As part of our D&T topic, Year 6 had to research, design and cook a healthy, budget-friendly three-course meal. We chose bruschetta, with tomatoes and cheese, to start, chicken fajitas for the main course, and healthy fruit kebabs for dessert. We looked at how to prepare the ingredients, including hygiene Read more…
As part of our D&T topic, Year 6 had to research, design and cook a healthy, budget-friendly three-course meal. We chose bruschetta, with tomatoes and cheese, to start, chicken fajitas for the main course, and healthy fruit kebabs for dessert. We looked at how to prepare the ingredients, including Read more…
Year 4 were set the task to build a pavilion for their chosen endangered animals. It needed to include a sheltered area and some fun things for their animals to play with. It also needed to include a gate for the animals to enter into. I think you will agree Read more…
Today we looked at different climates of the world and how this affects which fruit and vegetables grow in different countries. We then focused on fruits from Asia which included Bananas, Strawberries, Watermelon and Lychees and made Japanese Fruit Skewers. We used cutting skills to slice the fruit up and Read more…
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…
In Year 6, we looked at how we can improve our teamwork. Activity The challenge was to build a bridge to span 30 cm using only newspaper and tape or art straws and tape. We then attempted to place 3 toy cars on the bridge to see if they could 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…
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…