Lent

Wednesday at Mass Father Paul talked to us about the three things we need to focus on during Lent: prayer, alms giving, and fasting. We have been discussing these three things during religion. We pray every morning with Mrs. Parsons over announcements, pray as class when we gather together in the morning at the carpet, pray before and after lunch, before snack time and then as a class at the end of the day. Almsgiving is giving to the poor through service or of money. We have a class rice bowl that is almost full from some children bringing in change. We do not eat meat on Friday as a way of fasting so we can focus more on God. During religion on Monday we are adding a symbol to a bag to help us to understand Lent better. This week we added a heart. The heart is a symbol of love. It reminds us that Jesus loved us so much that he died on the cross for us.