We are coming to the close of our first quarter of school on Friday, October 11. There are two assignments due by Friday, October 11. One is the second memorized prayer and the second is the service hour log sheet with the student's two or more hours of service required for the first quarter of school. Each student should read the requirement on the front of their service hour sheet for an explanation of their documentation of their activity. (NOTE* a picture is optional, not required)
A 4-5 word reflective paragraph of their activity answering the questions on the front of their log sheet is to be stapled to the back of their log sheet so I can enter their grades for this assignment. If any student is volunteering at the Harvest Hoedown on Friday, October 11, they can log these hours for first quarter if they need it or second quarter. If they need the service hours for first quarter then they can turn in their log sheet and reflection paragraph on Monday, October 14.
We'll be starting Chapter 1 in all Religion classes this week, so please read the blog from last week for information about this. All graded work has been handed back to the students, they do not have to keep these, but I have asked that they take their graded work home to show their parents.
This past Friday all classes prayed at Eucharistic Adoration in the Holy Spirit Chapel. All the classes had a rosary, or Bible, or special prayer book to use to help them pray. We spent about fifteen minutes of class time for this spiritual opportunity. There were also special prayers on the kneelers close to the Blessed Sacrament that could be said as each student would kneel up close to Jesus with their special needs. I know it might be hard to believe that Middle Schoolers can actually endure fifteen minutes of silence, but they did. Every single class was perfectly silent and seemed engaged in talking to Jesus. Father Paul has said before that we need to provide special spiritual moments for our child. This was a very moving moment for all and hopefully will be something they will continue to practice for years to come.
May you all have a blessed week and Stay Calm and Keep the Faith,
Mrs. Gutzwiller
