We are all glad to be back to see our friends and ready for a new term.

We enjoyed sharing our holiday news and listening to others.

We are looking forward to setting our targets for the New Year next week. What do you think would be a good target to help you with your learning?

We are really excited about PE this term. Mr Muldoon will be taking each of our classes on a Thursday. P2/1 and P2 will also have gym on a Monday. Are P2 remembering to come dressed in their PE kit on Monday morning? We will be in the hall at 9 o’clock! P3/2 will have gym on a Tuesday.

Library days, this term, will be Tuesday for P3/2 and P2. P2/1 will be going on Fridays.

Homework will begin again next week. Spelling and handwriting will be sent home on a Monday. Please make sure it is completed and returned by Friday. Reading homework will be Monday and Tuesday for P3/2. P2 will have it on Tuesday and Wednesday. P2/1 will be Tuesday and Thursday.

Remember to look back at your maths homework sheet for ideas to practise adding and taking away sums and counting to 100. Mr Minute asked if you have been reading o’clock, quarter past and half past times on your clocks at home? Do you have analogue or digital clocks?

This week Mr Minute needed our help again in his factory. To fix his clocks we had to learn how to tell the time. We have played lots of fun time games, made paper plate clocks and showed our teacher how good we are at time by using mini clocks.

Can you show your family all the different times you know?

We are really excited about a family member coming into school next Tuesday (P.3/2 and P.2) or Thursday (P.2/1) to help us make a 3D creative clock. Everyone has designed their clock at home so please remember to bring in everything you need to make the clock next week.

Mr Minute is looking for workers in his factory so we found out what jobs would be needed to run a factory. After that we decided which job we would like to do and filled out a job application. Fingers crossed!

We helped Mr Minute design his factory floor plan so he will know where everything will go. In Writing we all wrote a letter to Mr Minute telling him that we would love to help him with his factory.

Primary 3/2, 2 and 2/1 were all surprised to come back after lunch one day to find a special letter from Mr Minute. He needs us to help him open a clock factory. We had a think about what we would need to learn to help him. Over the next few weeks we will learn all about job roles, time and shape.

In Maths Primary 2 and 3 are learning all about fractions. We have had great fun folding and cutting shapes. I wonder how many fractions we can spot when we are out and about.

Great fun was had by all at our Children in Need assembly. We enjoyed dressing up in our pyjamas, taking part in competitions and dancing at the dance-a-thon.

Congratulations to all the budding dancers.