December Counselor Corner

Announcements December Counselor Corner

I hope that you all have a wonderful Holiday!

Winter Break Ideas: ParentMap

Soon the kids will be home for Winter break! Click the link below for dozens of activity ideas for indoors, outdoors, indoor play spaces, around-town adventures, and more.

https://www.parentmap.com/article/winter-play-list-activities-kids-families-seattle-eastside

After Break: 5 Ways to Get Your Kids back Into the School Routine

ParentToolKit: Parent Toolkit is a one-stop resource developed with parents in mind. It includes information about almost every aspect of your child’s development, because they're all connected.

http://www.parenttoolkit.com/academics/news/back-to-school/5-ways-to-get-your-kids-back-into-the-school-routine

Tutoring Ideas

It is a district policy that we cannot recommend specific tutors or send out a list of tutor names (even if they are teachers at our schools). Click the link for ideas for finding academic support for your student. Tutoring Ideas

Counselor Class Lessons

***I will be starting a 6 - week “Banana Splits” small group in January/February for children dealing with a divorce in the family. Please email me if you would like your child to participate, and I will send you more details.

*Click here for my December class lessons.

Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank

Food for Winter Break 2018

Lunch for the Break provides one box, with a variety of foods, for each school age child in your household.

Click here for information, to donate, or to register to receive a box for each of your children in grades K-12.

Financial Resources

If your family is experiencing financial hardship or would like to donate or volunteer to help others, here is a link to resources available to you.

Financial Resources

Upcoming Events

ParentWiser- Parent Education in Issaquah Schools

Digital Safety 101 with Jo Langford

Jo Langford helps parents balance kids’ digital lives with boundaries, etiquette and good judgment. He provides an overview of adolescent digital behavior with the risks and benefits of online life. Jo will discuss the social sites you need to know about --the good, the bad and the ugly. Learn to set limits, monitor behavior, and start the important conversations around kids’ relationships to tech in a connected world.

Date: Wednesday, January 9^th
Time: 7pm-9pm
Location: Skyline High School,1122 228th Ave SE, Sammamish, WA 98075
Register online: Here

Click here for more ParetWiser events: https://www.parentwiser.org/events

Parenting Workshop by the YMCA

For parents and caregivers of children effected by trauma

Find out more at this link: Here

Equal Opportunity Notice

The Issaquah School District complies with all applicable federal and state rules and regulations and does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, honorably discharged veteran or military status, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, the presence of any sensory, mental or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability in its programs and activities, or employment related matters, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following employees are designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Assistant Superintendent of Human Resources, District Title IX Coordinator, Section 504/ADA Coordinator or Compliance Coordinator for 28A.540 and 28A.642 RCW, in writing or by telephone. The Issaquah School District will also take steps to assure that national origin persons who lack English language skills can participate in all educational programs, services and activities. For information regarding interpretation and translation services or transitional bilingual education programs, contact Kathy Connally in writing or by telephone.

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