Current Topic:  Marks of the Church

Week of 5/24 - On Monday we started in Chapter 10 in our workbooks , pages 157-160. Homework was to complete page 161, a short reading and two activity questions on the bottom. Tuesday started by checking the homework, and then we went over said homework. Students had some great answers and thoughts on the differences between mass and the Eucharist in modern times and during medieval times. Then, inspired by the homework reading from last night, we watched a video on the Eucharist, hows its made, and its long journey from The Last Supper to today.

Week of 5/17 - On Monday we started a new topic, "Life Everlasting". We completed a definition activity to give us an idea of what exactly this was. Tues and Wed we spent reading two articles about the differences between Particular and Final judgement. On Thursday we read a compelling article and answered questions on the article. 

Week of 5/10 - On Monday students gave a quick show and tell at their desks to the rest of the class of their Collage project. Remote students completed the project using Google Jamboard. Theirs came out pheonominal as well! On Thursday we completed a Webquest in honor of Ascension Thursday.

Week of 5/3 - Please remember to bring in magazines and newspapers for the Marks of the Church Collage Project on Monday! We spent most of this week working on and completing our Marks of the Church Collage project. They came out pheonominal! 

Week of 4/26 - On Monday, we finished Chapter 9 in our workbooks, completing all of the activities throughout the Chapter, then completing the Chapter 9 review on pagwe 155-156. This Chap. review was turned in to be graded.

Week of 4/19 - This week we began a new topic "Marks of the Church", and completed a reading and questions on Monday. On Wed, we continued with our studying of the Marks of the Church. On Thursday, we began Chapter 9 in our workbooks, and covered pages 148-152.

Week of 4/12 - Welcome back! On Monday we finished Part 3 of "Jesus of Nazareth" The Miniseries, then started Part 4 on Tuesday. We finished watching Part 4 on Thursday, and read and wrote a reaction paragraph like usual for the Lectio on Friday. Parts 1-4 question sheets are all due by Monday. 

Week of 3/29 - We finished watching Part 2, and then started Part 3 on Tuesday. The Easter Sunday Lectio was posted for students to read at their leisure over the vacation.

Week of 3/22 - In our preparation for the Easter holiday, this week we started watching "Jesus of Nazareth" The Miniseries Part 1. As we watched, we answered questions throughout. We finished Part 1 by Wed, and began Part 2 on Thursday. 

Week of 3/15: On Monday we completed our "Signs and Symbols in Our Church" worksheet, using numerous photos online to describe the other sections required on the worksheet. Today on Wed., in honor of St. Patricks Day, we watched two videos on the Story of St. Patrick, as well as wrote a quick write on the question, "What I learned during Lent".

Week of 3/8-On Monday we continued in our workbooks in Chapter 9 on page 126. This chapter covered icons in Christianity and how they are important and inspiring. We continued studying icons in our workbook on Tuesday, and completed activities in our workbooks. On Thurs. we attempted to go over to our Church to complete a worksheet entitled,"Signs and Symbols in Our Church". Unfortunately there was a ceremony going on in the Church, so we opted, since it was a beautiful day, to sit in front of the Church on the benches in front of the statue of Mary, and fill out the few things we could on our worksheet without having to enter the Church. This included a statues section, a holy water section, and a stained glass window section. On Friday we read the Lectio Divina and completed our weekly reaction paragraph.

3/1-3/5: This week we started discussing the symbols in Catholocism and how they relate to prayer. Tuesday we read about the Hail Mary & The Angelus. We discussed the history of the Angelus and why it is important. Thursday we went through a list of Catholic symbols, and why they are important. Students had the chance to share what they feel are the most important symbols in Christianity, and which symbols inspire them to pray.

- Our 8th Grade Religion Google Classroom Page Link is to the left under "Links". 

- Every Friday, the upcoming Sunday's Lectio Divina will be read and discussed in class. Readings will be provided online for students. Each student is expected to complete a Lectio "Reaction Paragraph"(4-8 sentences). This reaction paragraph should include student feelings, comments and thoughts about the Lectio Divina for that week. Classtime will be given to complete this assignment after reading the Lectio, but if not completed in class, a student must turn it in or share it with me through our 8th Grade Religion Google Classroom page by Sunday night.

- Today's Bible reading, as well as The Daily Mass Video can be found to the left. 

- All classnotes, upcoming tests & quizzes, and class projects will be mentioned on this page, but they will always be assigned on our 8th Grade Religion Google Classroom page.

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                                   - 1 Thessalonians 5 16:17

     
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