As part of our Design and technology work this half term, Year 5 will be designing and creating their own electronic Christmas cards. Last week we learnt all about the history of the greetings card and the Penny Black – the worlds first postage stamp. This week we discovered how Read more…
This half term in DT, we have been learning about wheels, axles and axle holders. We found out what the words meant, and how each part works. We learned that for wheels to turn, they had to be attached to an axle, then the axle had to sit in an Read more…
For our Design and Technology lesson we have been asked to make a healthy wrap. In the wrap we have been asked to think about the different food groups to include: protein -hummus, ham or chicken. Vegetables- tomatoes, cucumber or lettuce. Dairy- cheese. We looked at each food, felt it, Read more…
This week in forest school the children made conker models. They used a conkers, clay and natural materials from the forest to create their own model. The children thought carefully about how their model will look. They made people and animals, using conkers, sticks and leaves for the different body parts. Well Read more…
This half term, Year 6 have been researching, planning, designing and making their own playgrounds. The children have spent time at Queen’s Park looking at the provision and the location of such amenities and used this research to help plan and design their own playground. They have done such a Read more…
On Monday morning, Year 5 visited New House Academy. We spent the morning in the Design and Technology department where we learnt about the various aspects taught there and were able to see some of the creations made. We then got the chance to create our own work. Pine created Read more…
The children in year 4 have made designs for a ‘Slingshot car.’ During D&T this week, we began to make the chassis of our cars. It was tricky measuring all the parts as we had to make sure our measurements were accurate or the parts wouldn’t fit together. We can’t Read more…
We followed instructions to make paper windmills. We coloured in the nets for each part and then cut them out and stuck them together. We then make a working turbine at the top! We are super proud of our work. Please take a look!
Today Year 6 took a trip to Queen’s Park to carry out fieldwork linked to our DT topic – playgrounds. The children ‘investigated the location and usage of a local playground’. We looked at where the playground is situated within the park grounds? Is it easy to access? Who is Read more…
This half-term, Year 5 have been learning how to blanket-stitch in Design and Technology. We then used this skill to create a cushion of our own design. Although it was tricky, the children persevered and produced some fabulous pieces. Well done!