The School Counseling Program has begun the Bearcat Reading Buddies Program this week! We have six 5th Graders and five 4th Graders who are mentoring and reading to 11 Pre-K, Kindergarten, and 1st Grade students. It has been so much fun and simply wonderful to watch as the older students patiently read and talk with the little ones. If you (a parent) are interested in having your child participate, please contact me through e-mail or phone and I will do what I can to have him/her be a part of this program as well. :)
In addition to our Bearcat Reading Buddies, our Student Ambassador team in 5th Grade have been doing a FABULOUS job every single morning! We have four 5th Graders in each homeroom who come to the cafeteria at 8:15AM every other day to line up and lead K-2 students down to their homerooms. These students are very responsible and show leadership and responsibility through this opportunity.
I have finished interviewing our 3rd Graders and 4th Graders for their respective job opportunities: Save the Plants! Rescuers and Monday Morning Message. I had over 10 students in each grade apply for these jobs, and with wonderful teacher references and confident interviews, it was very hard for me to choose just two students in each grade for their jobs. All the students were very humble and accepting, regardless of whether or not their received their job. And I made sure to let each of them know that I am SO PROUD of their efforts!! Most people don't fill out applications and interview for jobs at 3rd or 4th grade; so it is a big deal that each of these students did even that. Again, I am proud of them all. In addition, there are 3 more opportunities for students to apply for these jobs at the change of each 9 weeks! So no worries for those who didn't get the job first; they can try again.
It has been a busy start to the year, but I finally am falling into a routine that works. If there are any questions or concerns that you have, please don't ever hesitate to let me know! Call or e-mail me, or even stop by the school for a meeting if there is anything I can do for you and/or your child. I am so excited about the 2017-2018 school year! Let's make it the best year yet. :D