2nd grade is setting sail to learn about RESPECT this month Rees Elementary! I think I'm gonna need a bigger boat for this special guest...🦈 Alief ISD Counseling Mireya Lara KathyCherry

Pre-K is learning how to be a good friend from Llama Llama and the Bully Goat Rees Elementary What do we do if someone is not being a good friend? Say, "That is not okay. Stop it or we will go away." Alief ISD Counseling Mireya Lara KathyCherry

So excited to lead out today's All Pro Dad huddle! Thank you to all the Rees Elementary pro dads (and moms) that showed up to support their kids! Alief ISD Counseling Mireya Lara KathyCherry

Guess who's in town Rees Elementary ? Mireya Lara KathyCherry

Youth Equipped to Succeed presented "The Big Adventure" to our Rees Elementary 4th graders. Our students learned how to regulate emotions and be a good friend using empathy and perspective taking. Thank you PASS Department! Alief ISD Counseling Mireya Lara KathyCherry

The new year starts with community circles Rees Elementary! So happy to see the smiles as the kids and teachers reconnect with each other after winter break 😄 Alief ISD Counseling PASS Department Mireya Lara

Feeling all the feels my Rees Elementary are bringing to show their #CounselorsWeek love ❤ Awww...you had me at mazapan...😍 Alief ISD Counseling Alief ISD Mireya Lara

✨ February is Kindness Month! ✨ Get ready to spread kindness like confetti because next week is Kindness Week! 🎉 Let's celebrate the power of kindness in our school community and beyond. From small acts to grand gestures, let's make kindness our priority! 💖 #KindnessWeek 😊

Kinder Lego Lunch Bunch is the best Rees Elementary ! Mireya Lara KathyCherry Alief ISD Counseling

From ballerinas to police officers to fire fighters plus many others. Rees Elementary already thinking of what they want to be when they grow up. #CareerDay Mireya Lara KathyCherry Alief ISD #AliefProud #WeAreAlief

#ReesCareerDay2024 was a success! 18+ presenters left our Rees Elementary excited and inspired! Thank you Community Volunteer Fire Dept., HFD, HPD, Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo, Alief Coaches, Houston Ballet, and the other brave volunteers that shared their experience with us today!

Big shoutout to all our fantastic presenters for making our Career Day a roaring success! Your insights and passion truly inspired our students. To view all photos, please go to facebook.com/share/p/kpVA5W… #ReesCareerDay2024

Sometimes, our Rees Elementary lunch bunch time is a good time to catch up on a favorite book #ElephantAndPiggieRocks

Your belief in your Ss is powerful, says educator James Vint. #BeTheOne

Such a thoughtful and beautiful personalized gift from one of my students Rees Elementary! (The mug reveals a message when filled with a hot beverage!) Thank you for a great year!

"...it’s incumbent on adults to call out meanness in real time." The full article is very enlightening. It addresses normal conflicts beyond just bullying. I recommend we begin having these conversations in elementary school. Rees Elementary Alief ISD Counseling

The research is clear: Let the children play! 🤸🎉 If you want smart, healthy, well-rounded students, it pays to invest in recess.

This is important! 🙌

I just learned something new. "Anxiety makes us hot under the collar, but there is a mechanism to cool us down: the diver’s reflex." I'm going to need more ice-packs...🏊🥶🧊 Rees Elementary Alief ISD Counseling

Can't wait to try some of these with my Rees Elementary!