
Twitter: @TCE_Counselor