Lake Ridge School Counseling Department is excited for 2023-24!  This year we are introducing all students to a conflict management curriculum called Kelso’s Choices.   Our goal is to teach students several positive ways to deal with conflict and disagreement that we all face regularly.   As students learn to effectively solve problems this will reduce stress as well as the number of conflicts that they have at school and in their neighborhood.  After their lesson with the school counselor, their class will have a chart with 8-9 ways to deal with conflict.  Students are taught that when they have a small problem, they can choose two of the following ideas: 

• Go to another game or activity
• Respectfully talk it over and listen to each other.
• Walk away from the problem 
• Ignore the problem behavior 
• Tell the person to stop the behavior 
• Apologize 
• Make a deal or compromise 
• Wait to cool off 
• Share and take turns 

 

School Counselors 

Ms. Johnson -   grades 1, 3, 5   [email protected] 

Ms. Pearson -  grades K, 2, 4   [email protected] 

 

Lessons  

August:  meet the School Counselor 

September:  introduction to Kelso’s choices 

October:  substance awareness/medicine safety 

November:  grades K-4 - academic skills such as having a growth mindset and listening, grade 5 - writing smart goals 

December:  body safety 

January: social-emotional skills (coping skills, self-care) 

February:  K-1 Academic Skills and 2-5 Virginia Wizard (college and career lessons) 

March:  college and career lessons 

April:  academic skills lessons (growth mindset, making positive choices) 

May:  social-emotional skills/transition lessons 

 
Community Resources:
https://padlet.com/johnsodp/cvbt4zqr7mknj69c

ACTS

Helpline (703) 368-4141 (Food Assistance Services are offered in English and Spanish)

Hours of Operations (subject to change)

Mondays 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:00 pm
Tuesdays 1:00-3:30 pm and 5:00-6:30 pm
Wednesdays Closed
Thursdays 9:00-11:30 am and 1:00-3:00 pm
Fridays 9:00-11:30 am

PWCS cares deeply about students' emotional well-being during their time away from school.

If a student is ever in an emergency he/she is encouraged to call 911 or utilize one of the resources listed below:

Emergency Resources:

ACTS Helpline 703-368-4141

1-800-SUICIDE (24-hour hotline) 1-800-784-2433

Crisis Text Hotline (24-hour hotline) 741741

PWC Child Protective Services Hotline 703-792-4200

PWC Community Services Board 703-792-7800