We hope that everyone has enjoyed the first week of November, with the nice, crisp weather we're having. Our October meeting, already two weeks ago, was great fun and we hope that this post will help remind you about what we talked about and did.
We began with a wonderful talk by Mrs. Vilalta on the Meaning of Good Manners. That is, when we think of others we are trying to do things that will make them happy or help them. This is what it means to have good manners. The girls came up with so many great examples of how you can practice good manners at home, at school and anywhere!
It is easy to remember to always think of others and have good manners if we remember that we are all children of God. Some of the ways we can think about others include: Using kind words, not talking with your mouth full, always knowing when to say "please," "thank you" and "I'm sorry", and writing thank you notes when someone gives you a present or does something nice for you.
This lead to the next activity, which was to write and decorate a thank you card for someone. The girls were thoughtful in choosing someone and carefully drafting what to say, then they had a ball decorating the cards with a grand assortment of cute stickers!
The finished products looked beautiful and we are sure that they made the recipients very happy!
Finally, we want to thank all of the moms who were able to stay to help out, and of course our two lovely high school helpers: Mary and Gabby. This meeting in particular was very special, as it was Gabby's birthday!!
Our next meeting will take place on November 23rd and you all will certainly not want to miss it, as we will be painting and decorating custom wooden letters to give to a friend. We hope to see you all there!
-The Club Greenthread Team
