Welcome to Mr. Sach's 6th Grade Religion Class Page !

Assignment for Wed. June 17th - Today is the last day of our online learning for the 2019-2020 school year. I know this year took a unexpected turn with the COVID pandemic. But I would just like to thank you all for keeping up the hardwork and never giving up. Let me be the first to wish you a happy summertime! Enjoy today, say a prayer for your friends and family to say safe and healthy in these uncertain times we are facing in the world. You all will be in my prayers, as you have been everyday for the past few months. Don't forget that tomorrow is 6th Grade pick up/drop off day at 2-3pm! I will see everyone tomorrow!

“And the God of all grace, who called you to his eternal glory in Christ, after you have suffered a little while, will himself restore you and make you strong, firm and steadfast.” - 1 Peter 5:10

Assignment for Tuesday June 16th - Please take a look at these three very well written and informative articles from LifeTeen.com about what it means to be Masculine in Christ, and Femininity as a young Catholic. 3rd article is a great one about becoming your authentic self in these very important years when your forming your self identity. Poses some great questions that you all should be asking yourself at some point in the next few years, and you grow as a young person and a young Catholic. The articles can be found by clicking on the following links:
https://lifeteen.com/blog/masculinity-fact-fiction/
https://lifeteen.com/blog/rethinking-feminism/
https://lifeteen.com/blog/formula-forming-authentic-identity/

Assignment for Monday June 15th - We will be having a 6th Grade Zoom meeting today, Monday June 15th at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! Today we are presenting our Final Projects, so we will need to begin promptly at Noon. I will send the meeting link email around 11:45am. See you all there!

Assignment for Friday June 12th - Please say a prayer for your 8th Grade friends who are graduating today!

Assignment for Thurs. June 11th - We will be having a 6th Grade SS & Religion Zoom meeting today, Thurs. June 11th at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! I will send the meeting link email around 11:50am. See you there!

Assignment for Wed. June 10th - Please be sure to read the articles from yesterday on LifeTeen.com. Once you have read the articles, please comment underneath the classwork post on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom. Your comment should be stating what you feel you can do as you grow as a young Catholic to fight racism and discrimination. Please do this before our next Zoom meeting tomorrow, Thursday June 11th at 12 Noon.

Assignment for Tuesday June 9th - Please read the article found on LifeTeen.com titled, Taking Steps Towards Anti-Racism" and the article titled, "Getting Honest and Uncomfortable About Race and Discrimination". You can find the articles by clicking on the following links:
https://lifeteen.com/blog/taking-steps-toward-anti-racism/ https://lifeteen.com/blog/getting-honest-uncomfortable-race-discrimination/

Once you have completed reading these articles, please comment underneath this 6th Grade Google classroom classwork post and tell me what you feel you can do as you grow as a young Catholic to fight racism and discrimination. Please do this before our next Zoom meeting on Thursday at 12 Noon.

Assignment for Monday June 8th - We will be having a 6th Grade SS & Religion Zoom Meeting today, Monday June 8th at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! I will send out the meeting link email around 11:50am. See you soon!

Assignment for Friday June 5th - Please watch Sunday's Daily Mass Video, on this Sunday June 7th. You can either watch it live, or once it is posted. The video can be found on the left side of this page. I will post questions on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Please be ready to discuss these questions at our next Zoom meeting on Monday, June 8th at 12 Noon.

Assignment for Thurs. June 4th - We will be having a 6th Grade Religion & SS Zoom meeting today, Thurs. June 4th at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! I will send the meeting link email out to everybody around 11:50am. I will be giving you your assignments for the day at our meeting. See you there!

Assignment for Wed. June 3rd - Please read the following article from LifeTeen.com:
https://lifeteen.com/blog/taking-gods-name-vain-really-means/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+lifeteen%2Fblogfeed+%28LifeTeen.com+for+Catholic+Youth%29

Be ready to discuss and answer questions about this article during our 6th Grade Zoom meeting tomorrow, Thurs. June 4th.

Assignment for Mon. & Tues June 1st & 2nd - HNOM Virtual Field Day 2020! Lets show them that 6th Grade is the best! Do as many activities as you can and have fun !!!!

Assignment for Friday May 29th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina reading. After you have read the Lectio, please at some point this weekend, pray with someone you know and love. Pray for the ability to share what God has done in your life; his mighty deeds done for you.

Assignment for Thurs. May 28th - We will be having a 6th Grade Religion & SS Zoom meeting today, Thurs. May 28th at 12 Noon. Please be on time! I will send the meeting link email around 11:45-11:50am. See you there!

Assignment for Wed. May 27th - Please read the article titled, "A Winning Relationship Starts With You" on LifeTeen.com. The article can be found 
by clicking the following link:
https://lifeteen.com/blog/winning-relationship-starts-you/

Starting today, until our last day of school, we will be focusing on maturity, chastity, relationships, and what it takes to grow into a responsible, positive-thinking Catholic teenager. This article is a great view on relationships and what it takes to have positive and successful relationships that center around God. Please read the article and be ready to answer questions about it during our 6th Grade Religion & SS Zoom Meeting tomorrow, Thurs. May 28th at 12 Noon.

Assignment for Tuesday May 26th - Please read "The Gifts of the Holy Spirit" Pdf that I have posted on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Once you have read it, create a seperate Googledoc, and please write each of the 7 "Gifts" in your own words, and/or tell me what each gift means to you. Once complete, please either share it with me or turn it in to me through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. You can email it to me directly as well if you'd like. This assignment will be due by the end of the day today, Tues. May 26th.

Assignment for Friday May 22nd - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. At some point this weekend, I would like you to go outside and look up at the sky. Put yourself in the shoes of the Jesus's disciples. What do you think they were thinking as they watched Jesus ascend to Heaven? How did this make them feel? I have enabled student comments on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page, so please leave a comment under the Lectio Divina "Classwork" post with answers to those two questions. Please comment by the end of Monday, when I will disable student comments once again.

Assignment for Ascension Thursday, May 21st - We will be having a Zoom meeting today, Ascension Thursday May 21st, at 11:30am. I will send the meeting link email around 11:15am. Please do not be late today. We will begin promply at 11:30am. See you all soon!

Assignment for Wed. May 20th - If you have not done so already, please complete "The Calling of St. Matthew" Google Form. The form can be found here:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJz9p11sUAXkwXyI5QVsRJxEDO0E-1tyalpAl-9pI4Gjdiow/viewform?usp=sf_link

This assignment is due by the end of today, Wed. May 20th.

Assignment for Tues. May 19th - Please fill out "The Calling of St. Matthew" Google Form found at:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdJz9p11sUAXkwXyI5QVsRJxEDO0E-1tyalpAl-9pI4Gjdiow/viewform?usp=sf_link

Once complete, hit submit at the bottom. This Google Form will be due by the end of the day tomorrow, Wed. May 20th.

Assignment for Monday May 18th - We will be having a 6th Grade SS & Religion Zoom Meeting today, Monday May 18th at 12 Noon. Please do not be late. I will send the link email around 11:45-11:50am. I will be giving you your assignments during our meeting. See you soon!

Assignment for Friday May 15th - Please read this week's Lectio Divina. The last paragraph poses a few questions, specifically:

1. Do we love Jesus? 
2. How do we demonstrate to the world that our love for Jesus is real? 
3. Where do our commitments lie? 
4. Is our life a living witness to the power of the Holy Spirit, the Spirit of Truth? 
5. Do those around us know that we are Christians by our love for one another—and for others? 

Please answer these questions after you have read this week's Lectio. I have put these 5 questions on a document, and posted it under this assignment under "Classwork" on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Once you have answered these questions, please share it with me or turn it in to me. You can also email it to me directly. This will be due by the end of the day on Monday, May 18th.

Assignment for Thurs. May 14th - We will be having a 6th Grade Zoom meeting today, Thurs. May 14th at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! I will be giving you your SS & Religion assignments for today during our meeting. I will send the link email out around 11:45-11:50am. See you there!

Assignment for Wed. May 13th - Please watch today's daily mass video to our left. Please be prepared to discuss the daily readings at our Zoom meeting tomorrow, Thurs. May 14th.

Assignment for Tues. May 12th - Please complete the "Gospel of Matthew" Questions on page 2 of the documents I shared with you yesterday during our Zoom meeting. Page 1 has the reading, which we read together during our meeting. If you need to go back to read it again or reference the reading, view page 1. Once you have completed the questions, share it with me or turn it in to me through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. You can also email it to me directly. 

Assignment for Monday May 11th - We will be having a 6th Grade Religion & SS Zoom Meeting today, Monday May 11th at 12 Noon. Please do not be late! I will be giving you your assignments for today during our meeting. I will send the meeting link to everybody around 11:45-11:50am. See you there!

Assignment for Friday May 8th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. Once you have read, please write a reaction paragraph about your thoughts and feelings on this Sunday's reading. Please answer the questions in the last paragraph of the Lectio as well in your reaction paragraph. Once you have this complete, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. You can also email it to me directly. This will be due by the end of the day on Monday, May 11th.

Assignment for Thurs. May 7th - We will be having a 6th Grade Religion Zoom meeting today, Thurs. May 7th @ 12 Noon. Please do not be late! And be sure to have read the article that I posted on Tuesday, which is below this post. Be prepared to discuss the article. We will be reading this week's Lectio Divina as well during our Zoom meeting. I will email everybody the meeting link around 11:45-11:50am. See you at Noon!

Assignment for Tues. May 5th - Please read the article from yesterday’s Zoom meeting. The article can be found here: 
http://www.beginningcatholic.com/catholic-morality 

Once you have read the article, answer the "Catholic Morality Article Question Sheet" that I have posted on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Have these questions answered by our next Zoom meeting on Thursday, May 7th. I have posted the question sheet in docx format. If you need it in pdf, please email me. 

Ps- If you have not turned in your reaction paragraph for this past Sunday's Lectio Divina, I suggest you get it to me ASAP! You lose points everyday it's late!

Assignment for Monday May 4th - We will be having a 6th Grade SS & Religion Zoom Meeting today, Monday May 4th at 12 Noon. Please be there, and don't be late! I will be giving you your SS and Religion assignments for today at our Zoom meeting. See you then!

Assignment for Friday May 1st - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. Once you have read it, please write a 4-6 sentence reaction paragraph about your comments, concerns, reflections and feelings about what you have just read in this Sunday's Lectio. You can write your paragraph on the bottom of the Lectio reading, or you can create a separate Googledoc to write your paragraph. Either way is fine. When you have completed this, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page, or email it to me directly. This will be due by Monday, April 4th. I have only uploaded the reading in docx format, if you need pdf, please email me.

Assignment for Thurs. April 30th - We will be having a 6th Grade Religion Zoom Meeting today at 12 Noon!. Please be there! I will be giving you your Religion assignment at our meeting. I will send everybody the link to the meeting around 11:45-11:50am. See you there!

Assignment for Wed. April 29th - Please read the following 2 articles from LifeTeen.com:
Article about service during Covid: https://lifeteen.com/blog/service-covid-19-2/ 

Over/Under Game about Finding out your Ideal Prayer Style:
 https://lifeteen.com/blog/play-game-overunder-well-tell-ideal-prayer-style/

Be ready to discuss these at our next Zoom Meeting, tomorrow, Thurs. April 30th at 12 Noon. 

Assignment for Tues. April 28th - I want to give some students a chance to catch up on SS and Religion work that they have fell behind on. So today, I am going to assign no work. There are students with missing assignments however, so I better get some emails today from 6th Grade students with late work. If you are not sure if you have completed everything, you can check PowerSchool(missing work is indicated by a blank or orange/yellow box), or email me. You can also go onto the Google classroom pages and check that way. If you did something and I have not given you credit for it, make sure that you shared it or turned it in. Also, check your Googledocs. Documents do not get erased from Googledocs. They are there forever!

PS - Our next Zoom Meeting will be on Thursday April 30th at 12 Noon. 

Assignment for Monday April 27th - Dont forget we have a 6th Grade Zoom Meeting today! We will meet at 12 Noon today, Monday April 27th. I will give you your SS and Religion assignments when we meet. I will email everybody the meeting link around 11:45-11:50am. 

Assignment for Friday April 24th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. The last sentence in the reading poses a question. Please answer that question in addition to writing a 3-5 sentence reaction paragraph about your thoughts and feelings on the reading. Once completed, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. I have posted the reading in docx format on our 6th Grade Religion Google classrom page. If you need it in pdf, please email me. This assignment will be due by Sunday, April 26th at 11:59pm. 

*Additionally, please do not forget about the HNOM "Hope Ribbon"!!!!*

Assignment for Thurs. April 23rd - Please Read Mark I:15, and answer the journal questions on the document posted. Once you have read and answered the questions, please share it with me or turn it in to me through our 6th Grad Religion Google classroom page. I have posted the document in docx format. If pdf is need, please email me. This will be due tomorrow, Friday April 24th, by 11:59pm.

Assignment for Monday, April 20th - Please complete the Divinity of Jesus chart that we discussed during our Zoom Meeting. Once complete, please share with me or turn in to me through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. This will be due by 11:59pm tomorrow, Tuesday April 21st. Additionally, If you have not watched and turned in the "Jesus Christ - He Lived Among Us" questions, please get that in to me also ASAP.

Assignment for Wed. April 8th - Please make sure you have watched the video "Jesus Christ - He Lived Among Us", and completed the questions. If you have not done so already, please share or turn in the questions to me by the end of today, Wed. April 8th, at 11:59pm. Have a happy and healthy Holy Week & Spring Break!

Assignment for Monday April 6th - To get ready for Holy Thursday, Good Friday, and Easter Sunday of Holy Week, we are going to watch "The Life of Jesus Christ - He Lived Among Us". Below are a few different websites where you can find the movie for free online. The video is almost an hour and a half long. So please watch the full video, and answer the questions that come along with it. On the document with the questions, I have given you a time range where you can find the answer to each question. The time range is written next to each question in parenthesis. I know it is a long video, and you have other work to do, so this assignment will not be due until Wed. April 8th, at 11:59pm. I have attached the question document in docx and pdf on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Here are the websites where the video can be found:

https://pak7.com/2017/01/13/the-life-of-jesus-christ-full-movie-cartoon-jesus-he-lived-among-us-english/  
 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5KETYJJnIE
 
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x11tfbh


Assignment for Friday April 3rd - Please read the Lectio Divina reading for this Palm Sunday April 5th, 2020. After you have read, please write a short reaction paragraph(4-6 sentences) with your comments and feelings on the reading. Once completed, please share with me through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. This will be due on Sunday April 5th at 11:59pm. I have posted a docx file and a pdf as well.

Assignment for Thurs. April 2nd - Please Read Mark 1 and complete the 2 questions that follow. I have posted the questions on the "Mark 1 Reading & Questions" document on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page, as well as to the left under Documents. Think about why Mark does not mention Jesus birth, and gets right into his baptism and ministry work. When complete, please share with me or turn it in to me through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. I have posted the document in a docx and pdf file.

Assignment for Wed. April 1st - Please complete the Religion Test I have posted on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. April Fools!!
Please complete the "Introduction to the Gospel of Mark" assignment from yesterday. For those of you who have finished already, please watch the today's daily Mass video to the left. By clicking on the icon next to the 3 dots in the upper right corner, you can scroll through the different Mass videos for each day, going back about 2 weeks. The new mass video each day is posted at 8:15am. Please watch today's Mass, Wed. April 1st. Here is also the link to the website:
https://www.wordonfire.org/daily-mass/ 

Assignment for Tues. March 31st - Please read the "Introduction to the Gospel of Mark" document, and answer the questions that follow. I have posted this assignment on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. Once complete, please share with me or turn in to me. This assignment will not be due until Wed. April 1st. Additionally, if you look to the left, I have added a bunch of new content to our webpage. I have added a Daily Mass video, and a Daily Reading link, which will be updated daily. I have also added the DRVC Dept. of Education News links, as well as videos to help our students and parents with this current health crisis we are going through. Hope you all find this new content useful & helpful.

Assignment for Monday March 30th - If you have not done so already, please read yesterday's Lectio Divina and write a short reaction paragraph with your feelings about the reading. When done, be sure to share it with me or turn it in through our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. It will be due tomorrow, Tues. March 31st.

Assignment for Friday March 27th - Watch the Virtual Mass video from yesterday, Thurs. March 26th, 2020. Here is the link:  http://www.catholictv.org/masses/catholictv-mass/thursday-mass-4th-week-lent-1  

Keep in mind these questions to answer after the video mass is done:

Do you think God is in Heaven with a pencil writing down our sins, or with an eraser erasing our sins? Explain
-And-
Have you ever been angry and that anger led you to sin? Explain the situation

I have posted the mass link in the docx document posted on our 6th Grade Religion Google classroom page. If it does not automatically go to the page when you click it, try copying and pasting the link. Once you watch the video, summarize the readings and answer the questions that follow. In addition, I have posted this Sunday's Lectio Divina. Please read the Lectio and write a short reaction paragraph with your comments and feelings on the reading. This will be due on Sunday March 29th by 11:59pm.

Assignment for Wed. March 25th & Thurs. March 26th - At this point, we are going to begin our reading and study of the New Testament. Complete the reading about Jesus fulfilling the Covenant and Salvation. Focus on the 5 stages outline. Then answer the questions at the end. Once complete, please share with me or turn in through our 6th grade Religion Google classroom page. This assignment will not be due until Thursday, March 26th at 11:59pm.

Assignment for Mon. March 23rd & Tues. March 24th - Please complete the Psalm 103 and Psalm 110 assignment posted on our 6th grade Religion Googleclassroom page. Once completed, please turn it in to me or share it through our 6th grade Religion Google classroom page. Assignment will not be due untl Tuesday March 24th at 11:59pm.

Assignment for Fri. March 20th - Please read this Sunday's Lectio Divina. Then, in a GoogleDoc, write a short reaction paragraph(4-6 sentences) where you give me your thoughts, comments, and views on this week's reading. Be sure to think about the current health crisis we are living through while reading and reacting! When done please share it with me through our 6th grade Religion Google classroom page. 

Assignment for Thurs. March 19th - Please complete yesterday's assignment, and turn it in to me or share it with me through our 6th grade Religion Google classroom page. 

Assignment for Wed. March 18th - Complete the Task Readings and the questions for Psalm 18 and Psalm 22. Once complete, share it with me or turn it in to me through our Religion Google classroom page.

Assignment for Tuesday March 17th - Introduction to Psalms, Psalm 3. Complete the Task Readings and Questions for the Introduction to Psalms and Psalms 3. Once complete, share with me or turn in to me on our 6th Grade Religion page on Google classroom.

Current Topic - Introduction to the New Testament

Every Friday, the upcoming Sunday's Lectio Divina will be read and discussed in class. Readings will be provided for students. 

All classnotes, upcoming tests & quizzes, and class projects will be posted on this class page, as well as our class's GoogleClassroom page.

- Check back often to stay up to date on all class happenings !

- Please email me if you have any questions, comments, or concerns


"Be on your guard, stand firm in faith, be courageous, be strong" - verse 1 Corinthians 16:13