OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - WEEK 17 - Feb. 5-6

GRADE ONE— Jesus Teaches Us to Love God

• Children will learn the two great Laws of Love (Love God/Love Others)
• Children will begin to make a poster to remind them of these laws
• Children will know three ways they can love God

HOMEWORK: Children should complete page 88 with their parents, and work on memorizing the Morning Offering if they have not yet done so.

SAC PREP TWO - Who is My Neighbor?

• Students will learn the story of the Good Samaritan
• Students will learn that God wants us to love all His people
• The children will complete their report cards.
• Students will make Valentines for homebound parishioners

HOMEWORK: None.

GRADE THREE - Jesus and the Passover Supper

• Children will review the Passover, and recognize that Jesus celebrated the Passover meal every year.
• Children will identify the Last Supper as, not only the last meal Jesus had on earth, but as a Passover meal he had with his apostles.
• Children will recognize the Last Supper as the first Mass.
• Children will know that the priesthood was instituted at the Last Supper
• Children will understand the way Jesus linked the Eucharist and service to others, through his washing of his apostles’ feet at the Last Supper.
• Children will perform some acts of service for the STA School class whose room they share.

HOMEWORK: Complete the coloring sheet and review sheet.

GRADE FOUR - Joseph in Egypt

• Students will re-tell the first part of the Joseph story
• Students will see a video about Joseph in Egypt
• Students will have the opportunity to review the important stories we have covered so far.

HOMEWORK Complete sheet on Joseph in Egypt if it was not completed in class.

GRADE FIVE - Eucharistic Prayer

• Students will become familiar with the Eucharistic Prayer.
• Students will understand that the words of the Consecration are the words Jesus spoke at the Last Supper.
• Students will recognize that we offer ourselves at Mass.
• Students will review what has been studied so far this year.

HOMEWORK: Use the study sheet to prepare for the exam

GRADE SIX - Joseph

• Class will continue to explore the story of Joseph.
• Students will be introduced the idea that Joseph “prefigures” Jesus and that this is another way to refer to Joseph being a “type”.

HOMEWORK - Page 68 in the text. If students need prompting they can look back in the text.
Use the sample test to study for the exam.

GRADE SEVEN - Acceptance of the Father’s Will

• Students will review the Liturgical Calendar and the season of Lent.
• Students will understand that Lent begins with Ash Wednesday (this year on February 21) and will be prompted to think about how they will spend their Lent this year
• Students will become more familiar with the events of the Passion, through a video, an activity, reading and discussion.

HOMEWORK: Read the text, Chapter 19.

GRADE EIGHT - Triumph of the Cross

• To help students deal with the reality of death in a positive way
• To review the events surrounding the Passion and Death of Jesus
• To take a quick look at the Stations of the Cross devotion.

HOMEWORK: On page 60 in the text, complete the inscription you would like to have on
your tombstone. What do you hope to have accomplished? Stood for?

OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - WEEK 16 January 29-30, 2012

GRADE ONE— Jesus Teaches Us to Love God

• Children will learn the two great Laws of Love (Love God/Love Others)
• Children will begin to make a poster to remind them of these laws
• Children will know three ways they can love God

HOMEWORK: Children should complete page 88 with their parents, and work on memorizing the Morning Offering if they have not yet done so.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION - Steps to the Rite of Reconciliation

• Children will understand that celebration of the Rite of Reconciliation must begin at home with a prayer to the Holy Spirit and an Examination of Conscience.
• Children will do activities that will help them become familiar with the steps of the Rite.
• Children will hear a story about forgiveness.

HOMEWORK: Do the worksheet with someone at home.

GRADE THREE - Parables

• Children will learn that Jesus told parables to teach us what God and Heaven are like.
• Children will understand that parables are stories that make comparisons.
• Children will become familiar with the Parable of the Forgiving Father, and the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

HOMEWORK: Students should write the “message” of the Parable of the Forgiving Father on the picture card. Retell the parable of the Forgiving Father (or Prodigal Son) and the Good Samaritan to someone at home.

GRADE FOUR - Joseph, Part One

• Students will review the story of Jacob and how he got two wives and twelve sons!
• Students will see a video about Joseph, leading up to his interpreting the Pharaoh’s dream
• Students will explore this story as it appears in the book of Genesis.
• Students will work together to complete a crossword puzzle.
• Time permitting, students will improvise the story.

HOMEWORK: With your parents, read Chapter 6. Complete the worksheet.

GRADE FIVE - Our Gifts

• Students will review the Introductory Rites and the Liturgy of the Word
• Students will review the Offertory and Preparation of Gifts
• Students will understand that through the gifts we offer at Mass we are offering the gift of ourselves
• Students will understand that much of the Preparation of Gifts focuses on our gratitude

HOMEWORK: With someone at home read the story of St. Maximilian Kolbe on page 62 of the text. Complete the work on page 64.

GRADE SIX - Joseph

• Students will explore the story of Joseph on a deeper level.
• Students will know that this story shows once again how God can bring good from evil.
• Students will understand the meaning of providence.

HOMEWORK - Complete the worksheet for the next class.

GRADE SEVEN - Choosing Christ

• Students will consider why people might have accepted or rejected Jesus
• Students will realize that people still make those choices today
• Students will become familiar with some of the sects that existed at the time of Jesus – Pharisees, Sadducees, Zealots and Scribes.
• Students will consider the Eucharist, which drove many from Jesus and see a short video on Eucharistic Adoration

HOMEWORK: Complete the “Will You Stay with Jesus?” sheet. Also, if not done in class, complete the worksheet.

GRADE EIGHT - Called to Protect, Part Three

• Students will understand why it is difficult for kids to tell someone if they are being sexually abused
• Students will identify who they could tell if someone is sexually abusing them, or a friend
• Students will know the words to say to tell their parents or another person they trust if someone is sexually abusing them or a friend.

HOMEWORK: None this week.

OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - WEEK 15 January 22-23, 2012

GRADE ONE — The Good Shepherd

• Students will hear the story of the Good Shepherd
• Students will see a presentation on the Good Shepherd
• Students will understand that Jesus is our Good Shepherd

HOMEWORK: With someone at home complete the chart on What a Shepherd does; What
Jesus Does.

SAC PREP TWO - Between Jesus and Me—Celebrating Forgiveness

• Children will understand that under no circumstances will the priest ever reveal what is told to him in confession.
• Children will review basic concepts.
• Children will review and practice going to confession.
• Children will become familiar with another Biblical forgiveness story.

HOMEWORK: “Steps to Peace” sheet


GRADE THREE - The Miracles of Christ

• Children will learn that Jesus performed many miracles to show that He is Savior of the world.
• Children will become familiar with several of the miracles Jesus performed, including healing miracles and feeding miracles.

HOMEWORK: Parents should read pages 83 and 84 to their children. Children should be
able to answer (in their own words) Q78, 79 and 80.


GRADE FOUR - Jacob

• Students will hear the story of how Jacob stole Esau’s blessing and how he was tricked when choosing a wife.
• Students will learn that Jacob changed his name to Israel and that the Israelites were God’s chosen people.
• Students will understand the importance of a blessing
• Students will understand that God can turn anything to His purpose and be able to recognize the word Providence
• Students will take an exam over the year’s studies so far and complete their report cards

HOMEWORK: Look up Romans 8:28 and discuss with your parents what this verse has to do with the story of Jacob. [God’s providence.] Use the words provided on the homework sheet as prompts and write sentences about the people we have studied this week.

GRADE FIVE - Liturgical Music

• Children will meet one of our music ministers.
• Children will become familiar with our organ and with how our music is selected
• Students will see where the choir and ensemble members gather and practice for the Mass

HOMEWORK: Come prepared next week prepared to share: What was one thing you learned from the presentation about music? ALSO: Which hymn from Sunday Mass which was your favorite, at what part of the Mass it was used, and who played and sang it?

GRADE SIX - God’s Plan of Salvation

• Students will understand the importance of the spoken word in Biblical times and explore our feelings about it today.
• Students will become familiar with the continuing adventures of Jacob; Jacob’s ladder, his marriage to Leah and Rachel and how he wrestled with an angel.
• Students will learn about the life of St. Martin de Porres

HOMEWORK - Read Genesis 29: 15-30. Write a synopsis of what occurs. Complete page 57 of the text if it was not done in class..

GRADE SEVEN - Reconciliation

• Students will understand the difference between mortal and venial sin.
• Students will have the opportunity to deepen their appreciation of the Sacrament of Penance.
• Students will be familiar with the concept of “near occasion of sin”.
• Students will understand that conscience must be informed.

HOMEWORK: Read Handout on Holy Orders.
Do an informal “Review of the Day” each night. Look at MASTER 16.1 for an idea of questions to use. Do a drawing illustrating one of the Seven Deadly Sins.

GRADE EIGHT - Called to Protect, Part 2

• Students will learn what to do if someone tries to violate their boundaries
• Students will know lots of different ways to respond and that they can respond in ways that fit their own personality
• Students will be able to demonstrate several ways to respond if someone tries to violate their physical, emotional or behavioral boundaries.

NO HOMEWORK

OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - WEEK 14 January 15-16, 2012

GRADE ONE - Jesus Calls Apostles (Vocations)

• 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 should complete Quiz 13 with the help of their parents.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION - Special Words, Signs, Places

• 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 parents

GRADE THREE - Imitation of Christ

• 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.


GRADE FOUR - Esau and Jacob

• 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
• Students will review concepts and information learned this trimester for the first trimester exam next week.

HOMEWORK Do the take-home exam and show it to your parents.

GRADE FIVE - The Liturgy of the Word

• Children will know how to participate in the Liturgy of the Word
• Children will become familiar with the parts of the Liturgy of the Word

HOMEWORK: Write three petitions, or Intercessions. One for leaders of our Church or in the world. One for our parish and one for someone or something specific….(for example someone you know who is sick, or who needs help.) We will pray these intercessions next week.

Also, with your parents, read the readings before you go to Mass this week. Pay special attention during Mass. You will be asked about the homily you heard.

GRADE SIX - Faulty People Like Us

• Students will be review the idea of “types” – figures and events in the Old Testament that prefigure those in the New Testament
• Students will become familiar with the story of Jacob and Esau.
• Students will understand that Old Testament figures were faulty people like us, with free will.
• Students will know that despite their faults, God was able to use His people in His plan of salvation.

HOMEWORK - Complete written work on page 52 of the text. Complete the “Your Own Experience” section of the worksheet.
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GRADE SEVEN - Jesus' Miracles

• 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.

GRADE EIGHT - Called to Protect, One

• Students will be able to define and identify the three types of personal boundaries
• Students will be able to give examples of how child molesters try to violate boundaries
• Students will understand that the vast majority of adults care about young people and want the best for them.

OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - WEEK 13 January 8-9, 2012

GRADE ONE - Holy Families

• 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.

HOMEWORK: Do pages 70 in the textbook.

SACRAMENTAL PREPARATION - Examination of Conscience

• 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. (Simply think - "When did I love God and other people today?"  "Did I hurt, or fail to love at any time today?") Parents – Read Chapter 18 to your children.


GRADE THREE - Purity, Honesty, Truth

• 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.

GRADE FOUR: Abraham

• 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 our part.
• Students will further explore the concept of "types" or "figures".

HOMEWORK have your parents help you complete the “God’s Gift: Free Will” worksheet. Use the story in the textbook to help you.

GRADE FIVE - The Introductory Rites

• Students will recognize that Love is at the center of the celebration of Eucharist.
• Students will become familiar with the Introductory Rites..

HOMEWORK: Complete page 46 in the text.


GRADE SIX - Abraham and Isaac

• Students will re-familiarize themselves with the story of Abraham and his sacrifice of his son Isaac.
• Students will understand that Abraham sacrificed his will, which is what God wants each of us to do.
• Students will explore how they could sacrifice their own will.
• Students will become familiar with St. Edith Stein

HOMEWORK: Read the story of Abraham and Isaac in the Bible. Genesis 22: 1-18
Read through the scenarios in Master 21 and think what the loving thing would be to do – and how that would be a sacrifice of will.

GRADE SEVEN - The Kingdom of God

• 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, 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!)


GRADE EIGHT - God Works Miracles Through Us

• Students will have the opportunity to watch the video “A Man Called Norman”

HOMEWORK: Perform a random act of kindness this week; share it with your family and
challenge family members to perform a random act as well. Be ready to share yours or a family
members’ in class next week

OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - Week 10 - December 4-5

GRADE ONE - Creation

* Students will review the story of God’s creation of man.
* Students will learn how Adam and Eve lost their place in the garden by hearing a story, watching a video and reading the text.
* Children will recognize the term “Original Sin” as referring to the first sin committed.
* Children will understand that we no longer live in the Garden because our first parents sinned.
* Students will make their Salvation Booklets.

HOMEWORK: Read the Book without Words to your parents. Complete the “A Sad Story” sheet by coloring the picture and answering the question.

SAC PREP TWO - Sin, Temptation, Accident

* Children will be able to correctly use the words “forgive” and “sin”.
* Children will understand the difference between a sin, an accident and a temptation.
* Children will have practice recognizing behaviors as sins, temptations or accidents

HOMEWORK – Begin to memorize the Act of Contrition. (Parents, the version we ask the children to memorize should be glued into their texts.)

GRADE THREE - The Lord’s Day

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• Students will practice using the Bible by finding and reading the first three commandments from Exodus.
• Students will think more about the importance of names, particularly God’s name
• Students will be led by means of a book and project to think about God, and the joy of spending time with Him

HOMEWORK: With parents complete the worksheet “God’s Special Day”.

GRADE FOUR - Going to Confession

* 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: If at all possible, children should go to confession before Christmas. Our regional Advent Penance Service will be next Sunday, Dec. 11, at 2 p.m. here at STA.

GRADE FIVE - The Liturgical Year

* Students will become familiar with the Liturgical Year and its Seasons
* Students will have the opportunity to use a Liturgical Year calendar

HOMEWORK: Explain the Liturgical Calendars to your parents.  Complete the puzzle on page 42D.

GRADE SIX - Abram's Call

* Students will all be familiar with God's call to Abram.
* Students will recognize that the Book of Genesis tells the story of God's creation, man's sin and God's promise of salvation.
* Students will nderstand that the "call/listen" pattern is frequently found in the Bible

HOMEWORK: No homework this week.

GRADE SEVEN - Mary, Prepared to Be the Mother of God

* Students will explore Mary, and become more familiar with the stories of the Annunciation and the Visitation.
* Students will be able to explain why Mary is called “Immaculate”.
* Students will complete their side of the report cards.

HOMEWORK: Complete the worksheet and do the take-home test.  Don't forget to go to Mass for the Feast of the Immaculate Conception!

GRADE EIGHT - Sin is the Obstacle to the Reign of God

* Students will refamiliarize themselves with the story of Adam and Eve from Genesis
* Students will think about the effects of that original sin on relationships
* Students will become aware of some negative cultural values that lead to sin and think about how to combat them.
* Students will have the opportunity to meditate on their own sinfulness

HOMEWORK: Read pages 51-54. Complete the activity on page 55.  Prepare a one-minute talk on any aspect of Confession.

OBJECTIVES AND HOMEWORK - Week 9 - Nov. 20-21

GRADE ONE - Giving Thanks

* Various concepts already presented will be tied together with a Thanksgiving theme.
* Students will fill out report cards.
* Students will take an exam over what has been taught already this year.

HOMEWORK: Practice prayers! Parents – when you pray with your children this week, emphasize gratitude and thankfulness.

SAC PREP TWO - Jesus Forgives Us

* Children will understand that to be good friends of Jesus we must do our best to follow his
* commandments.
* The words “I’m sorry” will be presented as words that can heal broken relationships.
* Children will be presented with two or three stories of forgiveness in the Bible.
* Children will understand that when we fail to love we should say “I’m sorry.”

HOMEWORK: Read Chapter 9 in the Textbook and complete the worksheet.

GRADE THREE - Loving God Most of All; Two

• Students will review, then take an exam over material covered so far this year
• Students will complete report cards

HOMEWORK: Children should complete their own prayer using the “My Prayer” form.
Complete “The Way to Pray” if it wasn’t done in class.

GRADE FOUR - Our Forgiving, Loving God

• Children will explore two scripture stories of forgiveness - the Lost Sheep and the Prodigal Son
• Children will realize that God cannot forgive if we do not express our sorrow
• Children will recognize the importance of recognizing and admitting our sins, as well as doing our best to make amendment

HOMEWORK: Before we meet again, at least once pray to the Holy Spirit and go slowly over the Examination of Conscience on this sheet.
(Remind children that anything they think of is private. They would never have to discuss their sins with anyone but the priest.)

GRADE FIVE - Real Presence

• Students will understand that the Last Supper was a Passover meal.
• Students will understand that in the Mass we remember Jesus’ saving us through the Pascal Mystery.
• Students will understand that the Mass is a sacrifice and a meal.
• Students will understand that we believe Jesus is truly present in the Eucharist.
• Students will learn the proper way to reverence the altar and genuflect before the Tabernacle

HOMEWORK: Students should complete reading in their text up through the exercise in the middle of page 29. They should respond to that question. They should also read page 32 which will prepare them for the activity the following week.

GRADE SIX - Adam and Eve

• Students will understand three results of Original Sin
• Students will become familiar with the story of Cain and Abel
• Students will review how God showed Adam and Eve and Cain His merciful love.
• Students will realize that God shows us merciful love through the Sacraments
• Students will appreciate some further aspects of Baptism

HOMEWORK: Read and write about the poem on the worksheet. Can you think of a real-life
example of what the poet means? Write about it.

GRADE SEVEN - John the Baptist/Review

• Students will explore John the Baptist, the last prophet preparing the way for Christ by looking in the Gospels of Mark and Matthew.
• Students will view a word-for-word video presentation about John from the Gospel of Luke
• Students will review material studied so far this year.

HOMEWORK: Complete the worksheet and review for the text next week.

GRADE EIGHT - The Reign of God: Jesus’ Mission

* Students will know that the Jews expected the Kingdom of God to be instituted by an actual King.
* Students will know that Jesus expressed two new ideas about God: 1) God is a loving Father and 2) God expects us to love everyone – even our enemies.
* Students will begin to understand what Jesus meant by saying that “The Kingdom of God is within us.”
* Students will explore how they can help bring about the Kingdom of God.

HOMEWORK: Explain that it is in silence that we can hear God speak to us. Even if we
don’t get an “answer” to prayer during the silent time, silence prepares us to hear God whenever and however He speaks to us. Have the students spend at least 5-10 minutes a day in quietness and silence every day until we meet again. 15-20 minutes would be better. Begin the prayer time by looking at the questions they have asked God in their journals. Ask God for some answers to the questions. If they feel they receive any answers or insights, they should write them down next to the question, as illustrated in the text.