Tuesday, January 8, 2019

OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - For January 13


FIRST GRADE – SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION ONE
                  Children will be able to articulate that God is the father of Jesus and that St. Joseph is Jesus’ foster father.
                  Children will understand that the term “Holy Family” refers to Jesus, Mary and Joseph.
                  Children will imagine how the member of the Holy Family treated one another with love.
                  Children will think how they can contribute to making their own family holy.
                  Children will recognize that our parish can also be considered a family and our home a little church.
HOMEWORK : Read Chapter 11 (Pages 45-47)  Children may color the picture of the Holy Family.  Ask them about who comprises the “Holy Family” and how your family can be holy, too.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION YEAR TWO
                  Children will know that the Holy Spirit can help us see ourselves clearly.
                  Students will learn the term “Examination of Conscience” and will know that these are questions we ask ourselves about how loving we have been.
                  Students will know that the Holy Spirit can help us get the answers to these questions.
                  Students will receive the Receiving God’s Peace booklets, and look briefly at the Examination of Conscience.
                  Children will think about ways the Holy Spirit can help us be loving people.
HOMEWORK   Complete the worksheet.  Practice doing a daily Examination of Conscience each night before you go to sleep.  Parents – Read Chapter 18 to your children. 

THIRD GRADE
                  Students will learn that our bodies are holy, temples of the Holy Spirit
                  Students will learn that the 6th and 9th commandments tell us to respect our bodies and those of others in thought and deed
                  Students will learn that we must respect the belongings of others (the 7th and 10th Commandments) in thought and deed
                  Students will learn that they must respect the truth (the 8th Commandment) 
HOMEWORK:  With your parents, read over Chapter 12 in the text. 

FOURTH GRADE
                  Students will review the story of Abraham
                  Students will put together a short play of the story
                  Students will recognize that a covenant has two parts – God’s part and ours
                  Students will further explore the idea of types.
HOMEWORK  have your parents help you complete the “God’s Gift: Free Will” worksheet.  Use the story in the textbook to help you.        

FIFTH GRADE
                  Students will know that Jesus’ public life began when he was around 30 years old, that until that time he lived a hidden life as a carpenter in Nazareth.
                  Students will know that Jesus was tempted in the desert.
                  Students will know that Jesus had many apostles and twelve disciples.
                  Students will be able to explain what a parable is.
                  Students will know that Jesus taught by telling parables.
                  Students will become familiar with a number of parables.
HOMEWORK  Look at Questions 66-70 on page 65.  Be prepared to describe the beginning of Jesus’ ministry, mentioning His baptism, Temptation, the calling of disciples, and his preaching.  Be able to do this in the form of a little speech without notes. (One minute or less should do it!)  (For Renaud/Knuth's class; for Kitching/Ade just do the reading!)

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