- Mata Intermediate School
- Counselor's Corner
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Focus Topics
Month of September
Relationships, Service and Life Skills
Month of October
Perseverance, Humor, and Self-Motivation
Month of November
Positive View of Personal Future, Flexibility, and Love of Learning
Month of December
Self-Worth, Perceptiveness, Competence, and Independence of Inner Direction
School Wide Talent Show
Month of January
6th Grade –Career Fair
Month of February
Preparation for TAKS Testing
Relationships- Sociability and ability to be a friend, ability to form positive relationships
Service- Gives of self in service to other have and/or cause
Life Skills- Uses life skills including good decision-making, assertiveness, and impulse control
Humor- Has a good sense of humor
Perceptiveness- Insightful understanding of people and situations
Independence Inner Direction- Bases choices/decisions on internal evaluation knows how to accomplish their goals-distancing from unhealthy people and situations
Self-Worth-Feelings of self-worth and self-confidence
Competence- What we are good at
Positive View of Personal Future- Expects a positive future
Flexibility- Can adjust to change can bend as necessary to positively cope with situations
Love of Learning- Capacity for and connection to learning
Self-Motivation- Internal initiation and positive motivation from within
Perseverance- Keeps on despite difficulty, doesn’t give up
Creativity- Expresses self through artistic endeavor