Tag: Design Technology
Rabbit Shelters
This week in SITE, Class Two have used their designs from last week to make their rabbit shelters to help the animals in the local area over the winter. They worked hard to use a range of natural resources, thinking carefully about how they would join each part of their shelter. It was brilliant…
Category: Class of 2018
Tags: Class 2 Design Technology Science
Stone Age Shelters
Today, Class 3 completed their science topic of rocks and soil by building a Stone Age shelter outside. The class made their designs, using what they have learnt throughout this half term. We then went to the outside area where they collected the natural materials that they would use to build…
Category: Class of 2017
Tags: Class 3 Year 3 Design Technology Science History
'Starry Night' Recreations
This half term Class One have been learning all about Vincent Van Gogh and his famous painting 'Starry Night'. Today we have worked hard to complete our own 'Starry Night' interpretations with a space themed twist! We designed our project before making and evaluating it. We used all the skills we…
Posted by Mrs Eggleston on 15 December 2020
Category: Class of 2019
Tags: Class 1 Design Technology Art
How can you use forces to help your egg survive a two-storey drop?
Year 5 used their knowledge on forces to create a parachute that would help their egg survive a drop from a two-storey building. They were fantastic! They considered surface area, weight and gravity, air resistance and protection for the egg; all while working efficiently and working out the costs…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 15 December 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Design Technology Science
Merry Christmas!
Year 5 have been very creative decorating wooden Christmas trees, which were made using a laser cutter from Wetherby High School. Click read more for more photos...
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 15 December 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Design Technology Art
WW2 Morning: Learning about rationing!
Class Six had a very exciting morning. We had a special history lesson learning all about rationing in the Second World War. We did this lesson in two parts; one part consisted of the children participating in a cooking lesson baking carrot cookies using a rationed recipe (we used carrots from our…
Posted by Miss Prankard on 18 November 2020
Category: Class of 2014
Tags: Class 6 Design Technology History
Scarecrows!
Over the half term, Class 2 were set the challenge of designing, making and evaluating a scarecrow that we could use in our outdoor classroom to protect the carrots that Year 6 have planted! This week we have shared our learning logs with each other and some of the children brought their…
Category: Class of 2018
Tags: Class 2 Design Technology Science
Buggies and Rovers in Space!
Class 5 have LOVED their SITE day today. After a half term of exciting learning about our solar system, they put their learning into action by designing a buggy or rover suitable for their chosen planet. Their ideas were fantastic!
Some of their ideas were to include protective shields as…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 22 October 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Design Technology Science
What's that sound?
Class 4 have come to the end of their SITE learning, which was all about sound this half term.
Luckily for Miss Ings and Mrs Turner, the classroom is much quieter without the instruments we've been investigating. However, what better way to showcase this learning than by getting the class to…
Posted by Beth Ings on 21 October 2020
Category: Class of 2016
Tags: Design Technology Science
Orbiting and rotating in Space!
Year 5 have learnt about how the Earth orbits our Sun and how our moon orbits the Earth! We made models to show our learning. Year 5, how long does it take for the Earth to rotate, and how long does it take for the Earth to orbit the sun?
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 29 September 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Design Technology Science
Creating Our Solar System!
We had lots of fun in Class 5 creating the planets of our solar system! The children's imaginations were superb! We began by discussing the features of each planet and then the children discussed how we could create each planet. For example for Mars, they used clay, red sand and a textured paper…
Posted by Miss Alexandra on 14 September 2020
Category: Class of 2015
Tags: Design Technology Art Science