by Mrs Sharpe | Feb 9, 2024 | Art, Design Technology, Geography, News, PSHE, Reception
We enjoyed celebrating Chinese New Year. We cleaned ready for the new year, made lanterns, did some dragon dancing and set up our own Chinese restaurant. We even wrote our name in Chinese writing. What a super time we had!
by admins | Jan 31, 2024 | 6D, Design Technology, News
Year 6 have been taking part in a vehicle project funded by Primary Engineers and the Reece Foundation. They measured and cut wood to create frames then used triangles to strengthen them. They then used pulleys and small electrical circuits to connect the batteries...
by admins | Jan 26, 2024 | 2S, Design Technology, News
Today we investigated how vehicles move. We found out that wheels are attached to vehicles by axles. We worked hard to attach fixed axles and rotating axles to different chassis and decided which we preferred and were more secure. We also enjoyed testing them to see...
by Mrs Sharpe | Jan 23, 2024 | Design Technology, News, Reading, Reception, Science
We have enjoyed sharing the story as a class of ‘The Lighthouse Keepers Lunch’ as well as investigating other light sources, building our own pulley system and baking lighthouse biscuits.
by Mrs Smales | Jan 15, 2024 | Design Technology, Early Years, Geography, News, Nursery, PSHE
After listening to the story One Winters Day, about a hedgehog who needed to find a home to keep him warm on a snowy day, we wrapped up nice and warm and went on a walk around the school to look for any signs of hedgehogs. We talked about how they might be hibernating...
by Mrs Mobberley | Jan 15, 2024 | 3M, Design Technology, News, Science
Year 3 have started their new DT unit – ‘Pulleys’. We looked at what a pulley is and why pulleys can be helpful. We also started to think about how we could use a pulley to raise a flag up a flagpole…we had some interesting ideas, not least...
