1. Today’s Goals 1.Remind you of my role as a school counselor. 2.To help you be more aware of times when you’ve lost focus, or “changed channels.” 3.To give you a tool to “stay on the right channel” when you need to.

2. Meet Your Counselor Mrs. Bullen

3. Grew up a military “brat”

4. University of Florida Graduate

5. Was a middle school counselor in Virginia for 10 years before coming to Arlington Schools

6. Mom of Two! Kennedy is Four-Years Old Sean is 2 ½ years Old

7. Counselor’s Role To help you be the best student you can be! Large Groups Small Groups Individually

8. How do you request to see me? My office is located in room 200. There is a mailbox outside the door where you can leave me a note. You can ask your teacher to send me an email. You or your parent can email or call me at school.

9. REMOTE CONTROL

10. Learning about Continents

11. What should I do after school?

12. Learning about Continents

14. How can the channel changer on y our remote control help you stay focused? 1.You need to be AWARE when you’ve “changed channels.” 1.As soon as you are aware that you changed channels, press the channel changer button to get back to the correct channel.

15. At school….

16. Learning about Fractions

17. My friends are mad at me

18. Learning about Fractions

19. At home…

20. Please feed Ginger

21. Minecraft is so Awesome!

22. Please feed Ginger

23. With Friends…

24. I’m passing you the ball

25. I wonder if mom will go my McDonald’s on the way home?

26. I’m passing you the ball

27. REMEMBER…. NO ONE else has a remote control to make you think, act, or feel a certain way. YOU are the only one who can make your remote control work.