Final Mental Health Campaign
Many of your children may be spending their extra free time this summer playing video games. Check out these resources on how to ensure they are safe.
Protecting_Your_Kids_Online_2_0_EN 1 1.pdf
Newsletter
This month's newsletter will prepare you for the end of the school year. It gives you some great tips to keep them learning at home all summer. Enjoy!
Mental Health Campaign
May's mental health campaign is a great read. It highlights the importance of strong family ties. There are some great tips for creating a supportive environment to nurture happy and healthy children. Be sure to check it out.
April Newsletter
April Mental Health Campaign
Make sure to check out this months mental health campaign on stress. There is some really important information that can be very useful, especially during the upcoming testing in the upper grades.
Test Taking Tips for 3rd, 4th & 5th Graders
State Exam test taking tips for P.S. 13's students.
March Newsletter
Health Campaign
This month's Mental Health Campaign is focused on structure and routines. This is so important to every aspect a child's life. For example a student with a strong nighttime routine is more likely to be well rested and make it to school everyday. Make sure you check out this valuable read.
Respect for All Week
2/12/18
February 12-15 is Respect for All week in all New York City Public Schools. We at P.S. 13 began our celebration with No One Eats Alone Day on Friday February 9th. Students in the lunchroom were encouraged to sit classmates they do not know well and learn about them. The day ended with an Anti Bullying assembly where students learned about the Power of One.
This week we will be providing in class lessons around the theme of respect. To supplement the work we are doing here we are providing you with links to learn more about Respect for All and Bullying.
Bullying vs. Conflict: What's the difference?
Your Counselors,
Ms. Kump and Ms. Callender
February Newsletter
Mental Health Campaign: February
This month our focus is on how to help your child build a healthy self esteem.
January's Newsletter from the Counselors
Mental Health Campaign: January
This month's mental health focus from our consultant in the Department of Health is centered around violent video games. This read might give you some insight when deciding what games you allow your child to play.
Read December's Newsletter here
Mental Health Resource
The Department of Health works closely with the Department of Education to ensure both physical and mental health of our students. To help this our school is part of a Mental Health Consult Program. Each month our consultant shares resources dedicated to certain mental health topics. This months focus was depression. If you have any concerns about depression or sadness with your child please check out the file below. Depression can effect even young children so it is a good idea to know some of the signs.
11/6/17
Throughout the month of November the counselors will be providing class lessons on internet safety. To support this at home, take a look at the tips attached below for how to monitor your child's social media and internet use.
Social Media and Internet Safety-Nov.docx
10/20/2017
Dear Families,
Our Health and Wellness Assemblies these past few weeks went really well. Our nurses shared important information on nutrition, personal hygiene and dental health with the students. Ask them how properly wash their hands or how often to change their toothbrush to see what they learned. We hope this helps keep your children healthy during the coming Flu season.
Our next topic of Focus in November is going to be Internet Safety. We will be presenting lessons in the classrooms based around this topic.
We hope to continue working with you.
Your School Counselors
Ms. Callender and Ms. Kump
10/30/17
Sometimes students have a hard time thinking positive about themselves throughout the school day. Here in school we would like to help students develop a growth mindset. We want students to realize that through hard work they can grow and succeed as learners. Even mistakes are something to embrace as they can become a valuable learning opportunity. However, after being challenged by class work sometimes students need a few extra words of encouragement to stay positive during the learning process. Attached are some easy notes you may want to include in your child's lunchbox or school notebook. We know they would love to get support from you to compliment the support they are already getting from their teachers.