This class is for parents who want their children to complete the chapter work at home and attend Eight Times a year in person instruction with their parent. This option is NOT grade specific. Grades 1 – 8 attend these classes as one group, with their parents, in HFC and the lessons are not grade specific.

Each month you will be able to choose which Directed Study class to attend:

Tuesdays 4:00 – 5:30            Tuesdays 7:00 – 8:30            Thursdays 4:00 – 5:30         Thursdays 6:30 – 8:00

Students will complete 18 chapters of their book – including all questions on every page throughout each chapter including the Chapter Reviews AND any Faith In Action pages for grades 1st – 6th and for 7th & 8th complete all the questions including the Think About It, Talk About It and Write About questions (these will require an extra piece of paper). Chapter work is due weekly and the work may either be emailed to our office or brought to class or dropped off in the Kinane Center mailbox (215 Ridge Terrace).

Due to the limited number of classes, a Make-Up assignment is required for any missed classes.

HOMEWORK

The following is the required HOMEWORK for ALL Directed Study students:

For EACH CHAPTER:

        Complete ALL pages and ALL questions, in every chapter,

                      This means that any page with ANY Activity or Question on them INCLUDING the Chapter Review and any Faith In Action pages (FIA pages are after the Chapter Reviews) and for 7th & 8th Grade books the Write About It, Think About It and Talk About It questions that will require and extra page to write on.

PARENTS – Please check your child’s work before handing it in assure that they completed the chapter work to the best of their abilities AND that the work will not be returned as incomplete.

You will be contacted if there is incomplete or inappropriate work.

PREFERRED METHOD OF SENDING IN WORK IS TO EMAIL IT TO US – EITHER SCAN OR TAKE A CLEAR PICTURE OF THE PAGES AND EMAIL THEM IN ORIGINAL/LARGE SIZE TO:

Or you may tear out or copy the pages CLEARLY WRITE YOUR CHILD’S NAME ON THEM, STAPLE OR PUT IN AN ENVELOPE and drop them off in the locked mailbox of the Kinane Center – 215 Ridge Terrace

We want the chapters as they are completed, do not wait until the entire book is completed.

MISSED A CLASS?  – MANDATORY MAKE-UP ASSIGNMENT REQUIRED

Attend a weekend Mass here at St. Paul of the Cross and have a bulletin signed by the presiding priest and email the bulletin cover that includes the priest’s signature.

1st/2nd or 7th/8th in addition to the Mass, need to complete an additional chapter

SACRAMENTAL YEARS

Any child that is registered in the Directed Study program and is in 2^nd Grade or 8^th Grade for Catechesis will be participating in all aspects of making Reconciliation/Communion and Confirmation respectively.

Grade 8  Please read carefully for requirements for Confirmation

In order to participate in Confirmation, eighth graders MUST have the following completed:

Seventeen (17) Chapters of work handed in (see above “required Homework” for detailed explanation) by the January Directed Study class.

Participate in the Confirmation Retreat

Saint Paper is due by November class.  Eighth graders are required to complete a Saint Research Form and complete a Saint Paper using the research form.  Please see link below. 

Saint Paper – 8th Grade Required-Due at November’s Class

ALL 8th Grade Service usually must be completed by December class. You may begin working on Service for 8th grade beginning in May.

Participate in the Confirmation Interview process.