{"id":80,"date":"2025-12-17T13:47:49","date_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:47:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/?p=80"},"modified":"2025-12-17T13:48:40","modified_gmt":"2025-12-17T13:48:40","slug":"outdoor-maths-symmetry-sculptures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/2025\/12\/17\/outdoor-maths-symmetry-sculptures\/","title":{"rendered":"Outdoor Maths &#8211; Symmetry Sculptures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>P4\/5 have been having learning about Symmetry in maths and this week they have been able to take their learning outside!<\/p>\n<p>This involved a trip to Hoswick beach to make 2D + 3D symmetrical sculptures using natural resources found on the beach!<\/p>\n<p>The pupils loved this.\u00a0 &#8220;This is fun!&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;We get to do maths outdoors&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>They listened to the instructions, worked together and created some super sculptures.<\/p>\n<p>Big thank you to the parent helpers &#8211; without you this couldn&#8217;t have happened.<\/p>\n<p>Mrs McClelland + P4\/5 \ud83e\uddd1\u200d\ud83c\udf84\u2764\ufe0f<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-82\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134252\/beach-2-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134252\/beach-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134252\/beach-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134252\/beach-2.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-83\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134259\/beach-4-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134259\/beach-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134259\/beach-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134259\/beach-4.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-84\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134304\/beach-5-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134304\/beach-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134304\/beach-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134304\/beach-5.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-85\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134308\/beach-7-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134308\/beach-7-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134308\/beach-7-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134308\/beach-7.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-86\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134312\/beach-9-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134312\/beach-9-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134312\/beach-9-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134312\/beach-9.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-87\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134318\/beach-10-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134318\/beach-10-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134318\/beach-10-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134318\/beach-10.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-88\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134323\/beach-11-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134323\/beach-11-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134323\/beach-11-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134323\/beach-11.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-89\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134329\/beach-12-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134329\/beach-12-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134329\/beach-12-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134329\/beach-12.jpg 945w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span> <span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-size: 1rem\">\u00a0<\/span><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-90\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134333\/beach-13-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134333\/beach-13-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134333\/beach-13-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134333\/beach-13-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134333\/beach-13.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-81\" style=\"font-size: 1rem\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134210\/all-at-beach-1-300x98.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"98\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134210\/all-at-beach-1-300x98.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134210\/all-at-beach-1-1024x336.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134210\/all-at-beach-1-768x252.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/p45sjhs\/uploads\/sites\/3648\/2025\/12\/17134210\/all-at-beach-1.jpg 1260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>P4\/5 have been having learning about Symmetry in maths and this week they have been able to take their learning outside! This involved a trip to Hoswick beach to make 2D + 3D symmetrical sculptures using natural resources found on the beach! The pupils loved this.\u00a0 &#8220;This is fun!&#8221;\u00a0 &#8220;We get to do maths outdoors&#8221; &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/2025\/12\/17\/outdoor-maths-symmetry-sculptures\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Outdoor Maths &#8211; Symmetry Sculptures&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3206,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-80","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=80"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":92,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/80\/revisions\/92"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=80"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=80"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/p45sjhs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=80"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}