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Reflection
Jesus was a teacher.
Any teacher can influence young people for life.
Teaching is a special job, because it has roots in who we are and who we want to be.
It is rooted in desire.
Where does this desire come from?
Could this desiring be in some way an expression of God with us and within us?
Could teaching be our calling/vocation?
Term 1
A prayer for the start of the school day and/ or at the start of each lesson:
This is our school,
Let peace dwell here,
Let our school be full of contentment,
Let love abide here,
Love one another,
Love of mankind,
Love of life itself,
And love of God,
Let us remember,
That, as many hands build a house,
So many hearts make a school.
Celebrating the Liturgical Year of the Church in our Classrooms
The Church year is different from our calendar year, it is based around the feasts of the Church and is broken up into Liturgical Seasons.
Alive-O7 Teachers Manual contains Background for teachers on Liturgical Year. Poster in Alive-O 7, Liturgical Year Activity Sheet
Alive-O7 Workbook Page 27.
Liturgical Seasons "click"
ORDINARY TIME
SEPTEMBER
Some suggestions
Mark the beginning of the school year with Assembly/Prayer Service/Mass.
Click here for a "Mass" to mark the beginning of the new school year
Click here for a Retirement "Mass"
Welcome especially infants, new families, new children joining other classes.
Welcome "new Irish" to our schools, new teachers, new special needs assistants, new ancillary staff, new board of management members.
Plenty of examples in opening lessons in Alive-O teachers' manual.
Nice prayer time in Alive-O 5 (p.5)
Our Lady's Birthday September 7th
Feast of St. Vincent de Paul September 27th Alive-0 Term 1, lesson 8
OCTOBER
Children Helping Children October Mission Month new website
Feast of St. Francis of Assisi October 4th see Alive-O 6 Term 1 Lesson4
Blessed Columba Marmion (Dublin) October 3rd
Children Helping Children National Day of Prayer October 10th 2008 (Always 2nd Friday of October)
Month of the Rosary
Feast of Our Lady of the Rosary October 7th
Joyful Mysteries Alive-O 3 Term 3 Lesson 1
Sorrowful Mysteries Alive-O 4 Term 3 Lesson 1
Glorious Mysteries Alive-O 6 Term 1 Lesson 5
Mysteries of Light Alive-O7 Term 1 Lesson 7
Day of Prayer for Emigrants October 12th
Mission Sunday October 19th
NOVEMBER
Feast of all Saints/ All Souls November 1st/2nd Alive-O 1-4
School book of remembrance for those who have died in families, in our school, in our community
Opportunity to discuss the patron saint of the school (if relevant) List of Saints on the "web"
All the Saints of Ireland November 6th
Alive-O 5 Term 1 Lesson 7,
Alive-O 8 Term 1 Lesson 13-16
St. Patrick Alive-O Term 2 Lesson 8, Alive-O2 Term 2 Lesson 7
St. Columba Alive-O3 Term 1 Lesson 6
St. Gobnait Alive-O4 Term 3 Lesson 10
St. Brendan Alive-O5 Term 1 Lesson 7 & Term 3 Lesson 8
St. Canaire Alive-O6 Term 1 Lesson 4
St. Kevin & St. Laurence O'Toole Alive-O7 Term 1 Lesson 8 (Icon & Video/Dvd)
Feast of St. Laurence O'Toole November 14th
Presentation of the Blessed Virgin Mary November 21st
Feast of Christ the King November 22nd
DECEMBER
Beginning of the Church New Year Alive-O7 Teachers' Book
(background information)
Advent as a time of Preparation for Christmas
Alive-O 1-4, term 1 Lesson 12-14,
Alive-O5 Term 1 Lesson 9-11,
Alive-O7 Term 1 Lesson 12-14
Opportunity for Blessing of Advent Wreath and Crib for school, class.
Advent Prayer Service
Feast of St. Francis Xavier December 3rd
Feast of St. Nicholas (Galway) December 6th
Feast of Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary December 8th
Feast of St. Lucy December 13th
Feast of St. Flannan (Killaloe) December 18th
The Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ December 25th
Feast of St. Stephen first Martyr December 26th
Feast of the Holy Family of Jesus, Mary and Joseph December 28th
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