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Canterbury’s Second Grade

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The Scarecrow

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Follow-up
bo ok, The Scarecrow . It is the story of
We read the w er of friendship and
November friend s an d the po
two unlikely community. :
r c hild th e se questions
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it m ean to be a friend? s?
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•-What doe friends have to look like is important to them?
our that
•-Do al of aracteristic of a friend
We read th ch
e bo •-What is a
focus of C ok, The Giving Manger.
hristmas ba It shifts th
December is placed in ck
the class m to giving. A piece of
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act of serv ang
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Jesus has t ed. The goa or
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this month. most hay to lay on by that baby
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end of sch
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Follow-up The Giving
these thing u
s to someo th: Whenever you did
was me, yo ne
u did it to m overlooked or ignore e of
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on
d, that
Manger
Matthew 2
6:40
we . Ask your child thes
pa rt of ea ch lesson. This month e questions:
wil be ed in
Growth Mindset
ng to al l ow our brains to stay fix
choosi r •-What was the ex
focused on not . We focused on being kind to ou ch •-Were they happy
tra gift this year fo
r the children in the
he rs or ea
how we treat ot g everyone with love and care f •What was the grea
at first, that their ex
tra gift was a mange
book?
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neighbors and tr they are. test gi
•-How is hay added to ft of all? Who was originally in the man
r?
who
other, no matter the manger? ger?
•-At the end of the
--------------------------------------------- story, were the chi
ldren happy about th
e gift?

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As always, I enjoyed my time with these precious children!
this Mrs. Canterbury
Lower School Counselor
semester Canterbury.Melissa@hardingacademymemphis.org
Merry Christmas! 901.763.3280
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My Deep Hope is that in God’s story, you search for who you are, love who you are, and
discover your mission in every place. #God’s Story: Search, Love, Discover