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I Heart My School Counselor

1/29/2015

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Where did January go? I can't believe that next week is February! Know what that means? School Counselor Week is next week. What?! If you're like me, February always jumps up and surprises you just as you're getting back into the swing of things after the holidays. Today I have 2 simple ideas to celebrate school counseling week at your school. 


For the Love of Stickers

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What is it about stickers? Even (dorky) neon folder labels that say "I HEART my School Counselor" are so super, exciting to all my students. One year, I had this great idea to buy the (much cuter) stickers from ASCA but didn't order them in time. Instead, I printed these on neon folder labels. I gave them out to every kid that I interacted with. It was so much fun to see the school swimming in neon stickers. What a great way to show the counselor's impact! By Wednesday, I had kids coming to my office because they wanted "one of those stickers." I even had one teacher invite me in for a mini-lesson because her students were just dying to have a sticker. It's fun to be loved. Especially when you bribe them with stickers...

For the Love of Teachers

I know that School Counselor Week is supposed to be about celebrating the counseling profession. I would be the first to admit that it sometimes irks me that Teacher Appreciation Week  means catered lunches and gifts and counselor week means we do things for others. But really, amazing teachers make my life easier everyday by supporting me and supporting their students. In that vein, I use "You Make a Difference" business cards and write a little note to teachers that I see making a difference. To be honest, I don't really know where I got these cards but they would be easy to make or have printed at a place like vistaprint.com (love that place).  I sometimes will put a little treat with the card in a teacher's box.
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See? Easy peasy and you're done! Celebrate school counseling week without breaking the bank or spending hours making goody bags for your 110 staff members. Pinterest, I love you but I hate ya.

For the Love of Counselors

Just in case your school, your husband, your wife, your students, your district forget to tell you - THANK YOU for all you do. You work tirelessly for students and they wouldn't be the same without you. You are amazing and I appreciate you.
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Mary
2/7/2019 09:28:32 am

Rebecca, you continue to be amazing with your ideas, energy, and kindness. Happy School Counseling Week to you, a most deserving school counselor!!! 🤗

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