Professional School Counselor

mr. elier fernandez

Mr. Elier Fernandez

Welcome to my page! I am excited to begin year 5 as a Professional School Counselor and look forward to working with your children this year!!

About Me: 

Prior to transitioning into the Professional School Counselor role, I taught 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade for a total of 11 years. I love working with scholars and believe that with the support of all stakeholders, they can achieve success both in and out of the classroom! 

I embrace a holistic approach to counseling and value the opportunity to provide guidance lessons to each and every scholar. Although I have many roles here at McGhee, scholars are my main priority. My goal is to help our scholars develop the necessary skills to become productive, successful, and well-rounded members of society. Please don't hesitate to contact me if you have any questions or concerns.

Hola, yo soy uno de los dos Consejeros Profesionales de McGhee Elementary! Estoy muy contento de estar aqui para servir a los estudiantes, padres, y la comunidad de McGhee. Me encanta trabajar con sus hijos/as- no duden en llamarme o mandarme un correo electronico con cualquier pregunta o duda que tenga. 

Phone: 281-452-2880 ext. 6110

Email Mr. Fernandez

Degrees and Certifications:

University of Houston-Main Campus
B.S. Interdisciplinary Studies-2010
University of St. Thomas
M.Ed. Counselor Education-2016

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SEL Resources

Feelings Wheel - To build self awareness, use the wheel to increase emotional vocabulary.

Mood Meter- Learning to identify and label emotions is a critical step toward cultivating emotional intelligence. 

Go Noodle - Videos that activate students' bodies and brains; many examples of brain breaks and mindfullness.

ClassDojo - Short videos in the areas of mindfullness, growth mindset, empathy, gratitude, and perserverance. 

Let It Ripple - Explores the neuroscience and social science that proves that we can shape who we are, and who we want to be in the world. 

Parent Toolkit - This resource for parents and teachers describes benchmarks and advice for each SEL competency by grade level. 

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Read Alouds & Discussions

As a school counselor, I cover monthly topics affecting students via whole group instruction.  However, there is not enough time in the school year to go over all the topics that could potentially assist our students in becoming better versions of themselves.  That is where my counselor YouTube channel comes in.  Students can view videos of myself performing read alouds and discussing the readings.  This will serve as yet one more way of reaching, instructing, and impacting our students.  The following are but just some of the topics that I will be covering:

  • Lying

  • Teasing

  • Disobeying

  • Throwing Tantrums

  • Responsibility

  • etc..

I will do my best to post as much content as possible in hopes of helping out as much as I can.  Caretakers/students, feel free to reach out to me if there is anything in particular that you all would like for me to cover.  

Story Time with Counselor Fernandez

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Monthly Character Traits

  • August- Kindness

  • September - Respect

  • October - Responsibility

  • November - Gratitude

  • December - Empathy

  • January - Perseverance

  • February - Honesty

  • March - Cooperation

  • April - Courage

  • May - Creativity

August Kindness Family Newsletter English

August Kindness Family Newsletter Spanish