1. This month’s value is…
Patience

2. Tolerant perseverance Calm or hopeful waiting
Patience means…
Endurance of hardship
Tolerant perseverance
Calm or hopeful waiting

3. Intolerant or impetuous Restless or irritable Over eager Fidgety
Impatience means…
Intolerant or impetuous
Restless or irritable
Over eager
Fidgety

4. The Brazilian Beetle Story…
Long ago in Brazil, there lived a plain brown beetle…

5. The Brazilian Beetle Story…
One day, the beetle was walking along a wall, minding his own business, patiently trying to get home, when out of a hole in the wall popped a rat…

6. The Brazilian Beetle Story…
‘Look at how slow you are!’ said the rat, ‘I bet I could beat you in a race easily.’
‘Actually,’ said the beetle, ‘I can…’
But the rat was so impatient and fidgety that he would not let the beetle talk…

7. The Brazilian Beetle Story…
High above in the trees, listening to the two creatures talk, was a beautiful parrot, who decided to offer a prize to whichever of the two was the fastest…

8. The Brazilian Beetle Story…
The day of the race came and the rat was very confident. The beetle remained calm and patiently awaited the parrot’s starting cry…

9. The Brazilian Beetle Story…
When the parrot started the race, the rat ran as fast as he could towards the tree which was the finish line…
But he soon slowed, thinking that the beetle was so slow he could not possibly beat him…

10. The Story of the Brazilian Beetle..
However, when he reached the tree, the rat had a nasty surprise…
There, sitting chatting to each other, were the beetle and the parrot…

11. The Story of the Brazilian Beetle..
‘How did you get here before me?’ asked the rat…
The beetle said nothing, but showed the rat his wings…

12. The Story of the Brazilian Beetle..
‘You never told me you could fly!’ said the rat…
‘You never gave me the chance,’ replied the beetle,’ you were too impatient to let me speak.’…

13. The Story of the Brazilian Beetle..
And so it was that the parrot gave the beautiful coloured coat to the beetle…
Who was very pleased with it…

14. The Story of the Brazilian Beetle..
And the people of Brazil were so impressed with the patience of the beetle that they designed their national flag to honour him…

15. Reflection
When we are impatient we can miss things that might turn out to be important. Being patient, giving people a chance to speak and listening to what they say can help us in our learning. How can you be more patient in class…?