Each newsletter we will be sharing a virtue that will be the focus in our school over the following three weeks.  

What is Diligence? Diligence is working hard and doing the best job you possibly can.  When you are diligent, you take special care to do things step by step.  You think and move carefully to make sure things will turn out right.  Being diligent is being industrious, giving all you have to give to whatever you do.

Why Practice it? Without diligence, people act lazy and don't get much done.  They act as if what they do doesn't count, rush through it or just do the least amount possible.  Diligence helps you to get things done with excellence and enthusiasm.  Diligence leads to success.  When you are diligent about the things you do, people rely on you and trust you to give your best effort.

How do you practice it? You practice diligence by deciding what you can do and then giving it all you have to give.  You treat each action as important and do things carefully, one step at a time.  You don't rush through things.  You give them your full attention.  Diligence takes patience.  When you work hard, you can accomplish wonderful things.

Signs of Success Congratulations!  You are practicing Diligence when you...

• Pay attention to what you are doing.
• Do things carefully, step by step.
• Practice to the point of excellence.
• Give your absolute best to what you do.
• Work hard.
• Don't give up.

"Learning is not attained by chance, it must be sought for with ardor and attended to with diligence."  Abigail Adams