Year 2 have been designing and making bags in D/T this term. I am sure you will agree the results are amazing!

The children had to learn a number of new skills when designing and making their bags, including making and drawing round a template, sewing, knotting and plaiting as well as finding effective ways of joining pieces together.

The children have really enjoyed their Design and Technology project where they have designed and made toy fire engines. The children started the project by exploring existing toys and vehicles. They then moved onto tinkering with materials to create a chassis for their fire engine using wheels and creating axels so that the wheels could move freely. Next they designed and made what they wanted their fire engine to look like using the craft materials and recycled resources we had available. The children worked so well in their teams and they created the most AMAZING toy fire engines. Well done Year 1!

This week we have been working hard on our Moving Volcanoes D&T project in year 3M. We were learning all about how a CAM can be used to create a moving part. Here are some photos of us proudly showing our final pieces!

Over the past few weeks Year 4 have worked hard to plan, design and make buildings for an Italian model village. Workning in groups, the class chose to make a clock tower, a hotel, a block of flats, houses, a football ground and an Italian restaurant. We used our knowledge of circuits from our recent electricity science lessons to light up our buildings. The football ground even has a buzzer to use when goals are scored. We had a great time!

This week, Year 6 completed their D&T food unit which was to create a 3 course meal! They made guacamole with nachos, chilli con carne with rice and chocolate cheesecake for desert! This links to our history unit for next term which will be focusing on an ancient civilization: the Maya!

The children enjoyed spending time this afternoon tinkering with mechanical systems, using different shapes.

5M have been working extremely hard learning about and making catapults which links to our Science unit- Forces. We worked in groups to design and create free standing catapults that were strong and accurate and would knock a paper- cup tower over.