Counseling Corner

Below are some resources families can access in both the Walpole and wider Massachusetts community. Please never hesitate to reach out the Counseling Office with any questions about the resources provided or if you're family is in need of a specific resource that may or may not be listed below.

• Students will learn about choices and consequences
• We will end the year by thinking ahead to 1st grade and their feelings about this transition and also planning on what we think the upcoming Kindergartners should know about the grade

• Students will continue to learn about celebrating family differences
• We will end the year by reflecting on what we've learned in 1st grade and brainstorming questions we have for 2nd grade.
• We will create our own advice video for the upcoming 1st graders

• We will learn the difference between including and excluding others and discuss the importance of all students feeling included at school, regardless of our differences.
• We will end the year by brainstorming important things we think the current 1st graders should know about 2nd grade while also generating our own questions to ask the current 3rd graders.

• We will finish a mini-unit on culture and explore the different aspects that contributes to someone's culture.
• We will end the year by brainstorming important things we think the current 2nd graders should know about 3rd grade while also generating our own questions to ask the current 4th graders.

• We will learn about different thought traps and how it affects how we think, feel, and move about the world
• We will then practice the technique of reframing these thoughts
• Students will end the year by reflecting on what we've learned in 4th grade and brainstorming questions we have for 5th grade.
• We will create our own advice video for the upcoming 4th graders

• We will finish our Health unit on Growth and Development in partnership with our school nurse, Nurse DiCicco. Remaining topics include:
• Hygiene and Nutrition
• Social and Emotional Wellness during Puberty
• We will end the school year with a whole grade assembly regarding middle school transition as well as brainstorming advice for the current 4th graders about 5th grade.

Kindergarten

• “Impulsive Ninja" by Mary Nhin
• "Teach Your Dragon to Understand Consequences" by Steve Herman

1st grade:

• "All Families Are Special" by Norma Simon

2nd grade:

• "The Invisible Boy" by Trudy Ludwig
• "Except When They Don't" by Dr. Laura Gehl

3rd grade:

• "From Our Family to Yours" Disney Christmas advertisement 2020 (Youtube)
• "Fun Family Traditions (Tamir on the Street #2)" Sesame Street (Youtube)
• "What is Culture? According to Kids" Milton Hershey School (Youtube)

4th grade:

N/A

5th grade:

N/A

Mrs. Tori Dore (grades K, 1, and 4)

Email: vwintersdore@walpole.k12.ma.us

Phone: 508-660-7374, ext. 5615

Mrs. Jessica Simpson (grades 2, 3, and 5)

Email: jsimpson@walpole.k12.ma.us

Phone: 508-660-7374, ext. 5615