{"id":1215,"date":"2023-01-16T08:46:18","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T08:46:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/dpsp672223\/?p=1215"},"modified":"2023-01-16T08:46:18","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T08:46:18","slug":"week-beginning-9-1-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/dpsp672223\/2023\/01\/16\/week-beginning-9-1-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Week beginning 9\/1\/2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>For the next few weeks, some of our blog posts will be written by the pupils of primary 6\/7. These will contain some information on what they did that week. Some posts may be about the same thing but each has been written in their own exact words.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Rex and Kymberly<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>In P6\/7\u00a0 this week we learned how to do gradients in art.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1216\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/dpsp672223\/2023\/01\/16\/week-beginning-9-1-2023\/img_0762\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084101\/IMG_0762.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad (7th generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1673521573&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0762\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084101\/IMG_0762-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084101\/IMG_0762-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1216\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084101\/IMG_0762-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084101\/IMG_0762-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084101\/IMG_0762-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084101\/IMG_0762-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084101\/IMG_0762.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What we used: paint, watercolours, paintbrushes and paper.<\/p>\n<p>How to make:<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Draw wavy lines up and down your paper (At least 5.)<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Mix your choice of colour with black and start at the bottom of your paper.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Add your choice of colour and maybe some white paint and continue this until the top 2 sections are left.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Use watercolours for the last 2 sections then let it dry.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Use charcoal pencils to draw pine trees over the paint.<\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Admire your painting and you\u2019re done.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Aidan and Liam<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\">This week we made <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\">astonishing<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\"> pieces of art. Firstly, we started off by choosing our desired colour, then we had to mix that chosen colour with black to make it darker<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\">,<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\">t<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\">hen white to make it lighter to make a contrast.<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\"> W<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\">e then started to paint. W<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\">e made different layers for the different colours. When we got to the top two layers<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\">,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW165641169 BCX0\"> we used watercolours. We then used sponges to blend the colours to blend them together. After we finished, we used charcoal pencils to make trees.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW165641169 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559739&quot;:200,&quot;335559740&quot;:276}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Jenna and Rein<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"TextRun SCXW151985960 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-GB\" xml:lang=\"EN-GB\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151985960 BCX0\">In P.E, Primary 6\/7 have been doing volleyball and have been learning how to pass<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151985960 BCX0\">, dig and serve. They have been working in pairs and using a lowered net<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151985960 BCX0\">. At the end of most <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151985960 BCX0\">lessons,<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151985960 BCX0\"> they have been<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151985960 BCX0\"> playing a game that helps them to build fast reactions: this is necessary in a <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW151985960 BCX0\">game of volleyball.<\/span><\/span><span class=\"EOP SCXW151985960 BCX0\" data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335551550&quot;:1,&quot;335551620&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:0,&quot;335559737&quot;:0,&quot;335559738&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:160,&quot;335559740&quot;:259}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Sophia and Angel<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week we completed some art. We painted it any colour we wanted.<\/p>\n<p>Sophia coloured it blue and Angel coloured it red. We painted a gradient background and used black charcoal pencils to draw trees. It was so much fun!<\/p>\n<p>In maths, we have been learning about equivalent fractions. Today, we moved onto finding quantity using fractions.<\/p>\n<p>We have also started preparing for our Burn\u2019s celebration by learning songs and poems.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\"><strong>Kelsie and Flori<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>This week during art P6\/7 have made phenomenal paintings.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1217\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/dpsp672223\/2023\/01\/16\/week-beginning-9-1-2023\/img_0761\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084607\/IMG_0761.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1260,945\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad (7th generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1673521570&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_0761\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084607\/IMG_0761-300x225.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084607\/IMG_0761-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1217\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084607\/IMG_0761-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084607\/IMG_0761-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084607\/IMG_0761-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084607\/IMG_0761-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/ea\/public\/dpsp672223\/uploads\/sites\/19223\/2023\/01\/16084607\/IMG_0761.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>How to make the paintings:<\/p>\n<p>Step 1: Draw five wavy lines (portrait).<\/p>\n<p>Step 2: Select a colour (red, green, blue, purple etc.) you will need watercolours as well.<\/p>\n<p>Step 3: Start from the darkest shade and make sure you leave two spaces at the top for the lightest shades.<\/p>\n<p>Step 4: Let it dry.<\/p>\n<p>Step 5: Grab a charcoal pencil and start to draw trees ( as many as you want!)<\/p>\n<p>Step 6: Done!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the next few weeks, some of our blog posts will be written by the pupils of primary 6\/7. 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