{"id":5420,"date":"2026-10-28T16:32:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:32:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/?p=5420"},"modified":"2026-10-28T16:32:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-28T16:32:10","slug":"a-busy-first-day-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2026\/10\/28\/a-busy-first-day-back\/","title":{"rendered":"A busy first day back!"},"content":{"rendered":"<span id=\"wp-postratings-5420\" class=\"wp-postratings\" data-nonce=\"b69114171e\"><span class=\"wp-postratings-vote wp-postratings-scale wp-postratings-shape-heart\" style=\"--wp-postratings-shape:url(data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns=%27http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg%27%20viewBox=%270%200%2024%2024%27%3E%3Cpath%20d=%27M12%2021l-1.45-1.32C5.4%2015.01%202%2011.93%202%208.15%202%205.07%204.42%202.65%207.5%202.65c1.74%200%203.41.81%204.5%202.09%201.09-1.28%202.76-2.09%204.5-2.09%203.08%200%205.5%202.42%205.5%205.5%200%203.78-3.4%206.86-8.55%2011.53z%27\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E)\" data-post-id=\"5420\" role=\"radiogroup\" aria-label=\"Rate this post\"><input type=\"radio\" id=\"wp-postratings-5420-1\" name=\"wp-postratings-5420\" value=\"1\" data-rating=\"1\" \/><label for=\"wp-postratings-5420-1\" style=\"--wp-postratings-step-fill:100%\"><i class=\"wp-postratings-item\"><\/i><span>1 Star<\/span><\/label><\/span> (<strong>1<\/strong> votes, average: <strong>1.00<\/strong> out of 1)<br \/><span class=\"wp-postratings-text\" id=\"wp-postratings-5420-text\"><\/span><\/span>\n<p>Our first day back after the holidays has been full of fun and problems to solve!\u00a0 We started the day with a Halloween themed Soft Start. Everyone was free to choose from the various puzzles on offer.\u00a0 We all tried hard to persevere without giving up, even though some challenges were quite tricky!\u00a0 However, we had to keep\u00a0 reminding ourselves that they were not impossible.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5422\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152613\/IMG_8734-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152613\/IMG_8734-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152613\/IMG_8734-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152613\/IMG_8734-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152613\/IMG_8734.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I wonder if they managed to get their puzzle edges to match up and fit into the space?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5425\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152625\/IMG_8739-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152625\/IMG_8739-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152625\/IMG_8739-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152625\/IMG_8739-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152625\/IMG_8739.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>YES!\u00a0 They did!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5423\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152617\/IMG_8735-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152617\/IMG_8735-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152617\/IMG_8735-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152617\/IMG_8735-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152617\/IMG_8735.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Draw 4 straight lines through all of the pumpkin pictures, without lifting your pen.\u00a0 Can it be done?!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5424\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152621\/IMG_8737-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152621\/IMG_8737-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152621\/IMG_8737-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152621\/IMG_8737-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152621\/IMG_8737.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Arrange 8 bats in the grid, without any bats on the same line (horizontally, vertically or diagonally).<\/p>\n<p>Then it was time for more Halloween fun, with a Mental Maths activity involving lots of bugs, bats, rats, snakes etc. The children worked as a team to collect as many as they could before the timer ran out. Then it was time to find out how many points they had earned!\u00a0 Each item had a secret value, which was only revealed once they had finished collecting.\u00a0 Everyone used their addition and multiplication skills to work out their final total.<\/p>\n<p>Then a twist in the game &#8211; some individual creatures were worth extra points or in some cases deducted points from their totals!\u00a0 Lots of discussion was had as to the strategies used to calculate.\u00a0 We had so much fun, we forgot to get some photos!<\/p>\n<p>After break we spent some time getting creative and explored how to blend colours together to make a spooky sky background for our Halloween pictures.\u00a0 Next week, we&#8217;ll add more to the foreground and begin some spooky writing to accompany them.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5426\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152629\/IMG_8741-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152629\/IMG_8741-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152629\/IMG_8741-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152629\/IMG_8741-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152629\/IMG_8741.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5427\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152633\/IMG_8742-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152633\/IMG_8742-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152633\/IMG_8742-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152633\/IMG_8742-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152633\/IMG_8742.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5428\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152637\/IMG_8743-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152637\/IMG_8743-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152637\/IMG_8743-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152637\/IMG_8743-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152637\/IMG_8743.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In the afternoon we had Kate Hookham\u00a0 (specialising in outdoor education)\u00a0 join our class.\u00a0 It was time for some more problem solving!<\/p>\n<p>We had to work together in small groups and as a whole class to complete various tasks successfully. Some challenges were tricky and we didn&#8217;t have enough time to master them, so we will definitely be returning to these very soon!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5429\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5429\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5429 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152811\/IMG_8744-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152811\/IMG_8744-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152811\/IMG_8744-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152811\/IMG_8744-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152811\/IMG_8744.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5429\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">We timed how quickly we could go around the circle saying our first names. Let&#8217;s see if we can beat 12 seconds next time!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5430\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5430\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5430 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152815\/IMG_8745-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152815\/IMG_8745-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152815\/IMG_8745-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152815\/IMG_8745-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152815\/IMG_8745.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5430\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Everyone tried hard to give and follow instructions to complete the blindfolded task.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Can they escape the handcuff tangle without taking their hands out of the loops?<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-5431 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152820\/IMG_8746-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152820\/IMG_8746-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152820\/IMG_8746-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152820\/IMG_8746-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152820\/IMG_8746.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5432\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152824\/IMG_8747-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152824\/IMG_8747-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152824\/IMG_8747-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152824\/IMG_8747-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152824\/IMG_8747.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>This challenge involved control and concentration to keep the ball moving without dropping it.\u00a0 The problem was, there were only 5 pieces of pipe to keep it moving, so we had to keep moving too!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5433\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152828\/IMG_8753-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152828\/IMG_8753-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152828\/IMG_8753-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152828\/IMG_8753-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152828\/IMG_8753.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5434\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152832\/IMG_8756-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152832\/IMG_8756-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152832\/IMG_8756-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152832\/IMG_8756-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152832\/IMG_8756.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>After Kate&#8217;s visit, we spent some time exploring the &#8220;forest&#8221; area.\u00a0 Although our time with Kate was bright and sunny, the sky suddenly darkened and the sky burst open, so we all had to seek shelter in the trees!\u00a0 We were glad of our jackets, waterproofs and wellies!\u00a0 A beautiful rainbow appeared behind the trees.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5435\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152838\/IMG_8762-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152838\/IMG_8762-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152838\/IMG_8762-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152838\/IMG_8762-rotated.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5436\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5436\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5436 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152843\/IMG_8763-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152843\/IMG_8763-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152843\/IMG_8763-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152843\/IMG_8763-rotated.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5436\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8221; I found some gold at the end of the rainbow!&#8221;<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5437\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152847\/IMG_8765-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152847\/IMG_8765-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152847\/IMG_8765-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152847\/IMG_8765-rotated.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When looking for some autumn leaves, a caterpillar was spotted on a leaf.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_5440\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-5440\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-5440 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152900\/IMG_8768-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152900\/IMG_8768-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152900\/IMG_8768-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152900\/IMG_8768-rotated.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-5440\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Look! A caterpillar!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5439\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152856\/IMG_8767-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152856\/IMG_8767-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152856\/IMG_8767-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152856\/IMG_8767-rotated.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5441\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152932\/IMG_8770-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152932\/IMG_8770-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152932\/IMG_8770-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152932\/IMG_8770-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152932\/IMG_8770.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>A challenge was set to find a stick that would be same length of one of our school rulers.\u00a0 Although this one broke on the way back to school, I think some excellent estimation skills were at play here!<\/p>\n<p>Well done!<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-5442\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152936\/IMG_8776-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152936\/IMG_8776-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152936\/IMG_8776-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152936\/IMG_8776-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/dunrossnessp56\/uploads\/sites\/1851\/2026\/10\/28152936\/IMG_8776.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>What a great start to a new term.\u00a0 Well done P4\/5\/6!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our first day back after the holidays has been full of fun and problems to solve!\u00a0 We started the day with a Halloween themed Soft Start. Everyone was free to choose from the various puzzles on offer.\u00a0 We all tried hard to persevere without giving up, even though some challenges were quite tricky!\u00a0 However, we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/2026\/10\/28\/a-busy-first-day-back\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">A busy first day back!<\/span> <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2344,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[67047,67037,67034,67048,67157,121,67015,67115,67017,67033,67041,67117,67060],"class_list":["post-5420","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-active-learning","tag-critical-thinking-skills","tag-eco-schools","tag-expressive-arts","tag-halloween","tag-health-wellbeing","tag-interdisciplinary-learning","tag-numeracy-and-mathematics","tag-opportunities-for-personal-achievements","tag-outdoor-learning","tag-problem-solving","tag-resilience","tag-school-grounds"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5420","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2344"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5420"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5420\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5443,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5420\/revisions\/5443"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5420"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5420"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/dunrossnessp56\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5420"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}