Greetings St. Joe’s Families and Students,
I’m so grateful to be serving as your Professional School Counselor, and will be in my office (also known as “the Calming Room”) 3 1/2 days this school year. This will be my 16th year of school counseling, and I serve our students through individual counseling meetings, small groups, and classroom guidance. I have worked with students, PreK-8th in areas such as:
- Conflict resolution
- Building social skills
- Arranging academic support/organization
- Learning life skills (response to disappointment, anger, fear)
- Strengthening peer relationships
- Increasing self-esteem
- Managing anxiety
If you have any questions, comments, concerns, I’m here for you! Please reach out to me at sgilpin@sjsknox.org
Blessings,
Sarah Gilpin
SJS Professional School Counselor
For Students
For our SJS Virtual Students who want to pursue a virtual secure ZOOM meeting with Ms. Sarah: Please fill out and submit this form. Please do this with your parent/caregiver if you are in grades PreK-5th.
- https://family.gonoodle.com/
channels/flow GoNoodle is an awesome way to get moving to keep your brain happy and healthy! This link will guide you into unwinding your mind. Includes links in Spanish. - https://www.gonoodle.com/blog/
gonoodle-games-movement-app- for-kids/ This link has ONLINE GAMES for kids from GoNoodle - https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=hvr2cwOnqlk A safe link with healing music and visuals that you can put on in the background while doing your paper/pencil homework, or take a moment to relax after a long day. - https://nathanfriend.io/
inspirograph/ An online spirograph to make some beautiful art and calm your mind. - https://www.
montereybayaquarium.org/ animals/live-cams/open-sea-cam . Monterey Bay live sea-cam. Watch, learn, and relax.
For Families
- https://www.pbs.org/parents/ Provides helpful, updated information for parents (including resources for parents in how to deal with the pandemic with regard to their children).
- https://kidshealth.org/en/
parents/ Provides information about healthy growth/development for children and teens. - https://keltymentalhealth.ca/
parents-caregivers Includes a resource library for parents/caregivers of primary and middle school age children, including a family toolkit. - https://www.kidcentraltn.com/:
Links with information on Health, Education, Development, and Support for families with children ages K-12. - https://www.tn.gov/education/
health-and-safety/school- based-mental-health-supports. html: Description of mental health services for students and families within the state of Tennessee.
