TCE Counselor Parent Newsletter
December 2023
December is Gratitude & Citizenship Month
Family Social Emotional Literacy Library
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 LINES
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 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.
Guidance Lessons
Click on the links below to view 2023-2024 lessons:
LESSON ONE: "What Does the Counselor Do?"
Charles Mortimer Alexander McGee by Maureen Fernandez
LESSON TWO: "Our Brain & Emotions"
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
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
Kelly Matlock
Email: kmatlock@coppellisd.com
Website: www.coppellisd.com/tce
Location: 185 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, USA
Phone: 214-496-7800
Twitter: @TCE_Counselor