See You at VBS

Sandra and I are going to co-lead a combined Arts& Crafts/Science section at VBS this year.  Hope to see you there!  Any ideas?  Share them here!

End of the Faith Formation Year!

This  week is the official end of the Faith Formation year and we ended it as usual with a Happy Birthday- Pentecost party- a little early but it's important to  celebrate!

The kids all agreed that they want us to teach 4th grade next year- Mondays at 6- and Sue agreed.

Next stop- VBS.
All Aboard for a Baobab Blast!
Details here (copied from St. Paul's Faith Formation Page:

June 14th—18th 9:00 AM—12:00 Noon

Baobab Blast: God’s Great Get-Together … an amazing African Adventure your kids won’t soon forget! Click here for Registration Form.

We need volunteers to make this happen! Click here for Volunteer Form

VBS VOLUNTEER PLANNING MEETING = Tuesday May 11th 4:30PM Parish Center, with a follow up meeting Wednesday May 12th 7:30PM Parish Center for anyone who is unable to attend Tuesday.

Resource for covering teachings of Jesus, Holy Week, and Easter events

I have 15 coloring pictures with text that explains the events from the raising of Lazarus through the breakfast on the beach – these are the stories included.  Anyone who wants a copy- let me know or come by my classroom tonight before 6- I’ll try to be there at 5:30.

 

John 11:1-44 • Jesus brings Lazarus back to life 241

Matthew 21:1-11; Luke 19:29-44; John 12:12-19 • Jesus enters Jerusalem 243

Matthew 21:12-16; Mark 11:12-19; Luke 19:45-48 • Jesus clears the Temple 245

Matthew 25:14-30; Luke 19:12-27 • Jesus tells the parable of the talents 247

Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4 • A poor woman gives all she has 249

John 13:1-17 • Jesus washes His friends’ feet 251

Matthew 26:17-30; Mark 14:12-26; Luke 22:7-20; John 13:1-17 • Jesus eats a last

meal with His friends 253

Matthew 26:69-75; Mark 14:66-72; Luke 22:55-62; John 18:15-18,25-27 • Peter lies

about knowing Jesus 255

Matthew 27:32-56; Mark 15:21-41; Luke 23:26-49; John 19:17-37 • Jesus dies on

the cross 257

Matthew 28:1-10 • Jesus rises from the dead 259

John 20:10-18 • Jesus talks to Mary in the garden 261

Luke 24:13-35 • Two friends see Jesus 263

Mark 16:14; Luke 24:36-43; John 20:19-23 • Jesus talks to His friends 265

John 20:24-29 • Thomas believes when he sees Jesus 267

John 21:1-25 • Jesus cooks breakfast on the beach

 

Mary Rose

RE: Links to resources for Week of March 8 weekday classes

http://www.usccb.org/nab/031410c.shtml

 

This week theme is 20: Early followers of Jesus: Grade 3 Chapter 9/Grade 2 Chapter 8.

 

http://www.faithfirst.com/html/catechist/lectionary/yearC/Mar18Pri.html

RE: Links to resources for Week of March 1 weekday classes

http://www.prayerpress.com/images/ColoringPage.gif

http://prepareformass.wordpress.com/

http://www.usccb.org/nab/030710c.shtml

This week theme is 19: Mary and Lent  Grade 3 Chapter 3.

http://new.catholicmom.com/kids/lenten-activities-for-children/

http://www.faithfirst.com/html/catechist/lectionary/lectionary.html

 

The Lord's Prayer

Preparation for Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time (Feb 7th)

 Liturgy Preparation- Fifth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday's Readings
Catholic Mom (at this writing, these are the activities for Jan 31)
Primary Session

Saint of the Week: St. Blaisa
Picture of St. Blase along with an explanation about the practice of Blessing of the Throats
This week we are doing a review of Catholic Faith and Practices

Theme 15: Making Choices

 Liturgy Preparation- Fourth Sunday in Ordinary Time
Sunday's Readings
Catholic Mom not out yet
Primary Session
Catechism of the Catholic Church 1020-1050, 1716-1724, 1997-2016
Saint of the Week: St. Thomas Aquinas- January 28th
Faith First Links to Online Lesson Planning:
Grade 1: Chapter 21
Grade 2: Chapter 22
Grade 3: Chapter 22
Grade 4: Chapter 17
Grade 5: Chapter 18
Grade 6: Chapter 20

For My Class: Earning Coins

For every chapter review that you complete at Faith First, you can win coins.

80%=3 coins
90%=4 coins
100%=5 coins

Send your scores to mrmurrin@verizon.net!

Here are the eligible chapters:
For those students studying for their first communion:
Grade 2: Chapter 3, 1, 5,  6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 15, 16, 17, 14, 11, 18, 20, 22

For everyone:
Grade 3: Chapter 2, 1, 5, 6, 7, 8, 12, 13, 15, 17, 11, 19, 20, 22

These coins can be traded in for prizes just like in the vocabulary game.

For parents, I'll be posting links for materials that will help you coach your children through the quizes in the coming days.  In the meantime, look at the background material for the in-class lessons posted so far- especially the Catechism of the Catholic Church links.
Theme 2
Theme 3
Theme 4
Theme 5
Theme 6
Theme 8
Theme 10

Theme 10: Loving Others Week of January 10th-2nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

Readings for January 17th Second Sunday in Ordinary Time
Faith First Saint of the Week: Elizabeth Ann Seton
Faith First: Second Sunday in Ordinary Time Archived Primary Session
(Note at this time they did not have the 2010 readings out).
Faith First Chapter Preparation
Catechism 2196, 2237-2246, 2258-2317, 2331-2391, 2401-2449, 2464-2503, 2514-2527, 2534-2550
Catholic Mom Activities for 2nd Sunday Ordinary Time January 17, 2010