Faith Formation Elementary

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Welcome to St. Faustina Kindergarten through 5th Grade Faith Formation!

"Parents are the first and most important educators of their own children, and they also possess a fundamental competence in this area; they are educators, because they are parents." St. Pope John Paul II

I am pleased to partner with you on your family’s faith journey.

Elementary Home Work Alive In Christ Website Sign Up

Parents to get your lesson plans to teach your family, go to the website

www.aliveinchrist.osv.com

Select the Student & Family tab Then go to “In The Home”

At this point select your child’s grade and the chapter they are working on.

If you need the lesson plans in Spanish simply select the “Version en Espanol”

Take your time to look around the “STUDENT & FAMILY HOME” page, there are games, interactive activities, adult learning and other interesting tools to help share your faith with your family

Now that you have completed your first chapter, you will need to register your family to submit their e-assessments using the following steps:

1. Click on “STUDENT & FAMILY” tab (green tab of the right side of page).

2. Click on “SEND E-ASSESSMENT”.

3. Click on “REGISTER NOW”.

4. Create your account. This will be information about you.

5. Follow these 5 steps to set up the emails for Your child’s e-assessment results.

1. Select your child's grade.

2. Select the Unit your child is working on.

3. Select the Chapter your child is working on.

4. Type in

homework@saintfaustinachurch.org address where it asks for the Leader/ catechist email.

5. Make sure you have checked off the box “email results to logged in user”

to insure you get a copy of the results.

Home Work Schedule:

Parents, as you prepare to teach your family, review the chapter and gather items from

your home that will help them better understand the chapter. Remember to use a Catholic Bible and begin the chapter with prayer as you teach. Each month there will be 1-3 chap- ters to complete, as well as a Catholic Social Justice Teaching (CSJT), and during some

months, a Church Year lesson(CY). For pages, refer to the Table of Contents.

Every child is required to complete the e-assessment online for each chapter. Each chapter counts as a day in the classroom. E-assessments are due before the last day of each

month. There is no e-assessment for the CSJT or Church Year lesson, although it is im-

portant to complete the CSJT and CY as we are called to learn and practice living out our Catholic Faith daily.

Alive in Christ Workbook Semester 1

S eptember: Chapter 1-2, CSJT: Life and Dignity of the Human Person

O ctober: Chapters 3-5, CSJT: Call to the Family, Community, and Participation, Mary’s Birth-

day lesson. This month the Circle of Grace(formally Sacred and Safe) lesson for each child Kindergarten –12th grade in your family needs to be completed and turned in

to the FF office. Lesson due by November 30th. More information will be provided on website.

N ovember: Chapters 6-8, CSJT: Rights & Responsibilities of the Human Person, All Saint’s

Day and Advent Lesson. Circle of Grace lesson due November 30th.

D ecember: Chapters 9-10, CSJT: Option for the Poor, Christmas lesson.

Semester 2

J anuary: Chapters 11-13, CSJT: Dignity of Work and the Rights of the Workers

F ebruary: Chapters 14-16, CSJT: Solidarity of the Human Family, Lent lesson

March: Chapters 17-18, Care for Creation and Being a Good Servant.

A pril: Chapters 19-21, Holy Week and Easter lesson

May: CY: Pentecost Lesson and “Our Catholic Traditions” in the back of the book.

I look forward to walking this faith journey with your family, as we are blessed to be part of this wonderful growing parish. Have fun teaching your child our faith. Should you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to contact me.

Emily Kucherka

Coordinator of Children's Faith Formation KND-5th, First Reconciliation and Eucharist ekucherka@saintfaustinachurch.org

346-773-3440