Year 4 Achievement Standard
By the end of Year 4, students identify a variety of books and text types in the Old Testament and New Testament and explain how a reader uses this knowledge to better understand God’s Word. They use the Bible’s referencing system to locate books, people, places and things in the Bible. They recognise the Christian belief that God, as Trinity, is relational in nature by identifying and explaining Scriptural passages that express God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
Students explain the significance of community for Christians; of living in loving relationship with God, others and all of creation. They connect ideas about living in community from different texts (including the Decalogue and the wisdom of St Paul) and from the experiences of different communities (including early Church communities in Australia (c.1788 CE – c.1850 CE) and contemporary Church communities). They explain how free choices result in actions that affect the individual and their community; their loving relationships with God, others and all of creation. They explain how and why the worship of Jewish communities has changed since the time of Jesus and identify aspects that remained the same. They describe practices and characteristics of contemporary parishes and dioceses (including the celebration of Sacraments of Healing: Anointing of the Sick and Penance) and explain how these are modelled on the mission and ministry of Jesus. They use an appropriate structure to create prayers of blessing and adoration, and prayers of petition and intercession, and demonstrate understanding of the significance of these forms of prayer for Christian communities. They participate respectfully in a variety of prayer experiences, including meditative prayer, prayers of blessing and adoration, and prayers of petition and intercession.
YOU, WHO, DO, THROUGH
Students explain the significance of community for Christians; of living in loving relationship with God, others and all of creation. They connect ideas about living in community from different texts (including the Decalogue and the wisdom of St Paul) and from the experiences of different communities (including early Church communities in Australia (c.1788 CE – c.1850 CE) and contemporary Church communities). They explain how free choices result in actions that affect the individual and their community; their loving relationships with God, others and all of creation. They explain how and why the worship of Jewish communities has changed since the time of Jesus and identify aspects that remained the same. They describe practices and characteristics of contemporary parishes and dioceses (including the celebration of Sacraments of Healing: Anointing of the Sick and Penance) and explain how these are modelled on the mission and ministry of Jesus. They use an appropriate structure to create prayers of blessing and adoration, and prayers of petition and intercession, and demonstrate understanding of the significance of these forms of prayer for Christian communities. They participate respectfully in a variety of prayer experiences, including meditative prayer, prayers of blessing and adoration, and prayers of petition and intercession.
YOU, WHO, DO, THROUGH
You
Loving God,
Creator God,
Gentle God,
God of justice and peace,
.................................
Who
you love everything that you have made.
you love each one of us, just as we are.
you are a friend of children.
you sent us Jesus to tell us how much you love us.
all of creation gives you praise and thanks!
you gave us Jesus to show us how to care for each other.
You call us to act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly.
Do
Help us
(i) Guide us
Give us the courage (of Jesus, or...........)
Give us the strength (of..........)
Inspire us (as you did ..........)
(ii) to be grateful for everything you have given us.
to be like Jesus in all we do and say.
to love and care for each other and all of creation.
to follow the example of....... in living out Jesus’ teaching
to act with justice, gentleness and love every day
to be people of .........., ........., and ......... in our lives
Through
We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
We make our prayer through Jesus, our brother. Amen.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
We make this prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen
Loving God,
Creator God,
Gentle God,
God of justice and peace,
.................................
Who
you love everything that you have made.
you love each one of us, just as we are.
you are a friend of children.
you sent us Jesus to tell us how much you love us.
all of creation gives you praise and thanks!
you gave us Jesus to show us how to care for each other.
You call us to act justly, love tenderly and walk humbly.
Do
Help us
(i) Guide us
Give us the courage (of Jesus, or...........)
Give us the strength (of..........)
Inspire us (as you did ..........)
(ii) to be grateful for everything you have given us.
to be like Jesus in all we do and say.
to love and care for each other and all of creation.
to follow the example of....... in living out Jesus’ teaching
to act with justice, gentleness and love every day
to be people of .........., ........., and ......... in our lives
Through
We ask this in Jesus’ name. Amen.
We make our prayer through Jesus, our brother. Amen.
We ask this through Christ, our Lord. Amen.
We make this prayer in Jesus’ name. Amen