Class 10
Superhero Sliders
The children in Class 6 have been busy making slider pictures as part of their design and technology learning journey. They designed their own superhero faces and made moving eyes using a simple slider mechanism.
Design Technology
Cam Prototypes
In our D&T lessons in Year 6, we learnt about mechanisms and cams. We made a simple cam mechanism of a moving toy as a prototype including pear shaped cams and snail drop cams. Next week we will design our final product and adjust our initial ideas from our prototype Read more…
Design Technology
Pneumatics DT project
This half term we have been looking at pneumatics and have created a model that opens and closes using a pneumatic system of syringes and tube. Our models opened and closed the mouths, we decorated them into monsters, animals or Christmas themed. We have worked really hard and this is Read more…
Class 14
Shadow Puppets
In class 7 we have been designing and making a shadow puppet in Design and Technology. We looked at how shadows work, which we have also been thinking about in Science. We then made a prototype before designing, making and evaluating our puppets.
Design Technology
Periscope Investigation
As part of our light topic in Science, Class 14 looked at reflection. We linked this to our History topic as soldiers used periscopes to look over the top in the trenches in WW1. Children designed their own periscopes using cereal boxes and mirrors.
Class 12
Fruit Salad – Food Technology
Class 4 have been researching the ingredients of canned Fruit Salad as part of their Food Technology project. It was fun looking and smelling different brands – but the best activity was eating it! Their next step is to use what they have found out to design their own recipes.
Class 14
Making our Owl puppets!
We have begun making our Owl puppets this week using a running stitch to sew the pieces of felt together. Children worked very sensibly with their needle and thread and, despite finding the sewing a little tricky at first, perserved throughout ! Well done Class 5!
Class 13
Preparing for puppet making
Children practised stitching for the first time before making their owl puppets. It took a lot of perseverance and a positive mindset but we did an excellent job in the end!
Art & Design
Glove Puppets!
In DT this term we are going to be designing and creating our own Owl puppets based around our English journey ‘The Owl who is Afraid of the Dark.’ We began today by investigating different types of puppets including glove puppets, finger puppets and rod puppets. We looked at and Read more…