{"id":30350,"date":"2025-09-17T14:58:06","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:58:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/?p=30350"},"modified":"2025-09-17T14:58:06","modified_gmt":"2025-09-17T14:58:06","slug":"the-dot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/2025\/09\/17\/the-dot\/","title":{"rendered":"The Dot."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today, as part of our writing lesson, we read the story &#8216;The Dot&#8217;. This is a story about a little girl who thinks that she is not very creative or artistic. During her art lesson, the character decides to just draw a dot. With some inspiration, she then draws lots of different dots, of all shapes and sizes.\u00a0 These are later admired by many visitors at the school art show.<\/p>\n<p>Today, we all decided to create fantastic pictures using a dot. We had lots of different ideas, from ice cream cones to flowers. We think they are amazing and very creative!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30351\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/2025\/09\/17\/the-dot\/img_7814\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145020\/IMG_7814.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1233,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad (6th generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758123441&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7814\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145020\/IMG_7814-294x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145020\/IMG_7814-1002x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30351\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145020\/IMG_7814-294x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"294\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145020\/IMG_7814-294x300.jpg 294w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145020\/IMG_7814-1002x1024.jpg 1002w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145020\/IMG_7814-768x785.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145020\/IMG_7814.jpg 1233w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 294px) 100vw, 294px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30352\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/2025\/09\/17\/the-dot\/img_7815\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145022\/IMG_7815.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1212,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad (6th generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758123449&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7815\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145022\/IMG_7815-289x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145022\/IMG_7815-985x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30352\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145022\/IMG_7815-289x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"289\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145022\/IMG_7815-289x300.jpg 289w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145022\/IMG_7815-985x1024.jpg 985w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145022\/IMG_7815-768x798.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145022\/IMG_7815.jpg 1212w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 289px) 100vw, 289px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"30353\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/2025\/09\/17\/the-dot\/img_7816\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145025\/IMG_7816.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1088,1260\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad (6th generation)&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1758123513&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;50&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_7816\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145025\/IMG_7816-259x300.jpg\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145025\/IMG_7816-884x1024.jpg\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-30353\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145025\/IMG_7816-259x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"259\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145025\/IMG_7816-259x300.jpg 259w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145025\/IMG_7816-884x1024.jpg 884w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145025\/IMG_7816-768x889.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/public\/newtonfarm\/uploads\/sites\/6520\/2025\/09\/17145025\/IMG_7816.jpg 1088w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 259px) 100vw, 259px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>On Thursday 25th September, we will be hosting our &#8216;Learning Showcase&#8217;. This is an opportunity for our parents\/carers to come into our class and spend some time with us completing different activities. This is a child-led afternoon and I am sure you will be impressed with the skills that the children are developing. We hope you can come along from 1:40-2:40pm. Thank you :-).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today, as part of our writing lesson, we read the story &#8216;The Dot&#8217;. This is a story about a little girl who thinks that she is not very creative or artistic. During her art lesson, the character decides to just &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/2025\/09\/17\/the-dot\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":65292,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[45],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30350","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-b"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30350","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/65292"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30350"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30350\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30354,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30350\/revisions\/30354"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30350"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30350"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/glowblogs\/newtonfarm\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30350"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}