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Counselor's Corner

LCMS 3/27/2023 Counselor's Corner
 
6th grade elective google doc and infinite campus portal selection is due TODAY
7th grade elective google docs and infinite campus portal selection is due Wednesday

6th grade wheel changes for the last time TODAY. 
 
If you were unable to attend the 3/22 math acceleration meeting, here is the recording.

Enrichment summer school for math, english and study skills is available by recommendation. Please see the details here or contact Mrs. Mahoney

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Don't get so anxious for something that you'll accept anything. Hold to your standards and be willing to walk away - head up. Thema Bryan-Davis

ACADEMIC
 
8th grade
SRHS Cheer/Pom tryout information here
SRHS dance tryout information here
 
DVHS Summer robotics camp for incoming 6th through 9th grades. June 12-July 7th. Click here for details
 
LCMS peer tutors are available on Mondays from 2:45-3:30p in the library. Please have your student pick up a contract in the Counseling office if he/she/they would like one on one tutoring in any/all subjects.
Here is the current QR code, OR you can go to crementum.org. Search for MVHS. These tutors are more appropriate for 8th graders.
 
Tobacco Use and Prevention Education (TUPE)

Nicotine in any form is highly addictive, and many who start using one form of nicotine transition to another.
NIDA’s 2020 Monitoring the Future survey showed that the number of teens who say they vape nicotine has leveled off but remains high. The number of teens who say they smoked cigarettes in the past month declined significantly since the mid-1990s and is now at or near the lowest it ever has been. Because both smoking and vaping are so addictive, it is helpful to speak with a doctor when trying to quit either. A good strategy is never to start.
 
TECH TIP (compliments of screenagersmovie.com)
 
Update: Parents Share Tactics For Reducing Their Screen Time
 
PERSONAL/SOCIAL 
We would like to extend an invitation for you to share any transitions your family may be going through with our Counselor. While we respect your privacy, oftentimes students can be distracted and unable to learn when they are worried or anxious. All information is kept strictly confidential.
If your family is experiencing difficulties at home, we would like to provide support at school. We understand that you are not always able to share details and that's okay. If your child is coming to school after a difficult night, morning or weekend, please text "Handle with Care" to 925-272-9639  Nothing else will be said or asked. This will let us know that your child may need extra time, patience or help during the day.

PARENTING TIP (compliments of childmind.org)

How to Help Kids Deal With Embarrassment
 
COLLEGE/CAREER
College of the week is UCLA. Your student can stop by the college bulletin board in the office or see Mrs. Mahoney for more information.
 
Crazy career of the week:  
Professional sleeper: A hotel in Finland hired a member of staff as a ‘professional sleeper’ to test the comfort of their beds. The individual sleeps in a different one of the hotel beds each night and writes a review about her satisfaction with each one.

Our 17th annual Career Fair will be scheduled for Friday 4/21/2023.  If you have a career you would like to share with our students and/or would like to volunteer, please fill in this brief google form and we will be in touch. If you can't participate, but would like to support our Career Fair, we have set up an amazon wish list here. You may also email questions to lcmscareerfair@gmail.com.

ADD/ADHD (compliments of additudemag.com)

“It Wasn’t Me!” Why Children with ADHD Lie

 
 
LCMS 3/27/2023 Counselor's Corner
 
6th grade elective google doc and infinite campus portal selection is due TODAY
7th grade elective google docs and infinite campus portal selection is due Wednesday

6th grade wheel changes for the last time TODAY. 
 
If you were unable to attend the 3/22 math acceleration meeting, here is the recording.

Enrichment summer school for math, english and study skills is available by recommendation. Please see the details here or contact Mrs. Mahoney

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Don't get so anxious for something that you'll accept anything. Hold to your standards and be willing to walk away - head up. Thema Bryan-Davis

ACADEMIC
 
8th grade
SRHS Cheer/Pom tryout information here
SRHS dance tryout information here
 
DVHS Summer robotics camp for incoming 6th through 9th grades. June 12-July 7th. Click here for details
 
LCMS peer tutors are available on Mondays from 2:45-3:30p in the library. Please have your student pick up a contract in the Counseling office if he/she/they would like one on one tutoring in any/all subjects.
Here is the current QR code, OR you can go to crementum.org. Search for MVHS. These tutors are more appropriate for 8th graders.
 
Tobacco Use and Prevention Education (TUPE)

Nicotine in any form is highly addictive, and many who start using one form of nicotine transition to another.
NIDA’s 2020 Monitoring the Future survey showed that the number of teens who say they vape nicotine has leveled off but remains high. The number of teens who say they smoked cigarettes in the past month declined significantly since the mid-1990s and is now at or near the lowest it ever has been. Because both smoking and vaping are so addictive, it is helpful to speak with a doctor when trying to quit either. A good strategy is never to start.
 
TECH TIP (compliments of screenagersmovie.com)
 
Update: Parents Share Tactics For Reducing Their Screen Time
 
PERSONAL/SOCIAL 
We would like to extend an invitation for you to share any transitions your family may be going through with our Counselor. While we respect your privacy, oftentimes students can be distracted and unable to learn when they are worried or anxious. All information is kept strictly confidential.
If your family is experiencing difficulties at home, we would like to provide support at school. We understand that you are not always able to share details and that's okay. If your child is coming to school after a difficult night, morning or weekend, please text "Handle with Care" to 925-272-9639  Nothing else will be said or asked. This will let us know that your child may need extra time, patience or help during the day.

PARENTING TIP (compliments of childmind.org)

How to Help Kids Deal With Embarrassment
 
COLLEGE/CAREER
College of the week is UCLA. Your student can stop by the college bulletin board in the office or see Mrs. Mahoney for more information.
 
Crazy career of the week:  
Professional sleeper: A hotel in Finland hired a member of staff as a ‘professional sleeper’ to test the comfort of their beds. The individual sleeps in a different one of the hotel beds each night and writes a review about her satisfaction with each one.

Our 17th annual Career Fair will be scheduled for Friday 4/21/2023.  If you have a career you would like to share with our students and/or would like to volunteer, please fill in this brief google form and we will be in touch. If you can't participate, but would like to support our Career Fair, we have set up an amazon wish list here. You may also email questions to lcmscareerfair@gmail.com.

ADD/ADHD (compliments of additudemag.com)

“It Wasn’t Me!” Why Children with ADHD Lie