Grades 6, 7 & 8 Religion

Grade 8 Religion:

Mrs. Marie McCoy    mmccoy@cawb.org]

They will locate books of the Bible,  analyze scripture readings. 

Students will express their concept of the Church.

They will learn about key people, places and events in the Church’s history. For example, Peter, Paul and the Holy Spirit.

Understanding the words of the Pope. For example, Sunday of the Word of God. 

Understanding the Pentateuch : It’s Importance in Scripture

Pentateuch Discussion Questions

Voices of the Prophets

Spreading the Gospel: The Church Mission in  the book of Acts

Assessment: Weekly quizzes and tests will be administered as well as projects and research.

Students will work in groups analyzing scripture readings. Whole class discussions.

Grade 7 Religion:

March/April 2025
7th Grade Religion

After ending our Winter celebration of the true meaning of Christmas, we displayed our love and appreciation of Mary Mother of Christ, and his birth with our Catholic /Christian virtues and several projects. The student’s engagements created were beautiful and welcoming. We are so excited for our preparation of welcoming our holy season of Spring as we prepare for Lent and Easter!

In our 7th-grade religion class, students have been actively engaged in daily readings, lessons, discussion, participation, projects, and resources that strengthen us daily as we learn and work through the Fruits of the Spirit and Beatitudes. Our Bible reading continues to represent several examples.

The month of February “Black History” month presented an opportunity for expression as the 7th-grade students completed two projects. They did a wonderful job on their research on famous African Americans who changed the world and displayed acts of the Fruits of the Spirit/ Beatitudes. MLK's project readings of Moses represent those attributes of utilizing nonviolence to empower more effective advocacy and lessen judgments.  7th and 2nd-grade students also enjoyed coed Black History presentations with Miss Florence's class. 

Marching into March we will concentrate on strengthening our Faith and deepening our studies of the Bible/Scripture Readings as we begin to prepare for Holy week.  Students will be encouraged to continue their daily attributes of the Fruits of the Spirits/Beatitudes, which will provide strength in providing their contribution of Faith in Christ. 

While we can’t be sure of what happened each day of Holy Week, we can learn through examples in the Bible of Jesus Christ's teachings throughout his ministry. Students will be provided opportunities to actively participate more as we take this time to reflect and grow in our relationship with Jesus. 7th grade’s spiritual preparation will include lessons, discussions, daily readings & reflection assignments, videos, notes, and hands-on experience.  We will be covering the celebration of Mardi Gras, Ash Wednesday, Lent, fasting, Stations of the Cross, Prayers of the Rosary, The Holiest days of the week, confession, forgiveness, and more.  The students will gain a deeper understanding of the significance of Jesus’s Passion and Resurrection.  All this helps us to prepare for the celebration of Easter!

If you have any questions or concerns please, don’t hesitate to contact me at mreedmccoy@cawb.org.

Mrs. Miracle Reed-McCoy  mreedmcoy@cawb.org

Grade 6 Religion

601 Religion: In class during March, we have studied famous people from the Old Testament, which
coincides with our material in Social Studies with regard to Egypt. We are beginning to work on reading
the Bible, and on the Liturgical Year, as well as information on Lent. The students are, working on a
mini-project on the Psalms, that is, the one’s written by David, which coincides with our reading of King
David. We will then read some of the Proverbs, which coincides with our discussion of Solomon. Before
Easter vacation, we will discuss Christ’s passion and begin to work on the life of Christ. In April, the
students will study the public life of Christ and his teachings, which will coincide with our study of the
Roman period in history. We have watched videos on the Old Testament figures, and the Holy Land. On
a lighter note the students have done a great job decorating the door with themes, such as, St. Patrick’s
Day, and presently we will work on a theme for Easter, as well as working on a raffle for Catholic Charities.

Ms. Kate McLaughlin kmclaughlin@cawb.org

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The Six tasks of catechesis as six key elements of Catholic life so as to help young disciples in formation to realize the intimate connection between our Catholic faith and life. These six key elements of Catholic life “constitute a unified whole by which catechesis seeks to achieve its objective: the formation of disciples of Jesus Christ.” These six key elements are:

Key Element I: Knowledge of Faith
Key Element II: Sacraments and Liturgy
Key Element III: Morality: How We Live
Key Element IV: Prayer: How We Pray
Key Element V: Education for Living in the Christian Community
Key Element VI: Evangelization and Apostolic Life

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