Slide Additional Notes

1-6 Time for reflection as Parents and Caregivers gather.

 Play reflective music during this period.
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7 Introduction
 Brief welcome to parents
 Introduce the Teachers present
 Overview of the proceedings
8 Prayer
 Invite Parents and Caregivers to recite the prayer together.
9 Religious Education
 Brief overview of the intention of RE in a Catholic School
 RE is the first learning area which underpins the entire curriuculum
 Engagement
 Non- Catholics
10 The Unit of work
 Brief introduction to the unit of work
 Identify the purpose to provide a foundation for Students to receive the
Sacrament of Confirmation
 Reaffirm Baptismal promises through the reception of the Holy Spirit.
11 Three Parts
 Wondering
- Wonder at ones ability to be free
- Wondering at the Creator of human freedom
- God is good
 The promise of Salvation
- Jesus was free to do good
- Jesus promises the Holy Spirit to free people to do good
 Christian response
- Christs power is experienced through his Church
- The person Christ empowers the believer to become
- Continuing to wonder at Christian responsibilities.
12 Five week learning period
 Expand on the new unit of work and its relation to the three part process
established within the old.
13 Learning experiences-
 Provide examples of learning experiences Children can expect.
14 Assessment-
 Briefly acknowledge assessment in RE
 Not an assessment of Faith
 Assessment of knowledge and understanding
 Formative and summative
15 Ways to assist students learning
Roles of the parents
16 Activity

17 Questions
 Invite parents to ask questions related to any of the information presented or any
queries they may have.