Grade 3 Religion Expectations

September	Unit 1: Theme 1:
CGE 1D	1.         to begin to create a space where all feel comfortable
CGE 3A	2.         to gather our hopes and dreams for the year
	Theme 2:
CGE 3A	1.         to explore our hopes and dreams for our world
CGE 4A	2.         to learn about God’s dream of gathering all people into one family
	Theme 3:
CGE 1B	1.         to prepare a celebration of gathering
CGE 7F	2.         to gather and celebrate God’s dream for us
October	Unit 2:Theme 4:
CGE 6E	1.         to explore our gatherings with family and with community
CGE 6C	2.         to appreciate what binds us together in communities
	Theme 5:
CGE 1C	1.         to explore how the activity of God’s Spirit in the Eucharist creates Church
CGE 1F	2.         to prepare for a celebration of the Eucharist
	Theme 6:
CGE 1B	1.         to celebrate Eucharist
CGE 1I	2.         to remember our oneness by sharing bread
November	Unit 3:Theme 7:
CGE 1B	1.         to recognize my place in the eucharistic assembly
CGE  1A	2.         to remember that I am baptized into God’s story
	Theme 8:
CGE 1G	1.         to immerse ourselves into the symbols of Baptism
CGE 1I	2.         to celebrate our belonging to the Christian community
	Theme 9:
CGE 1F	1.         to recognize that Baptism and Eucharist call and empower us to service
CGE 6 E	2.         to explore the activity of God’s Spirit in community service
December	Unit 4:Theme 10:
CGE 1C	1.         to enter into the spirit of Advent through the person of Isaiah
CGE 3E	2.         to see Isaiah as a figure upon whom the Spirit of God rests
	Theme 11:
CGE 1A	1.         to enter into the spirit of Advent through the person of Mary
CGE 1A	2.         to see Mary as a figure upon whom the Spirit of God rests
	Theme 12:
CGE 5C	1.         to enter into the spirit of Advent through the person of Joseph
CGE 1C	2.         to celebrate Advent with a pageant
January	Unit 5:Theme 13:
CGE 3A	1.         to explore the mystery of Christmas
CGE 7D	2.         to celebrate God dwelling among us
	Theme 14:
CGE 1A	1.         to recognize how the Holy Spirit fills Jesus with the power of God
CGE 1H	2.         to learn about God’s dream in the words and actions of Jesus
	Theme 15:
CGE 1E	1.         to explore the dream of God
CGE 1A	2.         to see the Holy Spirit at work in Jesus
February	Unit 6:Theme 16:
CGE 1C	1.         to discover the different ways that Jesus called his disciples
CGE 3C	2.         to recognize that Jesus shared his mission with the disciples
	Theme 17:
CGE 1F	1.         to celebrate the coming of God’s Spirit upon the disciples
CGE 1A	2.         to see how the Holy Spirit strengthens the disciples to continue Jesus’     work
	Theme 18:
CGE 1B	1.         to see how the Holy Spirit strengthens people
CGE 7A	2.         to discover the call of the Holy Spirit in our own time
March	Unit 7:Theme 19:
CGE 7D	1.         to acknowledge God’s Spirit in all creation
CGE 1H	2.         to treasure the gifts of God
	Theme 20:
CGE 5F	1.         to recognize our mission to have dominion over the earth
CGE 7I	2.         to acknowledge the fragility of the ecosystem
	Theme 21:
CGE 7J	1.         to identify areas where we can make a difference
CGE 7I	2.         to celebrate the earth
April	Unit 8:Theme 22:
CGE 7C	1.         to experience Jesus as one who forgives
CGE 7D	2.         to explore our lives in the light of God’s dream
	Theme 23:
CGE 7C	1.         to explore the need to be forgiven
CGE 7B	2.         to celebrate the power of the Holy Spirit to forgive
	Theme 24:
CGE 1C	1.         to celebrate the story of the Passion
CGE 1G	2.         to remember how we are reconciled in the suffering and death of Jesus
May	Unit 9:Theme 25:
CGE 7C	1.         to celebrate the Easter gift of reconciliation
CGE 7D	2.         to enter into the mystery of new life in the Spirit
	Theme 26:
CGE 3E	1.         to experience changes
CGE 1A	2.         to see the Spirit alive in the changes of life
	Theme 27:
CGE 4C	1.         to recognize and cherish Easter people in our midst
CGE 1F	2.         to celebrate new life in the Spirit
June	Unit 10:Theme 28:
CGE 5C	1.         to recognize ourselves as Church, God’s great gathering
CGE 1B	2.         to proclaim our belonging in the Spirit through the Creed
	Theme 29:
CGE 4D	1.         to understand that the Holy Spirit inspires us to share in the mission of Jesus
CGE 3F	2.         to appreciate the variety of gifts in the Church
	Theme 30:
CGE 1B	1.         to remember who we are in the Spirit
CGE  7A	2.         to celebrate that we are the Church