WELCOME BACK!!!  I'M SO GLAD YOUR'RE HERE!!!

Dear Teachers, Students & Parents of Nannie Berry Elementary,

 

            Welcome to the 2009-2010 School Year & a big Nannie Berry WELCOME to all our new friends & Teachers; I hope you will find this a rewarding place to be!

            For any new faces, I want to take this opportunity to quickly introduce myself personally and professionally.  I am originally from Georgia where I grew up with my four siblings; my home town is named Sandersville (and I’ll give bonus points for anyone who knows where that is); it is the Kaolin capital of the world, and I grew up there loving theatre, music, Rainbow Brite, Narnia and cheese grits.  I came to Nashville to pursue my education and have since traveled to eight countries outside the United States.  Throughout my education I have studied Theology, Philosophy, Psychology and counseling and plan to continue taking classes and learning as long as I am physically able; I believe that knowledge is power and that true power is the ability to better oneself without the oppression of others.

            Along with this letter you will find a tentative schedule for our school counseling program this year, along with a brochure to outline the components of The School Counseling Program.  Our School (& County) wide Character education theme this year is: “Where are you Living?: 8 keys to success,” and our entire Related Arts team will be collaborating under the topic of Career Education where we will be bringing in guest speakers & relating Careers to our specialty areas of teaching; Parents, if you would like to volunteer to speak about your career, please see me or any member of the Related Arts team (Fonda Swank-Music, Tiffany Campbell-Art, Ellie Campbell-P.E. or Georgette Reed-Library). Teachers & Students, I am also happy to report that we have the old Guidance classroom back & will meet there for our scheduled Guidance time J. 

My tentative outline for this School Year is as follows (See Back for outline & see attached schedule for Character Keys of the month);  I have also planned to conduct small group sessions in the winter and spring (see attached schedule); topics of these small groups will be decided with the information gathered from teacher and parent surveys.

     Again, I am thrilled to be here among such a talented body of parents, students & teachers.  I look forward to working with you and serving you in any way that I can in this upcoming year.  I wish you, teachers, all peace and serenity in your classrooms, light to exude through your darkest and most cloudy moments of instruction and for this to be your most rewarding year yet for us ALL!

 

HAPPY SCHOOL YEAR,

 

 

 

Cathy C. Del Rio, L.P.S.C., M. A.

School Counselor, Nannie Berry Elementary

615.822.3123ext. 103

cathy.delrio@sumnerschools.org