TCE Counselor Parent Newsletter
April 2023
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.
Free & Reduced Lunch & Snack Bags
Just a reminder that in October the previous year's free/reduced lunch status expired. As a result, we currently have a high number of negative cafeteria lunch account balances. Use the link below to apply for Free/Reduced Meals. Once the application is submitted, you may check the application status at this link: NutriStatus.
To login to your child's lunch account(s) and pay off the balance, please click here: MySchoolBucks
If your family would benefit from additional weekly snack bags to be sent home on the weekends, please let me know at kmatlock@coppellisd.com and I will be happy to help connect you with Coppell Cares, a community organization to help support family nutrition in Coppell.
GREAT PARENTING READ
In UnSelfie Dr. Borba pinpoints the forces causing the empathy crisis and shares a revolutionary, researched-based, nine-step plan for reversing it.
The good news? Empathy is a trait that can be taught and nurtured. Dr. Borba offers a framework for parenting that yields the results we all want: successful, happy kids who also are kind, moral, courageous, and resilient. UnSelfie is a blueprint for parents and educators who want to kids shift their focus from I, me, and mine…to we, us, and ours.
-from www.amazon.com
Important Numbers & Websites
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
Crisis Hotline 988
Report Human Trafficking:
1-888-373-7888
Text 233733
How to Make an Anonymous STOPit Report
2. Download the app from the App Store or Google Play on your personal device. Click on the app and enter the access code - cisdtogether.
3. Report online HERE. Enter the access code cisdtogether and select the campus from the dropdown menu.
Guidance Lessons
Click on the links below to view 2022-2023 lesson:
LESSON ONE: "What Does the Counselor Do?"
Charles Mortimer Alexander McGee by Maureen Fernandez
LESSON TWO: "My Brain & Feelings"
Cupcake Breathing (Count, Breathe, Relax Sesame Street)
My Brain by Heather Bryant and Maureen Fernandez
LESSON THREE: "Red Ribbon Week: Healthy Living"
Stop, Ask First (Poison Control Center)
Charlie & the Curious Club by Erainna Winnett
LESSON FOUR: "Communication"
"Elmo Knows How to Listen" (Sesame Street)
The Rabbit Listened by Cori Doerfeld
Do You Want to Be My Friend? by Eric Carle
LESSON FIVE: "Empathy"
Stand in My Shoes: Kids Learn About Empathy by Bob Sornson, PhD
LESSON SIX: "Emotional Regulation"
LESSON SEVEN: "Healthy Relationships & Assertiveness"
Rude, Mean, or Bullying? Scenario Sort
Don't Laugh at Me by Steve Seskin & Allen Shamblin
Tease Monster by Julia Cook
The Mouse, the Monster, and Me by Pat Palmer
LESSON EIGHT: "Coping Skills & Positive Self-Talk"
I Am Peace by Susan Verde
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
STOPIT is available via app or online
Report using STOPit App on a district issued device. You can also download the app from App Store or Google Play on your personal device. Click on the app and enter the access code - cisdtogether. You may also report online HERE. Enter the access code cisdtogether and select the campus from the dropdown menu.