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School Counseling

If you have a specific question or concern, please feel free to contact the assigned counselor.

Mr. Murphy

  • Grade 5 - Mrs. Maslak, Ms. Madonia
  • Grade 8

Ms. Emond

  • Grade 5 - Mrs. Stumpo, Mr. Gray
  • Grade 6

Mrs. Speranza

  • Grade 5 - Mrs. Brown, Mrs. Malicki
  • Grade 7


Kellogg School Counselor's Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:45am - 3:10pm

Mrs. Flowers - School Psychologist for Grades 5-8

Mrs. Lammlin - School Social Worker for Grades 5-8

The role of the school counselor is to provide students with the tools necessary to help with the student's personal/social, career and academic success. Here at MKMS, our counseling department encourages every student to reach his or her highest potential.

 

Every student, every day.

  • Individual Planning

  • Individual/Group Counseling

  • Developmental Guidance Classes

  • Collaboration with students, staff, and families

  • Responsive Services

 

With Whom Do School Counselors Work?

  • Students: Counselors work directly with students to help them plan for the future, to learn strategies for school success, and to develop decision-making skills.

  • Teachers: Counselors work with teachers to discuss student progress and placement. They also make suggestions to teachers to help students succeed.

  • School Administrators: Counselors meet with administrators to advocate for student needs.

  • Parents: Counselors work with parents to help them communicate with teachers, students, and outside resources.

  • Outside Resources: Counselors work with outside resources such as Youth & Family Services, private counselors, private/magnet schools and technical schools.

The school psychologist provides direct support and interventions to students, consults with teachers, families, and other mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies, works with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborates with community providers to coordinate needed services.  (Source: National Association of School Psychologists)

The role of the school social worker is to provide services related to a person’s social, emotional and life adjustment to school and/or the larger community. School social workers are the link between home, school and community providing both direct and indirect services to students, families and school personnel to promote students’ academic and social success.

Academic Resources

  • PowerSchool - Login to view current grades. If you need your login information, please see your school counselor or Mrs. Sadlosky, School Counseling Secretary.

Learning Styles

College and Career Resources

  • Naviance - Login to explore careers and view your Student Success Plan. Your username is your first initial and last name (mkellogg) and your password is first initial, last initial, and student ID (mk12345). If you have trouble logging in, please see your school counselor.

  • Naviance Student - Navigate to Naviance Student using your device’s internet browser. Martin Kellogg’s Naviance Student platform can be accessed using the following address: student.naviance.com/mkms

  • UCanGo2 - Middle School workbook

  • Kids - Career exploration website

  • Student Success Plans - Individualized plans that are student driven and support student growth in the areas of academic development, college/career development and social/emotional/physical development.

Personal Resources

How to Help Your Child at Home

  • Resources for Parents of a Middle School Student

  • Helping Your Child Series - Booklets/information packets on various topics on how to help your child from U.S. Department of Education.

  • New Student Orientation Packet

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Academic Support

  • PowerSchool - Contact your child's school counselor or Mrs. Sadlosky, the counseling secretary for login information.

  • Study Skills for Middle School - This article provides ideas for helping your children get organized, questions you can ask in place of, "Did you do your homework?", and other helpful tips and strategies.

  • Quizlet - learning tool for students

 

Learning Styles

Knowing your learning style and being able to use it to your advantage is a great tool for any student. For example, understanding how you learn best can help you study more effectively or help you develop your own methods for staying focused in class. You can use this information to develop your own best practices for learning both in and out of class.

Encourage your child to try out some of the strategies from the Learning Styles Worksheet or by visiting the following websites:

 

 

Each spring, Martin Kellogg Middle School collaborates with the elementary schools on the 4th to 5th transition program to help students successfully transition from the elementary school to the middle school. The administration, grade level teachers, and support staff are very involved in the process of ensuring students and families feel excited about the transition and alleviate any anxieties that they may have.

The transition program activities include the following

  • Mr. Lambert, MKMS School Principal, visits Grade 4 students at their elementary school.
  • Grade 4 students go to MKMS Orientation.
  • Grade 4 parent night at MKMS.
  • The 4th and 5th grade teachers meet in June to discuss class lists.
  • 5th grade teachers send Welcome Letters to 5th grade students over the summer introducing themselves and providing the supply list.
  • In August, MKMS Student Council offers student tours (please look on MKMS website over the summer for the dates).
  • During the first few weeks of school, the school counselors visit classrooms and have students play School Resources Jeopardy. For frequently asked questions, please view the Frequently Asked Questions Handout.

  • The role of the school counselor is to provide students with the tools necessary to help with the student's personal/social, career and academic success. Here at MKMS, our counseling department encourages every student to reach his or her highest potential.

     

    Every student, every day.

    • Individual Planning

    • Individual/Group Counseling

    • Developmental Guidance Classes

    • Collaboration with students, staff, and families

    • Responsive Services

     

    With Whom Do School Counselors Work?

    • Students: Counselors work directly with students to help them plan for the future, to learn strategies for school success, and to develop decision-making skills.

    • Teachers: Counselors work with teachers to discuss student progress and placement. They also make suggestions to teachers to help students succeed.

    • School Administrators: Counselors meet with administrators to advocate for student needs.

    • Parents: Counselors work with parents to help them communicate with teachers, students, and outside resources.

    • Outside Resources: Counselors work with outside resources such as Youth & Family Services, private counselors, private/magnet schools and technical schools.

  • The school psychologist provides direct support and interventions to students, consults with teachers, families, and other mental health professionals (i.e., school counselors, school social workers) to improve support strategies, works with school administrators to improve school-wide practices and policies, and collaborates with community providers to coordinate needed services.  (Source: National Association of School Psychologists)

  • The role of the school social worker is to provide services related to a person’s social, emotional and life adjustment to school and/or the larger community. School social workers are the link between home, school and community providing both direct and indirect services to students, families and school personnel to promote students’ academic and social success.

  • Academic Resources

    • PowerSchool - Login to view current grades. If you need your login information, please see your school counselor or Mrs. Sadlosky, School Counseling Secretary.

    Learning Styles

    College and Career Resources

    • Naviance - Login to explore careers and view your Student Success Plan. Your username is your first initial and last name (mkellogg) and your password is first initial, last initial, and student ID (mk12345). If you have trouble logging in, please see your school counselor.

    • Naviance Student - Navigate to Naviance Student using your device’s internet browser. Martin Kellogg’s Naviance Student platform can be accessed using the following address: student.naviance.com/mkms

    • UCanGo2 - Middle School workbook

    • Kids - Career exploration website

    • Student Success Plans - Individualized plans that are student driven and support student growth in the areas of academic development, college/career development and social/emotional/physical development.

    Personal Resources

  • How to Help Your Child at Home

    • Resources for Parents of a Middle School Student

    • Helping Your Child Series - Booklets/information packets on various topics on how to help your child from U.S. Department of Education.

    • New Student Orientation Packet

    ​​​​​​

    Academic Support

    • PowerSchool - Contact your child's school counselor or Mrs. Sadlosky, the counseling secretary for login information.

    • Study Skills for Middle School - This article provides ideas for helping your children get organized, questions you can ask in place of, "Did you do your homework?", and other helpful tips and strategies.

    • Quizlet - learning tool for students

     

    Learning Styles

    Knowing your learning style and being able to use it to your advantage is a great tool for any student. For example, understanding how you learn best can help you study more effectively or help you develop your own methods for staying focused in class. You can use this information to develop your own best practices for learning both in and out of class.

    Encourage your child to try out some of the strategies from the Learning Styles Worksheet or by visiting the following websites:

     

     

  • Each spring, Martin Kellogg Middle School collaborates with the elementary schools on the 4th to 5th transition program to help students successfully transition from the elementary school to the middle school. The administration, grade level teachers, and support staff are very involved in the process of ensuring students and families feel excited about the transition and alleviate any anxieties that they may have.

    The transition program activities include the following

    • Mr. Lambert, MKMS School Principal, visits Grade 4 students at their elementary school.
    • Grade 4 students go to MKMS Orientation.
    • Grade 4 parent night at MKMS.
    • The 4th and 5th grade teachers meet in June to discuss class lists.
    • 5th grade teachers send Welcome Letters to 5th grade students over the summer introducing themselves and providing the supply list.
    • In August, MKMS Student Council offers student tours (please look on MKMS website over the summer for the dates).
    • During the first few weeks of school, the school counselors visit classrooms and have students play School Resources Jeopardy. For frequently asked questions, please view the Frequently Asked Questions Handout.

MKMS Four Pillars

*Respect — Responsibility — Integrity — Pride*
Respect: I will show appreciation for the value of someone or something.
Responsibility: I will be accountable for my own choices and actions.
Integrity: I will do the right thing even when no one is watching.
Pride: I will value myself, my school, and my community.


Statement of Confidentiality

Your School Counselor keeps all information confidential unless disclosure is required to prevent clear and imminent danger to you or others or when the law requires that confidential information be revealed.


"A counseling relationship requires an atmosphere of trust and confidence between student and counselor. A student has the right to privacy and confidentiality." - American School Counseling Association