Chapter 15 and Sr. Marianne

This week we reviewed Chapter 9 from last week and the 10 Commandments. Then we began Chapter 15 about the Eucharist. In addition, we covered Chapter 13 about Advent. We were also lucky enough to have Sister Marianne come to talk to us about what Advent means.

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You can check our our sticker charts and see how it is going!

This is the "Going to Church" sticker chart. Many kids are having fun with the competition and are excited to bring in copies of the bulletin to earn their stickers each session. Some kids I have seen at church and haven't remembered to bring in any bulletins....but those I have seen, I gave one sticker!


This is the homework sticker chart! Make sure you check your child's book and/or the website each weekend and encourage him/her to complete the homework.


Homework:

• Review Chapter 15 with your family (we didn't finish it in class) and do the Review on pages 136 and 137. We didn't have a chance to flag the pages with post its in class.

Dec 19 Class

See the flyer below about the Session/Mass on December 19. The notes were supposed to go home on Saturday, November 7...however I forgot to pass them out. The information is here! Please let me know if you have any questions.

In place of our regular Hoover Session on December 19, the session will be a Family Mass at Church of the Holy Spirit from 9:00 to 10:00 (please note the shorter time). Mass will begin at 9:00. As this is a family event, children must be accompanied by an adult. Attendance will be taken.

There will be no one at Hoover on December 19.

November 7 Class

Sorry this post is so late!

Last Saturday at class we reviewed Chapters 9 and 10 about the 10 Commandments. We talked about the meaning of the commandments and what it means to sin. We talked about what the 10 Commandments mean to us.

Readers for our prayer at the beginning of class.

Other Readers for our prayer

We watched a movie about the 10 Commandments called "The Original Top 10". It was one of Miss Stephanie's favorite movies as a child and we caught her singing along with all the songs!

Our notes about what we learned.

Homework:
Chapter 9 Review (2 pages) and Share with my Family

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.

Chapter 1 and 2 and Deacon Ray

The only homework that was due this week was turning in the Picture Permission forms. Most everyone brought theirs! If you didn't turn it in, please do so by the next class.

We handed out A LOT of stickers today for those we brought a bulletin or song sheet from Mass last weekend! There are 2 weeks before the next class. If you bring 2 weeks worth of bulletins, you will get two stickers!

Today at Religious Ed class we covered Chapters 1 and 2. We learned that we believe in ONE God that is three persons. Those 3 persons are God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit. We also practiced doing the sign of the cross before and after we pray at the beginning and end of class. We learned that Jesus is the son of God and Jesus did things that only God could do. We learned about Jesus' disciples and the 12 that he chose to be the leaders are called Apostles. We heard a story about Jesus calling his disciples and they left what they were doing to follow him. We drew a picture of that and what it meant to us on a fish. We drew on a fish because Jesus is the fisher of men. Listed around the fish are the names of Jesus' Apostles. We also learned that WE are all disciples of Jesus.

After that, we went to Miss Jane's room to listen to a guest speaker. Deacon Ray talked to us about what it means to be a Deacon and a Pastoral Associate. We learned what he does with funerals, baptisms, weddings, and taking care of the sick. We got to ask him all kinds of questions!

Here are some pictures of us drawing on our fish.

Here we are listening to Deacon Ray.

Homework:

-Chapter review/Sharing faith with my family for Chapter 2 (Pages 32-34)

-Turn in Picture Permission Form if you haven't done so

Notes:

I understand there was some confusion with the parking situations and pick up today. The church across the street had an event so the parking lot was blocked. In the future we should be able to use that parking lot! The procedures will be changing for dismissal to ensure the safety of all students. Please watch the mail for a letter to arrive before the next session. If you have any questions, please feel free to call the office. We are sorry about the confusion today!