Parent Information Sheet , Lesson Details and Instructions
3^rd/4^th Grade Post Sacramental
Welcome and thank you for continuing to make Faith Formation a priority in your child's life. We are blessed to be a part of your child's faith journey to help deepen their understanding and knowledge of our Catholic faith, assisting you in instilling a lifelong desire always to encounter Christ and live their best Catholic life.
This Year
Students will have a total of 18 classes for 18 class attendance credits. We ask that students and families complete a minimum of 7  Explore Four activity/events credits. This will give them a total of 25 credits to complete the year.

• Please strive to come to all in-person classes. Volunteers have so graciously dedicated this time and made it a   priority to be at each class, and we ask that you do the same.
• Make-up lessons are completed online through Saint Mary's Press Discover Gr 4  eLearning dashboard. Login instructions will be at the end of the sheet.
• Please complete the online make-up lesson within 4 weeks of the missed class.

Curriculum: Saint Mary's Press Discover! Finding Faith in Life   (18 Lessons) .
The 3^rd/4^th-grade program is on a 2 yr rotation using the Discover! Grade 3 one year and Discover! Grade 4 in the second year. We are in the second and using the Discover Grade 4 program.

Discover! Finding Faith in Life immerses the children in Scripture by anchoring each chapter
in a particular Scripture story. The children use The Catholic Children's Bible for each
chapter in each grade, and the Bible is the core text of this program. This unique feature
promotes biblical literacy and in-depth familiarity with and knowledge of key Scripture
stories throughout the Old and New Testaments.

Saint Mary’s Press Children’s Bible- Most students received this Bible in their 2^nd yr Sac Prep class. Please ask students to bring this with them to each class. There is a class set of Bibles on your cart for those that do not have one.
What is in the Orange Discover Drawstring Bag?
Each student will receive an orange Discover Drawstring Bag with the Discover Grade 4 Folder.
The folders include chapter activity booklets, special feature stickers and a We Know and Live Our Faith Resource book.

Students will take their bags and folders home and bring to back to each class. They will need their folder at home to complete their online lesson if they are absent. They don't need to have the Childrens Bible to complete the online lesson, but it is a great tool to help them engage if they do have one

We Know Our Faith Book -Some topics are sensitive in nature regarding the 6^th & 9^th commandments written in the book. While these are very important and should be discussed, we will not read from these pages. Instead, we will adapt the content for the classroom. We encourage parents to read p57 & p59 and discuss these with their children at a time they feel appropriate.