{"id":4990,"date":"2026-03-11T16:11:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/?p=4990"},"modified":"2026-03-11T16:11:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-11T16:11:44","slug":"p7-6-term-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/2026\/03\/11\/p7-6-term-3\/","title":{"rendered":"P7\/6 Term 3"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to our P7\/6 blog! Term 3 has been packed with exciting learning, new experiences, and lots of opportunities to challenge ourselves.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Our Weekly Routine<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>P.E. takes place on a Thursday and Friday.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Committees<\/strong> are every Wednesday afternoon.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Outdoor Learning<\/strong> happens every second Friday.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Literacy \u2013 Adventure Writing<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This term, our focus in literacy is <strong>adventure writing<\/strong>. We\u2019ve been learning how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Build exciting settings<\/li>\n<li>Create brave, interesting characters<\/li>\n<li>Develop tension and action<\/li>\n<li>Use powerful vocabulary to make our stories vivid<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Our writing focus includes <strong>adjectives, similes, metaphors, expanded noun phrases, fronted adverbials, and varied sentence openers<\/strong> to help our adventures feel dramatic and engaging.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Maths and Numeracy<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve been busy developing our numeracy skills this term.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Measure<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We have learned how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Estimate and measure length, weight, and capacity<\/li>\n<li>Convert between units<\/li>\n<li>Use measuring tools accurately<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><strong>Data Handling<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We are now moving on to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Collecting and organising data<\/li>\n<li>Creating bar graphs, line graphs, and pie charts<\/li>\n<li>Interpreting information and spotting patterns<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We continue to use problem\u2011solving strategies, including bar models, to help us think logically and explain our reasoning.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Science \u2013 Plants<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>Our science topic this term is <strong>Plants<\/strong>. We\u2019ve been exploring:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>What plants need to grow<\/li>\n<li>The structure and function of roots, stems, leaves, and flowers<\/li>\n<li>Photosynthesis<\/li>\n<li>How seeds are dispersed<\/li>\n<li>Why plants are essential for life on Earth<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><strong>Social Studies \u2013 Robert Burns<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>This term, we\u2019ve had a big focus on <strong>Robert Burns<\/strong>. We learned about:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>His life and legacy<\/li>\n<li>His poetry and songs<\/li>\n<li>Scottish traditions linked to Burns Night<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A highlight of the term was our <strong>Burns Supper<\/strong>, where we performed poems, sang songs, and celebrated Scottish culture. We are now learning about the impact of tourism on Scotland and Europe as a whole.<\/p>\n<h2><strong>Trips and Experiences<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>We\u2019ve had an incredibly exciting term with two major outings:<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Dolphin House Residential<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We spent time at Dolphin House taking part in outdoor activities, team challenges, and confidence\u2011building experiences. It was a brilliant chance to work together and try new things.<\/p>\n<h3><strong>Glasgow Science Centre<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>We also visited the Science Centre, where we explored hands\u2011on exhibits, learned more about the world around us, and deepened our curiosity about science and technology.<\/p>\n<p>P7&#8217;s also have a trip to Dumfries House next week as part of their transition to Girvan Academy!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome back to our P7\/6 blog! Term 3 has been packed with exciting learning, new experiences, and lots of opportunities to challenge ourselves. Our Weekly Routine P.E. takes place on a Thursday and Friday. Committees are every Wednesday afternoon. Outdoor Learning happens every second Friday. Literacy \u2013 Adventure Writing This term, our focus in literacy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/2026\/03\/11\/p7-6-term-3\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">P7\/6 Term 3<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13986,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4990","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-p7-6"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4990","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13986"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4990"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4990\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4991,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4990\/revisions\/4991"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4990"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4990"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sa\/daillypsandeyc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4990"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}