{"id":4859,"date":"2025-09-19T11:23:36","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/?p=4859"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:23:36","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:23:36","slug":"p7-6-term-1-blog-what-weve-been-up-to","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/2025\/09\/19\/p7-6-term-1-blog-what-weve-been-up-to\/","title":{"rendered":"P7\/6 Term 1 Blog \u2013 What We&#8217;ve Been Up To!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our P7\/6 blog! We\u2019re excited to share what we\u2019ve been learning and enjoying so far this term. Our class teacher this year is Miss Baillie, and we have 20 pupils in our class. We&#8217;re also supported throughout the week by Mrs Eaglesham, Mrs Morrison, Mr Woods, Miss Mackay, and Mrs Robertson.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Weekly Routine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>P.E. takes place every Tuesday and Thursday.<\/li>\n<li>Committees take place every Wednesday afternoon.<\/li>\n<li>Outdoor Learning happens every second Friday.<\/li>\n<li>Every Tuesday, Caitlin from Active Schools visits to help us develop our coaching and leadership skills.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Learning About Our Rights<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This term, we\u2019ve been exploring the Rights of the Child and the important articles that protect and support young people. As a class, we selected Articles 2, 12, 13, 16, 19, 28, and 29 as the ones that matter most to us.<\/p>\n<p>We\u2019ve agreed that in our classroom, it\u2019s important to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Keep hands, feet, and unkind words to ourselves<\/li>\n<li>Be fair and respectful to one another<\/li>\n<li>Listen carefully and value everyone\u2019s voice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>House Captains<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Everyone in our class had the opportunity to run for House Captain. We discussed the importance of being a positive role model, showing responsibility, and encouraging others in a supportive way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Literacy \u2013 Talk for Writing<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This term, our Talk for Writing text is the portal story \u2018Elf Road\u2019. We\u2019ve been learning how to use descriptive language to really bring our writing to life.<\/p>\n<p>So far, we have:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Created detailed story maps<\/li>\n<li>Collected powerful and interesting vocabulary<\/li>\n<li>Explored how to write strong openings and build suspense<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our focus is developing our use of adjectives, similes, metaphors, and expanded noun phrases to paint clear pictures in the reader&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Maths and Numeracy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In maths, we\u2019ve been learning all about 2D and 3D shapes. We can now:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Identify and describe a range of 2D shapes including triangles, quadrilaterals, and polygons.<\/li>\n<li>Recognise 3D shapes like cubes, pyramids, prisms, and spheres.<\/li>\n<li>Talk about properties such as sides, angles, edges, vertices, and faces.<\/li>\n<li>Explore symmetry and nets of 3D shapes.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ve also continued to develop our problem-solving skills using bar models and have been practising addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division strategies.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Science \u2013 Blue Planet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Our science topic this term is Blue Planet. We&#8217;ve been exploring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The layers of the ocean.<\/li>\n<li>How sea creatures adapt to their environments.<\/li>\n<li>The impact of pollution and climate change on marine life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019ve been shocked by the amount of plastic waste in the ocean and are learning how we can all help protect our planet. It\u2019s been a really eye-opening and inspiring topic.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Social Studies \u2013 The Titanic<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In Social Studies, we\u2019ve been learning all about the Titanic. We\u2019ve discovered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>How it was built and why people believed it was unsinkable.<\/li>\n<li>What life was like in first, second, and third class.<\/li>\n<li>The events that led to its tragic sinking in April 1912.<\/li>\n<li>Morse Code.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We\u2019re about to study how the disaster led to major changes in safety regulations for ships. It has been fascinating to explore the real-life stories of people who were on board.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Classroom Rewards &amp; Jobs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>The Star Jar \u2013 Every time we impress Miss Baillie as a whole class (with hard work, teamwork, or great behaviour), we earn a star. When the jar is full, we\u2019ll get to choose a fun reward!<\/li>\n<li>Classroom Economy \u2013 We each have a class job and get \u201cpaid\u201d every Friday if we complete our responsibilities well. We can also earn or lose money depending upon our actions. It is helping us learn about responsibility, budgeting, and teamwork.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to our P7\/6 blog! We\u2019re excited to share what we\u2019ve been learning and enjoying so far this term. Our class teacher this year is Miss Baillie, and we have 20 pupils in our class. We&#8217;re also supported throughout the week by Mrs Eaglesham, Mrs Morrison, Mr Woods, Miss Mackay, and Mrs Robertson. 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