I hope everyone had a restful and relaxing time off! We only have a few weeks until our long Winter Break and the New Year! This month we are starting to discuss what it means to be Summer Street STARS and what it might look like. Summer Street STAR stands for:

S- Safe, Silent, Single file lines

T- Teamwork

A- Accepting Everyone

R- Respect

S- Safe

For the next few months we will focus on the first S- Safe, Silent, and Single File lines! While we are going to be talking about what this looks like in school, be sure to talk about it with your child at home too!

Follow along as you learn how you can find and create happiness in your life everyday. You can also learn how to spread happiness and kindness to others!

Check out this fun winter themed sensory activity! Sensory bottles are a great way to calm our bodies and offer distract our brain from worry.

Instructions Link

Lynn Lyons is an international speaker and psychotherapist based in Concord, New Hampshire who helps children and families manage anxiety disorders. In this podcast, Lynn discusses how families can prevent anxiety disorders, or "immunize" their children from anxiety, by teaching kids the skills needed to manage worry and how parents can reduce the impact of anxiety in the home.

Anxiety Vaccine for Kids Part 1

Anxiety Vaccines for Kids Part 2

Looking for more resources? Check out the Adjustment Counselor website for SEL information, resources, and more!

Adjustment Counselor Website

Ms.Hunt is on Twitter. Follow my page for SEL updates, articles, and other helpful tips throughout the school year! @MsHuntSSS

The Interface referral service is a mental health and wellness referral help line. Callers from Lynnfield are matched with licensed mental health providers from their database within an approximate two week period of time and are matched by location, insurance and specialty needs of the caller.

The number to reach is 888-244-6843 and they can be reached Monday-Friday from 9-5.

***Please note that there are currently long wait times when you call the service. If you cannot get through when you call, feel free to leave a voicemail and they will call you back. Waitlist times for services are dependent upon families individual needs and can be from several days to several weeks.***

https://interface.williamjames.edu/

We are including this comprehensive list as it is a great resource for mental health resources in our area.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-xLJDUNz7g-oD6e-3Rmclvw75nmSWzQJ/view

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Heather Hunt, MSW, LCSW

School Adjustment Counselor

Summer Street School

Email: hunth@lynnfield.k12.ma.us

Phone: (781) 334-5830 x3821

Twitter: @MsHuntSSS

Pronouns: she/her/hers (why I identify my pronouns)