The fifth grade class will spend the year going deeper into the "Great Mysteries" in the Credo. The text for this year is the Faith and Life Series for Grade 5: Credo I Believe. Students should be reading the assigned chapter(s) before coming to class each week. See the schedule or weekly class E-mails to find out what chapter needs to be read before the next class. Fifth grade is only offered in the evening this year since there were very few registrations for the afternoon at this grade level.

The fifth grade this year will be learning some important hymns of the Church. For example, they will be learning the Salve Regina (Hail Holy Queen) which is the Church's anthem.

A significant emphasis will be on the mysteries of the Rosary and they will end each class by praying a decade of the Rosary. They will all receive Rosary cases, holy cards with the mysteries on them and cards reminding them how to pray the Rosary.

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Suzanne and her husband Dan have been a part of CTK since the Fall of 1982. They are the parents of seven children. This year is Suzanne's thirteenth year as a catechist. Suzanne's career as a Catechist began when her oldest daughter, Rebecca nudged her at a Mass at CTK twelve years ago when they announced that they needed a fourth grade catechist. She wanted to do it together. Suzanne is so thankful for Rebecca's nudge and their saying "yes" to doing it that year.

The next year, Huron Valley School became Huron Valley Catholic School and they asked Suzanne if she would teach the fifth grade religious education class there five days a week. She taught that class for four years and enjoyed it very much.

Suzanne has been back teaching at CTK for the past eight years. Suzanne has this to say about being the fifth grade catechist this year: "I sincerely enjoy spending time with the children. I enjoy sharing my faith with them and hearing their experiences in their faith. We are discovering the truths of our Catholic faith and relationship with God together."