In the fourth grade, the first half of the year will be focusing on the Old Testament and how it points to Jesus. The second half of the year will be centered on the Mass, the Church and Mary. Parents can be involved in the class by reading the chapters from the book each week with their children to reinforce the lessons learned that week. The text for fourth grade is the Faith and Life Series Grade 4: Jesus Our Guide.

The fourth grade will be emphasizing the importance and power of the Holy Name of Jesus. They will be learning how to have reverence for the Holy Name and will be using the insignia of the Holy Name throughout the year.

They will also be focusing on missions and missionaries in the Church. Every week, they will be praying one decade of the Mission Rosary. The Mission Rosary is a special rosary that focuses on a different continent or area of the world and its missions. When they pray for a particular area, they will be putting up the names of missionaries that work there on their world map. If you know of any missionaries, please send in the information with your child so the class can include them in their prayers.

Hannah Cousino is a wife and mother of three children. She was baptized and received her other sacraments at Christ the King, and attends with her family. She is a Montessori preschool teacher in Ann Arbor, and previously home-schooled her children in preschool, Kindergarten and First Grade. This is her first year teaching Religious Education, but she is under the tutelage of Sally Kresta, who teaches the evening session of 4th grade.

Sally Kresta and her husband, Al, have been members of CTK for 14 years and are grateful to have been raising their 5 children, ages 31 to 11 among the families of this great parish. Sally has homeschooled all of her children to some extent and is now homeschooling her youngest. Many years ago Sally taught a special-ed classroom in Detroit. She has also taught natural science at the third and fourth grade level at local homeschool co-ops for several years and really enjoys this age group.

Sally started attending Barbara's catechetics sessions last year in order to better teach her son, David, who was in 4th grade. She was so inspired that she enquired if CTK needed any catechists. It turned out CTK needed someone for fourth grade. After some prayer and discussion she took it as a call from God. Sally has this to say about being a Catechist at CTK: "Working with Barbara is very exciting. I count it a privilege to be "in training" under her gifts."