TCE Counselor Parent Newsletter
May 2024
May is Mental Health Awareness 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 HOTLINES
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
National Human Trafficking Hotline
1-888-373-7888
Text 233733
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.
What Is STOPit?
Watch this video to learn more!
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
LESSON FIVE: "Safety"
*Parents must OPT IN during registration for learners to receive these lessons in K-5:
Kindergarten: Second Step: Child Prevention Unit Lessons 3-4
- 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
LESSON SIX: "Safety & Bullying/Assertiveness"
*Parents must OPT IN during registration for learners to receive the lessons in K, 4 (part 1), and 5:
Kindergarten: Second Step: Child Protection Unit Lessons 5-6
- Create an Account
- Select "Caregiver" from the list of jobs.
- Select "Activation Key" from the Family Access File.
- ACTIVATION KEY: CPUK Z5DV VFMC
1st - Bullying & Assertiveness
2nd - Bullying & Assertiveness
3rd - Bullying & Assertiveness
4th Grade Lessons: Quaver: Abuse & Neglect and Bullying & Assertiveness
5th Grade Lessons: Quaver: Relationship Boundaries & Danger of Guns and Other Weapons
LESSON SEVEN: "Intrapersonal Skills, Perspective, & Safety"
*Parents must OPT IN during registration for learners to receive the lessons in 5th:
Kindergarten - Quaver: What Are Emotions?
1st - Quaver: Showing My Feelings
2nd - 4th - Perspective Taking
5th Grade Lessons: Quaver: Identity Protection & Human Trafficking and Gangs
LESSON EIGHT: "Interpersonal Skills"
Kindergarten - Conflict Resolution Wheel
1st - 2nd - Quaver: Working Through Problems
3rd - 4th - Quaver: Resolving Conflicts
5th - Bullying & Assertiveness
LESSON NINE: "Growth Mindset"
Kindergarten & 1st - Quaver: I Can Make It Better & Growth Mindset Rainbow
2nd - Quaver: Choosing a Growth Mindset & Growth Mindset Rainbow
3rd - 5th - Quaver: Choosing a Growth Mindset & Growth Mindset Sort
Kelly Matlock, LPC, RPT, NCC
Email: kmatlock@coppellisd.com
Website: www.coppellisd.com/tce
Location: 185 North Heartz Road, Coppell, TX, USA
Phone: 214-496-7800
X: @TCE_Counselor