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Month / Season: Novemeber Class: Primary 4 Level: First

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|and Outcomes |Core Learning |Learning & Teaching |Resources |Assessment |

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|Revealed truth of God |I have listened and responded to pupils |Class – Can we feel God? How can we feel Him? When do we feel Him? Ask the children | |Children will understand |

| |in my class describing times when they |to draw a picture of times when they feel most close to God. | |that they can call on the |

|RERC 1‐03a |knew God’s love and presence in their |Class – Read from the Bible (Luke 23:39-43). Why do you think one of the criminals on| |intercession of the Holy |

|I am exploring God's |lives. |the cross insulted and mocked Jesus? How do you think the thief's request make Jesus | |Spirit in times of |

|relationship with others and I| |feel? How do you feel about what Jesus did in this story? Explain that God wants |Bibles |Difficulty. |

|have reflected on how people's|I have reflected on the narrative of the|everyone to go to heaven even those who have done things that are wrong. | | |

|faith has helped them in |Repentant Thief (Luke 23: 39‐43) and I | | | |

|difficult times. |can recognise that Jesus shows us a God |Class – Explain to the children that we can ask the Holy Spirit to help, console and | | |

| |who is merciful, just and full of |strengthen us during times of difficultly. | | |

| |compassion. |Children should write a prayer to the Holy Spirit asking for help for something in | | |

| | |their life that troubles them. The prayers can be anonymous and should be placed on |Prayer to the Holy Spirit | |

| |I know that, when I experience difficult|the altar for November. (Template attached) |Prayer Template attached. | |

| |moments in my life, | | | |

| | |Class – What is a Psalm? | | |

| |I can ask the Holy Spirit to guide, |What testament are they from? Read from the Bible Psalm 62. What do you think this is| | |

| |strengthen and console me. |about? Complete Psalm 62 worksheet attached to planner. |Psalm 62 worksheet | |

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| |I have listened to Psalm 62 and know | | | |

| |that I can always trust in God’s love | | | |

| |when I experience difficult times. |KEY VOCABULARY: God’s love and presence, repentant thief, merciful God, just God, | | |

| | |compassionate God, , Holy Spirit guides, Holy Spirit Holy Spirit strengthens, trust | | |

| | |in God’s love. | | |

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|Son of God |I know that we learn about Jesus as |Class – Read from the Bible Matthew 6: 5-13. Look at the passage again divide the class |Bibles |Children will understand |

| |teacher and healer through the |into four and divide the prayer into four parts. Each group should study their part asking| |Jesus’ role as a preacher, |

|RERC 1‐06b |Gospels. |‘what am I saying to God? ‘What am I asking God for?’Share findings. | |teacher and healer. |

|I have examined the role of | | | | |

|Jesus as a teacher and a |I can hear, read and recall some |Who knows what is best for you? Do your parents make decisions for you? Who else makes | | |

|healer and I have reflected |examples of Jesus teaching, healing |decisions for you? Why do they do this? Jesus also made decisions out of love. He wanted | | |

|on how His words and actions |and nourishing in the gospels e.g.: |to guide his friends in the best way possible. Why do you think Jesus taught His disciples| | |

|influence my own life and the|the Our Father (Matthew 6: 5‐13); the |this prayer? (He knew what God wanted to hear. He knew what words they should say. He knew| | |

|lives of others. |cure of the centurion’s servant |what they should be asking for from God in order to fulfil their lives). How important do | | |

| |(Matthew 8: 5‐13); the feeding of the |you think using these specific words are? (Not important so long as the idea is the same).| | |

| |Five Thousand (Matthew 14: 13‐21) and |Jesus also told them how not to pray can you identify three ways he told them not to? Why | | |

| |I know that Jesus teaches, heals and |shouldn’t they pray like that? | | |

| |nourishes us when we ask him. | | | |

| | |Children can have a go at writing the Lord’s prayer in Hebrew by printing the worksheet | | |

| |I know that all of Jesus’ teachings |from the following website: | | |

| |show us how to live in relationship | printed from | |

| |with God our Father and each other. |.pdf |suggest website | |

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| | |Class /Home – If possible the children can make ‘prayer pretzels’ in class (with |Copy of recipe sheet | |

| | |assistance from the kitchen for baking or the recipe can be sent home. See attached sheet.|Attached to planner | |

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| | | |Bibles |The will be able to retell |

| | |Class – Read from scripture The Cure of the Centurion’s Servant (Matthew 8:5-13). Cultural| |the story of the Centurion |

| | |differences are an undercurrent in this story. The centurion is a Roman, part of the | |Servant and relate key |

| | |occupational army oppressing the land of Israel at that time. It was unusual for a Roman | |phrases to the liturgy at |

| | |to seek help from a Jewish rabbi. | |Mass. |

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| | |Explain to the children that in the Roman army, there were officers called centurions. | | |

| | |‘Cent’ means hundred. Each centurion had command of about a hundred soldiers. Ask the | | |

| | |children is they recognise any phrases from this passage which relate to the new | | |

| | |translation of the mass. | | |

| | |Resources for this can be found at the following: | | |

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| | |The Centurion was from Capernaum. Ask the children to research this place during the time | | |

| | |of Jesus. A good website is : | | |

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| | |Class – Children should cut and paste the picture of the Centurion on the attached sheet |Centurion worksheet | |

| | |and label this in their jotter. |attached to planner | |

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| | |KEY VOCABULARY: Jesus as Teacher, Jesus as Healer, Jesus nourishes us. | | |

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|Experiences and Outcomes |Core Learning |Learning & Teaching |Resources |Assessment |

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|Signs of God |I can investigate ways in which the |Class – Using the following website individually or in pairs children should complete |worksheet attached to |Children will have some |

| |Church offers God’s love and care in |the question and answer sheet attached to the planner. |planner |understanding of the Church|

|RERC 1‐08a |other countries, especially through | |Internet access |as a community through our |

|I know that through the |the work of MISSIO Scotland and other | | |world. They will have some |

|Community of the Church, |charities | | |knowledge of the work |

|people can experience God's | |KEY VOCABULARY: Charities | |carried out by Misso |

|love and care and I have | | | |Scotland. |

|reflected on how this | | | | |

|community celebrates | | | | |

|together. | | | | |

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|RERC 1‐10a |I have examined the role of the Holy | | |Children will be able to |

|I have examined the role of |Spirit in the lives of the saints in |Class – Revise with the children, What is a Saint? What can they do for us? Read from |Bibles |reflect on the lives of |

|the Holy Spirit in my life |the other Strands of faith and I |the Bible Jesus Rejoices (Luke 10:21-22). Discuss the meaning of this passage. Remind | |some of the saints and |

|and in the lives of others. |recognise that the Holy Spirit helps |the children of Pope Benedict’s call for us all to be ‘Living Saints’. What does this | |understand the role of the |

| |and strengthens us to respond to God’s|mean? We are going to look at the life of a saint who wanted to be a saint her whole | |Holy Spirit in their lives.|

|Word of God |call to us to be saints. |life and lived her life in such a way to make sure that she became one. A short video | | |

| | |about her can be watched at | | |

|RERC 1‐11a |I know that when I listen to God’s | | | |

|I can share some Bible |Word, the Holy Spirit speaks to me and|The following website shows the children the morning prayer of Saint Theresa: | | |

|stories and I can explore how|helps me to follow Jesus closely in my| | | |

|God speaks to us through |daily life. | | | |

|these stories. I have | |Children should write a short prayer of intercession to Saint Theresa and below they can| | |

|reflected on how these |I can recognise how Saints listened to|cut and paste the image attached to the planner and colour. | |Children will have some |

|stories can help me to live a|God’s Word and responded to it and, | |Prayer worksheet attached |knowledge of the life of |

|Christian life. |under the influence of the Holy |Many images of Saint Theresa at various stages in her life can be found on the internet.|to planner |Saint Theresa of the Child |

| |Spirit, witnessed to God in their |It would be worthwhile showing these to the children to make her character more real | |Jesus. |

| |lives: e.g. St Therese of the Child |especially those images of her as a child as it shows the children that she too was just| | |

| |Jesus – tried to be like a little |as there are now. | | |

| |child as Jesus had taught in the | | | |

| |scriptures (Luke 10: 21‐22 and/or |Class – The children should make paper roses from yellow, pink and red crepe or tissue | | |

| |Matthew 1*: 1‐4). |paper. These could be laid in the class alter at the in front of a large painted picture| | |

| | |of Saint Theresa. This image could be surrounded by the children’s petitions, the roses |Crepe paper | |

| | |and facts about the famous saint. |Tissue Paper | |

| | | |Art resources | |

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|Strands of Faith : Experiences| | | | |

|and |Core Learning |Learning & Teaching |Resources |Assessment |

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| |I can recognise that we too, like the | | | |

| |saints, can listen to and respond to | | | |

| |God’s Word. | | | |

|Son of God |I recognise that under the influence of |KEY VOCABULARY: Holy Spirit, saints, listened to God’s Word, follows, Jesus. Holy | | |

| |the Holy Spirit, we give witness to God |Spirit, Scriptures, Saints give witness to God; respond to God’s Word, Bible. | | |

|RERC 1‐07a |in our lives | | | |

|I have explored the events of | | | | |

|the Passion, Death and | | | | |

|Resurrection of Jesus and I | | | | |

|have reflected on the Catholic| |Class – Read from the Bible Jesus Appears to His Disciples (Matthew 28:16-20). | | |

|meaning of eternal life. |I know that Jesus rose from the dead on |Discuss the passage. This story is sometimes called ‘The Great Commission’ what do |Bibles |Children will reflect on the|

| |Easter Sunday and that, at his |you think this means? |Craft activity printed |passion of Jesus and the |

| |Ascension, He promised to be with us |How many of you have had a parent or teacher says, “I am going to be down the hall |from suggested website |gift of eternal life |

| |always (Matthew 28: 16‐20). |taking care of something. While I am away I want you to clean your room or complete |Hymn Books | |

| | |your homework?” Some of us get to work right away and follow the instructions that we| | |

| |I can explain that, as Christians, we |have been given. Others put off the instructions and do what we want to do and think | | |

| |remember and pray for those who have |we have plenty of time until the person will be back to check on our work. How do you| | |

| |died. We pray, especially in November, |think that relates to this passage? | | |

| |that they will be with God forever in | | | |

| |Heaven.. |A craft activity related to this can be found at : | | |

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| | |Class – Learn the hymn ‘Go Tell It On The Mountains’ | | |

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| | |KEY VOCABULARY: Eternal life, Heaven | | |

Psalm 62

Copy and complete the following using the Holy Bible

(Taken from the first, Second and last verses)

I wait _________________________ for God o save me.

I depend on Him ________________________.

He alone protects and ________________ me; He is my __________________,

And I shall never be ___________________.

How much ___________ will all of you attack a man

Who is no stronger than a ___________________________________.

You only want to bring him down from his place of _____________________.

You take __________________ in lies.

You Speak words of ________________________,

But in your __________________________ you curse him.

More than once I have heard ______________ say that power belongs to _______

And that His ___________________ is constant.

You yourself O Lord _________________ everyone

According to his ________________________.

Use a dictionary to look up the following words

• Honour

• Salvation

• Refuge

• Deeds

Record the meaning of these words in your jotter.

Praying Pretzels

Pretzels were first made by monks who gave them as rewards to children who had learned their prayers. The special twisted shape looks like the folded arms of a child praying. The word pretzel means reward.

Ingredients:

 • 2 loaves (16oz) frozen whole wheat bread dough, thawed

• 1 egg white

 • 1 tsp water

 • Coarse salt, optional

Directions:

 1. Thaw dough in refrigerator overnight.

 2.  Roll into 24 balls (12 each loaf).

 3.  Roll into ropes and shape into pretzels by forming a

     knot and looping ends through.

 4.  Place 1 inch apart on well greased cookie sheet.

5.  Let stand 20 minutes.

6.  Combine egg whites with water and brush on pretzels.

 7.  Sprinkle with salt and bake at 350F for 20 minutes.

Missionary Children

“Children helping children”

Navigate the following website to answer the questions below. This will help you to learn more about the work of Missio Scotland and test your Knowledge of Geography.



1. How many projects does Missio Scotland support in Brazil and what do they provide?

_______________________________________________________________________________________

2. What does the project in Grenada provide? ________________________________________________

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3. What are the two projects which are on-going in Bosnia-Herzegovina? _______________________________

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4. How many countries in Africa are begin helped by Missio Scotland? ________________________________

5. What is the main help which is beginning provided in Ghana by Mission Scotland? ______________________

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6. How many projects are there in Nigeria? Give two examples of the help provided there. _________________

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7. How many projects are there in Oceania? ________________________________________

*make time to navigate this website looking at the great work done by this charity organisation. Imagine how many lives would be worse off without their care and support.

Remembrance Service – November

Primary 3 & Primary 4

Theme: We remember that we are all unique

Opening Prayer:

Leader - Let us pray.

O Lord, how great are your works! In your wisdom you have made us all.

Each one of us is unique. God values us all. In God’s eyes we are all equal and special.

God loves each one of us for the person that we are. In our own special way God calls each one of us to be saints.

All sing: We come to share our story

Let us pray:

(Group of children come forward and say I am unique because……..)

Respond – Thank you God for all our gifts and talents

Let us listen to the word of God:

Genesis 1:26-27 – God created man (use Redemptorist story cards to tell the story)

Leader – God is with those we love in our families. Today we ask God to bless the people we love who have died. We will learn a special prayer for those who have died. May they rest in peace . Amen

We pray together: May the rest in peace

1. For those in our families who have died……….

All answer – May they rest in peace

2. For our friends and our loved ones who have died………

All answer – May they rest in peace

3. For former staff and pupils of St. Andrew’s who have died………

All answer – May they rest in peace

Leader – Let us have a moments silence and think of all our friends and family alive and dead and ask God our Father to look after them and protect them.

Reader – We remember our loved ones who have died by placing a flower on the altar in their memory.

Children process one by one and place a flower on the altar

Reader – Let us remember those people who have no-one to remember them.

One child places a white flower on the altar

Let us say together – Our father…………

All sing – Dear Jesus help the Holy Souls

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Themes:

1. Eternal life & God’s Presence in Our Lives

2. Jesus the Healer

My Prayer to the Holy Spirit

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My Prayer to the Holy Spirit

Helmet (Galea) Sword Shield

Woollen Tunic Shoulder Plates

Groin Protection Body Armour Cloak

Leather boots Skirt

Helmet (Galea) Sword Shield

Woollen Tunic Shoulder Plates

Groin Protection Body Armour Cloak

Leather boots Skirt

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