What a good idea. In order to transition the first graders to, or get them ready for, First Reconciliation and First Communion in second grade, the church where we have Catechesis is having a Baptism Renewal Ceremony. During Catechesis tonight the first graders decorated white stoles that they will wear during the ceremony. I have no idea what they will do during the ceremony, but I just think it a great way to get them thinking about the Sacraments they will have next year…a good way to get the dialogue started. Anyways, it’s not for a couple of weeks, but it will give me time to break out Liam’s scrapbook so we can look at his Baptism pictures again and talk about that day, who was there and why it was special.
Archive for January 27th 2009
I was working with my first grade group this morning and got them going on their activity when they started chatting about enrollment. While they worked on their project together, a couple of them were talking about how they aren’t going to be able to go to that school next year. Now, I don’t know why they aren’t going to go there next year, but I can imagine that economics will play a huge part in enrollment for next year. If you have one or two children, tuition is manageable-maybe, but I can’t even imagine writing the check to pay for three or more kids to go there. There are scholarships available, but there is only so much scholarship money available and that money is usually set aside for families who, without a scholarship, would never be able to send their child/ren to school there. It makes me sad for the school and the families who love the school so much, but sometimes you have to do what you have to do.