We Honor Mary and the Saints

This week in class we watched a movie about the 10 Commandments called "The Original Top 10". The movie is about two boys who are competing to learn about the "Original Top 10". As they encounter various experiences, each one has a moral and we learned about the 10 Commandments. After the movie, the class was able to remember ALL 10!

There are the 10 Commandments that we learned about and talked about. We will delve more deeply into the 10 Commandments at our next class.

On Saturday we also learned about Mary and many different Saints. We started talking about what some of the saints did and why they and Mary are important to us. This got us ready to talk about our Saint Project. (More info about the Saint Project below)

Here is a video of us praying the Hail Mary at the end of class.

Homework:
-3 pages (assessment and share with my family) at the end of Chapter 25 (We Honor Mary and the Saints)
-Attend Mass October 3, October 10, October 17-bring a bulletin or song sheet so your child can get his/her stickers for attending Mass. Everyone was excited this week to talk about seeing each other at Mass!

Saint Project:
Due October 30
-Everyone at class on Saturday received a certificate with their name and a saint who has the same name. If there is not a saint with the same name, we picked the saint whose feast day is on your child's birthday. If your child would like a different saint, you can pick a saint with the same middle name as your child.
-As a family, you should research your child's saint and discover important facts and stories about that saint. You should decorate the certificate with stories, pictures, or facts about the saint.
-On October 30th, every child will present a brief presentation about his/her saint. Make sure you practice this at home!
-Your child should come to class representing his/her saint either in full costume or wearing something that represents the saint.
-This is a neat project that teaches us about many wonderful saints and gets us learning with our families!

Please contact me with any questions!
Really good saint website:
Saint Website

If your child did not attend class on Saturday to get his/her certificate, you can make your own with the saint's name written on the top of the page and your child's first name written underneath.

Copy of the Parent Letter:

Dear Parents/Guardians,

For All Saints Day, we are going to participate in a special activity.

Your child is coming home today with a certificate with his/her Saint Name or Birthday Saint. Families are asked to work together to research each child’s saint and display the information learned on the certificate. This can be done through notes, drawings, photographs, or stories.

As you research your child’s saint, you are encouraged to develop a costume for your child that represents his/her saint. It can be as simple as the colors that saint wears or more complex if you are creative! Your child is asked to wear his/her costume to class on October 30.

Please have your child bring his/her saint certificate to the RE class on October 30, where the students will share what they learned about their saint with the class. It would be a good idea for you to practice the presentation with your child so he/she is comfortable when it comes time to share. The certificates will also be on display in the Hospitality Room during All Saints weekend.

In addition, the weekend of October 30/31, we will be blessing all of the religious ed students. We invite you to have your child wear his/her saint’s costume to Mass. They are invited to meet in the back before the gifts (communion) is brought up (during the intercessions) to process in as a large group.