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Religion

As we begin this school year, let us rejoice in God's love and be thankful for all He has given us. Our religion lessons will focus on four specific areas: prayer, character and moral development, social awareness, and scripture.

Prayer

Each morning, we will begin by praying the rosary as well as pray for people in our family, our community and our world. Throughout the year, we will learn prayers associated with our Catholic faith as well as different approaches to prayer in order to more fully develop our "quiet time" wth God.

Character and Moral Development

During our read-aloud time, we will use the Beautiful Feet Teaching Character Through Literature program. With each piece of literature, we will focus on a specific character trait or virtue. Each lesson uses scripture references to aide in developing moral reasoning skills. When appropriate, we will draw parallels to pertinent Bible stories.

Social Awareness

As Catholic Christians, we are called to act for justice. It is our responsibility to teach our children how to treat others with compassion and dignity. Mother Teresa reminds us that "In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love." We will be looking at ways we can carry out this message of God's love in our community and our world.

Scripture

As Christians it is always important to read and study the Word of God. Throughout the year, we will focus on various scripture verses and Bible stories as they relate to social awareness, prayer and character development.

Our Catholic faith has a rich heritage filled with many feasts, celebrations, and Holy Days. Throughout the year we will fully participate in these traditions as we strive to grow in our faith and draw closer to our God.

Peace in Christ!

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Wednesday

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The Lord is My Shepherd

Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 9:51AM

Bible Verse: The Lord is my shepherd. I have everything I need. Psalm 23:1

After reading the 23rd Psalm, our children discussed ways the Lord shepherds us through life. Here are their thoughts:

He never lets us out of his sight.
He leads us safely along the right paths.
He provides for us.
He nourishes us.
He feeds us with his word.
He gives us peace.
He is our strength.
He leads us through life.
We are his sheep.
He cares for us.

For fun, they created a wordle to share their thoughts.

Ashley Allain |

How to Have A Servant's Heart

Wednesday, February 3, 2010 at 2:52PM

After reading The General and the Corporal and learning Matthew 20:26-27, our children created a wordle reflecting on what it means tohave a servant's heart.

Ashley Allain |

What Is Hope?

Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 9:21AM

This week we read the book Owl Moon by Jane Yolen. In the story, the boy and his father go owling and are hopeful to spy a Great Horned Owl. What is hope? What does it mean to you? I asked our children and they created a wordle to reflect their thoughts.

Ashley Allain |