First Grade

“Listening to the Littlest”

by Ruth Reardon

ACCEPT ME--    

for what I am

Not what I could have been    

or even will be.

Accept me.

Acceptance must be present tense,

with no conditions,

and based upon reality.

If windows of your heart

must rosy-tinted be

you have not accepted me.

See me as I am without distortion

of your dreams . . .

A human being, beautiful, unique.

Free to grow according to the seed

within myself.

Accept me –

so I need not twist myself

to fit your pattern .

But resting in acceptance,

can grow.

RELIGION

     Since family values influence the children's understanding of God and the effectiveness of their religious education experience, each religion lesson has a Take Home Family Time page at the beginning of each chapter.  It's designed to preview the content of the chapter, tell about a saint of the week, scripture bachground, and our Catholic traditions.  Each chapter begins with a song, a sharing experience, discussing a scripture story, what our Catholic Church teaches, and a hands-on activity.  In closing, there's a prayer celebration, chapter review, and test.

     In Septermber we will cover:

1.  We Belong to Jesus' Church

2.  We Gather t o Celebrate Mass

3.  God's Word Teaches Us

MATH