Counselor's Corner
Ms. Ling
Works with our Kindergarten and 1st grade families. Bilingual in Chinese. Feel free to reach her by email at
Mr. Cruz
Works with our 2nd and 3rd grade families. Bilingual in Spanish. Feel free to reach him by email at
Habits of Heart/Habits of Mind
As we welcome in the new year, it is imperative for us to continue implementing the habits of heart/habits of mind into our everyday lives and classroom curriculum. The theme for the month of January is Taking Responsible Risks. We take much pride in being the best version of ourselves, which includes standing up for ourselves and what we believe in, facing new challenges, while giving it our all! THE Public School 13 is happy to announce, we will be hosting the Mobile Ed Productions Respect Tour on January 25, 2024, which will help demonstrate how we can achieve these goals respectfully and responsibly while having our students reach their greatest potential!
Online Safety
Counselors will be providing all students with information on how to be safe when using the internet. We want to share information and activities with you at home. As we all know, students are using technology now more than ever. They play games, learn and socialize using technology. It can be difficult to monitor what they are using and knowing how to speak to children about potential dangers they may come across. Some big words we talk about are private information, digital footprint, cyber-bullying and media balance. We recommend looking through resources below to reinforce certain safety measures with your children. The website Common Sense media also has specific information for each app your student may be using to teach you more about it and safety features you may not know about. There are also some fun games where students can learn more about these concepts. You might want to even play them together as a family!
Resources
Respect Earns Trust
We are discussing Respect for All! One way we earn trust is through respecting one another. Important questions to ask goes as follows, "what does respect look like? sound like? and feel like?" Allowing your child to understand Respect through multiple lenses, while relating it to the theme of the month. The Guidance Department looks forward to engaging in conversation with the students to give everyone a voice!
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NYC DOE information regarding Respect for All Citywide Initiative
https://www.schools.nyc.gov/school-life/school-environment/respect-for-all