3/4/2020 Mrs. Rose was home sick, so Anne Marie filled in again. Tonight was a busy night! The children learned about the Stations of the Cross (or Way of the Cross), and then we prayed a children's version on cardboard that they took home with them. We then prepared for the Sacrament of Reconciliation by making an examination of conscience using a handout (which the children then took home), and then went over to the church to go to Confession.
2/19/2020 Mrs. Rose was unable to teach, so Anne Marie filled in for her. We went over the Our Father prayer line by line, going over the difficult words such as "trespass" and substituting a word that better expresses what it means, which in this case, is "sin". And of course we prayed the Our Father! We also finished our discussion of the Sacraments.
12/11/2019 So much to talk about! We discussed the real meaning of Christmas, and made our own nativity scene using modeling clay, with each of the children making one of the figures. We also learned about the significance of the candy cane, and all the symbolism in it. I hope all of you can come to the Christmas Party next Wednesday, December 18th!
12/4/2019 We discussed what a virtue is and talked about the Theological Virtues of Faith, Hope and Charity (love of neighbor). We completed Nativity scenes with stickers and discussed the characters and story of the Nativity.
10/30/2019 Ask your 3rd grader if they can tell you the difference between All Saints Day (Nov 1st) and All Souls Day (Nov 2nd).
10/23/2019 The third graders had their personal safety lessons. Your child received a few handouts about the 4 personal safety rules of how to stay safe. :Please go over them with your children and periodically review them: 1. CHECK FIRST 2. TAKE A FRIEND 3. TELL PEOPLE "NO" 4. TELL MY TRUSTED ADULT They also built buildings with blocks as we talked about what makes up a community: Families, a city, a state's citizens, and even the Catholic Church around the world! **note** If the weather cooperates next week we will run the excess energy off outside, to be ready to hear and share about Jesus. Ms. Rose
10/9/2019
10/2/2019 Hello 3rd grade parents! It is so nice the students are growing through the program together; they are comfortable sharing their faith and their questions, which makes for a richer learning experience. It would be good to remind them that the first 15 minutes-as they do the opening activity-are theirs to connect, chat, and be silly, but the main hour should be respectful as it belongs to Jesus. ***Ask your child what the "5-for-5" is!!*** Thank you for praying with us!