Preparation for Religion Fair for 2nd, 3rd, and 4th Graders
Dear Parents,
By now, every student in each class has chosen or been assigned (including both second grades) a topic to research for the Religion Fair in November. Each second grader will be working on a different saint. Third graders will work on the sacraments. Each fourth grader will work on explaining a different commandment or beatitude. By Sept. 30th, each student must find and print out 10 to 12 pictures related to their topic and bring them in a plastic bag labeled with student's name and grade. All pictures should be in color and about the size of half a sheet of looseleaf but not smaller. The display boards that the principal will be ordering are half the size of the ones used last year and these are the ones that will be needed for the Religion Fair. PLEASE DO NOT BUY A DIFFERENT ONE YET SINCE IT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE. TO FIND PICTURES ENTER IN ADDRESS BAR http://www.googleimages,com/. AND PRINT IN NAME OF TOPIC OR INFORMATION RELATED TO TOPIC. Print out a VARIETY of pictures. (See below for specific directions to each grade level.)
SECOND GRADERS should enter the complete name of their saint on http://www.googleimage,com/.
Most of the saints' names were taken from the saint archive list on http://www.sadlierreligion.com/ but some were not. Find and print out a variety of pictures related to the saint: real images, statues, paintings, stained glass window images, mosaics, church and school named after the saint, medals, prayers or litanies, novenas, etc.
THIRD GRADERS should enter the name of their sacrament on http://www.googleimages.com/.
Find and print out a variety of pictures related to their sacrament: different ways of receiving the sacrament (old vs. modern and in different religions if applicable), people present, special garments worn, symbols, certificates, etc.
FOURTH GRADERS who have been assigned a beatitude should look on p. 35 of their Religion book for help in understanding its meaning and how it applies to them. Those assigned a commandment should locate information on theirs in Chapters 9 through 23 in their Religion book and read the Chapter carefully highlighting what is important as we do in class. Students should then enter the name or key words such as "poor in spirit " on http://www.googleimages.com/ and find pictures showing how people display in their behavior that they choose to live that specific beatitude or commandment. This may include Jesus, people today, or people from the past, such as Martin Luther King.
FOLLOWUP;
Instructions in doing SPEECH and WRITING assignments related to their topic will be given in the upcoming weeks. Please wait for instructions in these. Please do not try to have students complete these ahead of time or they will probably have to redo their work. These assignments will be counting as grades for BOTH subject areas (Religion and ELA.)
Thank you for your attention in this matter. Ms. Saville
