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This month's character education word is initiative - seeing what needs to be done and doing it.

In first and second grades, Ms. Kenney read the book Never Finished, Never Done! By Regina Brooks.
Students discussed how the character Shayla learned to show initiative by helping her mom complete chores on Saturday mornings.
Students drew pictures and wrote sentences about how they show initiative at school and at home.
Students "acted" out these pictures in a round of initiative charades.

See the pictures below from initiative charades!


Jennifer in Ms. Chandler's class demonstrating initiative.	Hannah Faith in Ms. Chandler's class walking her puppy.	Jonathan shows Ms. Chandler's class and Ms. Kenney what initiative is all about.	Ms. Chandler's class poses after initiative charades.

Bryce in Ms. Trawick's room waits for a response from his classmates during initiative charades.	Ms. Trawick's class is stumped trying to guess how a classmate is showing initiative.	Now Ms. Trawick's students have some guesses!	Thomas in Ms. Jones' class demonstrates initiative during charades.

Mckenzie shows Ms. Jones' class how she sets plates out on a table.	Kai pretends to be a "human vacuum cleaner" to pick up trash in Ms. Jones' class.	Ms. Jones' class is trying to guess how their classmates are showing initiative.	Faith in Ms. Bell's class waits for her classmates to guess that she shows initiative by feeding her dog and giving him water.

Corey in Ms. Bell's class demonstrates how he shows initiative.	Ms. Bell's class watches a classmate show initiative and they want to guess so they can go next!	Katie in Ms. Purvis and Ms. Vigh's class waits for her classmates to guess how she shows initiative.	Katie is still waiting for the correct answer as Peyton and Olivia guess.

Ian demonstrated how he shows initiative by putting away his video games without being asked.	Ms. Purvis and Ms. Vigh's class works hard on their initiative pictures and sentences.	Madison in Ms. Cramsey's class demonstrated initiative by feeding her dog.	Zeddie in Ms. Cramsey's class wants to guess how Madison is showing initiative.

Ms. Cramsey's class watches and raises their hands to offer guesses.	Allen in Ms. Truelove's second grade class shows initiative by putting books away.	Chase in Ms. Truelove's class demonstrates how be feeds his hamster.	Ms. Truelove's class is trying to guess how Chase shows initiative.

Malachi in Ms. Womack's Class demonstrates how he mops at home to show initiative.	Mariah is picking students to guess how she shows initiative.	Auburn shows initiative by vacuuming at home.	Ms. Womack's students participating in initiative charades.

Ms. Womack's students are eagerly waiting to guess how Lauren shows initiative.	Payton in Ms. Smith's demonstrated initiative by helping her mom at the high school.	Ms. Smith's class is trying to guess how Payton shows initiative.	Hunter is calling on classmates to guess how he shows initiative.

Haley demonstrated initiative by sweeping.	Haley's classmates are eager to guess how she shows initiative.	Matthew in Ms. Tucker & Ms. Clayborn's class shows initiative be cleaning the classroom.	Tay washes dishes to show initiative.

Samantha showed initiative by helping someone carry groceries.	Keagan demonstrated initiative by teaching someone how to ride a unicycle and juggle at the same time.	Ms. Tucker and Ms. Clayborn's class is eager to guess how their peers show initiative.	Chanzlee in Ms. Bradshaw's class knows how to show initiative!

Carter showed initiative by helping to sort Ms. Kenney's papers without being asked.	Lucas demonstrated initiative by stacking chairs.	Cameron and Paige intensely watch a classmate show initiative.	Ms. Bradshaw's class participating in initiative charades.

Jefferson Elementary School · Diane Oliver, Principal
415 Hoschton St · Jefferson, GA · 30549
Phone 706 367-8242 · Fax 706 367-5405