Mrs. Jerrett will be working with her 1st grade classes on improving listening skills, and learning about our feelings.
Our third graders will be learning social skills, the importance of respect and good character,
Fourth grades will spend time learning about self concept and learn about things that make them unique. We will make "Me Collages", play self-concept bingo, and other games to learn about our special qualities.
In the fifth grade we will have fun with listening skills. We will also spend time learning skills to use when we have disagreements with others. We will discuss topics such as bullying, and
peer pressure.
I am enjoying working with your students!
Christy Jerrett
Mission Statement for MOES Counseling Program
The mission of Mount Olive Elementary School counseling program is to ensure that all students will be lifelong learners with competencies required to make successful transitions from school the their career of choice. The school counseling program is a developmental program, which is a proactive and comprehensive model focusing on the three specific areas identified by the National Standards which are academics, personal/social, and career.
Our Beliefs
1. All children can learn and reach their potential in developmentally appropriate environments.
2. All children are aware of the counseling services at our school, and know how to access their counselor.
3. Parents are essential to the learning process for developing social, emotional, and academic welfare of their child.
4. The counseling program is developmentally comprehensive and focuses on prevention.
5. The counseling program supports academics, personal/social, and career components.
Raising Resilient Children
A child’s life may seem carefree, but school, sports, and friendships can throw plenty of challenges in a child’s way. Parents can help children deal with pressures by helping their children develop coping skills to make them more resilient. Building resilience- the ability to adapt well to adversity, trauma, tragedy, threats, or even significant amounts of stress- will help your children manage stress and feelings of uncertainty throughout their lives.
Acknowledge the Challenge
Listen to your child and acknowledge their feelings. When your child responds with fear, anger, disappointment, or sadness, help them identify the emotions they are feeling. Let them know you understand their feelings and share examples of times you have felt the same way. No matter how big or small the issue may be to you, it feels big to your child.
Even when your child is facing a difficult situation, help them look to at the situation from a broader context and keep a long-term perspective in mind. Although your child may be too young to consider a long-term outlook, help them remember that there is a future beyond the current situation and that that the future can be good. An optimistic positive outlook enables your child to see the good things in life even at the hardest of times.
Focus on Strengths
Tough times are often when people and children learn the most about themselves. Help your child look at how what they are facing can teach them “what they are made of.” Do not let your child become a victim. When children face hardships or are unhappy, acknowledge their feelings, and let them know you have confidence in their ability to overcome the problem. Encourage the child to examine various ways to tackle their challenge. When your child experiences a disappointment, ask them “What did you learn from that?”
Help your child remember all the ways they have succeeded and how they have addressed challenges in the past. Help your child learn to trust themselves to solve problems and make appropriate decisions. Help them learn from their mistakes. Teach your child to see the humor in life and the ability to laugh at one’s self. When your child asks you questions, answer them simply and honestly with reassurance that include statements that leave no room for doubt. Example: “I will always take care of you.” Or “I will always love you.”
Help your children set and work towards reasonable goals- even if it is only one step at a time. Moving toward that goal and receiving praise along the way will help your child focus on what they have accomplished rather than what they have failed at. Help them build good problem-solving skills by breaking down larger problems into more manageable pieces. Remind them to continue to work at their task instead of giving up or depending on others to correct the problem.
Celebrate Change
Change can be scary for adults and children alike. Help your child see that change is part of life and new goals will replace goals that have become unattainable. Point out how your child has changed over time and all that they have learned.
Teach your child how to build strong relationships. Encourage your child to be a friend in order to gain friends. Build a strong family network to support your child through their inevitable disappointments. At school, watch to make sure your child is not being isolated. Connecting with people provides social support and strengthens resilience.
Children who feel unsure of themselves can build their self-esteem and self-worth by helping others. Encourage your child to do volunteer work or ask for assistance yourself with some task they can help you with.
Be a Role Model
Be a role model for your child by your actions and by creating a home where it is fine to make mistakes. Talk to your children about your own setbacks and challenges. This makes mistakes or failures seem more normal. Share examples of your mistakes and disappointments and what you learned from those experiences. This helps kids learn that adversity is not the end of the world. Make yourself a good example and teach the importance of making time to eat properly, exercise, and rest. Make sure you have time to have fun and that their life is not scheduled every moment. Caring for oneself and even having fun will help your child deal better with stressful times.
Teach your children that while they cannot always control what happens to them, they can control how to respond to what happens to them.
New Resource
The goal of public education is to prepare students for the world of work. We have in the state of North Carolina a new, free, great resource that is available online to our students. There is a link on the school website that is called CFNC. This is the College Foundation of North Carolina. It provides us with all types of resources to prepare students for their future. On the website, there is a link to Bridges, which is a free career program. The elementary career program is called Paws in Jobland. We encourage you to explore this site with your child. They will also be exposed to it sometime soon.
There are many features to the Paws in Jobland site. There is sound and interesting animation. There are numerous careers to explore. There is also a game that asks career questions for understanding. It also has career exploration for middle and high school students. Please enjoy this free resource.
To get to the site follow these steps:
1. Go to the Mt. Olive web page.
2. Click on student.
3. Then scroll down until you see a paw print.
4. Click on the paw print and scroll down until you see Paws in Jobland. Click on this, and you are there!!
5. Have fun!
Please contact us if you have concerns regarding your child.
Christy Jerrett is available Monday through Friday.
Angela Revels is available Tuesdays, Wednesday afternoons, and Fridays.
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