I can’t believe that only one week ago I was in the middle of Scotland celebrating what we call Hogmany and you call New Year’s Eve!  And it was a great celebration.  In Scotland celebrating a New Year is about wishing well to everyone you meet.  First footing the neighbours, where the first person to put their foot through the door is said to bring luck to the house for the year and must bring a gift – traditionally a piece of coal for the fire, and remembering friends and family and how lucky we are. For me the new year actually starts in September – I have worked in schools for so long – so really new year is a time to relax and get ready for the hard work in the Spring Term. 

This term is my favourite as we get a lot of work done.  In the second half of this term we are undertaking some very exciting projects about the Titanic, all the classes do their class assembly, the City Hall singing takes place as well as the swimming galas and lots of sporting events can happen as it gets lighter in the evening.  Some children will get the chance to take part in the Shakespeare project of Macbeth and we will be singing at the Sage.

I hope you are also looking forward to this term, maybe it will be the term you learn to read, to write in paragraphs to conquer grid multiplication or to sing in harmony.  Let me know what you look forward to and remember to enjoy it as you go, it will be the only Spring term of 2012 ever!

Happy New Year

Miss Witherow.