Year 6 - Building Bridges
Year 6 have begun their new Design and Technology unit on building bridges. The children started by exploring different types of bridges and discussing how their structures help them stay strong. The children looked at examples such as arched bridges and corrugated designs, learning how shapes and materials can make a structure more stable. After investigating these designs, the children created their own bridges using card. The children then tested their models to see how much weight each bridge could withstand, helping them understand which designs were the strongest and why.
Kids with Bricks Lego Club
Week two of "Kids with Bricks" Lego club was all about lights. The children watched a video explaining when the lightbulb was invented and how it changed our lives. They were then tasked with making their own Lego creation with lights. Some children built Christmas trees, others made lanterns or torches and more! Photos of their builds will be sent off to the weekly competition. A special well done to our Builder of the Week - Zachary!
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Year 4 DT Electrical Posters
In our second DT session we researched a set topic to develop a range of initial details. We decided to choose between The Amazon Rainforest or Roman Britain as we have recently studied both topics. We noted our key findings into fact boxes and a spider diagram and then sketched untold ideas for our electric posters to meet a design criteria.
Year 1 DT: Food Tasting
Today, we tried lots of different fruits, yoghurts and cereals. These will be potential ingredients in our healthy breakfast pots. To help us plan a good breakfast pot, we rated the different foods and described them with adjectives such as sweet, sour, rancid, juicy, crunchy and smooth. Next week, we will plan a breakfast pot for our partner based on their likes/dislikes.
Craft Club Week 2
Today at Craft Club we learned about the art of decoupage and used it to decorate wooden photo frames. The children made some beautiful gifts for Mother’s Day! Next week: St Patrick’s Day crafts.
Kids with Bricks Lego Club
This week was our first 'Kids with Bricks' Lego club! The theme for this week was telephones. We watched our weekly challenge video, which tasked us with creating our own telephone or communication device and we also learned some interesting facts about how and when telephones were first invented. We all had a really fun time and made some amazing Lego creations, photos of which will be sent in for the weekly, inter-school competition. An extra well done to our Builder of the Week - Samuel!
Year 1 DT: Cutting Skills
Year 1 practiced two types of cutting skills: claw hold and bridge hold. These techniques allow us to cut fruit or vegetables in a safe way. We learnt to hold the knife in our hand and place our index finger on top for control. We also had to pull the knife back and forth to cut. This will be useful when we make our healthy breakfast pots.
Craft Club
Today at Craft Club, we celebrated World Book Day week by making storybook characters from wooden spoons! We had characters from Tiddler, Harry Potter, Room on the Broom and The Little Mermaid. The children did a fantastic job of using the resources to come up with some fantastic creations! Some children even made matching miniature books to go with them. Next week at Craft Club: Mother's Day crafts!
Reception - Traps for the Evil Pea
In Reception this week, the children turned into engineers to design custom traps for the Evil Pea from Supertato. Using a range of resources such as LEGO, cardboard boxes and elastic bands, the children used their imagination to bring their traps to life. They refined their ideas and proudly explained how they would finally bring the story's villain to justice.
Year 3-Express Yourself Day!
Today, our school community came together to celebrate Children’s Mental Health Week 2026. This year’s theme, "This is My Place," encouraged our students to embrace self-awareness and explore what makes them unique, a vital step in building the resilience needed to navigate life’s ups and downs. Year 3 proudly wore the tie-dye T-shirts they created in their recent Art lessons. Each shirt was as unique as the student wearing it, perfectly showcasing their vibrant personalities and creative flair.
Year 5 - Pancakes
Because pancake day (Shrove Tuesday) is during the half term break, we had the great fortune of having early pancakes made for us by the professional bakers from Fruitilicious. The children deserved their treat after helping to plant trees in our new micro forest in Jacks Key. A special thanks to Miss Kachwalla, our Design and Technology leader for organising this treat!
Year 6 - Pancake Visit
A huge thank you to Miss Kachwalla, our Design and Technology leader, and Fruiticious Fountains for the delicious pancakes provided for Year 6. The children thoroughly enjoyed this special treat, which was a wonderful surprise and greatly appreciated by everyone. We also had the opportunity to learn about professional baking. As Shrove Tuesday falls during the school holidays, we enjoyed our pancakes early!