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Book covers
Willow class have thoroughly enjoyed designing and creating book covers. We thought carefully about the appropriate fastenings and how we will add the details.
Sewing has become one of our favourite things.
Once we had completed our covers we evaluated the finished pieces against our…
Green power project
Our Green power project is well underway in Oak class. This week we have been measuring the frame of the go-kart so that we can begin to make the bodywork.
We have decided our theme will be the rainforest.
Watch this space to see how it turns out.
Tasty Treats for Pig the Pug
As part of our travelling tale of Pig the Pug, Maple Class had lots of fun making dog biscuits!
We talked about how Pig loves treats and decided to create our own biscuits that we could share as part of our story. The children carefully followed simple instructions, measuring and mixing the…
Maths Challenge: Building Sausage Dogs!
In our EYFS maths lessons this week, the children took part in a fun building challenge inspired by Pig the Pug.
The children were introduced to Trevor the sausage dog from the story and were given a special maths challenge:
- Can you build a sausage dog that is shorter than…
DT: Making Humpty Move!
We have been busy engineers in Maple Class this week! We have officially finished our Moving Storybook project in Design and Technology.
The children have worked incredibly hard to create their own moving storybooks based on the nursery rhyme Humpty Dumpty. They had to carefully cut, stick, and…
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Start Your Engines! Oak Class Tackles the Goblin Design Phase
Oak Class has officially shifted gears into the design phase for our Greenpower racing Goblin.
The brief was simple: create a look for our racer that stands out on the track and represents the unique personality of our class.
We saw a range of inspiration during our brainstorming…
Making Magic Move! Exploring Sliders and Moving Mechanisms in D&T
Maple Class have had a fantastic start to our new Design and Technology topic, where we will be learning all about moving mechanisms. By the end of the term, the children will use these skills to design and make their own moving storybook.
This week, we began by experimenting with sliders. The…
Designing Tudor Houses Through Junk Modelling
Our EYFS children have been busy designing and creating their own Tudor houses using junk modelling materials, inspired by our learning about the Great Fire of London.
We began by looking at pictures of houses from 1666 and talking about their key features, such as the white walls, wooden beams…
Structures
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This week we have been adding the next level to our structure. Our team work and perseverance was incredible and we are thoroughly enjoying this project.
DT. Designing a pavilion.
In DT we have designed a structure. We considered who it would be appealing to and the theme it reflects.
Today we began to use materials to create the different effects and also to ensure our structure was stable.
A Roaring Success! Our Teddy Bears Picnic Stay & Play!
What an absolutely bear-illiant afternoon we had at our recent Teddy Bears' Picnic Stay & Play!
We kicked off our adventure with a thrilling journey through a "swishy swashy" world as we read the classic tale, 'We're Going on a Bear Hunt!' The children were absolutely captivated, joining in…
Frame structures
In our DT lesson we have been looking at pavilions. Today we used our understanding of strong and stable, to build a structure.
