1st Yr. Sacramental Prep 1st/2nd Grade

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1^st yr. Sacramental Preparation
1^st/2^nd grade

Welcome!! This is an exciting time for you and your child. We are excited to partner with you to help prepare their hearts and minds to live as Christ has called us to. You have the wonderful opportunity to explain and demonstrate God's way of life.

What is required this year?
Students will need to have a minimum of 25 credits. 18 of those credits will be class credits, and 7 will be Explore Four activity/events credits. Due by May 1^st (exception will be the last class) .

• A  minimum of 15 in-person and a maximum of 3 make-up classes.
• Make-up lessons must be completed online through Saint Mary's Press Discover Gr 1 eLearning dashboard. Login instructions will be at the end of the sheet.
• Students must complete the online make-up lesson within 2 weeks of the missed class.

Students will not need to turn in any paperwork. Instead, they will only need to complete the online lesson they missed. The class schedule can be found at the end of the sheet.

 Curriculum: Saint Mary's Press Discover  1 (18 Lessons) .

7  Explore Four Event/Activities  -
The online Explore Four Reflection form will need to be filled out to receive credit for the activity/event. One form per family in Children's faith formation. If you have a student in Youth Ministry, they will need to complete the Youth Ministry Reflection form.
      Chapter Activity Booklets             
Students will bring home the chapter activity booklet that they used in class. The back page covers the key points of that week's lesson and offers family activities that support the lesson and prayers to pray as a family. In addition, students will be asked to share what they did with their families at the next class.
      Mass attendance – Is essential and required.
      Active Participation – with lessons and Catholic Community
What is in the Orange Discover Backpack?
Discover Folder
Chapter Activity Booklets, We know our faith book and sticker sheet.

Students will take their folders home and bring them back to every class. They will need their folder at home to complete the absent work . Please see the Lesson schedule below to see what Chapter needs to be completed for the class that your child missed. All absent work is completed online through Saint Mary’s Press . See instructions below.

Saint Mary's Press Discover Grade 1 Student eLearning Login Information
This is only for make-up lessons!
1 . Go to  https://mlearn.smp.org/enroll.
Enroll Student(s). If you have multiple students in 1^st/2nd ,  you can put their first names together, and they can complete the online part together, or you can create a separate login for each.
Example: First Name - Mary & John
                           Last Name – Smith
You can use the same email If you have students in different grades, choose an easy user name and password.
2. Enter your unique class-specific code.

3. Make-Up Lesson
Once you have logged in find the class below and complete the Chapter listed next to that class. Students do not need to turn in any paperwork or let us know once they have completed the Chapter. We can access that information on our administrative site.
Class 1: Make-up Lesson - Ordinary Time (it is located at the end of the lessons in Saint Mary's Press)