Falcon Nest

This year has had an AMAZING start and we are excited to continue working and connecting with our students!

Mrs. Garza - 6th Grade Counselor

Mrs. Guerrero - 8th Grade Counselor

Mrs. Brady - 7th Grade Counselor

1. Guidance Lessons - classroom lessons to meet the social, educational, personal and career needs of all students

2. Responsive Services - Individual, small group counseling and crisis response services

3. Individual planning- Course selection and planning, behavior plans, goal setting, etc.

4. System Support - Newsletters, open house, parent meetings, community outreach and resources, parent and staff support, and much more!

7 Mindsets is a proven social emotional learning and self-determination program that changes the way students think, interact and live.

The Everything Is Possible Mindset will orient us toward understanding the importance of and increasing the expectations we have for ourselves, our world, and the future. Essential to this will be the appreciation of our own creative capacity, the importance of maintaining a positive attitude, and the understanding that failure and setbacks are essential to accomplishing goals.

The Passion First Mindset teaches us that we are all unique expressions of human existence. It’s vital to find out what our individual strengths and talents are so that we might connect them with our goals and visions for the future. In this mindset, we work with students to understand their unique gifts, their skills and strengths, and how to share them with the world to the maximum extent possible. Not only will they explore their interests, they will begin to identify their core values and what they stand for.

Suicide Prevention Awareness Week was September 9-13. Each day that week, we highlighted a few things students can do to spread kindness, end the stigma, get support, and focus on their mental health.

• Have a positive mindset

• Think of your positive qualities

• Talk to yourself like you would a friend

• Take time to rest or do something you enjoy

• Think of things you have accomplished

• Spend time with people who lift you up

Unity Day is Wednesday., October 16, 2024! Wear and share orange to show you are united for kindness, acceptance and inclusion.

Child Mind Institute has several relevant articles with simple, helpful tips for understanding and preventing bullying. Check out the links below:

How to Know if Your Child is Being Bullied

How to Help Kids Deal with Cyberbullying

All students have access to the counselor through whole group guidance. In addition to guidance lessons, some students visit with the counselor in small group counseling sessions. Individual students may self-refer to the counselor using the link in Canvas.

Parents and teachers may also click on the links below to recommend students for individual counseling.

Community Resources

Yes to Youth

TriCounty Behavioral Healthcare

TCHATT (Free Online Therapy)

6th - Kathryn Garza

kkilburngarza@newcaneyisd.org

7th - Brenna Brady

bbrady1@newcaneyisd.org

8th - Kari Guerrero

kguerrero@newcaneyisd.org