OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - December 9

FIRST GRADE (Sacramental Preparation One)

·                  Children will become thoroughly familiar with the Annunciation.

·                 Children will recognize Gabriel as an angel and God’s Messenger

·                 Children will identify Joseph as Jesus’ foster-father.

·                 Children will have an opportunity to consider how they can say “yes” to God. 

HOMEWORK: Parents – read Chapter 9 with your child.  Have your child explain the Triptych.  Display it in your home this week.  Do the “Picture Story” with your children.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION YEAR TWO

·       Children will have practice evaluating whether actions are sins, temptations or accidents.

·       Children will be introduced to the idea of the Sacrament of Reconciliation

·       Other terms for the sacrament will be presented – Confession, Penance along with the concept of absolution

HOMEWORK:   Parents – Do the Steps to Peace activity with your children.  Suggested answers are provided for you!  Help your child work on memorizing the Act of Contrition. 

THIRD GRADE

·    Students will look up and read the Fourth Commandment

·    Students will explore the concept of “Honor”

·    Students will make specific plans to practice honoring their parents this week

·    Students will understand the Holy Family is a model family

·    Students will make a little crèche to set up at home.

HOMEWORK –  Finish your crèche set and set it up.  For now only add the  animals and the empty manger to the stable.  On Christmas Eve add Mary and Joseph.  On Christmas day, baby Jesus, and on Epiphany the Wise Men and their camel. 2)  Remember your “honor” cards!  Tell your parents about some good advice and guidance they have given you – and thank them.  3) Read Chapter 11 in the book with your parents and discuss it.  

FOURTH GRADE

·       Children will be familiar with how to go to confession.

·       Children will have visited the confessionals if they are unfamiliar with them.

·       Children will recognize the necessity of doing a penance.

·       Children will understand the seal of confession.

HOMEWORK:  Go to confession!!!

FIFTH GRADE

·       Every student will be able to relate the Nativity story.

·       Students will know that stories of Jesus’ birth occur only in Matthew and Luke.

·       Students will compare the Nativity presentations in the two Gospels.

·       Students will do drawings of the Nativity as represented in one or the other Gospel.

HOMEWORK:  Finish the worksheet.