9/29/25 - 10/3/25
This is where I post when assignments are due, as well as when tests/quizzes will take place.
Monday (9/29):
Tuesday (9/30): Angelus Quiz (If 5B doesn't have Religion Class due to MAP Testing, they will take the Angelus Quiz on THURSDAY)
Wednesday (10/1):
Thursday (10/2):
Friday (10/3): NO SCHOOL - TEACHER PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY
IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
September Prayer of the Month: The Angelus
Please be sure your student is studying the highlighted words on their prayer sheet.
Students should also be studying the important notes (Background/History) on the back of their prayer sheet.
For this month's prayer (The Angelus), there is no information on the backside that students need to study- just the highlighted words on the front!
QUIZ DATE: TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30TH
GENERAL ANNOUNCEMENTS:
Quizzes in Religion Class are closed-book and closed-note. They take place at the end of the week. The material that students are being quizzed on is based on what we've learned, discussed, and worked on all week long.
Tests in Religion Class are open-book and open-note. They take place every few weeks. The material that students are being tested on is based on what we've learned, discussed, and worked on for the past few weeks.
Both for quizzes and tests, I will always let students know how they can prepare, and what specific things they should be studying from.
Objectives
This is where I post, specifically, what we will be learning this week.
THE LITURGICAL CALENDAR:
This week, students will continue to explore:
The meaning of the Liturgical Calendar.
The different seasons and colors that are associated with the Liturgical Calendar.
The timeline of the Liturgical Calendar.
THE 5 TYPES OF PRAYER: Praise, Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving, Blessing
This week, students will explore:
The 5 Types of Prayer (Praise, Petition, Intercession, Thanksgiving, Blessing).
The meaning and importance of each prayer.
How they can practice each prayer in their day-to-day life.
GROWING WITH GOD: Lessons 1, 2, 3, 5, 7
This week, students will explore:
Lesson 1: God Creates Us - In this lesson, students will learn to build their confidence.
Lesson 2: Boundaries - In this lesson, students will understand appropriate boundaries.
Lesson 3: Friendship and Bullying - In this lesson, students will understand the importance of building healthy relationships.
Lesson 5: Digital Discipleship and Safety - In this lesson, students will learn to build safe and healthy habits online.
Lesson 7: Trust and Secrets - In this lesson, students will articulate people in their lives who are worthy of their trust.
SEPTEMBER PRAYER OF THE MONTH: The Angelus
Students will study, memorize, and further understand the The Angelus throughout the month of September.
RELIGION READ ALOUD: Heaven is For Real
Starting in September, students will begin listening to the read aloud book, Heaven is For Real.
Short Summary: Heaven is for Real: A Little Boy's Astounding Story of His Trip to Heaven and Back is a 2010 New York Times best-selling Christian book written by Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent and published by Thomas Nelson Publishers. The book documents the report of a near-death experience by Burpo's three-year-old son Colton.
Todd Burpo and Lynn Vincent co-wrote this book when Todd Burpo's three-year-old son had appendicitis.
When Colton's mother Sonja first noticed he was not feeling well ,she took him to the emergency room and was told that Colton had influenza, as all the tests for a possible appendicitis came back negative. Colton vomited often, and his parents suspected he did not just have influenza. When Todd and Sonja went to a different emergency room with Colton, they were told that Colton had to have an emergency appendectomy or he could possibly die.
Months after surviving the emergency surgery to remove his appendix, Colton shared the story of how he left his body during surgery and went to heaven. Colton began describing events and people that seemed impossible for him to have known about. Examples include knowledge of an unborn sister miscarried by his mother in 1998, and details of a great-grandfather who had died 30 years before Colton was born.
Colton also explained how he met Jesus riding a rainbow-colored horse and sat in Jesus' lap while angels sang songs to him.