Design and Technology - Seasonal Stockings
Our Seasonal Stockings are coming along nicely. This week we have been embellishing our stockings, looking at aesthetics and design. The children have been practicing their running stitch and back stitch. We can’t wait to move onto put them altogether and see the finished product at the Christmas Fair.
Year 6 DT
Today, in DT, year 6 have been researching savoury snacks to explore which ingredients are quite popular and which ingredients complement each other.
Year 2 - Designing fruit kebabs
Year 2 have been working really hard to design their own amazing fruit kebabs ready for the Christmas fair. Linking it with our healthy eating in science we have designed our own healthy fruit kebab.
Year 6 Design Technology
Year 6 have been busy researching popular Christmas time ingredients today. Next week they will be tasting different Christmas time ingredients and will then plan which ingredients they want to use for their festive sausage roll. They are looking forward to then creating their own unique festive sausage roll with the ingredients they have planned to use and they will be able to purchase them at the Christmas fair.
Year 1- DT
Year 1 have been working so hard on their fire engines this week. They have been sawing and painting. We've been so busy and our room has been super messy, but we can't wait to show you the final product!
Year 5 - D.T- Exploring different ways to create a fastening
The children in Year 5 have been exploring different ways of fastening that could be used for their cushions. They have investigated the advantages and disadvantages of different ways and have concluded after practising that the envelope fold and whole button fasteners are far more functional than the others.
Year 3 D.T: Designing our Christmas Photo Frames!
The class have been busy this week in D.T, designing their own Christmas Photo Frames, to make and sell at the Christmas Fair! We thought about the different materials that we will be using to make our frames and how our frame is going to be free standing. The children also identified who their photo frame is going to be made for and their overall design. Every design is slightly different, and the children cannot wait to get started with making their frames, over the next couple of weeks.
Year 3 D.T: Investigating ways of making free-standing structures.
This week in Design Technology, the class looked at different ways to make a free-standing structure. In groups, the children had a variety of different materials and had to work together, to make a particular structure. We discussed how to make a successful structure and the different techniques we can use, to stable and strengthen a structure.
Year 1- DT
Last week in DT we had a look at all the equipment we needed to create our own fire engines. Today we designed our fire engines ready to create them next week! We can't wait to show you our finished product
Year 2 - Design technology
Year 2 food tasting in design technology. As part of our unit we are making fruit kebabs to sell at our Christmas Fair. We have tasted a variety of different fruits and vegetables to see what we like and what we did not like in order to begin to build our fruit kebabs.
Reception: Birthday Celebration
Today, the children in Reception read Kipper’s birthday. We looked at what happens at a party and the importance of a birthday invitation. They found out why it is important to have the correct number of candles on a cake. The children are preparing for a toy party on Friday by creating necklaces, crowns and cakes.
Year 3 DT: Strengthening Paper
As part of our Photo Frames unit in DT, Year 3 have been exploring different ways of strengthening paper, by using rolling, folding and twisting techniques.