Year 2 D&T: Final product and testing
Our Year 2 designers have officially completed their Design & Technology project: creating chairs for our classroom bears! After weeks of planning, measuring, and building, today was the ultimate test. The children placed the exact bears they designed the chairs for onto their final structures to see if they were strong, stable, and most importantly, comfortable!
Year 4 D.T. - Making and Testing Prototype 2
Continuing with our mechanical car creations, Year 4 moved away from their original prototype design, making a more advanced version for prototype 2. This was a more advanced design and Year 4 worked really well to complete some tricky joins to complete their model. Once complete, we needed to test our prototype and compare with our results of prototype 1. We got some interesting results!
Year 5: D.T.
Year 5 have completed their working gear mechanisms in design and technology. They have worked so hard and produced some fantastic final pieces. They have had to use many skills, and be precise with their work. Well done!
Year 2 D&T: Make a chair for a bear
Our Year 2 designers put their structural knowledge to the test this week in Design and Technology! The challenge? To design and build a freestanding chair for a teddy bear using nothing but paper! The children did a brilliant job of folding, rolling, and reinforcing their materials to make them strong and stable. We're sure there will be lots of comfortable bears from now on!
Year 4 D.T. - Making Prototype 1
Year 4 are enjoying our D.T. topic, which is all about mechanical systems. We have been learning about different types of movement and the different components in real life moving systems. Our focus is cars! We made our own chassis and axis out of simple materials to create our first prototype car and recorded how far it travelled from an inclined plane. Year 4 cannot wait to make and test the second prototype!
Year 5 DT - Making Gears
Year 5 have enjoyed using a range of materials to make gears.
Reception- Continuous Provision- Web of Work
We have had a very busy week in Reception class. Our story this week has been all about spiders and the children have been so creative with their work. Accessing all areas of the classroom and outdoors. Making spider webs on the windows using gross motor movements with the print brushes and water. Learning how to draw a spider with step by step instructions and watch it come together. The children have used the play dough to make a spider come to life with pipe cleaner legs and googly eyes. Of course a spider needs a web and that's when our imagination took over designing a pattern web on paper with paint and sequins.
Reception- UTW- Interactive Board Drawing For A Purpose
Our Reception children have had a wonderful time using Purple Mash this week to bring the story of Handa's Surprise to life! Using the 2Paint tools, the children practiced their fine motor skills to carefully select vibrant colors and draw something from the story. Selecting different colours to draw fruit or animals. It was fantastic to see them navigate the software so confidently, practicing their clicking and dragging while retelling the story with so much enthusiasm.
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Year 1 DT - Making Puppets
Year 1 have been working incredibly hard this term to design and create their very own puppets. This week, we reached the finish line as the children carefully assembled and embellished their products with wonderful decorations. We are extremely proud of the imagination and hard work that went into every single design!
Reception- Technology-Follow The Mouse
In the bustling environment of the Reception classroom, the children took their first exciting steps into the digital world by mastering the IT mouse. With small hands poised carefully over the device, they practiced the fundamental skill of clicking the buttons to navigate the mouse along a winding track. This activity served as a fantastic practical application of positional language, as the children eagerly called out "left" and "right" to guide their movements and keep their mouse on the path. Developing this fine motor control is a huge milestone; it requires the coordination to input information into the mouse and how many steps it would make. Taking turns in this simple game with friends to show awareness of digital literacy.
Year 3 - D.T. - Using A Microbit
Bright Sparks in Year 3! Our Year 3 designers have been busy leveling up their tech skills this week! In preparation for creating their very own safety devices, the children dived into the world of coding. We used BBC micro:bits to explore how light can be used to keep us safe in the darkWhat we achieved: Logical Thinking: We mapped out our code to ensure our devices respond correctly. Programming: The pupils used Block Editor to program the micro:bit’s LED matrix to flash bright warning patterns. Problem Solving: There was plenty of "debugging" as we checked our code to make sure those lights shone bright!
Year 2 D&T: Problem solving to make a sturdy base.
Engineering in Action! Our Year 2 inventors have been busy putting their Design & Technology skills to the test this week... The classroom was transformed into a construction site! The children were challenged to take everyday recycled packaging and turn it into a stable, sturdy base capable of supporting a rotating wheel. It wasn't as easy as it looks! What we learned: Problem Solving: When a structure wobbled, our young designers had to figure out why. Triangulation: We discovered that some shapes are much stronger than others! Reinforcement: Learning how to use masking tape and tabs to create "strong joins." The resilience on display was incredible—there were plenty of "oops" moments, but even more "aha!" moments.
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