Chapter 3

We had a very busy class this week!

We started off by collecting bulletins/song sheets for attendance at Mass and also for homework. This week we had a record number of stickers on both charts!

The kids were very excited to share about going to church and especially seeing each other at the Masses on the 30 and 31st.

After that we had a fire drill and then a guest speaker from the Archdiocese to talk to us about vocation in the Catholic church. We learned about listening to the call of Jesus in our hearts. We prayed together to invite Jesus into our hearts and invite him to be part of our lives.


We studied Chapter 3 this week and learned about the 7 sacraments. We made a Sacrament book where we drew pictures for each sacrament to represent what it means to the person receiving that sacrament. Take some time this week to look at your child's sacrament book and ask him/her about the meaning of the pictures. Miss Stacy and I were very impressed with the quality of the work and the effort our students were putting into their drawings.

We also spent time talking about our Thanksgiving project. We talked about things we are thankful for and I was very impressed and moved by the things the kids listed on their own:

-family

-friends

-house

-school to go to

-toys because not everyone has them

-pets

-parents having jobs

It also led us into a discussion about when people don't have some of these things and what we can do to help them. We realized that even if we can't do anything else, we can pray for people who need our help. We learned that some families don't even have enough money to buy food to have a Thanksgiving dinner. This can even be families in our own community. We each picked out something to bring to class next week to contribute to make a whole Thanksgiving dinner for a family who may not have had one otherwise. The kids got to choose themselves what they wanted to bring.

In addition, included in our note is a an explanation of our Christmas project. We didn't discuss it in class yet, we will do so on November 20th.

Homework
-Pages 40 and 41 Chapter 3 Assessment

-Go to Mass and bring the bulletin or song sheet

-Bring an item for our Thanksgiving collection (if you are unable to for ANY reason, please call the office or contact me and I will make other arrangements for that item)

Have a great week!