Counseling
Pamela Keller
Settlement Canyon Elementary School Counselor
I am at Settlement Canyon Elementary School Monday-Friday each week during school hours (see calendar for exceptions).
Services Offered
Counselor Lessons in Classes
- I visit every class every month
- 15-30 minute lessons
- Topics include friendship skills, bullying prevention, and managing stress
Group Counseling
- Permission form signed by parent/guardian is required
- Learning life skills with other students
- Students recommended by teachers or families
Individual Counseling
- Permission form signed by parent/guardian is required
- Short-term (6-8 weeks)
- Teaching skills one-on-one
- Common topics
- Managing emotions
- Student strengths
- Positive self-view
We're going into September with our Growth Mindset, and we're ready to learn!
In September, we are talking about being good friends. In our backpacking metaphor, friendship is the food! Backpacking food is often dehydrated; you have to mix it with boiling water to prepare it for eating. What can you do to make a friend or make your friendships better?
In grades K-3, we are reading Enemy Pie - about a boy who loses his best enemy by making him a friend! Then we create a class recipe for Friendship Pie.
In grades 4-6, we're playing the Making and Keeping Friends Gameshow, where students face difficult friend situations. They have to answer questions, act out or draw responses, and imagine themselves solving different friend challenges.