Last Updated On:
August 18, 2006

Hello! My name is Beth Kohler and I'm the counselor here at Morton Elementary! I'm here to help the children and their families in any way I can!

I have several responsibilities at Morton. Here are some of my responsibilities:

• •Classroom guidance lessons
• •Facilitating small groups on topics such as friendship, divorce, anger management, study skills, etc.
• •Working with students individually
• •M.A.D. Club Sponsor-Morton Against Drugs is our drug-free club for 3rd grade students
• •Conflict Manager Sponsor-We train 4th and 5th grade students, that have been chosen by their peers and teachers, to be conflict managers. They help students solve problems that occur during recess. They've been trained to utilize a very helpful problem solving process. This program has been very beneficial in many ways! Thank you, conflict managers for all your help!

I send home "Counselor's Corner" (my newsletter) to help keep parents informed of the activities I do with students in their classrooms. If you ever have any questions or concerns, please feel free to call me at 691-1213.

Did you know that "stressed" spelled backwards spells "desserts?" I found that interesting! This is a time of year that can be stressful for many people! Here are some tips that might be helpful to reduce some of your stress:

• 1. Plan ahead!
• 2. Be prepared to wait!
• 3. Pollyanna-Power! For every one thing that goes wrong, there are probably 10 or 50 or 100 blessings! Count them!
• 4. Be flexible!
• 5. Simplify, simplify, and simplify! 

Mrs. Kohler