In DT these last two weeks we’ve been exploring Viking longboats and looking at ways that you could hoist up the sail! We started by putting patterns on our sails using influences from what archaeologists have learned about Viking designs and patterns. To make life easier dealing with heavy weights,
As we look forward to our Christmas break it is important that we leave our Forest School in a good state of repair. It was also an opportunity for those that had mastered the knots we have been learning to share their knowledge with those who found it more challenging. The children made themselves
This half term, Year 5 have thoroughly enjoyed their DT project- Alarming Vehicles. For the unit, the children were asked to design and make an alarm system for a tipper truck based on three criteria. The classes were told that the alarm system needed to meet the needs of the vehicle user; use a pre
THE BAUBLE PROJECT! This year we have launched a new project across school – The Bauble Project. The aim is that each year in school, the children will use their Art or DT skills to decorate a wooden bauble engraved with the school logo. These have been handmade by volunteers at the charity The Cutt
For the last two weeks of term in DT we are looking at pulleys and linking this to our topic on Vikings, by seeing if we can create a pulley system to raise a sail. This week we have been researching Viking long boats and pulleys and sail designs. Next week we will attempt to create a method of
Year 6 spent their Forest School session trying to work out how to make a flying fox or zip line. They are now confident in creating anchor knots in the form of a timber hitch and then adding tension using hitches to lock the ropes off. However they soon realised it’s not that easy, you need the r
As this years Forest School sessions come to a close for Christmas, the children were given a free play session so we can observe what they’ve learned and what they’ve really enjoyed. It was great to see how independent and confident they have become. Principle 1: Forest School is a long-term proc
Year 4’s boat building reaches its final stages, these sessions have run alongside the children’s PSE lessons which have focused on managing frustration, self worth, persistence and resilience. The children have certainly faced some difficult challenges that demand a really positive attitude, knot w
In DT, Year Two have started to build a toy fire engine. As part of their research, the children learnt about an inventor called George William Manby who is famous for inventing the first fire extinguisher. They also looked at different toy fire engines and decided which they liked the best and why.
This week in DT, the children in Year 6 have made a working Morse Code transmitter. Firstly, they had to find out what a Morse Code transmitter did. After this, they designed their product. The children remembered how to create a circuit using their knowledge from Science and applied this knowledge
