The Counselor's Corner

Students are enjoying learning about the character education word of the week - fairness.  Fairness means not favoring one more than another; being just - following the right rules, being honest.

Career in Focus:  Judge

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

Examine evidence and decide if cases should go to trial

Preside over trials, ensuring everyone follows the rules of law

Instruct juries on their responsibilities

If there is no jury, examine the evidence and decide the verdict

Decide punishments for those found guilty.

Quotable Quote:

Fairness is not an attitude. It's a professional skill that must be developed and exercised.                                                                                         Brit Hume

 

The Counselor's Corner

Choosing a career is one of the top three most important decisions that an individual will make,

PCES students spotlight a career each week.  This week students are completing Career Links and reviewing the careers that they have studied through a game of Career Riddles.

The Counselor's Corner

April 22, 2013 is Earth Day.  The students at Phenix City Elementary School are

excited about learning the 3 Rs:

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle.

PCES students are also thinking of alternative methods to preserve our

natural resources such as solar energy and wind power.

The Counselor's Corner

Our character education word for the week is courtesy.  Courtesy means polite behavior and thoughtfulness for others; politeness and consideration of others; good manners.

According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, Courtesy in School Means:
1.  I will always say "thank you" and "please".
2.  I will take off my hat when I enter the building.
3.  I will not interrupt when my teacher is talking.                                                                                                  4.  I will walk quietly, not disturbing class.                                                                                          

Careers for people who like to draw                                                                                                               It doesn't  matter if you use pencils, paintbrushes or computer graphics software – what counts in these jobs is drawing accurately and well.                                                                                                  Related Careers:       Animator, Cartographer, Medical illustrator                                                                                                        Quotable Quote:  "A tree is known by its fruit; a man by his deeds. A good deed is never lost; he who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love."             Saint Basil

                                                                                                                                         

The Counselor's Corner

In addition to learning about the character education word courtesy, students learned about Earth Day.

We will be celebrating Earth Day on Monday, April 22, 2013.

Student are learning the three Rs:

Reduce

Reuse

Recycle.

Students are also learning to use solar energy and wind power.  

Quotable Quote:
"Courtesy is the one coin you can never have too much of or be stingy with."
John Wanamaker

 The Counselor's Corner

Our character education word for the week is cleanliness.

Cleanliness means free from dirt; not soiled; clean.

According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, Cleanliness in School Means:                                                                                                                                1.  I will help pick up papers and dirty things on the playground.                                                                                               2.  I will return my lunch tray to the kitchen.                                                                                                                   3.  I will wash my hands before eating.

Spotlight on Careers:

Housekeepers clean and maintain homes, hotels, offices, and other establishments.

• Sweep and mop floors, vacuum carpets, and wash windows

• Clean appliances, sinks, toilets, and showers

• Wash linens and make beds

• Some private housekeepers prepare meals and look after children

• May take out the garbage and feed pets.

Quotable Quote:
I neither drink nor smoke, because my schoolmaster impressed upon me three cardinal virtues; cleanliness in person, cleanliness in mind; temperance.

John Burns

The Counselor's Corner

Our character education word for the week is cleanliness.  Cleanliness means free from dirt; not soiled; clean.

Career in Focus:

Custodians clean and maintain schools, office buildings, hospitals, and other types of buildings.

• Polish floors, clean washrooms, and sanitize surfaces
• Collect and empty garbage containers
• Perform minor repairs, such as fixing leaks or painting
• Secure buildings by locking doors and windows
• May clean windows and do heavy-duty industrial cleaning 

Quotable Quote:

"I love walking down the street and seeing faces and drama and happiness and sadness and dirt and cleanliness".

Ric Ocasek

  

The Counselor's Corner

Independence is the character word for the week for Phenix City Schools.
Independence means freedom.

According to our Changing Lives Character Education Program, independence in school means:

1.  I will try to do my work without the help of others.
2.  I will set goals.
3.  I will confront problems head-on.

"Your work is going to fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do." - Steve Jobs

Careers in engineering

If you like math and science, and you think the challenge of developing innovative new products sounds appealing, you might want to consider a career in one of these engineering fields:

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Related Careers

• Aerospace Engineer
• Chemical Engineer
• Civil Engineer
• Electrical Engineer
• Environmental Engineer
• Industrial Engineer
• Materials / Metallurgical Engineer
• Mechanical Engineer
• Mining Engineer
• Agricultural Engineer
• Biomedical Engineer
• Petroleum Engineer

Quotable Quote:  If money is your hope for independence you will never have it. The only real security that a man will have in this world is a reserve of knowledge, experience, and ability.

Henry Ford

The Counselor's Corner

When students learn about independence or freedom, they realize that it takes experience to become truly independent.  Also, students are learning that with each freedom there is a responsibility.

In Auto B Good, students view Road Test for Maturity.

       

                                           

Quotable Quote:  The greatest gifts you can give your children are the roots of responsibility and the wings of independence.
Denis Waitley