Due to the Yellow Zone COVID status in Spring Valley, we will transition to at-home family faith formation beginning Tuesday, December 1st. This information will change as Archdiocesan or Parish guidance changes.   

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  We will continue to use the programs that your child received when they registered. The catechists will provide supporting lessons. Lessons will be posted each Thursday starting on December 1^st  and we will require children to complete the lessons in a week.  Children will also be required to complete the weekly chapter reviews and unit assessments in order to receive credit for the weekly class.
  
  Weekly assignments will be posted by class on our parish website:  sjsbchurch.org                on scheduled Thursdays. Parents will receive a message on Wednesday morning with their child’s specific class link and password where lessons are posted.  Every week, the children are expected to, complete the lesson, the assigned homework and chapter review, view the short lesson video (if provided), and review/discuss its contents with their parents.  Lessons and homework will be assigned weekly and should be completed by the following calls day of your child.  This is to ensure that families are keeping up with the curriculum.  Parents will email or otherwise advised by your child catechist all homework and confirmation that chapter review pages in the student workbook have been completed.
• Should families have any questions or concerns about the assigned content, processes for submitting work, or general questions, please contact us via email at prep@sjsbchurch.org
  
  Responsibilities of the Parent: Parents are accepting responsibility for the home-based religious education of their children. They agree to engage with their children in their weekly religious education assignments. The Archdiocesan Guidelines for Catechesis are the foundation for religious education in the parish inside and outside classroom-based instruction.  The materials that we are following adhere to this foundation.
  
  Responsibilities of the Child: Children should complete their weekly religious education assignments and seek out their parents if they have questions. Children should pay special attention to opportunities for family prayer and reflection that are offered as they go through the materials with their parents.
  
  Responsibilities of the Catechists: Catechists will place phone calls to our families to check in on the weekly lesson and assignment and offer any help needed in order to complete the week’s assignment.
  
  The parish staff is available to support parents.  Parents should contact us for any questions that arise in the course of instruction.

Thank you for your understanding during this time.  God Bless You!