A VISIT FROM MISS AMY

Today we had a chance to meet our new school counselor, Miss Amy.  She's here to help us, she's super friendly, and we can't wait to get to know her better this year and next.

First, she read us the book The Rainbow Fish.  In this book, the wise old octopus helps the Rainbow Fish realize that sharing his scales is better than keeping them all to himself.  Sometimes you don't need all the stuff to be happy.  We realized that sometimes you need someone to talk to and someone to help you make big decisions.  It's hard when if feels like the world is sitting on your shoulders.  Luckily Miss Amy is here to help and she's only a few classroom away!

Miss Amy brought a toolbox with her to help us remember all the things she can help us with.

She helps us feel better and not worry about the little things.

She reminds up to "just keep swimming" if times are tough.

She helps us reach for the stars because we can do great things.

She is a really great listener when we need to talk.

She helps us deal with anger and other tricky emotions.

She helps us figure out what's going on in our hearts.

She helps us realize how to make ourselves happy.

She helps us figure out how to fix our mistakes.

She helps us see things many different ways.

She keeps our secrets unless someone is being hurt.