Creating Waterproof Hats
Over the past few weeks Year 2 have been looking at what ‘waterproof’ means and have investigated which materials are waterproof. They were posed the questioned ‘How can you make a hat waterproof?’ The children’s final investigation was to find out which substances when added to paper made the…
Biomes in Year 5
Year 5 designed and made biome dioramas. We have been studying the world’s biomes and we used our knowledge to create them.
Reception’s animal homes
We have been learning about the topic, ‘Animals big and small’ in Reception. The children designed and made their own animal homes using different construction materials. We have been learning about different animals habitats and the different countries that animals live in.
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Year 5 Science Week
Year 5 have been learning about what STEM stands for and jobs that involve using these subjects. We were very lucky to receive an Innovabox from some nuclear graduates who created this activity box to promote an awareness of STEM in schools. One of the activities was to challenge us to create a…
D&T in Reception 2022
In D&T this week we have been learning how to safely use a hammer and nails and some pliers. The children all wore safety glasses and jackets. We learnt how to hold a nail correctly when using a hammer and how to pull a nail out using pliers. I think we definitely have some future builders!
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Our clay aliens
Our topic in Reception at the moment is Space. We have been making rockets and tissue paper planets and we made our own aliens out of the clay. The children rolled the clay and then used their hands and mark making tools to make their aliens. We left them to air dry and then painted them our…
Year 1 The Gingerbread Man
Year 1 have enjoyed a wonderful week making their own Gingerbread biscuits. In English we have been studying the Gingerbread Man as a traditional tale. We have used Talk for Writing to immerse ourselves in the story. We have created story maps, sequenced the story, written instructions for…
Super potato and friends
In Reception we have been reading the story of Supertato and his other adventures. The children have been drawing and labelling their own characters and we then got to make them with real vegetables. Super veggies to the rescue!
Healthy D.T.
The Year 2 have been learning about what makes a healthy sandwich or wrap. They planned their own healthy sandwiches and wraps. They finally got to make them using their cutting skills. The children throughly enjoyed eating them afterwards.
D&T day in Nursery
For D&T day in Nursery the children made vehicles out of recycled materials such as cars, trains and London buses.
Y6 Trashion Show
Y6 enjoyed a design and technology day creating “fashion” from recyclable items. The theme was “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” and they certainly did that. Working in small teams, they created a selection of weird and wonderful items of clothing and showed their designs off on the cat-walk.
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Design Technology Day in Year 2
Year 2 have been learning about the history of puppets in preparation for designing and making marionette puppets. The children thoroughly enjoyed the making process and are very proud of their final creations. The children found out that puppets have been used to entertain people for thousands of…