This term in DT we are learning all about vehicles. We worked together as a team to make vehicles together. We made a long train, a red van and a scooter. We used the vehicles to make up a new class story and write sentences. [gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage"...
In DT this week, Year 1 made smoothies. We tasted some from the supermarket and guessed the ingredients. We then looked at the label to see if we were right. We thought about which were our favourites then designed our own recipes, thinking about the ingredients...
This term in Oak class we are learning all about vehicles. We watched video clips of aeroplanes flying and learned what the different parts of the aeroplane are class. We then designed our own aeroplanes and made them out of junk modelling materials. [gallery ess_grid_gal="homepage" ids="17828,17829,17830,17831,17832,17833,17834"]...
This term in Oak Class we are learning how to mix ingredients together. Yesterday we made Tzatziki. The children really enjoyed grating cucumber, snipping mint and squeezing lemon which they then mixed into some creamy coconut yoghurt. They then enjoyed dipping bread sticks in and eating it! [gallery...
This week in Year 1, we compared fruit and vegetables. We discovered where they grow: under the ground, on the ground or on the branches of a plant. We compared their taste, finding that fruits are sweeter and we compared oranges with tangerines and celery with...
This week Year 1 have been discovering how vehicles move. We made our own vehicles using various equipment. Each vehicle needed an axle and wheels. We found out that the wheels need to be opposite each other so the vehicle is balanced, otherwise it will...
In Oak Class this term, we have been learning how to spread with a knife. We have enjoyed spreading margarine, jame, cheese spread and tomato puree on bread, toast and crackers. We have made and eaten sandwiches, toast and puff pastry pin wheels. This week we...
This week in DT, the children have continued to make their teddy bears. They have begun to sew the pieces of felt together using a running stitch. In English, the children have been exploring a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books and discussing the main...
This week Year 2 have been looking at different ways of joining materials during Design Technology. We tried joining materials with glue, staples, pinning and sewing. Then we discussed which way would be the most suitable for making our teddy bears. During PE we have been...
This week in Year 1, the children have started making their own finger puppets! First they completed the design criteria, deciding what their puppet was going to look like, how they were going to make it and what materials they would need. Next, we cut our...