4th Grade - Venture August 13, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33

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4th Grade - Venture August 13, 2017-19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 Provided For You: Classroom Bins all supplies will be kept here weekly Copy of 1st day lesson plans,

1 4th Grade - Venture August 13, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 Provided For You: Classroom Bins all supplies will be kept here weekly Copy of 1st day lesson plans, Classroom Contracts and Activity Sheets Class Rosters and Attendance Sheets Cardstock for desk nameplates Session Notes: Welcome Back! Please see pages below for today s lesson plan. A copy will be in your mailbox as well. Pflaum Gospel Weeklies will begin on September 24, The first 3 classes will be planned by Chrissy Davis Please read all plans ahead of time so that you are aware of the 90 minute pacing guide. If your class needs to get up and move, please feel free to do so visit the courtyard, grotto, take a walk, visit the chapel, etc... Pflaum Saint of the Week Helpful Resources: Gospel & Weekly Readings: Loyola Press Sunday Connection St. Clare of Assisi Patron Saint of eye disease, laundry, and television. Video link: St. Clare

2 Session Pacing Guide for 8/13/17 8:30am 8:45am / 10:15am 10:30am: Catechist check-in Before going to your classroom, check your mailbox (a file folder container located on Laura s table in the hallway). The following materials will be in your mailbox: Class roster - This will be a computer generated sheet with general parent information and any special information for each child. Please make sure you verify the parent s cell phone number they can be reached at during PSR. Please also confirm any allergies (how severe these are) or special needs and any emergency procedures if needed. Attendance Sheet Please have an adult catechist take attendance by writing a P next to the child s name if they are present and an A to mark child absent. These attendance sheets MUST be returned to your mailbox each week before you leave the building. Coordinate with your co-teacher(s) and aides so you can take your own children to meet their teachers. 8:45am 9:00am / 10:30am 10:45am: Parents and children arrive in the classrooms Make sure each family receives a gold welcome letter that has our PSR schedule printed on the backside. Confirm that the child is on your roster. If a child is not on your roster, please send the family to Laura s table. Please direct any parents who have not registered their children to Laura. Please do not make any promises on placing their child in your class. Kindly let them know that you cannot make any decisions on placement. Remind parents that there is no carpool. On Sundays, students can be dropped off at the back entrances of Blessed Trinity or walk in through the front 2 entrances at the main doors or near the chapel. However, parents will need to pick up their child in the classroom at the end of the session. The horseshoe at the front entrance of Blessed Trinity is closed to car traffic on Sundays. Remind parents that our catechists make every effort to arrive minutes before class. However, should a circumstance arise, and a teacher is not present when a child arrives to class, please ask the parent to wait with the child until a teacher arrives. Remind parents that class will finish this week and every week at 10:15am / 12:00pm.

3 Lesson Plan for First Class 8:45 9:10 Welcome Activity Parents check rosters to verify contact & allergy information. They are then free to leave. Students arrive and create name cards (cardstock folded in half horizontally with crayons) while catechists are going over important information with parents. Introductions: Catechists introduce themselves to the children and tell them why they have chosen to be catechist this year. Go around and read each of the children s name cards aloud introducing each child to the class. Ask that child a simple question about one of the following favorite things: Ice cream flavor Disney movie character Disney movie Sports team Color 9:10 9:30 Create and Introduce Prayer Table It is important to have a prayer space present for the children at each class. Basic prayer table supplies will be included in your classroom supply bin. These will be shared between both PSR sessions. The prayer table is the focal point of a classroom prayer space. It is a place where the Bible is given reverence, where children can interact, in a meaningful and positive way, with their faith. Each week, the children will have various tasks that help to set up the prayer table. Please wait until class begins to set up the prayer space in order to include the children in this activity. The purpose for this is to allow them to become accustomed to all the materials that belong in a prayer table and to their purpose. The following items will make up the prayer tables for PSR this year: Tablecloth When we have special meals in our home, we often use a tablecloth. During the Liturgy of the Eucharist, an altar cloth adorns the altar. We will cover our prayer space with a tablecloth to identify it as a special place in our classroom where we offer reverence for our Lord. Liturgical Ribbons (Green, White, Red and Purple) These ribbons will signify the liturgical colors each Sunday ORDINARY TIME Green ADVENT & LENT Purple CHRISTMAS & EASTER White TRIDUUM & PENTECOST - Red (continued on next page)

4 Bible elevated Given a place of honor on the table because it is the inspired Word of God. Candle electric tea light Light is the fitting symbol of God, the All Pure, the Source of all grace and enlightenment. It represents our Blessed Savior and His mission. Lighting the prayer table candle before prayer helps to settle students and create an atmosphere of sacredness and respect for prayer time. Crucifix This is a visual reminder of Jesus sacrifice for us. It is a sign of hope and salvation. Rosary This is a form of prayer that involves our participation physically, verbally, and mentally. Its power is so great that we do not need to even say it to benefit from it. Having a Rosary on your prayer table and giving students the opportunity to hold it and pray it is a wonderful thing. Prayer Table Elements According to Season Different items will be added to our prayer spaces to reflect the different seasons as they come and go. When these items are added, a short explanation will be given to all catechists to use in their classes. Each week, your session will start with the class gathering at the prayer table. This year, every class will begin and end with the Our Father, Hail Mary, and Glory Be. We will begin to incorporate the Act of Contrition as the children are introduced to the prayer in the next few sessions. 9:30 9:45 Practice Fire Drill, Tour of Blessed Trinity, and Bathroom Break Fire drill Every year, each PSR class is required to have a fire drill. The evacuation route is posted in each classroom. Each class will conduct their own fire drill. Today would be a great day to familiarize your class with this route along with several other locations in the building like the bathrooms, chapel, entrances and exits. 9:45 9:55 Gospel Reading and Activity Catholic Faith Word: AMBO ( I will have an info sheet for you on Sunday in your mailbox to use) Only Focus on the highlighted sections. We also want to teach the children the Gospel gestures and the reverence of Standing when it is read. May the word of God be on my mind, on my lips and in my heart. This year, all classrooms will have 1 Bible and as we move on through the curriculum, I will have Bibles on a cart that your teen aide can get for you as needed. Read the Gospel using Sunday Connection Activity and Questions (see below)

5 9:55 10:15 Classroom Rules & Closing Prayer Classroom rules should be discussed as a group in class today. Brainstorm a few rules for their Classroom Contract (See attached sheet) and have each student and Catechist sign it. I will have these in your mailboxes each week. Make a plan to reinforce these rules every time you meet. Close class today with the Our Father, Hail Mary, and the Glory Be. 10:15 End of Class All children should be picked up by a parent before you leave your classroom today. Please put all class materials into the classroom bins and move the bins back to the location where you found them at the beginning of class. Make sure all trash is cleaned up and put in the classroom trash cans. All classroom furniture should be put back into the original locations before you leave. If you have any extra materials from class, please place those back in your mailbox at Laura s table along with the attendance sheet from your class.

6 Gospel Reading Matthew 14:22-33 Jesus walks on water, and the disciples acknowledge him as the Son of God. Making the Connection (Grades 4, 5, and 6) Young people are still growing in their understanding of Jesus and where faith in Jesus will lead them. Through Peter s encounter with Jesus, we can teach them about how Christian ministry must always be rooted in faith in Jesus. Materials Needed None Preparation for Sunday Scripture Readings 1. Ask the group to identify some of the main aspects of Jesus ministry. Make a list together. (healing the sick, feeding the hungry, etc.) Ask: Are there things on this list that you wish you could do? What things?(accept all reasonable answers.) Say: Last week we heard how Jesus used the disciples five loaves of bread and two fish to feed thousands of people. In today s Gospel, Jesus performs another extraordinary act; he walks on water. Peter then asks Jesus if he too can walk on water. Let s listen carefully to this story and see what we can learn from this encounter between Peter and Jesus Invite one or more volunteers to read aloud today s Gospel, Matthew 14: Ask: What did Peter want to do? (He wanted to walk on water as Jesus did.) What was Jesus response? (He said yes.) What happened? (Peter was able to walk on the water, but then he started to sink because he grew fearful.) What did Jesus do when this happened? (He saved him.) What did the disciples learn about Jesus through this? (They came to believe that Jesus was the Son of God.) Say: Jesus invited his disciples to participate in the work that he was doing. He invites us to do the same. He wants us to do extraordinary things for others. In order for us to be able to do this, we must have faith and trust that Jesus will do his work through us. Even if we become fearful and doubtful like Peter, Jesus will still save us.

3rd Grade - Good News August 13, th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33

3rd Grade - Good News August 13, 2017-19th Sunday in Ordinary Time Gospel Reading: Matthew 14:22-33 Provided For You: Classroom Bins all supplies will be kept here weekly Copy of 1st day lesson plans,