How can we help? What are your needs?
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School Counselors wear many hats as we focus on meeting the needs of the whole student. We do classroom guidance lessons, small group and individual counseling, facilitate SAT & 504 meetings and much more. One important part of our jobs as School Counselors is to help connect families to resources that best meet their needs, whether it be clothes, food, or even health services. Sometimes we may not be aware of your family’s needs, but if you let us know what your family’s needs are, we would be happy to help.
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Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs suggests that before people can achieve their full potential, they need to satisfy a series of needs. Applying this theory to students, we realize that for students to be successful, we need to make sure their basic needs are being met. For example, if a student comes to school hungry they are not as likely to be focused on school and doing their best. Think about it from your perspective. Are you able to be your best if your stomach is grumbling and empty? Or maybe the student has some health needs, such as a tooth ache or not able to see the board, in need of glasses. Whatever the need is, we are here to help! We want to partner with families to help connect them to resources in the community. These resources can help meet the needs of the students so they can do their best and be successful.
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Some resources are provided within or through the school. For example, with the weather getting colder, it’s important that our students are coming to school with coats and warm clothes. If your child or children are in need of a coat, gloves or hat, they may visit the Clothes’ Closet in the Counseling Office to see if we have something available that fits. Clothes in the Clothes’ Closet are provided by donations and are washed and cleaned before being given to students. Sometimes students come to the Clothes Closet to borrow clothes if they have a bathroom accident. If they borrow clothes for accidents, please make sure to wash and return promptly so we keep our closet stocked for other students.
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There are also many resources available within the community. You can find many of these resources by checking out our webpages or contacting one of the School Counselors for more specific needs. On our webpages, you will find several links on the right-hand side. "Counseling Resources" provides a list of several outside counseling services in the area. As school counselors we focus on issues that impact students at school and is short term and skills based. If you are seeking long term, intensive counseling for a child, this list may be helpful for you. “Rutherford Resources Manual” and “Resources by Topic” are two other great sources of information on services that are available in the area for families in need and they are organized by topic, which is super helpful! For example, if you are searching for health care services, there is a certain section dedicated to the programs or organizations that can help with that. For all of these resources, I suggest you contact them directly to confirm they are still available or if anything has changed. |
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How can we help? What are your needs? If you and your family have a need, please reach out to one of the School Counselors or explore the resources on our webpages. Sometimes we don't know what you need and sometimes you may not know what's out there to help with a specific need. We care about our students and our families. We are here and happy to help. Let's work together to help our students do their best and be successful!
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Upcoming Events |
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K-2 K- Cool Down Strategies, Respect & Manners 1st- Manners in the Cafeteria, What is Bullying, Responding to Bullying 2nd- Respect, Disagreement vs. Rude Moment, Bullying vs. Mean Moment 3-5 3rd - Respect, Bullying Prevention, Recognizing Personal Strengths 4th - Respect for Others, Respect for Myself, Dealing with Disagreements 5th - Respecting my Peers, Dealing with Gossip/Rumors |
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11/7- Progress Reports 11/15- Early Dismissal Day 11/21-11/23- Thanksgiving Break |
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Megan KloppK-2 School Counselor |
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Miranda Bargdill3-5 School Counselor |
