Resource Staff Updates
AAP
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1aV03AEIb3bA_RGKqDAfVpKYAIKkHijTxKsFfBFPsRHs/edit?usp=sharing
Please click on this link to read about all the exciting beginning of year lessons with Mrs. Newman
Warm Regards,
Samira Ramezan Newman
Advanced Academics Resource Teacher
PBL County Support Teacher
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Guidance and Counseling, Lisa Johnson and Laura May
Welcome to a new school year at Wolftrap! We especially want to welcome the many new families who have joined our community this year. We have enjoyed meeting many of you at Open House, in the cafeteria during lunchtime, and at Back to School Night. We are available to help make the transition a smooth one for everyone, and we make a particular effort to assist our new students in their adjustment to a new school setting. Ms. May is here on Tuesdays (11:40), Wednesdays, and Thursdays. She will be primarily supporting second, fourth and sixth grades this year. Ms. Johnson is here five days a week and will support kindergarten, first, third and fifth grades. While we encourage you to bring any concerns to the counselor for your child’s current grade level, we are committed to being responsive to parents and we are both open to communication from anyone and everyone.
In October, our guidance curriculum will focus on the first of our six character traits: Respect. Special emphasis will be placed on school-wide expectations and positive peer interactions. FCPS requires counselors to address bullying prevention early in the school year. At Wolftrap, we teach students to interact positively with peers and to be an “upstander” rather than a bystander when conflicts do arise. On Wednesday, October 23rd, Wolftrap will recognize “Unity Day,” a special spirit day recognized in many schools throughout the nation, celebrating kindness and our shared commitment to preventing bullying in our school communities. Students and staff are encouraged to wear orange in honor of Unity Day.
During the month of September we met with students new to our school in grades one through six. This month we will begin to form groups to meet during lunchtime. Lunch groups draw students from different classes at the same grade level, and are a great way to help your student form new friendships. If you would like to sign your son or daughter up for a counselor led lunch group, please contact one of us.
As coordinators of the Wolftrap Student leadership teams, we will be giving sixth graders the opportunity to join or to change teams at the end of the first quarter. Applications will be explained and made available in each homeroom, and then the rest is up to the students! We intentionally do not send these applications home because we want students to be driven by their own interest to join a team, if they so desire. Student Leadership Teams represent just some of the leadership opportunities for our upper grade students, and are an optional activity.
As always, the school counselors are here to help with social, emotional and academic concerns that may impact your child at school. Please do not hesitate to contact one of us if we can be of help. Consultation with school counselors is confidential and does not become part of your student’s records. We look forward to hearing from you!
Lisa Johnson, [email protected] or 703-319-7349
Laura May, [email protected] or 703-319-7352