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!