Nicole Gargiulo nicolegargiulo19@gmail.com  and Marlene

Welcome to PREP

10/9/24

Hello Prep families,

I am writing with a quick recap of last night's lesson. We started with discussing the 40 hours of devotion that begins on Sunday. We talked about the monstrance and I told them to share that big word with you! We listened to Ms Michelle over the loud speaker do the examination of consciousness with the 3rd-7th graders and had a great discussion about our first confession.

We also read through Chapter 2. 

Hope you all have a great rest of the week.  Fingers crossed for the Phillies tonight!

Nicole

Hello families,

This year is an exciting year for your children and I am so happy I get to help them along on their Catholic journey. My name is Nicole Gargiulo and this is my 4th year teaching PREP. I was lucky enough to teach the level 2 class twice and it was an amazing experience seeing the children make their First Penance and Holy Communion.

We are going to be using the We Believe book and I included a tentative calendar of what chapters we will cover for the first half of PREP as we prepare for First Penance. If you need to miss a class, hopefully this helps to keep you caught up.

I am joined by Ms. Marlene who will be teaching with me. We will do our best to prepare your child for their sacraments. We ask that you please practice prayers and ask about the chapters we read. Students should already know the Sign of the Cross, Our Father, Hail Mary and Glory Be from first grade. The more repetition the better!

Students will need their book, a pencil and crayons/markers each day. Please ask them to leave any fidgets, toys, etc. at home. We only have a short time and we want to make the most of it without distractions! Also, if there is any special concern I should know about or question, please don’t hesitate to email me at nicolegargiulo19@gmail.com. I am looking forward to a great year!

TENTATIVE CALENDAR

Sept 24

Meet and Greet - Welcome to PREP

Oct 1

Chapter 1

Oct 8

Chapter 2 and 3

Oct 15

Chapter 4 - Intro to Reconciliation

Oct 22

Chapter 8

Oct 29

Chapter 9 and 10

Nov 4

Chapter 11 - Form of Confession/Act of contrition

Nov 9

First Penance Retreat 8:45-10am

Nov 12

Chapter 12 - Form of Confession/Act of contrition

Nov 19

Chapter 13 - Intro to Advent - Form of Confession/Act of contrition

Nov 26

NO PREP

Dec 3

Review day for Confession - Advent

Dec 7

First Penance 10am

Dec 10

Chapter 7 - Church seasons

Dec 17

Chapter 14 - Christmas

Dec 24/31

NO PREP