Welcome to Purdy Elementary School
COUNSELOR'S CORNER
Wow. This school year has been
flying by.
For anyone who has been checking in, I have not
returned to this page since the beginning of
school. A lot has happened since September, though, as you
have been part of with your students. Some of the programs and
activities that I would like to tell you about from the
counselor perspective are:
♦ The first few days of school, I go
to each classroom with Jim Rudsit, our Principal, and talk about
positive behavior and school rules. We especially focus on
harrassment and zero tolerance of bullying. Also, students
clearly hear items not okay for school, including any kind of
weapon or toy weapon. When students all get the same
message at the start of school, there is no misunderstanding about
what is okay and not okay. We call this a proactive
approach to a positive school climate.
♦ I then met with all students new to Purdy this year
in small groups. We took a picture and and each student made
a small poster with their picture to post on the "New Purdy
Panther" board.
♦ Started
monthly character themes right away in September. Students can earn
a Panther Paw that goes up on the wall in the Commons lunchroom by
demonstrating that trait in daily behavior. Themes for this
year are September = Vision/Goals; October =
Responsibility;
Novemeber=Kindness, Friendship and Inclusion;
December=Respect;
January=Courage; February=Self
Control; March=Honesty; April=Cooperation; May=Perseverence;
June=Citizenship.
♦ Presented "Kelso's Choice"
problem solving program to all Kindergartens, 1st and 2nd grade
classrooms. I wore a pretty fun frog suit; not too
scary. Looked pretty silly, but I did get the kids'
attention. Students will continue to practice using these
strategies if they have a problem with another person -- a common
language within our school. Later in January, I visited the
3rd, 4th and 5th graders with the same message about Kelso.
We concluded with "Kelso's Rap" which was pretty fun, and put the 9
choices into context.
I will add other activities to this list soon.
Meanwhile, I will keep my original messages below. Please
feel free to contact me at any time with any questions you may
have about your child, something I am doing, or other events
or occurences around school.
My direct phone number is 530-4630. You can also leave a
message on this private line.
Thanks for visiting!!
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Welcome back for the new school
year.
2009-10 has gotten off to a
wonderful start.
The joy and enthusiasm to be
back at school with friends and learning is overwhelming . Thank
you, parents, for working hard to prepare your children for
returning to school.
It makes a difference!
In case you do not know me,
my name is Sue Wilner. It is hard to imagine, but this is beginning
my fifteenth year as School Counselor at Purdy. Each year brings a
fresh opportunity to work with students and families and help
enrich the educational experience.
My background includes a
Bachelors degree in sociology from the University of California at
Los Angeles (UCLA), and a Masters degree in education/school
counseling from the University of Puget Sound in Tacoma. I have
previously been a counselor at Peninsula High School and Kopachuck
M.S. before moving to Purdy.
Thank you for checking in. I appreciate the opportunity to
work with students in celebrating their exciting moments and many
successes, and helping them work out difficulties and challenges,
and learn to solve problems and dilemnas. I will be adding
information to my website as it arises. Meanwhile, please
feel free to email back to me any thoughts or concerns you may
have. And thanks for supporting your child's education, and
social and emotional development.
At Purdy, we are all a TEAM.
(Feel free to CLICK on the "Announcements" Tab for school-wide
social skills
programs)
(CLICK on "Events" for other program dates)
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