Mrs. Maura Grochocinski, Junior High Religion

It was great to see and meet so many of our Jr. High parents last Wednesday at the Back to School Curriculum Night.  Working together, I'm confident that we can make this a successful and enjoyable year for all.  This week, the eighth grade class will be hosting our beginning of the year all school mass on Friday, September 7th, at 1:00.  All are welcome to attend!

**Mass time has been changed to 10:00.

At mass, we will be introducing this year's theme to the rest of the students: Faith to Move Mountains.  We will also be discussing Prayer Partners, students from various grade levels pairing up to celebrate and share their faith together at mass, in the classroom, and during activities. 

***7th Grade Religion***

This week, we will be completing and correcting the review exercises and study guide for chapter one in our Blest Are We book.  Some of the main concepts discussed in this chapter were the Incarnation, the role of oral tradition, and Mary, our model disciple. The chapter one test will be Friday, September 7th.  In order to prepare for this test, students should know all of the vocabulary words for this chapter, review their class notes, and also review the corrected chapter one review and study guide.

**Due to mass time being changed to Friday morning, I will not be seeing the 7th grade students for the full period and am postponing their test until next Tuesday.

***All students should continue to work on their FIVE hours of required service for this first trimester.

***8th Grade Religion***

This week, the eighth graders will be busy preparing for our first all school mass. They will be working on the readings, intercessions, songs, and the presentation of this year's school theme: Faith to Move Mountains.  

***All students should continue to work on their EIGHT hours of required service for this first trimester.

With one week of classes under our belts,  I'm hoping our students feel well informed and comfortable with both the academic and behavioral expectations in the Jr. High.  Letters to the parents regarding the 7th and 8th grade Religion curriculum and required service are available on my blog under Parent Information.  I am looking forward to a successful year with all of my students and am looking forward to seeing all of the 7th & 8th grade parents on Wednesday evening, August 29th, at 6:30 PM, at "Back to School Curriculum Night."

***7th  Grade Religion***

This week, we will be discussing the service requirement of all seventh graders.  We will be starting in our textbook Blest Are We.  We will be discussing the role of the four gospel writers, their individual accounts of Jesus' life, and the difference in each of their writing styles.  We will also be discussing the term "oral tradition" and the role it played back in the time of Jesus as well as the role it continues to play in our lives today.

*Students should continue to work on completing their FIVE hours of required service for this 1st trimester.

***8th Grade Religion***

This week, we will be discussing the service requirement of all eighth graders.  We are currently working on chapter 4 in our Morality book which discusses sin and forgiveness.  We will also be working on a graduation project (hard to believe?!) that the students will have as a symbolic momento of their eighth grade year here at SJF.

  The chapter 4 test is scheduled for Friday, August 31st.  In order to prepare for this test, students should review all vocabulary words, comprehension questions, and their completed study guide for chapter 4.

**Students should continue to work on completing their  EIGHT hours of required service for this 1st trimester.