January & February

• Attentiveness
• Look at people when they speak to me
• Ask questions if I don’t understand
• Sit or stand up straight
• Not draw attention to myself
• Keep my eyes, ears, hands, feet and mouth from distractions

Matthew 13:16 “But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.”

• Obedience
• Obey my authorities immediately
• Have a cheerful attitude
• Complete all that I am expected to do
• Not complain
• Go the “extra mile”

Ephesians 6:1 “Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.”

March, April & May

• Truthfulness
• Tell the truth
• Encourage others to tell the truth
• Not cheat or steal
• Admit it when I am wrong
• Not exaggerate to make things seem different than what they are

Proverbs 3:3 “Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart”

• Gratefulness
• Show my parents and teachers that I appreciate them
• Write “thank you” notes
• Take care of my things
• Be content with what I have
• Count my benefits rather than my burdens

1 Thessalonians 5:18a “In everything give thanks”

June & July

• Generosity
• Share what I have with others
• Recycle
• Not expect anything in return for my generosity
• Give of my time and talents
• Praise the good I see in others

Acts 20:35 “It is more blessed to give than to receive.”

August

• Orderliness
• Pick up after myself
• Keep my work and play areas clean and neat
• Put things back where they belong
• Use things only for their intended purposes
• Return lost things to their rightful owners

1 Corinthians 14:40 “Let all things be done decently and in order.”

September & October

• Forgiveness
• Be quick to forgive
• Not cover up my own wrongs but will be quick to ask for forgiveness
• Not seek revenge
• Respond kindly to those who hurt me
• Not take up offences for others

Ephesians 4:32a “And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another”
     

November

• Sincerity
• Be all that I can be
• Take responsibility for my own actions
• Respect others’ opinions
• Always mean what I say
• Not take advantage of other people

Philippians 1:10 “That ye may approve things that are excellent; that ye may be sincere and without offence till the day of Christ”