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Counseling

The CMS counseling team wants to help you!

The mission of the Counseling Department at Charlottesville Middle School is to create a safe and supportive atmosphere that ensures all students are personally and academically successful.

How to contact your school counselor:

Ms. Tessie King

Class of 2029

(434) 245-2444

Email

Mr. William “Bill” Ullrich

Class of 2028

(434) 245-2445

Email

 

Also “Counselor’s Corner” located in Canvas (Click on Modules and scroll down to the bottom of the page).

 

    1. Check Canvas often to stay on top of grades and upcoming assignments, and tests.

    2. Communicate with your teachers if you think you will need additional support in your classes. Remember, your teachers want to help you succeed!

    3. Get organized and prepared: have a separate folder for each class, utilize a planner, write out a to-do list every day... whatever works for you! (Your school counselor can help you get organized if you don't know where to start).

    4. Take advantage of WIN to receive extra help with classes you're struggling in and keep from falling behind.

    5. Figure out what study strategy works for you. Do you like flashcards? Writing notes? Watching videos/listening to audio? Reading about a topic? Everyone is different and everyone's study strategy will look different.

    6. Pair up with a friend or a group of friends to work on assignments and study together. You can keep each other accountable and have more fun.

    7. Check in with yourself: how are you doing academically? Physically? Emotionally?

    8. Make time for self-care: spend time with your family and/or friends, do the things you love just for fun, get good sleep, or get exercising!

    9. If you need help, reach out to a trusted adult right away! This could be a family member, a teacher or staff member you trust, your counselor, etc. We want to help you be happy and healthy.

    10. If you want more support academically, socially, emotionally, or just need someone to talk to, visit your school counselor or fill out the counseling referral form. Our doors are always open

    1. Reassure your child that it is okay to feel nervous

    2. Highlight the positives: more independence, new opportunities, and the opportunity to learn new subjects and develop additional hobbies and interests.

    3. Attend orientations and meetings for parents.

    4. Be a good listener—oftentimes, they just want to be heard, not fixed.

    5. Reassure your child that middle school is a safe space.

    6. Hormones are real. Mood swings, eye rolls, and drama come with the territory.

    7. Don’t take things personally. Middle schoolers push boundaries to figure out who they are.

    8. Talk about social skills.

    9. Openly communicate with your child.

    10. Help your child develop organizational strategies.

    11. Encourage your child to become their own advocate.

Mental Health Matters

Adolescence can be a time of emotional ups and downs, and students face stress from school, friends, and other pressures. Our counseling staff help students better understand their emotions, regulate how they respond to stress, and communicate more effectively. 

DBT-Steps-A

An overview of CMS’s Social-Emotional Learning Curriculum

Limits of Confidentiality

What you say to a counselor stays in the room unless

  1. Someone is hurting you
  2. You are going to hurt someone else
  3. You are going to hurt yourself
  4. Someone else’s safety is in danger
  5. You give the counselor permission to share.

Safety is paramount.