On Ash Wednesday, the second grade class began to mark the path of "Our Lenten Journey" in the hallway outside of our classroom. We started that day by answering the prompt: " For Lent, I am giving up..." Each of the student had to write down a food, game, or bad behavior that they would give up for the forty days of Lent. This is one way to show God that we can make a sacrifice for Him in preparation for Easter. Everyday we have added one rock to the path, marking each day. On Sundays, there is a purple cross instead of the rock. On these days, the students must finish another sentence. The last three Sundays have dealt with how them will be kind to someone else, how they will make sure to say extra prayers, and how they will give something to someone.
Now we are almost through the Lenten season! Discuss with your son or daughter what they wrote on the purple sheets that are along the Lenten Journey path and make sure they are sticking to those promises!
Last week the students also went to the live Stations of the Cross hosted by their seventh grade buddiies. The seventh graders read through the stations as their classmates acted out each one. Later, we met up with our buddies to put together a Stations of the Cross booklet. These are helpful in discussing the Triduum with your son or daughter.
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