Northeast Elementary School - Student Service Advisor Overview

Instructor: Mrs. Fitzsimmons

Dear Parents,

The following is a list of groups available for Northeast students this year. The groups will be held throughout the year and will meet for 4-6 sessions. Groups are held during the students’ lunch and/or recess times to avoid missing classroom instruction. Children will be placed in groups determined by grade level and need. If your child has been involved in the same group for two years or more, please call me before signing them up for that group again. If you have immediate concerns for your child in one of these group areas, please contact me.

UNLESS ARRANGED BY MRS. FITZSIMMONS, STUDENTS MAY ONLY PARTICIPATE IN ONE GROUP PER SCHOOL YEAR DUE TO STUDENT VOLUME. Please remember that these groups are optional, not required. If you have any further questions or concerns, please don’t hesitate to call me. Thank you!

Mrs. Fitzsimmons, M.S.

Student Services Advisor

889-4085 ext. 334

Group Descriptions

___ Milkshakes This group will address common experiences children face living in a divorced or blended families, mixed emotions, blending differences.

___ Social Stars This group is for kids who need some work with building social skills. They will learn effective ways of solving problems and how to interact with peers appropriately.

___Chill Out Children will learn valuable skills such as anger control, handling classroom, playground, and home conflicts, and how to “fight fair”.

___Worry Warts This group is designed for students who are anxious or worried about “life stuff” (school, friends,home, etc.) They will learn positive ways to handle stress.

___Life & Loss This group will identify feelings associated with a loss (death, incarceration of a loved one, etc.) and attempt to help each individual “make peace” with his or her loss.

___Cool Cats This group is designed to help students learn to like themselves, thinkpositively, and create opportunities for success.

___ Busy Bees Children participating in this group will learn positive coping skills to help them with attention problems and create positive learning experiences for themselves.

___Girls Rule! This group is for fourth and fifth grade girls. We will learn how to have a positive self-image without comparing themselves to others. We will also be discussing strategies for maintaining a positive self-image and the power of positive thinking.

___ Military Families This group is offered to any student who has a loved one on military deployment or have been affected by deployment.

___ Healthy Students This group will focus on body image, healthy lifestyle, and self esteem.

*Groups in italics are complete or in progress.

If you are interested in having your child participate in one of these groups, please mark that group and complete the following information.

Student’s Name: ___________________________________ Grade:______

Teacher:_______________________

Questions or Comments:_______________________________________________________

I GIVE PERMISSION FOR MY CHILD TO PARTICIPATE IN THE GROUP MARKED ABOVE.

Parent/Guardian Signature:_________________________________________________

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A child may see Mrs. Fitzsimmons for:

Study skills
Friendship problems
New situations
Difficult decisions
School problems
Successes and accomplishments
Family concerns
Death or grief issues
Happy occasions
Anger issues
Any other reason of concern

Mrs. Fitzsimmons IS NOT...

A disciplinarian
An administrator
A psychologist

How does a student see Mrs. Fitzsimmons?

self referral
parent referral
teacher referral
SAT referral