FIRST
GRADE – Sacramental Preparation
- Children will know that Jesus had
twelve Apostles.
- Children will be familiar with the
story of Jesus calling the fishermen.
- Children will understand that
Jesus calls each of us to love and serve Him in a special way.
- Children will learn a song about
our call, with hand motions.
HOMEWORK: Children and their parents should complete
the Jesus Calls Apostles worksheet.
SACRAMENTAL
PREPARATION YEAR TWO
· Children will know that special signs
(things we see) and special words (things we hear) are associated with all
Sacraments.
· Children will recognize “I absolve you
from your sins” as the special words associated with forgiveness and understand
that the gesture the priest makes holding his hands over, or touching, the
penitent’s head, is a special sign of forgiveness.
· Children will have the opportunity to
visit the reconciliation rooms, and the confessionals.
· Children will become familiar with the
story of the Forgiving Father (Prodigal Son).
HOMEWORK: Complete the “Fill in the blank” activity with
your parents. Parents – you may want to
take your child to visit the Reconciliation Rooms in church; we cannot do it
during class due to Mass!
THIRD
GRADE
· Students will have a chance to
learn what sort of boyhood Jesus might have had.
· Students will recognize that Jesus had a “hidden life” until age 30 and
that they have a “hidden life” right now.
· Students will understand that God knows everything they do and nothing is
hidden from him.
· Students will think about ways that they can imitate Jesus.
· Students will be presented with the story of Jesus’ baptism and relate it
to their own baptism (homework/Mass)
HOMEWORK Parents and children should read Chapter 16,
particularly page 80 (which we didn’t cover in class). Children should know the answers to the three
questions on page 81. Imitate Jesus this
week by being generous.
FOURTH
GRADE
· Students will hear the story of Isaac’s
marriage to Rebekah.
· Students will hear the story of how
Esau sold Jacob his birthright for a bowl of stew.
· Students will understand what a
birthright is.
· Students will understand how serious it
is to swear before God
HOMEWORK Do the take-home exam and show it to your
parents.
FIFTH
GRADE
·
Students
will recognize Jesus as the Second Person of the Holy Trinity
·
Students
will know that Jesus is True God and True Man
·
Students
will be able to define “miracle” and distinguish a miracle from magic and
coincidence
·
Students
will recognize that Jesus performed four different kinds of miracles and will
explore what each says about God.
·
Students
will use the Bible to explore a number of Jesus’ miracles and discuss what
these miracles say to us.
HOMEWORK Challenging this week! Work with family
members to complete the back of the worksheet.
A treat for those with completed homework.
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