Over the last few weeks, the children in Reception class have absolutely loved making their own models out of junk such as; cereal boxes, milk bottle tops, plastic cartons and pieces of cardboard. They have made some wonderful creations. Some of their models have...
Yesterday morning, Reception class and Nursery visited Forest School with Phil from Muddy Monsters. Phil, as always, introduced us to our Muddy Monster friends; Ella, Oscar, Chloe and Eddie. He told us that Ella was very excited to be sawing wood, Oscar was looking...
Yesterday, Nursery and Reception class were so excited to be the first children to visit Forest School this half term! Phil introduced the muddy monsters at the beginning of the session. Oscar monster enjoys picking up little creatures and listening to what we get up...
This afternoon in class, we have continued with our DT topic from last half term; Moving Toys. Before Christmas, we investigated a range of different moving toys, a range of cams and looked into how a cam mechanism works. Today, we started designing the background of...
This afternoon, it was Year 6’s turn to attend Forest School with Phil. The children were surprised with a bell tent in the middle of Forest School, complete with a fire burning stove, where they use cotton wool and flints to light their own fire. They also enjoyed...
This half term, our Design and Technology topic is called ‘Fairground Ride’ and is based around Victorian carousels. We had the challenge to design and make a carousel that was visually appealing for children and small enough for them to hold as well as making it...