{"id":1165,"date":"2025-01-10T16:30:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:30:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/?p=1165"},"modified":"2025-01-10T16:30:46","modified_gmt":"2025-01-10T16:30:46","slug":"1165","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/2025\/01\/10\/1165\/","title":{"rendered":"And so begins Term 3!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Back to School: Crafting, Creating, and Counting in the Cold!<\/h3>\n<p>The first week back after the holidays is always an adventure, but this one came with a frosty twist! With icy playgrounds keeping us indoors, we traded snow boots for glue sticks and got straight to work on some exciting indoor activities that kept our hands busy and our imaginations soaring.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Up Helly Aa Fever!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Excitement is building for Up Helly Aa as the children gear up for the big events later this month! This week, some students got messy with paint, using their hands to create fiery designs for a special display outside the classroom. The buzz around torches, Vikings, and celebrations is contagious \u2013 everyone is looking forward to the festivities!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Building the Perfect Home<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Meanwhile, another group of budding architects turned their attention to making houses. With the precision of master builders and the creativity of true artists, they assembled and decorated their own homes made from loose parts.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Counting in Cozy Corners<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p>Math enthusiasts spent part of the week brushing up on number bonds. There\u2019s nothing like revisiting these foundational skills to start the term strong. From colorful counting cubes to engaging group games, the children found fun ways to master their sums.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1166\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162436\/thumbnail-1-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162436\/thumbnail-1-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162436\/thumbnail-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162436\/thumbnail-1-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162436\/thumbnail-1.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1167\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162441\/thumbnail-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162441\/thumbnail-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162441\/thumbnail-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162441\/thumbnail-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162441\/thumbnail-2.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1168\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162444\/thumbnail-3-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162444\/thumbnail-3-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162444\/thumbnail-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162444\/thumbnail-3.jpg 810w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 85vw, 225px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1169\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162447\/thumbnail-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162447\/thumbnail-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162447\/thumbnail-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162447\/thumbnail-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/public\/soundp1a2324\/uploads\/sites\/3527\/2025\/01\/10162447\/thumbnail.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 85vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Back to School: Crafting, Creating, and Counting in the Cold! The first week back after the holidays is always an adventure, but this one came with a frosty twist! With icy playgrounds keeping us indoors, we traded snow boots for glue sticks and got straight to work on some exciting indoor activities that kept our &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/2025\/01\/10\/1165\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;And so begins Term 3!&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5588,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[104,14,115,114],"class_list":["post-1165","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-communicating","tag-creativity","tag-critical-thinking","tag-focusing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5588"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1165"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1172,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1165\/revisions\/1172"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1165"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1165"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sh\/soundp1a2324\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}