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Counselor's Message #1

Added Mar 27, 2020 •

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Hi Kipapa students and families! This is Captain America, reporting to you from a secret undisclosed location. I understand that you have a little bug that's been causing a lot of problems, not just here in Hawaii but all over the United States and all over the world. This bug's name is COVID-19. You might know him as the Coronavirus. It's because of this bug that you can't play outside, you can't be with your friends and you can't come to school... for right now. I'm here to tell you boys and girls... don't be afraid! There are certain things we can do so that you don't catch this bug. First of all, wash your hands... and while you're washing your hands sing a song! At least 20 seconds, you know... We love you Dr. Koch, oh yes we do! We don't love anyone as much as you. When you're not near us we're blue Hmm, oh Dr. Koch and Ms. Yogi and Ms. Ho and Mrs. Harris and all the other teachers in school WE LOVE YOU! Okay, don't forget to do that! Try not to touch your face! I know that's hard to do because we're always scratching or you know doing things with our face, um try not to touch your face! In fact, if you have to cough or sneeze, sneeze into your elbow. Achoo! And do the dab while you're at it! Let's practice that. Achoo! Yeah! That's cool! Alright, um, you can pretend, you know, that you're doing the dab while you're sneezing or coughing into your elbow. Don't share food or drinks. Um, give fist bumps or elbow bumps. No handshakes and no hugs for right now. So that's a start boys and girls. Those are some practical things you can do right now to stop the spread of this bug. Now, I also understand that some of you are a little scared and afraid, that maybe something might happen to you or to your family. Boys and girls don't be afraid. I've been in lots of scary situations and there are some things you can do to help you overcome your stress and anxiety over this nasty bug. First of all, whenever I get anxious or afraid I do my Brave Breaths. Remember that you learned that in Dr. Koch's class? Let's practice those. You breathe in... You breathe out. You breathe in... You breathe out. Do that about three or four or five times and this will help you relax and calm down, boys and girls. Try that. Secondly, I also do my Brave Pose, or my Brave Tik Tok dance. I don't think I'll do that right here, um, I'm still perfecting that but I'll get to it by the time we get back to school. I've been practicing it, you know like the "whoa" and whatever. Ok, but I will get back to that but remember we did that when Dr. Koch came to your classes. We did our Brave Poses and we did our Brave Tik Tok dances and, oh I just scratched my face but I had my mask on. Oh, so it's okay. Okay, so what happens when we do these Brave Poses? It helps us to relax, and it helps to remind us that there's nothing you can't overcome, boys and girls. We have to be brave! Another thing you might want to do, boys and girls um, is write down your thoughts. Start a journal. Write down everyday what you're thinking. If you really get worried, um share what you write or draw, you can draw too. Share what you write or draw with an adult in your family. Um, and you know when you get back to school share those thoughts that you wrote or drew and share them with your teacher or come and share them with your counselor or an administrator. So lastly, boys and girls the adults in your life are here to keep your schools and you safe. They are here to keep you healthy, to take care of you if you get sick. Your Kipapa family, your family at home, and your extended family love you very much! Don't be scared, anxious, or afraid. But if you do start feeling some of these things and they're taking over your daily thoughts, please talk to your parents, your grandparents, your aunties, your uncles, or any adult who watches you. Talk to them right away. I also understand that you have at your school these neat counselors, uh, one of them is named Mrs. Harris and the other one is Dr. Koch. Hey next time you see them, give them a big shout out for me because they've really helped me with solving some major crimes in the universe. They're very brave. So, also remember that there are lots of adults who care about you, who love you. You are not alone. We are just one click away on a computer. So take care of my friends! I'm off to fight the good fight. I'm off to find TRUTH, JUSTICE, and the KIPAPA WAY! Now where did I put my shield? I gotta find that thing! Darnit!

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