Halmstad
Elementary
2015-2016
Sherry Jasper, School Counselor
School Counselor
726-2415 x3504
Luke Heidtke
Intern School Counselor
jaspersm@chipfalls.org
http://cfsd.chipfalls.k12.wi.us/faculty/jaspersm/index.cfm
Welcome to the 20152016 school year. Every
new year is a new
opportunity to make a
difference in the future
of a child. I hope you
will welcome me on this
journey.
School Counselor
I’m Sherry Jasper. I’ve
been lucky to be in this
building long enough
that former students are
now sending their kids
off to school. This is a
great school where staff,
students and families
work together.
Working with our
students, I see so much
promise. Every child
has much to give. Every
child will also have
bumps and moments of
struggle. I will do what
I can to support your
child every day.
When I’m not at school I
may be volunteering for
Girl Scouts or other
community groups or
spending time with
family. My family
enjoys being outside,
watching the Packers,
Brewers, reading and
watching our son Joe’s
activities.
Luke Heidtke will be
joining us for the fall
semester. He brings
awesome life experience
and enthusiasm as he
completes his master’s
degree in Guidance &
Counseling at UW
Stout.
Chippewa Falls
Comprehensive School
Counseling Program
is continually being
revised to meet the
needs of students. The
program focuses on the
unique learning,
personal/social and
career needs of students
at each of our three
levels of schooling:
elementary, middle and
high school.
Today’s Elementary
School Counselor:
*teaches Guidance in
each classroom on a
regular basis
*provides short-term
counseling/support to
small groups of students
and individuals at
student, teacher and/or
parent request
*collaborates with
parents & teachers
*coordinates programs
which directly impact
student achievement,
social-emotional wellbeing and careers
We welcome your input
and interest. School
Counseling Services are
for all children and
provided by caring,
healthy adults working
together. The best
program has input from
both school and home.
Family and Parenting
Be sure to watch for
information from
Shannon Larson, our
Family and Community
Resource Coordinator.
Shannon’s focus is
assisting families so that
kids can learn. Shannon
is available to help
families find resources
and support in a variety
of ways.
Individual and Small
Group Counseling
Individual appointments
for children who are
experiencing a change or
any kind of problem are
scheduled throughout
each day. Please contact
us as you feel your child
would benefit.
Recess appointments are
available to all children
on or around their
birthday or half birthday.
Children who sign up
for a birthday
appointment during
recess choose what they
would like to do. This is
an informal way for
them to know about the
guidance office and for
me to get to know them
better.
Small Groups are
scheduled during
months when Guidance
class is not taught,
during intervention
times and as needed.
Groups form around a
common theme such as
family change,
friendship, behavior or
study skills. Small
Groups are for all
children. Parents
receive a note when your
son or daughter is in a
multi-session group.
Guidance Classes
All students in grades 15 receive four guidance
instruction units during
the school year. Each
unit of instruction is four
lessons in length. To get
to know kindergartners
and provide them with
continuity, weekly
guidance lessons, 20
minutes in length, occur
throughout much of the
year.
Second Step is a
character, socialemotional education
program that all students
in grades K–5
experience, taught
primarily by their
teachers and supported
by guidance. Making
friends, managing
emotions, and solving
problems—to set them
on the path for social
success and academic
readiness is Second
Step.
Please ask your child
about “Guidance class.”
Parent interest creates
student interest and
increases learning.
New Students
Students new to
Halmstad will meet with
the School Counselor
for orientation activities
and may continue to
meet periodically
throughout the year.
4th Grade Planning
Conferences
Fourth grade guidance
curriculum focuses on
student learning and
careers. Students
analyze how they learn
and why they’re learning
and share with parents
during 4th Grade
Planning Conferences in
early spring. Students,
parents and counselors
will also have planning
conferences in 6th and
10th grades.