​GRADES 4-6 (VENTURE)

Faith Formation Theme 2020-2021

The themes that will be included in our lessons will revolve around the following, and all our materials will include resources and activities that emphasize these three themes. 
​1) Encounter with Jesus;    2) Walking with Jesus;    and    3) Loving and Serving with Jesus​

​LESSONS WILL CONSIST OF SIX KEY COMPONENTS​

 1. Lessons: Venture Gospel Weekly for each week. A hard copy of the child’s pamphlet was provided to you in your packet. A link to the Parent Teaching Page will help you present the Gospel Weekly lessons at home.

2. Home Activity – This simple interactive activity is meant to build your faith and develop your relationship with Jesus as a family.

3. Monthly Zoom Meetings – The monthly Zoom meetings will provide music, prayer, stories and sharing of activities for parents and their children in the lesson.. Opportunities for parents to ask questions and support in teaching the lessons will be made available at the end of each virtual meeting. View Zoom expectations before starting.​

4. Watch Videos - Watch the 3-5 minute videos in the monthly playlist.

5. Pray and Reflect – Follow the instructions under this playlist.

6. What I have learned – Students complete the end of class review when all their work from the playlist is completed for the month. As part of the end of class review, students will complete a monthly on-line assessment of the lesson Venture Gospel Weekly.
NOTE:  The faith formation staff will send an email to parents to advise them the name of their child's teacher and when class will meet. There will be ONE (1) ZOOM Sessions for this class per month. A link to the Zoom class will be emailed to the parents by the catechist (teacher).

Other Resources:
Pflaum provides Videos for the students to help communicate the Gospel message. You can find them here. Scroll down to the “Venture” videos.​

Playlist
1. Lessons
2. Home Activity
3. Watch
4. Pray and Reflect
5.​What I have Learned and Unit Assessment (quiz)

MAY PLAYLIST 2021 -Last Class

LESSONS

HOME ACTIVITY
PRAYING THE HOLY ROSARY AND CREATING YOUR OWN
​The rosary has 59 beads, a crucifix, and a medal, with certain prayers for each of these different pieces. The prayers of the rosary can be divided into three categories: 1.Introductory Prayers, 2. The Decades, 3. Closing Prayers. With the prayers of the rosary, we ask Mary to pray for us and to guide us by the example of her son, Jesus. Click here for details
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   WATCH

PRAY AND REFLECT

Complete items listed  below.

  • Prayer Journal: Continue with Prayer Journal from the previous playlist.​​​
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 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
1. ) Complete "What I Have Learned" by clicking the picture, answer questions and hit submit.
 2.) Complete the on-line Venture Assessments   below for each class and submit.    ​​​​​​​​​

  APRIL PLAYLIST 2021 

LESSONS

HOME ACTIVITY

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PASCHAL CANDLE
CREATING A PASCHAL CANDLE
​The Paschal candle is the first candle to be lit with a flame from this sacred fire, representing the light of Christ coming into the world. This represents the risen Christ, as a symbol of light-life dispelling darkness-death. Click here for details
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   WATCH

PRAY AND REFLECT

Complete items listed  below.

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 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
1. ) Complete "What I Have Learned" by clicking the picture, answer questions and hit submit.

  MARCH PLAYLIST 2021

LESSONS

HOME ACTIVITY

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LENT IN A BAG
LENT IN A BAG - The Goal: To collect six (6) small items, and place in a bag (cloth, paper, or zip lock) to be used as symbols to focus on at home by individual, family or group prayer and conversations during the Season of Lent.

   WATCH

PRAY AND REFLECT

Complete items listed  below.

 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
1. ) Complete "What I Have Learned" by clicking the picture, answer questions and hit submit.
 2.) Complete the on-line Venture Assessments   below for each class and submit.    ​​​​​

  FEBRUARY PLAYLIST 2021

LESSONS

HOME ACTIVITY

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A Family Prayer Center
Preparing a Family Prayer Center 
The Goal: To create a warm, inviting, and quiet place to pray individually and as a family.

   WATCH

PRAY AND REFLECT

Complete items listed  below.

 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
1. ) Complete "What I Have Learned" by clicking the picture, answer questions and hit submit.
 2.) Complete the on-line Venture Assessments   below for each class and submit.    ​​​​

  JANUARY PLAYLIST 2021

LESSONS

HOME ACTIVITY

Creating a Family Cross- Be creative and use your imagination to make a home-made family cross for the entire family to work on together.  Put it in a special place to remind of us God's presence, and for a place to pray.
Watch: The Story of the Cross

   WATCH

PRAY AND REFLECT

Complete items listed  below.

 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
1. ) Complete "What I Have Learned" by clicking the picture, answer questions and hit submit.

  DECEMBER PLAYLIST 2020

PRAYER AND REFLECT

Complete items listed  below.

 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
1. ) Complete "What I Have Learned" by clicking the picture, answer questions and hit submit.

Contact: Monica Piombino, Director of Faith Formation

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Monica Piombino started as the Director of Faith Formation for St Josephine Bakhita parish in July of 2019. Monica has been  involved in the ministries of Religious education especially in the areas of Confirmation preparation and youth ministry for over 30 years.

Monica has held ministry positions on both  the diocesan and parish levels but her true love and passion is whenever she can be one on one with people, getting to know them and sharing with them her faith and love for God.

Monica lives in Madison with her husband Ron and her three grown children, one married and two engaged to be married in the next two years. She is so happy and excited to be among the wonderful people of St Josephine Bakhita parish.


Archived Playlists Grades 4-6

  • 4-6 Grade Archived Playlists
  • November
  • December
  • January
  • February
  • March
  • April
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Archived Playlists are displayed by month under each tab above. If you child is missing an assignment or needs to check on past assignments just click the month you are looking for and you will see that month's entire playlist and assigned classwork.  If you are still unable to find what you are looking for, please reach out to your catechist directly.

  NOVEMBER PLAYLIST 2020

LESSONS

Links below are to the parent teaching guides. Students use the weekly venture pamphlets, given to parents, for the lesson.
​• November 15, 2020 – 33rd Sunday in Ordinary Time
• November 22, 2020 – Solemnity of Christ the King
• November 29, 2020 – 1st Sunday of Advent

HOME ACTIVITY

The monthly home activity applies to all grades. The purpose is for families to spend time together working on fun activities, which bring us closer with each other and our faith.

WATCH 

A Valuable Lesson on being Thankful. A Rich Man's Son

Giving Thanks is Necessary

A Spirit of  Thankfulness

Say "Thank You"
A Motivational Video On The Importance Of Gratitude

PRAY AND REFLECT

Complete items listed below.
Prayer Journal
1. Praise God.

2. Choose a small binder, notebook, or staple paper together to make a journal.

3. Write down daily your specific needs in your journal.

4. Ask God for guidance on all the decisions you need to make this week, listing them out for him to guide.

​5. Write down three things you are grateful for this week.

6. Pray for something you know you need God to help you learn.​

WHAT I HAVE LEARNED

1.)  Click the "What I have learned" box to complete, answer questions and hit submit.
2.)  Completed the on-line Venture Assessments  Below and click submit.

DECEMBER PLAYLIST 2020
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PRAYER AND REFLECT

Complete items listed  below.

 WHAT I HAVE LEARNED
1. ) Complete "What I Have Learned" by clicking the picture, answer questions and hit submit.

Archived Playlists are displayed by month under each tab above. If you child is missing an assignment or needs to check on past assignments just click the month you are looking for and you will see that month's entire playlist and assigned classwork.  If you are still unable to find what you are looking for, please reach out to your catechist directly.
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