Northeastern Local Schools

Mrs. Kim Phipps
Licensed School Counselor
KPhipps@tinora.org

I am quite excited to start this year off as your Elementary School Counselor! Below is just a little bit about me to get the ball rolling. Feel free to click on the links to see what we have been up to this year and other information about the counseling office. Lets have a great year!

Education:

Years of School Counseling-6

Years of Clinical Counseling- 7

High School- Hilltop

Bachelors- Bluffton University

Masters- University of Dayton

Favorites:

Color- Blue/Purple

Food- Sushi

Sport- Volleyball

Team- Ohio State

Season- Fall

Candy- Reese Peanut Butter Cup

Holiday- Christmas

Snack- Apple

TV Show- Friends

Movie- The Blind Side

Things to Do:

Hiking

Riding bikes

Reading

Road trips with my family

This year the Elementary School Counseling Department wants to try something new. Kids take great pride in where they go to school and love wearing their Tinora gear! The problem for us parents is they grow so FAST! I would like to try an upcycle/recycle program here at TES so you have a place to donate your used gear, and also pick out something in the next size up!

How it works is simple. You send in your old items that don’t fit anymore (anything that can be washed and dried) with your child to school. Once we get a large number of items; they will be offered to the kids at different times during the year at no cost to you! Don’t worry if the gear is from 1995, or if the letters are all cracked and missing, those shirts might just become upcycled into necklaces or ponytail scrunchies.

You don’t even have to donate to pick out an item. It’s totally free, no strings attached, there will be no record of who donated what. They will just drop it off to Mrs. Phipps, it will be cleaned, and recycled. All sizes are welcome!!

Lets show our Tinora Pride!!

Parent Needs Assessment

September:
The students learned about a new conflict management technique called "Drop the Rope." It encourages self-control, staying true to yourself, and being mindful instead of emotional during disputes. We had a lot of fun using a tug of war game to demonstrate there cannot be a push pull action if you do not hold the rope!

October:
The students learned emotional intelligence by first identifying "uncomfortable feelings." Most students at this age only know happy and sad. The second part of the lesson was making Fire Breathing Dragons to demonstrate one coping skill to use when mad or frustrated. The students learned just how hard a deep breath must be for it to actually help during times of stress. I am sure you saw it come home!

November:
The students enjoyed the piggy bank project that reminded them of all the things they have to be thankful for, and that you can take to the bank!

December:
Students listened to the book, "A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue" and finished up with an activity to reinforce what the difference is between tattling and warning someone. The class was given a challenge that if they do not tattle from now until Christmas break they would each earn 5 house points and a blue sucker. Kids that walk around school with a blue mouth that day will show others that they won the challenge!

September:
The students learned about a new conflict management technique called "Drop the Rope." It encourages self-control, staying true to yourself, and being mindful instead of emotional during disputes. We had a lot of fun using a tug of war game to demonstrate there cannot be a push pull action if you do not hold the rope!

October:
The students learned emotional intelligence by first identifying "uncomfortable feelings." Most students at this age only know happy and sad. The second part of the lesson was making Fire Breathing Dragons to demonstrate one coping skill to use when mad or frustrated. The students learned just how hard a deep breath must be for it to actually help during times of stress. I am sure you saw it come home!

November:
The students enjoyed the piggy bank project that reminded them of all the things they have to be thankful for, and that you can take to the bank!

December:
Students listened to the book, "A Bad Case of Tattle Tongue" and finished up with an activity to reinforce what the difference is between tattling and warning someone. The class was given a challenge that if they do not tattle from now until Christmas break they would each earn 5 house points and a blue sucker. Kids that walk around school with a blue mouth that day will show others that they won the challenge!

September:
The students learned about a new conflict management technique called "Drop the Rope." It encourages self-control, staying true to yourself, and being mindful instead of emotional during disputes. We had a lot of fun using a tug of war game to demonstrate there cannot be a push pull action if you do not hold the rope!

October:
Classroom guidance was a BLAST in October! Children at this age typically operate under three emotion sets throughout a day, anger, sad, and happy. Through the use of ipads the students were challenged to learn new emotions and how to read those emotions in others. They essentially created their own emojis which were printed out and hung in the hallway by the guidance office door.

November:
Organization is always a hot topic for students of all ages. We compared organizing our lives to brushing our teeth and gave solid examples of prioritizing strategies. The students also learned how to effectively use their agenda planners to plan ahead to create less stress and statistically improve grades.

December:
Our students were blessed with a book of short stories titled, "The Way to Go." This was a donation from community partners, they are listed on the inside cover. We read through a few of the stories and discussed their implications in our own lives. Next month we will finish up with this series.

September:
The students learned about a new conflict management technique called "Drop the Rope." It encourages self-control, staying true to yourself, and being mindful instead of emotional during disputes. We had a lot of fun using a tug of war game to demonstrate there cannot be a push pull action if you do not hold the rope!

October:
Classroom guidance was a BLAST in October! Children at this age typically operate under three emotion sets throughout a day, anger, sad, and happy. Through the use of ipads the students were challenged to learn new emotions and how to read those emotions in others. They essentially created their own emojis which were printed out and hung in the hallway by the guidance office door.

November:
Organization is always a hot topic for students of all ages. We compared organizing our lives to brushing our teeth and gave solid examples of prioritizing strategies. The students also learned how to effectively use their agenda planners to plan ahead to create less stress and statistically improve grades.

December:
Our students were blessed with a book of short stories titled, "The Way to Go." This was a donation from community partners, they are listed on the inside cover. We read through a few of the stories and discussed their implications in our own lives. Next month we will finish up with this series.

September:
The students learned about a new conflict management technique called "Drop the Rope." It encourages self-control, staying true to yourself, and being mindful instead of emotional during disputes. We had a lot of fun using a tug of war game to demonstrate there cannot be a push pull action if you do not hold the rope!

October:
Classroom guidance was a BLAST in October! Children at this age typically operate under three emotion sets throughout a day, anger, sad, and happy. Through the use of iPads the students were challenged to learn new emotions and how to read those emotions in others. They essentially created their own emojis which were printed out and hung in the hallway by the guidance office door.

November:
Organization is always a hot topic for students of all ages. We compared organizing our lives to brushing our teeth and gave solid examples of prioritizing strategies. The students also learned how to effectively use their agenda planners to plan ahead to create less stress and statistically improve grades.

December:
Students learned much through their diversity iceberg lesson. Through the activity, "cross the line" they quickly discovered that while their experiences may differ, they can find commonalities in which they are all affected.