5th Grade Counseling Instruction

5th Grade Counseling Instruction 2023 – 2024

Monday     Time: 9:00 AM      Ms. Samayoa – 5C

Monday     Time: 1:20 PM       Ms. Samayoa – 5D

Friday        Time -9:45 AM      Ms. Stengle – 5B

Friday        Time – 1:20 PM     Ms. Stengle – 5A

5th Grade Lunch Bunch Permission Form 2023-24 School Year

Unit 1: Skills for School and Learning

Overarching Mindset and Behavior – M3. Positive attitude toward work and learning

8/24 – L1: Computer Safety and Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) with ITC Paul Maniscalco

B-LS 5. Media and technology skills to enhance learning

9/4 – L2: Getting to Better Know Your School Counselor

B-SS 3. Positive relationships with adults to support success

9/11 – L3: Valuing Each Other: Stereotype Detectives

B-SS 2. Positive, respectful, and supportive relationships with students who are similar to and different from them

9/18 – L4: Good Friend – Successful Student

M 2. Sense of acceptance, respect, support and inclusion for self and others in the school environment

9/25 – L5: Learning Styles

B-LS 2. Creative approach to learning tasks and problem solving

10/2 – SEL Surveys will be done during counseling lesson times

10/9 – L6: Study Skills

B-LS 3. Time-management, organizational and study skills

10/16 – No lessons. Will do makeups if needed. (Short week because of Parent-Teacher Conferences)

10/23 – L7: Organizational Skills

B-LS 3. Time-management, organizational and study skills

10/30 – 11/6 – L8-9: Long Term S.M.A.R.T. Goals

B-LS 7 – Long- and short-term academic, career and social/emotional goals

11/13 – L10: Understanding Your Report Card

B-LS 7 – Long- and short-term academic, career and social/emotional goals

11/20 – No lessons. Will do makeups if needed. (Short week because of Thanksgiving)

11/27 – L11: Middle School Options

B-LS 1. Critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions

Special Lesson Required by APS 

12/4 – L12: Child Protection Lesson (Family letter sent home October 27th)

B-SMS 9. Personal safety skills

12/11 – L13: Substance Abuse Prevention Lesson Taught by APS Substance Abuse Prevention Counselor, Jennifer Sexton (Family letter sent home October 13th)

B-LS 1. Critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions

Unit 2: Middle School Transitioning / Academic Planning                                                                       

Overarching Mindset and Behavior: B-SMS10 – Demonstrate ability to manage transitions and ability to adapt to changing situations and responsibilities

11/27/23 – L11: Middle School Options

B-LS 1. Critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions

1/8/24 – L14 – Academic Planning: Academics

M 4. Self-confidence in ability to succeed

OUT SICK

1/29/24 – L15: Middle School Course Request Forms with Middle School Counselors (CRFs)

2/5/23 – L16: Middle School Course Request Forms Overview (CRFs)

B-LS 1. Critical-thinking skills to make informed decisions

2/12/2024: Middle School Registration

2/19/2024 – L17 – Academic Planning: Careers

M 6. Understand that postsecondary education and life-long learning are necessary for long-term success 

Unit 3: Emotional Management                                                                                                                             

Overarching Mindset and Behavior – M 1. Belief in development of whole self, including a healthy balance of mental, social/emotional and physical well-being

2/26/2024 – L18: Understanding the Brain’s Role in Emotional Management

B-SMS 1. Responsibility for self and actions

3/4/2024 – L19: Understanding Emotions

B-SMS 2. Self-discipline and self-control

3/11/2014 – L20: Emotional Management and Reframing Your Thoughts

B-SMS 6. Ability to identify and overcome barriers to learning

3/18/2024 – L21: Calming Down Strategies

B-SMS7. Effective Coping Skills  

3/25/2024 – SPRING BREAK 

4/1/2024 – Special Lesson: Prevention Presenters: Ivan Lopez and Jenny Sexton

4/8/2024 – APS SEL SURVEY  

Unit 4: Bully Prevention                                                                                                                                                         

B-SS5 – Demonstrate ethical decision making and social responsibility

4/15/2024 – L22: Bullying and the 3 R’s

B-SMS7 – Demonstrate effective coping skills when faced with a problem

4/22/2024 – L23: Bystander Power

B-SS8 – Demonstrate advocacy skills and ability to assert self when necessary

4/29/2024 – L24: Cyber Bullying

B-SS5 – Demonstrate ethical decision making and social responsibility

5/6-7/2024 – L25:  FLE: Personal Hygiene

B-SS9 Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment

5/9-10/2024 – L26: Hormones, Puberty and Human Reproduction

B-SS9 Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment

5/13/2024 – L27: Menstruation (Girls only)

B-SS9 Demonstrate social maturity and behaviors appropriate to the situation and environment

5/17, 24/2024 L28: Mental Health / Mental Illness

B-SS 2. Positive, respectful, and supportive relationships with students who are similar to and different from them