Lesson and Overview
Chapter 1 Lesson and Overview Downloadable Resource 
In this chapter the students will continue to learn more about Jesus, who shows us the way God the Father wants us to live. They will begin to understand that Jesus is the Way, the Truth, and the Life. By following Jesus, we grow closer to God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

In this chapter the children will learn:

• God sent his only Son to us
• Jesus shows us how to live
• Jesus Christ is our Savior
• The disciples spread the Good News of Jesus Christ

Family Activity:  Helping Those in Need
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Invite your child to talk about ways they have helped someone in need. Using the panel with the lines, guide them to write about their experiences, and in the blank panel, attach a photo or make an illustration.

Family Activity:  Stewardship
Remind the students that Jesus' life on earth was humble. He had few material possessions. Sometimes we have many possessions. Ask the students to consider donating a game or some clothing to a local drive for those in need.

Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 9/21/2020
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website: https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 1:  JESUS–THE WAY THE TRUTH AND THE LIGHT. Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 9/21/2020.

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Chapter 2 Lesson and Overview Downloadable Resource 
In this chapter the students will learn that Jesus Christ leads us to happiness.

In this chapter the children will learn:

• Jesus trusted God his Father
• Jesus taught the Beatitudes
• Jesus taught about the Kingdom of God
• Jesus’ disciples share his mission

Family Activity:  Jesus Leads Us to Happiness
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Remind the students to use their  We Believe texts to help them match each  Key Word  to its definition. Provide the students with the following colored crayons to find the hidden message contained in the puzzle: red, blue, purple, yellow, and green.

Answers:
d. Beatitudes—teachings of Jesus that describe the way to live as his disciples 
b. Peace—the freedom that comes from loving and trusting God and respecting all people 
e. Kingdom of God—the power of God's love active in the world 
c. Justice—respecting the rights of others and giving them what is rightfully theirs 
a. Mission—the work of sharing the good news of Jesus Christ and spreading the Kingdom of God 

Hidden message: We trust in God's love

Prayer Discovery:  Our Father
After the Last Supper Jesus prayed that the cup of suffering might be taken away. Yet he chose not his will but his Father's will to be done. Even in his suffering on the cross Jesus trusted in God his Father. When we pray the Our Father at each celebration of the Eucharist, we are reminded of Jesus' trust in God. We say "Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven." Only in perfect trust could Jesus do his Father's will and endure the pain of the cross to save all people.

Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 9/28/2020
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website: https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 2:  JESUS LEADS US TO HAPPINESS. Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 9/28/2020.

Lesson and Overview
Chapter 3 Lesson and Overview Downloadable Resource 
In this chapter the students will learn that God gives us the freedom to choose to love and follow him. They will learn that choices that lead us away from God are called sins.

In this chapter the children will learn:

• God gives us the freedom to choose
• Sin leads us away from God
• Sins can be things people do or fail to do
• We are called to value and respect all people

Family Activity: Solidarity
As the students learn more about the effects of sin on their relationship with God and others, ask them to think of ways to counteract these effects. Point out that different groups work together for the good of others. These groups promote and advocate peace and justice in families, communities, and nations. Help the students to see that when they make an effort to serve the common good, they can make a difference in society.

Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 10/05/2020
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website: https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 3: SIN IN OUR WORLD. Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 10/05/2020.

Lesson and Overview
Chapter 4 Lesson and Overview Downloadable Resource 
In this chapter the students will learn about conscience and the way it helps them make good choices and brings them closer to God and others.

In this chapter the children will learn:

• God calls us to be close to him
• God gives us the gift of conscience
• We form our conscience
• We examine our conscience

Family Activity: Write a Story
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Talk about a book or movie that contains a character that uses his or her conscience to make a difficult decision. You and your child write a story that involves a character using his or her conscience to make a difficult decision.

Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 10/19/2020
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website: https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 4: OUR CONSCIENCE, OUR GUIDE. Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 10/19/2020.

Lesson and Overview
Chapter 5 Lesson and Overview Downloadable Resource 
In this chapter, they will learn about the peace and unity that comes from receiving God’s forgiveness and love through the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation.

In this chapter the children will learn:

• Jesus tells us about God’s forgiveness and love
• We receive God’s forgiveness in the Sacrament of Penance and Reconciliation
• We celebrate the Sacrament of Penance
• Reconciliation brings peace and unity

Family Activity:
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Use the code to complete the sentences and to unscramble their circled letters at the bottom of the page.

Answers:

• Jesus tells us about God's forgiveness and love.
• We receive God's forgiveness in the sacrament of reconciliation.
• We celebrate the Sacrament of Reconciliation.
• Reconciliation brings peace and unity.
• What do we call the person seeking forgiveness in the sacrament of Reconciliation? penitent

Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 10/26/2020
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website: https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 5: CELEBRATING PENANCE AND RECONCILIATION. Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 10/26/2020.

Lesson and Overview
Chapter 6 Lesson and Overview Downloadable Resource
In this chapter the students will learn that throughout the liturgical year we remember and celebrate Jesus Christ.

Family Activity:
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Use the We Believe texts to help answer the clues to solve the crossword puzzle.

Answers:

• Across: 4. This season is celebrated in two parts. ordinary time
• 6. During this season we try to become more like Jesus through prayer and acts of mercy and kindness. Lent
• Down: 1. This season begins on Easter Sunday evening and ends on Pentecost Sunday. Easter
• 2. This season prepares us for the celebration of Jesus' first coming. Advent
• 3. During this season we celebrate that God is with us. Christmas 
• 5. During these three days, Holy Thursday evening until Easter Sunday evening, we remember the death of Jesus and celebrate his Resurrection. Triduum

Online Assessment: Review for unit test to be completed by 11/09/2020

Lesson and Overview
Chapter 7 Lesson and Overview Downloadable Resource
In this chapter the students will learn that during the season of Ordinary Time, we celebrate the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.

Family Activity: Around the Table
Families who belong to the Eastern Church often set up an icon corner at home. The favorite icons (pictures of Jesus, Mary, and the saints) of the family are hung on the wall, and a little table with a candle is placed below them. The family gathers here for prayer, and the candle is lit at times of special need. Have your family make an icon corner or a prayer table. Where would you put
it? What would you place there that would remind you of your faith?

Family Activity: Prayer Discovery
Father of love, hear our prayers.
Help us to know your will and to do it with courage and faith.
Grant this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy
Spirit, one God, for ever and ever.
Amen.

Online Assessment: Due for Completion by 11/09/2020
Direct students to the Sadlier Connect website: https://religion.sadlierconnect.com/@PAR70079
Using the username and password assigned to you, log in and take the online assessment for Chapter 7: ORDINARY TIME. Please have your student complete and submt the assessment by the end of Monday, 11/09/2020.