Paxson Elementary School

Welcome to the 2024-25 school year, Paxson Panthers!  

I am fortunate to be a school counselor at Paxson Elementary. I have nineteen years of experience as a school counselor in the high school, middle school and elementary schools!  This is my eighth year at Paxson. I strive to help students grow as they move from kindergarten to fifth grades. Paxson teachers, students and parents inspire me to grow, too.  

I am part of a mental health team at Paxson.  Clare Maguire works on Wednesdays as a school counselor.  Amy Burton is our school psychologist. We have a new half-time behavior interventionist thanks to the Elementary safety levy. Her name is Sierra Pannell.  She will be working each afternoon at Paxson. In addition to paid staff, I am lucky to have two University of Montana students this year. Kyle is a master's student in the UM social work program. He will be at Paxson on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. I also have a school counseling intern named Chloe who will be at Paxson Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.  Our mental health team provides Paxson students with support for their academic, personal, social and career needs. Feel free to reach out to me, Clare, Sierra or Amy for assistance.

Currently, I teach school counseling classes for the Early Literacy (pre-k) class, 2nd and 5th grades. Clare teaches school counseling lessons to kindergarten, first and fourth grades. Miss Sierra teaches school counseling classes for third grade.  We are currently utilizing Kelso's choices with K-1, Zones of Regulation for all grades and PurposeFull /Character Strong people with all grades. We teach school counseling lessons, run small groups, see students individually on a short-term basis, and collaborate with parents, teachers and outside professionals to support the needs of students. 

The Zones of Regulation help students identify and regulate emotions.  When we are in the green zone, we are good to go, and ready to learn.  When we are in the blue zone, we are feeling a little sad, or bored.  The yellow zone means that we are feeling a little on edge, anxious or even overly excited.  When we are in the red zone, we are very angry and sometimes out of control.  We talk about tools that can help us get out of unwanted zones, such as counting to ten, taking a break, or taking deep breaths.  

In the fall and spring I hold counseling classes in the Paxson garden. I partner with Garden City Harvest farmers to help kids get involved in the garden, and teach counseling classes in our amazing Paxson garden. 

Please don't hesitate to reach out to me!

Sincerely,

Ms. Roscoe

406-728-2400 ext. 4552