Adjusting to middle school is a huge challenge for 6th graders. Along with new responsibilities and academic stressors, students also face issues such as combatting shyness, making friends, contending with cliques, bullying, social media issues, and dealing with parents and teachers. Linda Elkin has authored a wonderful new book titled "Gaby and The Best Middle School Self-Defense Book Ever". The two main characters, Gaby and Lily, find themselves facing all of these issues and decide to write a paper on it for their English class! There's a copy in the counseling office if anyone would like to look at it.
During our back to school training, the counselors were shown this video by Kid President. If you don't know who he is, you should check out this inspiring young man! You can find the rest of his videos and learn more about Robby ("Kid President") at http://kidpresident.com/ |
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