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The Counselor's Corner

For the past two weeks, PCES students have learned the character education words truthfulness and honesty.  Students are learning that honesty involves more than simply telling the truth.  It involves not lying, stealing or cheating.

Students are enjoying using the materials that we received from DonorsChoose on bullying.  On October 9, 2013, the students at PCES joined students throughout the country in celebrating Unity Day.  They wore orange.  Make it orange.  Make it end.  UNITE AGAINST BULLYING!

Our Career in Focus is Polygraph Examiner - administers a polygraph or lie detector test.


"Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity."

Zig Zigler

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Our character education word for the week is honesty.  Honesty means the condition or quality of being honest; acting honorably and justly; not lying, stealing or cheating.  According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, honesty in school means:
1.  Being brave and strong, admitting when you are wrong.
2.  Not cheating or steating from classmates or others.
3.  Telling the truth.  Not exaggerating to make things seem different from what they are.

October is Bullying Prevention Month.  Here are some of our pictures:



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After PCES Classroom Guidance Lesson on Truthfulness, the following books from "Tidbits from A Mom" are being recommended:

1. Edwurd Fudwupper Fibbed Big – Berkeley Breathed
2. The Honest to Goodness Truth – Patricia McKissack
3. The Berenstain Bears And The Truth – Stan Berenstain & Jan Berenstain
4. Ruthie And The (Not So) Teeny Tiny Lie – Laura Rankin
5. Winners Take All – Fred Bowen
6. Pinky Promise – Vanita Braver
7. Don’t Tell A Whopper On Fridays!: The Children’s Truth-Control Book – Adolph Moser
8. I’m Telling The Truth – Pat Thomas
9. Sam Tells Stories – Thierry Robberecht
10. Shiloh – Phyllis Reynolds Naylor
11. Sun and Spoon – Kevin Henkes
12. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire – Diane deGroat
13. A Day’s Work – Eve Bunting
14. The Empty Pot – Demi
15. Jackalope – Janet Stevens
16. Franklin Fibs – Paulette Bourgeois
17. Jamaica’s Find (Reading Rainbow) – Juanita Havill
18. Junie B. Jones Is Not a Crook – Barbara Park
19. Mr. Peabody’s Apples – Madonna
20. A Big Fat Enormous Lie – Marjorie Weinman Sharmat
21. The Boy Who Cried Wolf – B. G. Hennessy
22. The Boy Who Cried Ninja – Alex Latimer
23. Pants on Fire (2007)  -  Meg Cabot
24. A Necklace for Jiggsy – Kit Grady
25. Honesty (Adventures in Odyssey Life Lessons) – AIO Team
26. Howard B. Wigglebottom and the Monkey on His Back: A Tale About Telling the Truth – Howard Binkow
27. Honesty (Character Education)  – Lucia Raatma
28. Betty Bunny Didn’t Do It  – Michael Kaplan
29. 30 Very Veggie Devos about Honesty (Big Idea Books / VeggieTales) – Big Idea
30. Honestly, Mallory!  – Laurie B. Friedman
31. The Boy Who Cried Bigfoot!  – Scott Magoon
32. Little Abraham Learns a Lesson in Honesty: Honesty (American Virtues for Kids: Honesty) – David Mead
33. Junie B., First Grader: Cheater Pants – Barbara Park
34. Jeremy Rabbit’s Honesty Pie – Elizabeth L. Hamilton
35. Being Frank – Donna W. Earnhardt
36. Honest Abe Lincoln: Easy-to-read Stories About Abraham Lincoln – David A. Adler
37. Princess K.I.M. and the Lie That Grew – Maryann Cocca-Leffler
38. Jeremy: The Tale of an Honest Bunny – Jan Karon
39. Zack Files 28: Tell a Lie and Your Butt Will Grow – Dan Greenburg
40. Tell the Truth, B.B. Wolf – Judy Sierra
41. Max and the Big Fat Lie: A Book About Telling the Truth (Building Christian Character) – Michael P. Waite
42. Liar, Liar: The Theory, Practice and Destructive Properties of Deception – Gary Paulsen
43. The Boy Who Cried Alien – Marilyn Singer
44. Liar, Liar, Pants on Fire – Gordon Korman
45. Chester Tells A Lie (Chester the Snowkid) – Marcus Ferdinand
46. My Big Lie (A Little Bill Book for Beginning Readers) – Bill Cosby
47. But It’s True!: Lying (Tough Stuff for Kids) – Heather Gemmen
48. Eli’s Lie-o-Meter: A Story About Telling the Truth – Sandra Levins
49. Hello, Goodbye, and a Very Little Lie (Little Boost) – Christianne C. Jones
50. Nothing But the Truth (Tales of Midlandia) – Michael Scotto

 Quotable Quotes:
"Honesty and integrity are absolutely essential for success in life - all areas of life. The really good news is that anyone can develop both honesty and integrity."

Zig Ziglar

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Our character education word for week 9 is truthfulness.  According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, truthfulness means habitually telling the truth; a truthful person.  Students will read  The Boy Who Cried Wolf.   Students are also Learning that Truthfulness in School Means:
1.  I will tell the truth all the time.
2.  I will not talk bad about my friends.
3.  I will tell the story the way it happened.

Spotlight on Careers: 
Health Science Cluster:  Pharmacist

Personal Qualities:  Good understanding of chemistry, science, math.  Accurate, responsible, concerned about

                                    People’s Health

Duties:  Fill drug prescriptions written by doctors or dentists.  Help people choose non-prescription drugs and

other medical supplies.

Students will learn the Dangers of Illegal Drugs.
Assessment:  Drug Prevention Posters in Grades 3-5 for Red Ribbon Week.

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Our character education word for the week is confidence.  Confidence means faith in ones self or self-reliance.

From May 6-13, we will be testing.  Here are a few test taking tips from Teacher Vision.

Here are the top ten tips to success!

1. Have a Positive Attitude
Approach the big test as you'd approach a giant jigsaw puzzle. It might be tough, but you can do it! A positive attitude goes a long way toward success.

2. Make a Plan
The week before the test, ask your teacher what the test is going to cover. Is it from the textbook only? Class notes? Can you use your calculator? If you've been absent, talk to friends about material you may have missed. Make a list of the most important topics to be covered and use that as a guide when you study. Circle items that you know will require extra time. Be sure to plan extra time to study the most challenging topics.

3. The Night Before
Cramming doesn't work. If you've followed a study plan, the night before the test you should do a quick review and get to bed early. Remember, your brain and body need sleep to function well, so don't stay up late!

4. The Morning of the Test
Did you know that you think better when you have a full stomach? So don't skip breakfast the morning of the test. Get to school early and do a ten-minute power study right before the test, so your brain is turned on and tuned up.

5. Test Time
Before the test begins, make sure you have everything you'll need - scratch paper, extra pencils, your calculator (if you're allowed to use it). Understand how the test is scored: Do you lose points for incorrect answers? Or is it better to make guesses when you're not sure of the answer? Read the instructions! You want to make sure you are marking answers correctly.

6. Manage Your Time
Scan through the test quickly before starting. Answering the easy questions first can be a time saver and a confidence builder. Plus, it saves more time in the end for you to focus on the hard stuff.

7. I'm Stuck!
Those tricky problems can knock you off balance. Don't get worried or frustrated. Reread the question to make sure you understand it, and then try to solve it the best way you know how. If you're still stuck, circle it and move on. You can come back to it later. What if you have no idea about the answer? Review your options and make the best guess you can, but only if you don't lose points for wrong answers.

8. Multiple-Choice Questions
The process of elimination can help you choose the correct answer in a multiple-choice question. Start by crossing off the answers that couldn't be right. Then spend your time focusing on the possible correct choices before selecting your answer.

9. Neatness Counts
If your 4s look like 9s, it could be a problem. Be sure that your writing is legible and that you erase your mistakes. For machine-scored tests, fill in the spaces carefully.

10. I'm Done!
Not so fast - when you complete the last item on the test, remember that you're not done yet. First, check the clock and go back to review your answers, making sure that you didn't make any careless mistakes (such as putting the right answer in the wrong place or skipping a question). Spend the last remaining minutes going over the hardest problems before you turn in your test.

Follow these test tips, and you'll know you did your best.

Career in Focus:  Nurse

May 6-12 2013 is National Nurses Week.  Nurses are often described as an art and science, nursing is a profession that embraces dedicated people with varied interest, strengths and passions because of the many opportunities the profession offers.  As nurses, we work in emergency rooms, school based clinics, and homeless shelters, to name just a few.  We have many roles-from staff nurse to educator to nurse practitioner and nurse researcher- and serve all of them with passion for the profession and with a strong commitment to patient safety.

Quotable Quote:  "They conquer, who believe they can."            Latin Proverb

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The character education word for the week in Phenix City Schools is fairness.

According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, fairness means not favoring one more than another; being just - following the right rules, being honest.

According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, Fairness in School Means:

1.  I will not take sides because he or she is a friend.

2.  I will treat my classmates the way I want them to treat me.

3.  I will respect my teachers and obey school rules.

4.  I will do my best to get along with my schoolmates.

Career in Focus:  Judge

Judges preside over courts of law, making sure the court administers justice while respecting people's legal rights.

Quotable Quote:  "Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring, and integrity, they think of you."                                                                                                                H. Jackson Brown, Jr.