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TCE Counselor Parent Newsletter

December 2023

TCE Counselor Parent Newsletter December 2023

December is Gratitude & Citizenship Month December is Gratitude & Citizenship Month

Click here to read "How to Teach Your Child Gratitude" by verywellmind.com
Download "Helping Your Child Become a Responsible Citizen" by US Dept of Ed

Family Social Emotional Literacy Library Family Social Emotional Literacy Library

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.

Click Here to View Our Family Literacy Library
Click Here to Request A Family Book Bag
Apply for Free/Reduced Lunch Here!

CRISIS LINES CRISIS LINES

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 Weekend Backpack Program Coppell Cares Weekend Backpack Program

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.

Coppell Cares WBPK Application

Coppell has an Anonymous Tip Line Coppell has an Anonymous Tip Line

Learn More About STOPIt Here!

Guidance Lessons Guidance Lessons

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

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Kelly Matlock

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

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