All Saints Day

On Saturday we enjoyed listening to everyone's Saint presentations. Most everyone in the class brought their presentation to share and several of us even participated in dressing up like our saint! We had a lot of great discussions about the stories behind the various saints. Check out the slideshow below to see everyone doing their presentations.

We also reviewed Chapter 24 which was about prayer. Below you can see the list that we came up with to describe what prayer is.

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Homework:

• Chapter 24 Review (pages 208, 209, 210)
• Attend Mass next weekend for All Saints Day on November 1. Come dressed up as your saint to be part of a special procession!

October 10-Chap 3 and 25

This week we began by praying (as always). We divided up into 2 groups to read a prayer in our books.

Group 1:
Shout joyfully to the Lord, all you lands;
worship the Lord with cries of gladness;
come before hm with joyful song.

Group 2:
Know that the Lord is God,
our maker to whom we belong,
whose people we are.

Groups 1 and 2:
Give thanks to God, bless his name;
good indeed is the Lord,
Whose love endures forever.

Group 1

Group 2

Throughout Chapter 3 we learned and discussed several vocabulary words. We wrote them on our chart paper and tried to come up with our own definitions. Miss Stephanie says to please excuse her messy handwriting!

Here are the words we discussed in Chapter 3.

In Chapter 25 we learned about Mary and the saints. Below you can see some of the ideas that we came up with to describe Mary. Miss Stephanie didn't help us with them at all!

We also learned about the word Alleluia and we practiced saying it and signing it. We talked about Alleluia being a word of worship and praise.

Homework:

Chapter 3 reviews (40, 41, 42)

All Saints Day Project

-Choose a saint to research. You can choose your child's name saint (first or middle name), birthday saint (see website below), or another saint of your choosing.

-Fill out the "certificate" with the saint name, your child's name, and the information you come up with (pictures, drawings, stories).

-On October 24th, each child will present his/her research to the class, wearing a costume that can be as easy or creative as you get!

-On November 1 (or October 31) at all Masses, kids come to Mass in their costume for an All Saints Day procession.

Click here to download the certificate.

Click here to download the parent letter.

Useful websites:

Find saint names

Find birthday saints

Important Dates:

October 10-Project introduced

October 24-Project presented at class

November 1-Students come to any mass dressed as their saint

First Eucharist Parent Meeting

It was great to see so many of you at the First Eucharist Parent Meeting on Wednesday night. Sorry about the lack of space; such great attendance was unusual, however, wonderful to see! We hope it keeps up!

As there has been so much trouble with the books, I will be pushing back "checkpoints" for your child's First Eucharist book. I can't check them if you don't have them! I will post the updated schedule soon!

Just to clarify a few things:

-First Eucharist is a home study program for EVERYONE. Many people do First Eucharist AND the Hoover program, but First Eucharist is all home study. We do cover the topics of Eucharist and Reconciliation in class and "taste test" the bread and wine, but the specific "First Communion Prep" is all done at home.
-All First Eucharist candidates participate in a Reconciliation Mass. This is different than fifth grade Reconciliation.

If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office or email me (I will either answer the question or make something up!). =)

Also, if you were unable to make the meeting, please try to attend the make-up meeting on Tuesday, October 6 at 7:00.