We are incredibly proud of the children who took part in this year’s Leaders Award – “If You Were an Engineer, What Would You Do?” competition. The competition encouraged pupils to think creatively about real-life problems and design innovative engineering solutions. Our children embraced the challenge with enthusiasm, producing thoughtful, Read more
Year 5 have had a fantastic time during their Design and Technology cookery unit, where they have explored the journey from farm to fork. Throughout the unit, the children researched a variety of spaghetti bolognese recipes, comparing ingredients and discussing what makes a healthy, balanced meal. They also learnt about Read more
As our story this week was all about picnics, we decided to make our own sandwiches in class following a set of instructions, before taking them to Forest School to enjoy. We chose either cheese or jam for our sandwiches, and we thought they were absolutely delicious! We practised our Read more
As part of British Science Week, we designed and built marble runs. We applied the skills we had developed during our Skills Builder lessons, particularly teamwork and communication. Each group nominated a leader whose role was to ensure that everyone had the opportunity to contribute ideas and share their thoughts. Read more
During STEAM week, we completed a number of fun activities! This year’s theme was ‘curiosity’. In Science lessons, we looked at the question ‘ Does the way food look change how it tastes.’ We found that in fact it does! During Art lessons, we looked at the artist Alice Tangerini Read more
Year 5 Pine have taken part in ‘Steam week’ this week, celebrating science, technology, engineering, art and maths. This years theme is curiosity. Science – For our science activity the children had the task of designing a moon rover. They had to think about the challenges of driving on the Read more
British Science week – STEAM lessons based on the theme Curiosity Science – We learnt about how birds build nests using natural materials to keep their eggs safe. We then went to Forest School and worked in teams to build our own nests using sticks and leaves. This activity helped Read more
We have had a very fun filled week in Birch class taking part in activities to celebrate British Science week. In DT, the children baked their own bread. They worked hard to learn what ingredients and measurements were needed. The children really enjoyed the process of making the bread and Read more
British Science Week in Year 3 Year 3 have had a fantastic time celebrating British Science Week with a range of exciting science and design technology activities. As part of our Design and Technology learning, we designed our own bread companies and baked delicious loaves of bread. We learned where Read more
Year 2 have had an exciting time in Design and Technology completing the Moving Monsters unit. We learned how to use linkages and split pins to make different parts of our monsters move. After exploring how mechanisms work, we designed our own unique monsters and decided which features would move, Read more