KN Counseling Newsletter

September Panther Pantry

Please fill out these short surveys for each of the schools you have your children enrolled!

It is our goal to survey our parents, staff, & students every THREE years to continue improving our counseling programs in all KN buildings!

September Lessons

Week 1:

Class Discussion - How to be a Good Friend & a Good Leader

Video - Toy Story 4

Activity - Inside Out Circle & Forky Craft

Week 2:

Class Discussion - Integrity

Book - Lacey Walker Nonstop Talker by Christianne Jones

Classroom Calendar:

6th Grade:

August 28th - Confidentiality Lesson

September 28th - Mental Health Basics

October 4th - Mindfulness/Taking Care of Your Mental Health

7th Grade:

August 31st - Confidentiality Lesson

September 21st - Mental Health Basics

September 27th - Mindfulness/Taking Care of Your Mental Health

8th Grade:

August 24th - Confidentiality Lesson

September 14th - Mental Health Basics

September 20th - Mindfulness/Taking Care of Your Mental Health

S2S First Friday - September 1st during Advisory

(This is an event for all new students as a fun check-in)

October 6th will be our next First Friday!

Signs of Suicide Training:

6th Grade: October 10th

7th Grade: October 11th

8th Grade: October 12th

MORE INFORMATION OR TO OPT YOUR CHILD OUT:

CLICK HERE

Every year we help 8th grade students get an idea of what it is like to EARN credits in high school to graduate by conducting a CREDIT SIMULATION!

Each quarter, your counselors will check grades & will be looking for NO MORE THAN TWO F'S over all four quarters. Each quarter represents each grade level in HS.

In high school, students will take 28 credits over their four years & will need 26 to graduate.

*No Cellphones in the classroom. Only at lunch and during passing period

• Career Day Field Trip Sign up Due by August 29 in Google Forms

• Career Day Field Trip Sept 22

• Homecoming Week September 18-22 (Spirit Days and HOCO events to be released later)

• Sign up for October 28th ACT Test by September 22

• On October 6, 2023 from 8am until 2:30pm Greater Warrensburg Area Chamber of Commerce: Manufacturing Day only for Juniors/Seniors. Informative Video: https://youtu.be/fhVPrdO4jUs

• On Sept. 14th during Panther hour there will be a High School S2S meeting in the library.

Your KNHS Counselors send out weekly emails with a variety of amazing opportunities for students! Encourage your child to look at those in case one would be a great fit for them!

KNE - Amie Wheeler - awheeler@knr8.org

WE - Jennifer Watson - jwatson@knr8.org

KNMS - Heather Wallace - hwallace@knr8.org

KNMS - Taylor Morrison - tmorrison@knr8.org

KNHS - Hailee Wickham (Last Names A-I) - hwickham@knr8.org

KNHS - Leslie Lambkin (Last Names J-Z) - llambkin@knr8.org