Self-Regulation: What Zone Are You In?
Feelings are just visitors, let them come and go ~ Mooji It's been an active month around SSE! This month's counseling lessons focused...
SSE is a No Place for Hate® Campus!
Sycamore Springs Elementary is proud to be designated as a No Place for Hate® campus by the Anti-Defamation League. Standing up to...
Personality and Self-Awareness
He who knows others is wise. He who knows himself is enlightened ~ Lao Tzu Fifth grade is a very enthusiastic and insightful grade...
What is your Marshmallow test? A Lesson on Self-Control
The first and best victory is to conquer self ~ Plato The first "Marshmallow Test" was a study conducted by Walter Mischel and Ebbe B....
Malala's Story and Service at Sycamore
Many lessons have been taught to my young Sycamore students, but none as broad as building age appropriate awareness of how we have...
Equal Share Snack and Social Thinking in Pre-K
Education is the most powerful weapon we can use to change the world ~ Nelson Mandela I thought I might blog a bit about our amazing 4...
Stress Management (Grades 3-5)
For every minute you are angry, you lose 60 seconds of happiness ~Ralph Waldo Emerson There is a common theme each year as our older...
Gratitude and Kindness
"Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one come to you without leaving happier" ~Mother Teresa~ Counselors bring strengths and gifts...
Neuroscience in Care Class, Why it Matters!
Ask any student at SSES why it is important to know about brain functioning and they will all tell you how regulating EMOTIONS is key to...
Red Ribbon Week 2017
Red Ribbon Week is an alcohol, tobacco, and other drug and violence prevention awareness campaign observed annually in October in the...
