Many services are available at our district and school for both children and parents. We encourage you to contact the elementary school for more information on programs that your child may be involved with or to discuss programs that may seem appropriate for your child or family.
This program includes:
Parents Meeting Parents Group, lending library, evening parent workshops, immunization and vision/hearing screening clinic, energy assistance, New Beginnings Group, children's clothing bank, assistance and referrals service.
Contact: Leaf Schumann
This friendly parent self-help group offers coffee, munchies, child care, and useful ideas from other parents. The group meets for one hour, one morning a week in the Family Service Center.
Contact: Leaf Schumann
Children are often empowered by participation in groups. While different groups can exist for various reasons, social skills/friendship group and the divorce group (Crossroads) are two that fill the most consistently. Groups are developed based on student needs and are run throughout the school year.
Contact: Chris Owings
The classroom guidance program is coordinated and taught by the school counselor. The counselor provides lessons bimonthly in the classrooms to promote the development of self-esteem, self-awareness, social skills, and career development.
Contact: Chris Owings
Help is available on an individual basis for children and parents. This is not designed to be clinical therapy, rather may take the form of social skill-building, emotional support, referral to outside agencies, etc.
Contact: Chris Owings
Students are offered positive self-protection skills through the use of "Talking About Touching" from the Committee for Children.
Contact: Chris Owings
With the safety of the child in mind, Blaine Elementary School follows these practices:
1. Children will be released only to the parent/ guardian or designee. If special circumstances exist, such as specific custody arrangements, protection orders etc., the appropriate paperwork must be provided to the school.
2. Suspected child abuse or neglect must be reported. We are required by the law to report when we have reasonable cause to believe child abuse/neglect exists. We believe parents love their children and try their best within their means to properly care for them. Often schools and parents working together can find solutions that might otherwise not be apparent. At other times outside intervention is necessary to break through old patterns. As difficult as contacting Child Protective Services and/or law enforcement may sometimes be, it is often the first step toward repairing a family's difficulties.
Students voluntarily apply for "jobs" with such names as Reptile Caterer, Macintosh Washer, etc. within the school. It is known as Job Corps. This is a program that promotes responsibility, teaches the students skills in business and banking/money management and at the same time increases the student feeling of self worth and boosts his/her self esteem.
Contact: Cynthia Freeman
Conflict Managers are specially chosen and trained students who help other students get along with each other.They assist on the playground helping students who are involved in non-physical disputes to resolve their problem.
Contact: Denise Magnusson or Deb Smith
Recess Club encompasses all recesses. This program teaches positive pro-social skills. Students learn skills such as joining in activities, game skills, accepting consequences, empathy and problem solving, in a small group setting.
Contact: Brenda Bennett
The feel good walking program is run by our recess staff for eight weeks in the spring. The students walk once a week during their lunch recess. The goal is to walk at least ten miles during the program. We invite positive role models such as Parents, Medical Professionals, Law Enforcement Officers, and High School Athletes from our community to walk with our students. At the end of the program there are certificates and prizes for the participants.
Contact: Dan Persse back to top
| Return to Blaine School District |
|