1. Welcome back Students!
Middle School

2. Cornell Notes
Preparation
Please prepare to take cornell notes on the subjects we will cover in this guidance lesson.

3. Cornell Notes:

4. Your Counselors:
Role: work with students, teachers, school staff, parents, community to help students succeed
Academic
Personal/Social
Career

5. Helping all kids: Guidance Lessons (All Students)
Groups (4-12 Students)
Mediations (2-5 Students)
Counseling (1-on-1)

6. …may request that we see you.
We are here for
Teachers,
Academic Interventionists (A.I.),
Nurse,
Principal/Assistant Principal,
Parents/Guardians,
You,
…may request that we see you.

7. Logistics 450:1 Patience Prioritize Additional supports Teachers A.I.
Monitors

8. At School: Be the three

9. Essential ? What behaviors should students avoid in their efforts to “Be the 3” (respectful, responsible, reliable)?

10. What are the Three?
1. Respect: The condition of being esteemed or honored. 2. Responsibility: The be accountable for something within ones’ power, control, or management. 3. Reliability: To be dependable in achievement, accuracy, and honesty.

11. What is bullying?

12. A person is bullied when they’re harmed and harass in a
Counselor Issue: Bullying
A person is bullied when they’re
harmed and harass in a
Deliberate (on purpose),
Repeated,
or hostile manner (intimidating & aggressive), that creates an imbalance of power
Examples…

13. What is cyberbullying?

14. Cyberbullying:
Bullying/Harassment using technology to harm and harass in a deliberate, repeated, or hostile manner, via:
Phone (texting, photo-sharing, Kik)
Social Media (Snapchat, Facebook, Instagram, Tumbler, Twitter, X-Box, PlayStation, etc.)
Examples…

15. What is sexual harassment?

16. SEXUAL HARASSMENT Unwelcome verbal, non-verbal, or physical
conduct of a sexual nature
It doesn’t matter what you intended. What matters is how the other person, or classmates, felt about your behavior.
Examples…
Words, looks, pictures, “games”

17. What is legal/illegal?

18. Legal: Illegal: Pursuing your education Socializing
Using Social Media wisely
Being the 3
Bullying
Cyberbullying
Sexual- Harassment
Sharing/taking photos of other minors

19. Zero Tolerance
If suspected: investigation & education (both character ed., school consequences, and/or legal ed.)
If committed: prevention & consequence (including legal)

20. Summary:
D: do L: learn I: interesting /important Q: questions

21. We are going to have an excellent year
We are going to have an excellent year. We look forward to working with you!!!