I am designating each Tuesday at 10:30 a.m. as Family Sharing. There is an assigned date for each of you to attend. Please sign the form stating that someone from your family will attend the assigned date and please mark it on your calendar! The date will be sent home within the second week of school. (It can be the kindergartner’s mother, father, aunt, sibling, etc.) The purpose of this is for the children to have guest speakers, to see Catholic role models within their community, and for the children to show-off their beloved families! The speakers will be you, the family members from the community who will talk with the children. This year’s theme is Gifts and Talents from God.
Formed in God’s Image, we are called to participate in the work of Creation. We bring our God-given talents to life each time we use them to help others. Creativity is all around us: in the construction of buildings, in gardens filled with plants and flowers, in posters and flyer announcements, in meals prepared for our sustenance and enjoyment, in any form of human enterprise that calls upon our imagination and industry. Our task is to discover and use our gifts for the benefit of others.
“We are the makers, creators, artists, with the potential to make the world a better place, to heal its scars, to sustain and enhance its life.”
” Pope John Paul II
With your family, discuss some of the specific ways to use your God-given gifts and talents to help those with whom you live, work, pray and play.
Think It Through:
God has loved us into being and has given us the gifts to help those in our communities and beyond. Name a gift or talent that God has given you and members in your family.
As a family, design a “Family Shield.” Make a symbol or picture representing each individual’s gift or talent. Talk about how and when to use those talents for the good of the community. You will use your Family Shield during your presentation and then we will display it in our Kindergarten classroom.
When you come in, you will talk to the children about your Family’s Shield. This should be a great experience for you and your child. Some possible activities that you can do to prepare for your visit include:
-Find photographs of you displaying your gifts and talents
-Give of your gifts through several family projects this year
-Consider studying more about your gifts and talents to become even more educated
-Help your child discover his/her own gifts and talents
-Compliment others in the community for their special contributions to the world
This is a meaningful activity that you should get your child and entire family involved with. It will help your child understand how God instills unique characteristics in us all.
The speakers will generally talk for about 15 minutes. The children will have time for a short question and answer period. In addition, it would be wonderful if you brought along a short activity or related story to conclude the visit. Please contact me with any questions/concerns related to Family Sharing. It should be a wonderful experience!
*Please sign the slip that will come home with your child.
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