School Counseling Program Annual Calendar (2025-2026)

August
Counseling Groups: New Student Group
Individual student sessions

 September
Classroom Guidance Topic:  4th Grade: Belonging, bullying and building empathy
                                            5th Grade: Perspective taking and acceptance of others
                                             6th Grade: Circle of control--Anxiety lesson
Lunch Groups: 4th, 5th, and 6th grade social skills lunch groups
Individual student sessions

October
Classroom Guidance:  4th Grade: Our fantastic brain--pre-frontal cortex and amygdala lesson
                                   5th Grade: Size of the Problem & Size of the Reaction, Deep Breathing
                                    6th Grade: Healthy Friendships, Boundaries and Peer Pressure
Lunch Groups: 4th, 5th, and 6th grade social skills lunch groups
Individual student sessions
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)  Meetings

November
Individual student sessions
WLIS Cares Fundraising
Bring Change 2 Mind Jr/Sr High Visit

December:
Individual student sessions
WLIS Cares Fundraising
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)  Meetings
School Wide Safety/Abuse Lesson

January:
Abbie Gillig joins Ms. Murtaugh as a Master's level student!
Classroom Guidance:  Connecting Mental Health to Creativity and the Arts
Lunch Groups: 4th, 5th, and 6th grade social skills lunch groups

February:
Classroom Guidance:  4th Grade: Time Management & Prioritzing
                                   5th Grade: Time Management & Prioritzing
                                    6th Grade: Career Inventory & Future Planning
Lunch Groups: 4th, 5th, and 6th grade social skills lunch groups

March:
Classroom Guidance:  4th Grade: Career Interests
                                  5th Grade: Career Interests
                                  6th Grade: Budgeting & Future Planning
Lunch Groups: 4th, 5th, and 6th grade social skills lunch groups
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS)  Meetings

April:
ILEARN testing with Ms. Murtaugh for students with special accommodations
Lunch Groups: 4th, 5th, and 6th grade social skills lunch groups
​Third Grade Transition Meetings

May:
6th Grade Breakfast Optimist Citizenship Award Program
Lunch Groups: 4th, 5th, and 6th grade social skills lunch groups
Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) Meetings