Unit 3: Chapter 9 ~ God's Mercy

Catholic Faith Words

• virtues
• temptation
• mercy

What did we talk about & Scripture reference...

• The prodigal son - the feelings of both the father and son
• People who help us make good choices (Luke 15:11-32)
• How can we share God's love and mercy
• The importance of forgiveness
• Advent, it's a journey

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Homework (due 12/16)

Journal Writing

• One way I showed and asked for forgiveness this week was...

Trivia Question

• Who is the Good Shephard?  Why?

Unit 3: Chapter 8 ~ Choose to Do Good

Catholic Faith Words

Free Will
Mortal Sin
Venial Sin
Conscience

What did we talk about & Scripture Reference

• Ways we can show we are sorry for something
• How Peter showed he was sorry (John 18:17-18; 25-27)
• How to choose right from wrong
• Making good choices

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Homework (due 12/9)

Journal Writing
I made a good choice this week when I...

Trivia Question
What is the Holy Trinity?
 (hint, you can look back to chapter 6)

Unit 3: Chapter 7 ~ God's Commandments

Catholic Faith Words

• Ten Commandments
• Great Commandment

What did we talk about? 
                             & Scripture Reference

• Ways to live the commandments
• The Great Commandment
• How to show love for God (Luke 10:29 -37)
• The Parable of the Good Samaritan (John 10:11-14)
• Saint Elizabeth of Hungary

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Homework

Journal Writing
I can follow the commandments by...

Trivia Question
Who was the Good Samaritan?

Journal Writing

In their notebook on the top of a new page, please have the kids write the date and sentence/prompt given in the weekly post and then fill in their answer in the blank.

Then, have them write a prayer, write about something on their mind, something that happened at school or with a friend, something they did great that week or something they may need help with, or they can draw a picture to God. These will be private writings and will not be shared in class, but I would like them to bring them to class so I can see that they are working on them.

More in depth instructions for journal writing are below.

I feel that it very important for kids to be able to talk to God, either through structured prayer (the ones we memorize) or unstructured prayer. In order to encourage unstructured prayer, I would like to provide the children with a starter sentence for them to complete and then allow them freely write or draw pictures to God.

In their notebook on the top of a new page, please have your child write the date and the starter sentence (I will have them write this in their nb at the beginning of each class and it will also be listed on the website each week) and then fill in their answer to complete the sentence. Then, have them write a prayer, write about something on their mind, something that happened at school or with a friend, something they did great that week or something they may need help with, or they can just draw a picture to God. This is completely up to them, let the Spirit be their guide. This project should only require a few minutes of your child’s time each week.

Each week we have class, I would like them to bring their notebook to class, along with their folder and any other papers they need to return for that week (including the trivia answer). These will be private writings and will NOT be shared in class, but I would like them to bring them to class so I can make sure that they are working on them.

If your child misses a class I would like them to still complete the journal writing assignment for that week.

In addition to having a wonderful book to remember their second grade year, they will learn the invaluable lesson of praying to God and depending on Him for the rest of their lives.

Trivia Questions Information

We will be talking about the trivia questions at the beginning of each class.  And prizes maybe given some weeks for super special questions! The children can write their answer on a page in their journal. You can have them write the date, question number and just fill in the answer each week (can   use the same page each week).. 

Clue: the answers will come from the homework, what we did in class, the Bible, standard prayers, mass or the Church bulletin for that week. Parents can help find the answer and maybe learn something too. ;)

The trivia question is only good for that week, so if your child misses class, they should answer the question for the next week. I will not have a trivia questions for the weeks that we don’t have class.

Welcome to the 2015 - 2016 Religious Education School year!

Dear Parents,

My name is Ann Marie Hollywood, and I am your child’s catechist for this very important year.  I have previously taught religious education classes and before that, I was an Elementary Special Education teacher down in Brooklyn for 5 years.  My assistant teacher in the room is Tina Fleming. 

I am very excited to be teaching your second graders. What a wonderful year this will be for them, receiving two sacraments. First they will learn how to be sorry for their wrongdoings and asking God for forgiveness through Reconciliation. And finally, they will be able to go up with the rest of us adults and fully receive Christ during their First Communion. It’s going to be a very full year and I’m excited to get started.

I know there a few allergies, if you could please email me those to me I would greatly appreciate it so I can have it all in one place.  I have started our prize box for class raffle and will be using it for trivia questions.

In addition to the book given to them, if you could please send your child to religious education with:

·                sharpened pencil

·                marble notebook (for journal writing & trivia questions)

I am going to try something new and created this website for you. This site will have what your child is doing for the current week in class (or missed if they were absent) the weekly trivia question, and the journal writing topic for the current week. There will also be an archive located on the site. This is a great ‘green’ way for us to stay in touch and for you to have information about what your child is learning weekly in religious education. This is the website: http://hollywoodre2.blogspot.com/

I know the kids are stretched between school work and other activities, but I feel that it is very important for them to carry their Religious Education outside the classroom, even if it is for only a few minutes each week.

Feel free to email me (ahollywood@gmail.com) or call the Religious Education office (845-471-8728) with any questions or concerns you may have throughout the year. We need to work together to get your children ready for these two beautiful sacraments, and I am looking forward to every moment this year.