Blakely Newsletter - November 10, 2025

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In the Counseling Classroom this month, we’re shifting gears and diving into new learning across all grade levels! Here’s a peek at what students are exploring:

Kindergarten: We’re learning how to tell the size of a problem! Small “windy and rainy” problems can often be solved on our own, while big “stormy and tornado” problems need adult help.

1st Grade: We’re identifying feelings with Feel Your Best Self! Students are learning about the various emotions we experience as humans (heavy to light) and strategies to help regulate them. This month’s focus: belly breathing for relaxation—next up, Shake Out the Yuck, Ground It Down, and Chillax in My Head!

2nd Grade: Friendship skills are front and center! Using Kelso’s Choices and Character Strong’s Tree of Choices, we’re practicing how to solve conflicts respectfully and independently.

3rd Grade: We’re exploring what happens when we “flip our lid.” Students are discovering how the amygdala, hippocampus, and prefrontal cortex work together— and are learning regulation strategies to get their thinking brains back online.

4th Grade: Through GoZen’s Full Moon Falls, students are following a pack of wolf friends as they navigate friendship ups and downs. We’re learning about empathy, teamwork, and how to handle tricky feelings and conflicts.

💛 Schoolwide Focus: As a reminder, this month’s character trait is Gratitude! We are noticing and appreciating the good things in our lives, big and small, and sharing these gratitudes with others. I am grateful to be part of a school community that truly values the whole child— where student wellbeing and connectedness are at the heart of everything we do.

With Gratitude, 

11: Veterans' Day - No School

17-25: Helpline House Food Drive

26-28: Thanksgiving Break (No School)

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