Schneider Elementary
Meet your counselor
Mrs. Kristi Coy
I recently graduated with my Masters in Professional School Counseling from Bradley University. I was an intern here at
Blue Ridge last December-June and instantly fell in love with the school, students, and staff. I live within the district and feel motivated to make each student feel welcomed and understood. My mission is to help my students recognize their full potential, and to help break down any barriers that stand between them and accomplishing their goals. I will strive for each student to understand their unique qualities and embrace and love themselves fully. If your child is having any problems at all, please don’t hesitate to reach out, I am here to help.
I am available at Schneider Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays
I am available at the High School Wednesdays and Fridays
Email: Kcoy@blueridge18.org
Types of counseling:
- Small Psycho-educational Groups
These are groups that center on a specific topic and serve to teach the child a new skill.
Some topics include: social skills, friendship, manners, bullying, following directions, physical aggression, and more.
-Individual Sessions
These are one on one sessions either initated by the student, a parent, or other faculty member.
one-on-one sessions really allow the child to open up about a difficult situation they may be facing.
-Classroom Guidance Lessons
These are structured classroom lessons that occur for 25 minutes each week.
The goal is to teach different skills in order for the child to be successful in and outside of school.
You can check out these topics below in the weekly newsletters.
These are groups that center on a specific topic and serve to teach the child a new skill.
Some topics include: social skills, friendship, manners, bullying, following directions, physical aggression, and more.
-Individual Sessions
These are one on one sessions either initated by the student, a parent, or other faculty member.
one-on-one sessions really allow the child to open up about a difficult situation they may be facing.
-Classroom Guidance Lessons
These are structured classroom lessons that occur for 25 minutes each week.
The goal is to teach different skills in order for the child to be successful in and outside of school.
You can check out these topics below in the weekly newsletters.
Weekly Newsletters
Guidance Lesson for September 5th-9th
Guidance lesson for September 12th-17th
Topics Covered:
K- Anger
Read- When I Feel Angry, talk about and identify what triggers us to feel angry, what are bodies and faces look like when we are angry, and discuss different coping skills we can use to calm down and feel better.
1st- How Do I Feel?
Read- How Do I Feel? And identify the different emotions that are presented. We will discuss times we have felt that way, and what we did to cope with those feelings. We will identify emotions based on facial expressions, and describe what we are seeing.
2nd-Impulse Control
Read- What Were You Thinking? And discuss what impulse control means, why it is important, and different techniques we can utilize to help us control our impulses. We will role play different scenarios to practice these impulse control skills.
3rd- Our Personal Strengths
We will identify what strengths are, what we are specifically good at, and how to foster these abilities. We will read Just Because I Am and fill out a worksheet with our strengths to share with our classmates.
What Can You Do At Home:
K- Anger
Read- When I Feel Angry, talk about and identify what triggers us to feel angry, what are bodies and faces look like when we are angry, and discuss different coping skills we can use to calm down and feel better.
1st- How Do I Feel?
Read- How Do I Feel? And identify the different emotions that are presented. We will discuss times we have felt that way, and what we did to cope with those feelings. We will identify emotions based on facial expressions, and describe what we are seeing.
2nd-Impulse Control
Read- What Were You Thinking? And discuss what impulse control means, why it is important, and different techniques we can utilize to help us control our impulses. We will role play different scenarios to practice these impulse control skills.
3rd- Our Personal Strengths
We will identify what strengths are, what we are specifically good at, and how to foster these abilities. We will read Just Because I Am and fill out a worksheet with our strengths to share with our classmates.
What Can You Do At Home:
- Encourage your child to express their emotions, never punish them for their feelings, but encourage them to express them in a healthy manner and utilize coping skills when necessary.
- Model and teach what good impulse control means. Encourage your child to 1. Stop what they are doing 2. Think about what they are going to say or do. 3. Decide if it will make the situation better or worse 4. Choose the behaviors that makes the situation better.
- Point out areas your child excels at and give them some encouraging words to boost their self-esteem.
Guidance Lesson 19th- 24th
Topics Covered:
K- Feeling Sad
We will be deeply exploring each emotion. We will read a book on feeling sad, and decorate our first emotion stick, a sad face.
1st- Growth Mindset
Identify what a growth mindset means. Read Giraffes Can’t Dance and determine why determination, effort, and perseverance are important, and share times we succeed and times we failed and how these experiences made us feel.
2nd-Growth Mindset
Define a growth mindset, read The Dot and reflect on times we learned new skills and what steps we took, and times we failed and what we did after we failed.
3rd- Growth Mindset
Discuss what a growth and fixed mindset is. Read The Most Magnificent Thing, and discuss what would happen if we gave up every time something went wrong or we didn’t accomplish all that we had hoped we would. We will then role play scenarios and the third graders will have to use a growth mindset to solve the problem.
What Can You Do At Home:
K- Feeling Sad
We will be deeply exploring each emotion. We will read a book on feeling sad, and decorate our first emotion stick, a sad face.
1st- Growth Mindset
Identify what a growth mindset means. Read Giraffes Can’t Dance and determine why determination, effort, and perseverance are important, and share times we succeed and times we failed and how these experiences made us feel.
2nd-Growth Mindset
Define a growth mindset, read The Dot and reflect on times we learned new skills and what steps we took, and times we failed and what we did after we failed.
3rd- Growth Mindset
Discuss what a growth and fixed mindset is. Read The Most Magnificent Thing, and discuss what would happen if we gave up every time something went wrong or we didn’t accomplish all that we had hoped we would. We will then role play scenarios and the third graders will have to use a growth mindset to solve the problem.
What Can You Do At Home:
- Research shows that parents can have a powerful impact on their childrens’ mindsets. The language you use and the actions you take show your children what you expect. Giving process praise, talking about the brain, accepting mistakes as learning opportunities, and understanding the role of emotions in learning are all practices you can begin today.
- To see more on how to instill a growth mindset at home check out: https://www.mindsetworks.com/parents/growth-mindset-parenting
