Just a reminder that First Reconciliation is on December 9. Please be sure
your child is dressed in their "Sunday Best". No jeans please. After the
Reconciliation is over, there will be a small reception for the children to
celebrate another important step in their Catholic faith. Sharon Conley is
our room mother and will be contacting you to provide either a drink or some
cookies for this celebration. I am very pleased that every child has
learned their Act of Contrition. We are working on the steps in order to
prepare them better for the sacrament. Father is very good with them to
relieve any anxiety they may have.
Please help your child review their basic addition facts by studying each
night for fifteen minutes. I am SO impressed with how some of the children
remember their facts from First Grade. For those who are a little weak, it
is especially important to study each night. It is also important for them
to read each night. Be sure they are reading at their level to increase
their reading ability. Some children tend to check out books that are too
easy or way too hard for them. I look at the books they check out to see
that they have appropriate reading material.
I have explained to the children that the grades they receive on their
Report Cards, are not the grades that I gave them, but that they have EARNED
these grades.
I would like to thank each one of you parents for sharing your child with
me this year. Second grade is such an important year. Not only are we
improving our reading and math skills, but we will be receiving our First
Reconciliation as well as our First Communion.
Please check your Wednesday homework folder and your Friday folders for
correspondence.
PLEASE REMEMBER: LUNCH TICKETS SHOULD ONLY BE PURCHASED ON MONDAYS UNLESS
YOUR CHILD IS ILL. BECAUSE OF A NEW LUNCH POLICY, ONE SIBLING MAY NOT BORROW
ANOTHER PUNCH FROM ANOTHER SIBLING. THANK YOU FOR YOUR COOPERATION IN THIS
MATTER!!
PLEASE, PLEASE if your child is not feeling well keep them home from school.
It is not fair to the other children or myself to be infected when this could
be prevented. Please remind them to wash their hands often. That is our
best protection against these nasty bugs!
