Elementary School Counseling is about helping students achieve academic success, getting along with others, and taking good care of themselves. Every child should be able to come to school and feel both physically and emotionally safe. We work to create a caring community by teaching all students ‘Bully-proofing’ in the fall and following up with ‘Caring Community’ recognition and ‘Character Counts’ traits during the year.

The three rules for bully-proofing are:

• We will not bully other students
• We will help others who are being bullied by speaking out and getting adult help.
• We will use extra effort to include all students in activities at our school.

We will focus on the following school traits during the year:

     Caring     Respect     Fairness     Responsibility     Citizenship     Trustworthy

If you have any questions about classroom lessons, please call Erika Alpern at 303 347-4619.

New student orientation  helps make starting a new school a positive experience by familiarizing students to where things are located, who works here, how to make friends, and what the expectations are at Moody.

Classroom lessons An overview of school rules & expectations, a review of ‘Bully-proofing,’ Friendship and Conflict Resolution skills will be taught in all classrooms this fall. Reminding all students of these positive expectations and skills helps make the entire year better for everyone. Follow up through out the year will focus on building a ‘Caring Community’ and ‘Character Counts.’

Conflict resolution Helping students resolve conflicts and teaching them to solve problems is an important skill that elementary children will learn. Students gain the skills and confidence to solve many of their own problems.

Discipline When students make poor choices, we want them to learn from their mistakes. Consequently, the counselor may talk with students about making better choices in the future.

Student Support Groups Parent permission is required to participate in a group. Group time is chosen with the teacher's input to be the least disruptive to the academic day.

Crisis assistance Students in crisis may request assistance. If students come in more than once, or for anything significant, parent permission is required before further assistance can be given.

Referral to local agencies Information about local resources and agencies that offer assistance to families is available upon request.

Lending library for parents Helpful parenting books and videos are available in the counseling office for checkout.