Hey! I hope everyone is having a good summer break. I have some news to share. I will be moving into a new position at the high school level, so I am sadly leaving Barnwell. You’ve all been an inspiration to me, and I am very excited for the next chapter. @NorthviewTitans.

Fantastic job to our 2nd-5th bears on their performance of Peter Pan Jr!! @TheBarnwellBeat

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We are so thankful for our incredible team at @TheBarnwellBeat! It’s the little things ☕️ 🍩 🥐 🥯

Such an incredible experience meeting with our zone 6 elementary counselors! Walked away with valuable new tools and even more valuable connections! 💕 thank you @FOESCounselor and @FindleyOaks for hosting us today!! #relationshipsmatter @JScottFarr

Today was an exciting day to be a school counselor. Running 2 groups about social thinking & group skills with our K&1 bears. We learned about the thoughts and feelings that we experience inside our bodies and how to become social detectives 🕵🏼‍♀️ @JScottFarr @TheBarnwellBeat

Loving that so many bears came to school to stand up for kindness in royal blue! @TheBarnwellBeat @SSWrjune #FCSbekind

1st grade 🧸s are learning how to practice skills in directing their attention by playing a fun hocus-pocus-FOCUS game! 🎃 Also, it doesn’t hurt that they are paying special attention to beginning letter sounds! #studentsuccessskills @Ms_Silverboard @TheBarnwellBeat

Congratulations @Martin_Neuhaus on becoming @NorthviewTitans’s new principal! Words can’t describe the mark you’ve made on Barnwell students & staff. I am forever grateful for the opportunity to have worked with such a wonderful leader and teammate. Best wishes on your journey!

School may almost be out. but mental health is still in! FREE summer groups for Barnwell Ss at @SummitCoCtr are a great opportunity for students to work on social and emotional skills, with groups on anxiety, confidence, and mindfulness. @TheBarnwellBeat

Thank you for all of the people who have gone above and beyond this week to share their appreciation not only for me, but for all school counselors. This work is challenging and extremely rewarding, all at the same time. I’m forever grateful to do it alongside amazing educators!

We’ve been learning about social thinking skills and what it looks like to be a member following a “group plan”. It’s been so fun to watch groups collaborate and have fun building a home for farm animals from our storybook. @TheBarnwellBeat @mscollinsp

Captured a sweet moment between our bus driver and student. S lost her squishy this morning on the bus, and after hearing she left it he found it and brought it back to her only hours later. She wrote a sweet card of gratitude, which he is reading here. ❤️ #itsthelittlethings

Loving every opportunity I get to witness the amazing discussions happening inside EVERY classroom about resilience and bouncing back from difficult challenges. Thank you @FcsSkills for this comprehensive SEL support. #tier1 #studentsuccessskills @TheBarnwellBeat @SharonFerrar

Part of working in a joyful community involves making space to celebrate the people who make it so. joyful! 😊 Many thanks to our fabulous administrative professionals! #breakfastattiffanys @TheBarnwellBeat @LakashaLee @LohnesTonjua @agerton_q @WeaversBears

Our small group counseling lessons on mindfulness skills was very *fruitful* today. We went to the nature trail and purposefully observed, described, and participated in an activity eating mandarin oranges. 🍊🌺🌿@dbtinschools @JScottFarr @TheBarnwellBeat

I can’t wait to formally receive this training some day 😍. Restorative conferences in schools are clearly a powerful and healing approach to combat the effects of shame. I’m all in!!.

Happy National School Social Work Appreciation Week to our amazing social worker, Dr. Burger!! Students celebrated with him in the sensory garden today 💗. @TheBarnwellBeat @FCSSocialWork

RT @MisterRogersSay: “It’s tempting to think ‘a little’ isn’t significant and that only ‘a lot’ matters. But most things that are important….

@Ms_Silverboard I often go back to this moment to bring me joy 🤩.

The most powerful tool I use in my role counseling students is teaching shame resiliency. Let’s normalize feelings of shame and help combat it with empathy and connection. @BreneBrown