Children Learn What They Live  

 


September
Honesty

 


October
Cooperation

 


November
Humility

 

December
Peace


January
Patience

 

 

February
Courage

 

 

March
Creativity

 

 

April
Environmental Awareness

 

 

May
Freedom

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

French

la patience

aptitude for enduring with constancy or resignation the problems or unpleasant aspects of existence; characteristic of someone who can wait or persevere without irritation or fatigue

Hawaiian

ahonui

patient, enduring (aho means "breath, to breathe" and nui means "big, large, great")

Latin

patientia

from Latin "pati" (to suffer, endure) (enduring suffering)

Spanish

paciencia

patience, forbearance

 

Patience requires tolerance. By tolerance, we mean actively accepting what's happening, not just grudgingly "putting up with it." When we accept the things we cannot change, and decide to make the best of a bad situation instead of gritting our teeth and complaining about it, we may be surprised at the results. A positive attitude not only makes dealing with difficult situations more bearable, it can actually change the ultimate outcome.

 

DISCUSSION QUESTIONS

What or who makes you lose your patience? How could you develop more patience?

When or how are you confident?

How can you develop or improve your perseverance?

Christianity

"Love is patient and kind." - Bible, I Corinthians 13:4

"All the days of my service I would wait, till my release should come." - Bible, Job 14:14

"Ask, and it will be given you; seek and you will find; knock and it will be opened to you." - Bible, Matthew 7:7

Buddhism

A Little Patience Yields Big Results

Once there were two brothers who became monks. The older one was very intelligent, but the younger one, named Chunda, was so stupid that he couldn't remember even one line of the scriptures. He couldn't memorize even the simplest mantra. By the time he got to the end of the line, he had forgotten the beginning. This went on for some years. Chunda tried as hard as he could, but eventually he felt so humiliated and discouraged, he considered giving up the robes.

One day he went to the Buddha and asked why he was so stupid. The Buddha explained that in a past life he had been a learned scholar, but being puffed up with pride, had denigrated the intelligence of others. As a result of this, he was born with low intelligence in this life.

The Buddha hit upon a plan. He asked Chunda to sweep the temple. As he swept, he was asked to repeat the phrase, "Sweep away the dust, sweep away the stains."

Chunda applied himself diligently to the task. With every sweep of the broom, he faithfully recited, "Sweep away the dust, sweep away the stains," day in an day out. With perseverance and continuous practice, gradually he recognized that the dust to be swept away represents karmic obscurations and the stains to be purified are the defilements of the mind. The simple task of sweeping the temple thus became a profound practice. By conscientiously applying himself to this task, Chunda achieved successive states of realization and eventually liberation.

Patience 

is a necessary ingredient of genius

Disraeli

 

 

MARIE CURIE (1867-1934)

Born in Warsaw, Poland, Marie was a brilliant student, but because Poland did not allow women to attend college, her sister helped her gain entrance to the Sorbonne in Paris in September 1891. In 1894, she began her work with Pierre Curie at the University of Paris. Their friendship resulted in their marriage in 1895 and an extraordinary partnership in scientific work. While searching for sources of radioactivity, they discovered polonium (named after Poland) and radium. Together they published 32 scientific papers, including the announcement that, when exposed to radium, diseased tumor-forming cells were destroyed faster than healthy cells. They jointly received the Nobel Price in Physics in 1903.

 


Song of the Month

Once again this year we will be writing a song of the month to go along with our value of the month. We will be starting with the fifth grade and working our way down to the first grade.

The song of the month for JANUARY - PATIENCE was written by the third graders in Room 18.

Sung to the melody of WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN.

Good things will happen if you will wait,

And if you 'll work with all your might.

You need to have a lot of patience,

If you want to do things right.

 

 

 

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