Good news! Fr. Frank has agreed to have a special mass with grades 1 and 2 out at St. Mary's Church in Odanah! I thought it would be a great experience to have our kids see this small but beautiful Church that some of our students attend. If you've never been there, maybe you could be a driver for us. We'll be going on March 5th and will plan on Mass at 9:00. Let me know if you can drive. Of course, a permission slip will also be going home prior to this trip.
Next week, Feb. 23-27, we'll be finishing our fourth theme in Reading. This means only 2 more to go! We'll be doing our theme skills tests next week. The Spelling words are review words:
farm, bring, hold, park, thing, boat, smart, sing, snow, yard, thank, blow, load, party, hand, most, cold, think, send, road. The Challenge Words are: department, grand, young, goal, and rainbow.
We continue to prepare for our First Reconciliation. I believe the kids understand a lot and are eager to participate in this wonderful sacrament. This week we again discussed the 10 Commandments. One thing we talked about is the importance of attending Mass every week. Some children seem to think our Wednesday Masses take care of the Sunday obligation. I told them it's just a bonus mass. It doesn't take the place of any other mass. I hope parents recognize the importance of it - especially with Reconciliation and First Communion coming soon! First Reconciliation is March 25th at 5:30. First Communion is April 26 at the 11:00 Mass.
We had our Chapter Test on Telling Time. I was disappointed in the scores. Ben was the only one with 100%- way to go, Ben! Needless to say, we'll be practicing more. ( We'll also return to money a little later on.) We made Sunshine Clocks for Art this week, and they turned out pretty cute!
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