Red Pump Health Happenings 🐾❤ #2

Health and Wellness information for all of our Dalmations!

Greetings Red Pumpers!

We hope you had a wonderful week! We have an addition to our letter: Ms. Schmidt, (your school social worker) Dr. MacKenzie (your school counselor), Mrs. Cooke (your school nurse) and Mrs. Nelson (your school psychologist) We miss all of your bright shiny faces! We hope you were able to see the you tube video from the RPES staff. We had a lot of fun putting it together!

The weather is getting nicer and we hope you have been able to get outside with your families while practicing safe distancing!

Mrs. Cooke, Dr. MacKenzie, Mrs. Nelson and Mrs. Schmidt

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Dr. MacKenzie

"I am very proud to be your School Counselor. I love working at Red Pump where the sun always shines with great students, teachers, and staff!

I love to dance, read, watch TV and movies. Please try to read as much as you can as it has so many benefits for you! Our family loves pets too and we hope to get a new puppy eventually!

I miss all of you so much. I hope you remember that you are wonderful students and we are all so proud of how well you are handling this transition! Please reach out to me by email. I would love to hear from you! Keep working as hard as you can, be kind to each other and know we will be together again soon."

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Mrs. Nelson

I'm the school psychologist at Red Pump and my job is to support the social and emotional well-being of all students! I also conduct psychological assessments, provide counseling services, participate in team meetings, provide consultation to staff, and work with outside providers to help students develop into life-long learners and prepare them for the academic challenges ahead.

This is my 3rd year at Red Pump and I absolutely love my job and helping students learn. I live in Towson with my husband, 10-month-old son, and two dogs. Please don't hesitate to reach out if your student needs anything during this time. I miss all of the smiling Red Pumpers and I can’t wait to see all of you again soon.”

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Mrs. Cooke

Hello my friends! I am your school nurse and miss all of you! This year is my 6th year at Red Pump and I really love what I do! As you know the most important part of my job is to support your health so you can learn. Although I am not seeing you in my office, I am still very busy with other health and wellness activities and I will be sharing information I am learning with you and your family just like I do when we are in school together!

I live in Forest Hill with my husband and our 2 dogs, Libby and Tucker.

I am keeping busy with daily walks with my dogs), riding my bike on my indoor bike trainer, and cooking new foods!.

I hope you and your family are staying healthy! I look forward to seeing you all soon! Please do not hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or just want to say hello!

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Mrs. Schmidt

Hello! I’m Ms. Schmidt. I work primarily with students in the Classroom Support Program. I love being part of this team and providing daily social skills lessons to help students learn coping skills, identify and understand their emotions and practice being the best students they can be. I also enjoy keeping up with community resources and helping families stay connected. I’m part of a team of social workers in schools across Harford County. This is my fourth year at Red Pump Elementary.

I enjoy mindfulness activities and anything that has to do with the outdoors! On nice days you can find me hiking or doing something near the water. I have a 19 year old daughter at Harford Community College and my son Aedan is in Mrs. Zubrowski’s second grade class. I’ve just started doing Dance Central with my two kids on their Xbox. I have a bearded dragon as a pet. His name is Hiccup, just like How to Train Your Dragon. I did the Peace Corps in Central America and enjoy using Spanish in school when I can.

I miss seeing you all in school but know we will connect again soon! In the meantime, please feel free to reach out if I can help in anyway. Keep up your mindful practice and don’t forget your Alphabreaths if you feel frustrated, angry, anxious or upset. All the best!

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Spot wants you to wash your hands and paws!

Practice makes perfect!
Wash for 20 seconds
Soap or alcohol hand sanitizer
Warm or cold water!

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Spot is sending Paws-itive thoughts!

Send us your paws-itive activities and thoughts

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Spot shows how he washes his hands/paws too!

Spot wants to see you wash your hands! Send us a picture!

What is the Coronavirus? Why do I need to stay home? and other questions you may have....

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-nCoV/index.html

Caring for Each Other

Your friends on Sesame Street are here to support you and your family during the COVID-19 health crisis. We understand that these are very stressful times; our daily lives have been disrupted, and we are all coping with uncertainty. As we create a new sense of normalcy, it's important that we take care of ourselves, so that we can best care for our children.

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School Counselor Updates

"My family and I had a lovely but quiet Easter day this year. We attended Mass on-line in our living room! A true first! We made a big traditional dinner of ham, potatoes, candied yams, and green beans! And of course lots of delicious chocolate candy for dessert! We also got outside as much as we could, walking and talking! My older daughter Bess, is living in Boston, Massachusetts. We were with her last Easter celebrating. How a year has changed things! Happily we were able to face time with her. My husband's, two sons and his granddaughter were originally going to join us for dinner but not this year! Only our youngest daughter, Maggie was with us. She is learning on-line too now as she is a junior in high school at John Carroll. Her Dad is a retired Baltimore County High School Math teacher so he is a great help to Maggie when she needs some Math tutoring. She misses her friends but visits with them on-line and she knows how important it is to stay home now!"

I miss all of you very much. Please reach out to me by email. I would love to hear from you!

https://confidentparentsconfidentkids.org/2020/03/13/my-kids-school-is-closed-so-now-what/?fbclid=IwAR06lgI5U3ea2sRtlGBKpEVHcLB9LDsDCkoujJKUSecpAZfW2e2AcOYt3Kk

School Nurse Updates

I shared this information last week, but it is still very important! We should be staying at home to stay healthy, but if you need to go somewhere that is important, here is a hand video from the Surgeon General on how to make a no sew face mask with items you may have at home

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/cloth-face-cover.html

And some additional information from the CDC about face masks and other ways to make them

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/prevent-getting-sick/diy-cloth-face-coverings.html

Having Fun and Protecting your Noggin!

Hi friends! Many of you know I love to ride my bike! I know many of you love to ride your bikes and scooters too! Always remember to wear your helmet to protect your noggin or your melon!

Here's a short video to remind you to wear your helmet all the time!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NF8CiNXEmcU

School Psychologist Updates:

https://www.kxly.com/my-2020-covid-19-time-capsule/

How are you Feeling?

Hey Red Pumpers!

How are you feeling? You have been experiencing a lot of changes to your daily routine in the past few weeks. Change can be hard and it is okay to have all sorts of feelings you may not understand. All of those feelings are okay! Our school is closed, you may not be able to see your friends from sports, dance or your neighborhood.You have a new classroom that may be at your kitchen table! Change is scary. Remember to look to the helpers! Talk to the adults in your family, the ones you trust the most, and let them know your feelings and questions about what is going on. Sometimes it may seem like this will go on forever, but before we know it, we will be back in school. There are many awesome scientists and health care workers working to keep us safe and healthy!

Here is a link of some great information to help you! Copy and paste link to open

https://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Coping-Strategies-Challenge-Distance-Learning-and-Google-Classroom-3777553

School Social Worker updates

Home coping kits can be an option for kids to use when they become frustrated, upset or anxious. Tools to help kids express their emotions are also important.

When you child is calm, practice how they would use the tool kit. What signs will you use to let them know it’s time to get their kit or go to their safe place? Talk with them about signs in their body that they are getting frustrated or mad. Some ways your body lets you know you are mad include: clenching our fists, having a headache or an upset stomach.

Today I’d like you to think about creating a home kit and having a coping kit scavenger hunt. The links below are ideas to get started. Look for items that you have at home.

https://copingskillsforkids.com/blog/make-a-coping-skills-toolkit

https://copingskillsforkids.com/blog/create-a-calm-down-space-home-school

On your scavenger hunt look for: