Counselor Connection

The month of May has arrived and the character trait of the  month is perseverance. During classroom lessons students will be given activities that intentionally challenge them. We will then discuss the challenge and what it truly means to persevere. The observance of Teacher Appreciation Week is also within the month of May. We will make sure that our teachers and staff know how much we appreciate them not just during this week but every single day! What can I do as a parent to support/foster the character trait if perseverance? Have conversations with your student about the word. Ask what do they hear about the word in school? What was the classroom lesson with the counselor like and as always model perseverance for your student. If at anytime you are looking to speak to me, I can be contacted by phone or email. 691-4091- x 33402 lasdavis@richland2.org Below are the Labs Leading the way for the week! Congratulations to these students for PAWS-ing for great effort! ...

April is here and we are celebrating the Month of the Military Child! We will have various activities throughout the month to applaud our military students and the resiliency they display as they lead a life that is full of change, goodbyes and newness. We have collaborated with Blythewood High School JROTC and they will be honoring us with a drill team presentation. In addition to Soldiers from Ft. Jackson coming to conduct a PT day with students, we are also hosting a military art fair. Military students will have the opportunity to correspond with students that attend C.C. Pickney Elementary School on Fort Jackson as well as a DoDEA school overseas!! Lots of fun activities planned to say "THANK YOU" to our military students here at Langford. You can contact me at 691-4091 x33402 or at lasdavis@richland2.org with questions and concerns. Below is a picture of the Labs Leading the Way for the week of April 22nd. Way to go, Labs!

The month of March is here and I hope that spring will soon be upon us! This month we are again focused on one of the 7 Mindsets- " we are connected ." Students will learn about cultivating positive peer relationships and how/why these connections are important as well as teamwork and cooperation! We will read stories, see illustrations and create our very own pictures that will show how connected we are. We will be reading "The Crayon Box that Talked" which is a wonderful story of how "alone we can do so little; together we can do so much." What can you do at home to support the social emotional learning that we are doing at school? As always, model ways to cooperate and work well with others. Read books to support the idea of cooperation and have discussion on what cooperation looks like. If you ever have a question and would like to speak to me, please do not hesitate to call or email me at lasdavis@richland2.org or 691-4091 x33402. Below is a ph...

National School Counseling Week is celebrated in February and man, oh, man did we celebrate here at Langford!! It was a week that I will never forget! The week was filled with loving compliments all around the school! I truly felt appreciated! The PTO, SIC, and administrators outdid themselves with a lovely surprise presentation on the news show. As we continue to move through this month, we have begun our 7 Mindsets lessons with students and this month we are focused on the theme of "LIVE to GIVE." Our lessons are centered around generosity. Grades K-2 are reading about generosity and identifying it in scenarios. Grades 3-5 are filling up Post-It notes of compliments to their peers.  Students are participating in great discussion and putting what they have learned into ACTION! As always, the best way that you can support the "Counselor Connection" here at Langford is to model generosity for our students at home and within our community.  Our Labs Lea...

Happy New Year Langford Families! As we move into the second half of the school year, it is great reflect on how far our students have come and how much work we have done with multiple character traits. We will continue to work on our monthly character traits but we will also start working on the 7 Mindsets. The 7 Mindsets includes the following: Everything is possible, Passion First, We are connected, 100% Accountable, Attitude of Gratitude, Live to Give, and The Time is Now. These themes will be incorporated in monthly counselor lessons that our students receive. Another new adventure in the New Year is the start of career lessons with our career development facilitator. Teachers have the opportunity to utilize this resource and expose students to various careers. We are excited about the New Year, New adventures and New opportunities for Langford to educate the whole child. As always, feel free to reach out to me with any questions or concerns. Looking forward to an adventu...

October is a busy month! In the month of October we observe bully prevention month and Red Ribbon Week. This month hosted a bully poster contest and we are working on a school wide banner of Duck Tape to show that we "Stick Together" against bullying. All classroom lessons provided by the counselor this month are focused on educating our students on exactly what bullying is. We want our students to be knowledgeable about bullying, what it looks like, how to handle it if they see it and consequences for bullying behavior. I know that parents often are concerned about bullying behaviors but here at Langford, we want our parents to know that we are committed to keeping students safe and listening to student concerns. If you have any concerns or would like to speak to the counselor, please feel free to call the school and ask for me or you can dial my extension directly. Parents also ask "How can I help? How can I prevent bullying?" Talk to your child about what t...