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Winter 2015-2016

COUNSELORS CORNER
Learn Like A Champion:
Lifelong Learning Begins Here!
As the year turns from 2015-2016, we hope the new year will cause you to think about all youre
grateful for this past year and all that you hope the new year will bring. The new year is a
great time to set new goals make this year brighter than the last. This issue will focus on one
way we focus on helping students achieve bright futures: through career awareness and exploration. And as always, please feel free to contact us if you have any concerns about your child
or feel that we can support your student in any way.
Sincerely,
Haleigh Tucker K-2 Counselor

Inside this issue:

A message from the
counselors

Contact Information for

Counselors

Whats New in Career

Education

Our Mission

Upcoming Events

Career Day Information

Career Clusters

LaKendra Todd 3-5 Counselor

Haleigh Tucker Grades K-2

Phone: 678-542-2306

LaKendra Todd Grades 3-5

Contact Information

Email: Haleigh_tucker@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

Phone:678-542-2311
Email: lakendra_todd@gwinnett.k12.ga.us

Our Mission:
The mission of the Chesney
Elementary counseling

Whats New in Career Education?

CCPRI is a comprehensive school improvement, accountability, and communication
platform for all educational stakeholders that aims to promote college and career
readiness for Georgia students and Georgia House Bill 186 mandates that Georgia
will align with the CCRPI Career Cluster Framework. So in elementary school, students learn about careers each year!
In kindergarten, 1st, and 2nd grades,
students learn about different kinds
of work, goal setting and decision
making, what it means to be a good
worker, and learn about occupations
in the various career clusters.

In 3rd, 4th, and 5th grades, students use

informal career inventories to identify
possible occupations and explore their
skills, are introduced to career decisionmaking models, continue to develop good
work-place skills, and learn about occupations in the various career clusters.

department is to advocate for

all students to achieve
academically by developing
programs which support each
students

intellectual,

personal/social and career

development. All students
are afforded the
opportunities for guidance
and support in becoming
life- long learners.

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Winter 2015-2016
1/29 Career Day
*if you would like to
participate, please contact
Ms. Tucker or Ms. Todd!*
December Character Word:
Honesty
January Character Word:
Integrity

Information about Career Day

Dear Parents,
Career Day is rapidly approaching and we need YOUR experiences!
Whether you are a nurse, mechanic, astronaut, custodian or business ownerwe need you! We are looking for a variety of people interested in spending a
day talking to our students about their career. Many of our students are unaware of the career opportunities available to them and this is a fantastic way
to provide them with first hand knowledge of potential career paths. This is
also a great way for you to get involved at Chesney Elementary and make an
impact on the students future. If you are not interested but know someone
who is, please give them (or us) the necessary contact information. The 2016
Chesney Elementary Career Day is Friday, January 29, 2016 f rom 9:00-3:00.
Arrangements can be made for half-day participation. Thank you in advance
for your involvement!
**If you have any questions or would like to get further information please contact your students school counselor

1st Grade

Kindergarten
Kindergarteners learn about a variety of
jobs and occupations, including a focus on
community helpers.

Agriculture, Food, and Natural Resources

Transportation, Distribution, and Logistics

Law, Public Safety, and Security

3rd Grade

2nd Grade

Arts, A/V Technology, and

Communications

Health Science

Education and Training

Hospitality & Tourism

Human Services

Energy

4th Grade

STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)

Manufacturing

Business Management and Administration

Architecture and Construction

5th Grade

Finance

Information Technology

Marketing

Government and Public Administration

5th graders also complete a career portfolio on a

career they find most interesting.