OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - January 13

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.