Middle School Religion Update for the week of 9/30/13

     All Middle Schoolers are preparing to recite their second memorized prayer due on Friday Oct. 11, 2013.  Several students have already said their second prayer ahead of time.  The students can choose from a selection of prayers from their prayer packet in their Religion folder or the one that was a take home packet.

     Eight green Religion students are meeting with Mrs. Amy Moran pertaining to Career Choices.  The other Religion classes are finishing up study skill hints and activities.  All classes will then move into reading and completing a worksheet packet on Ch. 1 in their grade level Religion books.

     This Friday is the first Friday of the month so the Middle School students will be praying in front of the Blessed Sacrament during Religion classes in the Church chapel.  At adoration the students will be praying silently, reading from the Bible, or silently reflecting on the prayer at the kneelers right up in front of the Blessed Sacrament.  This is a time for the students to experience a time of silent reflection allowing Jesus to speak to them without distractions of the outside world.

     Since October is the Month of the Rosary we will be saying the Rosary before Masses on Wednesdays at 8:10.  Please join us in praying this as a student body.

     Please continue to check your child's grades on My Students' Progress regularly.  Your child should really be checking this themselves, so give them the code.  If you ever see a mistake please let the teacher know immediately so they can correct it.

     Have a great week, hug your children, pray for and with your children, and thank Jesus for your abundant blessings.

God Bless You All,

Mrs. Gutzwiller

Middle School Religion Updates 9/23/13

All the Middle Schoolers are starting off the week with a Religion test over the introduction worksheets to their Religion book.  This gives an overview of what they will be studying this year.  Most of the students have also completed their first memorized prayer for the year which was due last Friday, 9/20 for grades 6 and 7, and today 9/23 for grade 8  The second memorized prayer is due by Friday, 10/11.

This week all the students will be starting Chapter 1 in their Religion books.  Grade 6 will be studying about Revelation and Response, This chapter introduces the story of our ancestors in faith with the Old testament figures Abraham and Sarah, who accepted God;s plan even though they were unsure of what God had in store for them.  Grade 7 will be studying The Birth of Our Savior.  In this chapter the students will read accounts of the birth of Jesus from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.  They will read how God lovingly revealed himself to all humanity in the Second Person of the Trinity...Jesus Christ.
Grade 8 will study the word Apostolic: Founded on the Apostles.  They will learn how the apostles devoted their lives to follow Jesus and pass on his teachings to others.  They will also learn that Peter was the leader of the apostles and the first leader of the Church.  In every age the Church shares in the mission of the apostles to proclaim to the world the good news of Jesus Christ.

Our first quarter ends on Friday, 10/11, and two service hours are required for our first quarter.  Each student has a service hour log sheet and information concerning these hours in their Religion folder.

I hope everyone is receiving the daily e-mail for the daily Religion assignments.  If you aren't please contact the school office.

God Bless you all and have a great week,
Mrs. Gutzwiller

Middle School Religion A Week At a Glance 9/13/13

Memorized Prayer
    All the Middle Schoolers are memorizing eight prayers this year.  (Two per quarter)
Friday, September 20, is the due date for the first prayer.  Many students have already memorized and said their first prayer for me already.  I'm glad they are not waiting until the last minute.  Each student has two identical packets of prayers. (One for school and one for home.)  The students also have a yellow log sheet for the prayers they are choosing to memorize.  These prayers are counted in their grades and each day they are late there will be 10 pts. off.

Service Hours
     All Middle Schoolers also have a Service Hours Log Sheet.  The instructions for their required two hours of service hours per quarter is in their Rel. folder.  They will also be graded on this.

Worksheet Packets
     Each class started their worksheet packet for the Introductory Chapter of their Religion book.  Their tests will only be over the material that is in the worksheet packet.

Prayer Table
     Each of our homerooms have a special place for our prayer table.  This year we have holy water in little bowls to make the Sign of the Cross as we enter and leave each classroom.  This is a wonderful tradition that has been revised here at Holy Spirit.  Back in the day every classroom had a holy water font right inside each door of each classroom.  On my trip to Ireland in 2010, every Bed and Breakfast had a holy water font right inside their front door.  It would be great if you would consider this at home.

     God Bless You All,
     Mrs. Gutzwiller
   

 

Religion September 3, 2013

      This week in Middle School we will be filing several papers in our Religion folders and starting our introduction to the standards for this year.  Sixth, seventh, and eighth graders will receive their yellow prayer log sheets, a copy of the prayers to choose from to memorize, and a service hour log sheet.
These papers need to be kept in their Religion folder all year.
     The students will also receive several papers to take home.  The 8 graders will have a vocation's day flyer with a permission slip that needs to be returned ASAP.  All  students will have a prayer packet marked "Pleases Keep At Home," which are their choices for their memorized prayers this year and the due dates.
     Seven green students are planning this Wednesday's Mass.  It would be nice if you could join us for the liturgy.
     As we start studying our Religion topics this year the students will receive a packet for the standards we are studying.  Their will be a study guide included which will be the basis for their Religion tests.
     All Religion classes are continuing activities for our Anti Bullying Program beyond our Wednesday Class meetings.  The topics we cover have so many activities that we can easily expand on these during Religion classes.
      Don't forget the deadline for any Anti-Bullying posters is this Friday, 9/6/13.

God Bless You All and have a great week,
Mrs. Gutzwiller