All P5 classes are working on the concept of time.

We are currently  looking at am/pm, digital and analogue times, and will go on to durations and timetables.

Whilst some children can tell the time, it would be a great help to your child if you could help them  learn how to tell the time using an analogue clock and the concepts of o’clock, half past, quarter to and quarter past.  This will help to reinforce the work being taught and boost their confidence when doing  work in class.

Team P5

Happy New Year to all parents and pupils.

Children came in this morning all excited to share news about their gifts and treats. It was lovely to hear their stories and about the highlights being time spent with family.

Today was very productive and children worked hard for a first day back.  They are now looking forward to developing our topic on Knights and Castles and are eager to make swords and shields. To enable them to do this could I please ask if you could collect a box from your supermarket – similar to the one shown which measures 40 x 50 x 30 cms – so that they can be cut up and shared? The cardboard has to be stiff enough to form a shield so boxes are ideal.

Children have also been asked to consider three points that are important to them as a family and to allocate a symbol to each point. For example a dove is a symbol of  peace.  Rose is a symbol of love… These symbols will then be transferred to their shields. The deadline for boxes  is Monday 20th January.

Mrs Irving