Elementary School Counseling

Nyack Elementary Guidance Social Emotional Task list.  Children can choose 1 task per day: Elementary SEL TASK LIST.pdf

Printable coloring sheets for Mindfulness coloring activity: Be Kind Coloring.pdf and  Wheel Coloring.pdf and  ColoringPage.pdf 

Nyack Strong: Draw a picture or write a letter for patients in a hospital or nursing home who are unable to receive letters. Address the letter to “ Special Person”

United We Stand: Draw a rainbow and place it on your window for everyone to see!

Relax while Drawing: Have your parents put on soothing instrumental music( such as Disney instrumental songs on Youtube), dim the lights (if possible), and color/draw! Pay attention to your breathing and relax your body!

Stress free!: Make a stress ball with two balloons (one for protection), rice, and /or flour. Take a balloon and fill it with rice or flour. Then tie it up! Finally, place the filled up balloon inside a second balloon for protection.

Bake cookies: Younger kids can gather ingredients and older kids can help measure them out.

Creating Together: Draw half of a drawing and have a friend or a family member draw the other half. Use old newspapers to protect your surfaces. This can be done virtually.

Create a fort in your living room out of blankets: Flat sheets work great for forts! While in your fort, come up with an adventurous story!

Facetime a family member or friend: Grandparents will definitely appreciate seeing everyone.

Stage a family photo shoot: Pick a theme (like princess glam or crazy colors) take a family photo.

Create a treasure hunt: Leave clues all around your house. Use picture clues for younger kids.

Write a play:  You can use old Halloween costumes to get into character. Perform it for other family members. 

Research a favorite animal and give a presentation to your family: Give them a pop quiz to see who paid attention.

Collect rocks and decorate them: Write inspirational words on them with paint pens for cute memory stones. Leave them at Neighbors doors, to send a positive message. (Remember to wear gloves, and practice social distancing)

Make homemade playdough: Then, use the dough to create an animal kingdom or fun fairy-tale characters.

Do a puzzle together or/and create your own puzzle:  Put little kids in charge of finding all of the edge pieces.

Have a dance party on Friday Night to celebrate all the school work being done: Make up your own dance routine to your favorite music.

Yoga: Check YouTube for kid-friendly yoga sequences. Use bath towels for mats.

Hoop Challenge: Throw balls into a hoop or garbage can. Stand 5 feet away and see how many hoops you can make in a minute. Challenge your family members. Then challenge your friends and their families.

Stack Attack: Stack up plastic cups (7 in the bottom, then 6,5,4,3,2,1). See how fast you can stack them up. Record your time and then challenge your family and friends to see who can stack and un-stack the cups the fastest.

Watch a movie! Have family movie night during the day. Pop some popcorn and snuggle on the couch. Watch a movie based on topics such as empathy, friendship, and hope. After, discuss with your family about an experience you had in school about empathy or friendship.

Create a calendar of special days, take pictures and send them to your child’s teacher:

• Superhero Day:

Students can wear or create their favorite superhero costumes, make a cape from a blanket, or even show off their “good deeds” for the day. Write a letter or draw a picture to someone serving in your community (such as doctors, nurses, police officer, EMT, post office)

• Parent Day:

Showcase the parents, have the students dress up like the parents, or even showcase what working from home might look like.

• Sports Day:

Sports may be canceled, but it doesn’t mean you can’t pull out your sports outfits or support your favorite teams. Challenge a family member to play and a classmate to beat your record at the Hoop Challenge.

• Future Day:

Have students think outside the box and put together something that futuristic to share. What do you want to be when you grow up? Design something that you think can be used in the future.

Remember to always stay positive and we will all get through this together! Stay connected to us, we would love to hear from you.

Lorraine Longing, Director of Guidance K- 12 , 353- 7123, llonging@nyackschools.org

Jon Christopher Hogg, Elementary Guidance Counselor at Upper Nyack and Valley Cottage , 353 - 7279, jhogg@nyackschools.org

Marina Gomez, Elementary Guidance Counselor at Liberty and Upper Nyack, 353 - 7259 ,  mgomez@nyackschools.org

Elementary November Newsletter:   Elementary Guidance Newsletter November 2019 003.pdf 

Winter Elementary Newsletter:  Elementary Guidance Newsletter January 2020.pdf  

Spring Elementary Newsletter:     Elementary Guidance Newsletter March 2020.pdf  

New Program at Elementary Schools: Letter to the Parents:  letter to parents pdf.

New Program at the Elementary School: Letter to the Parents in Spanish: letter for parents in spanish pdf.

http://www.secondstep.org/

https://www.stompoutbullying.org/campaigns/world-day-bullying-prevention/

https://www.sandyhookpromise.org/startwithhelloweek

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UPPER NYACK ELEMENTARY

Upper Nyack Elementary Main Office: (845)353-7260

Upper Nyack Elementary School Social Worker: Brett Sloane : bsloane@nyackschools.org

Upper Nyack Elementary School Psychologist: Alex Kelly: akelly@nyackschools.org

Family Resource Coordinator at Upper Nyack Elementary : Rachel Berlin (845)353-7268

Upper Nyack Elementary Guidance  Counselors on Tuesdays:  Marina Gomez , mgomez@nyackschools.org

Upper Nyack Elementary Guidance Counselor on Wednesday and Friday: Jon Christopher Hogg, jhogg@nyackschools.org

LIBERTY ELEMENTARY:

Liberty Elementary Main Office :(845) 353-7240 

Liberty Social Worker: Enisa Nikocevic: enikocevic@nyackschools.org

Liberty School Psychologist: Dr. Elizabeth Di Prima: ediprima@nyackschools.org

Family Resource Coordinator at Liberty Elementary :  Silvia Falcomer-Henry (845)353 - 7247

Liberty Elementary Guidance Counselor on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday: Marina Gomez, mgomez@nyackschools.org

VALLEY COTTAGE ELEMENTARY:

Valley Cottage Elementary Main Office: (845)353 - 7280

Valley Cottage Elementary  Social Worker: Brett Sloane : bsloane@nyackschools.org

Valley Cottage Elementary  School psychologist: Margaret Byrne: Mbyrne@nyackschools.org

Family Resource Coordinator at Valley Cottage Elementary : Jessica Misla (845)353-7291

Valley Cottage Elementary Guidance Counselor on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday; Jon - Christopher Hogg: jhogg@nyackschools.org