This term in Design Technology, Year Two have been designing, making and evaluating their own toy fire engines. The children learned about an incredible inventor – Lonnie Johnson. Did you know, he invented the super soaker water gun? First, the children looked at some examples of toy fire engines.
Linked with our learning of Autumn, Nursery have been reading the story of the Little Red Hen. We have been talking about Autumn, and all of the vegetables and crops we grow and harvest during the Autumn months. After reading the story “The Little Red Hen”, we worked together to make some hedge
Year 6 children headed out to the Forest School this week to begin in a block of sessions that have a definite theme running in the background but still follow the guiding principles of the Forest School. Last lesson we stayed in class avoiding the torrential rain and set the scene for the next few
Today we finished off our DT and History Greek topic with some delicious homemade Greek inspired loaded potatoes and tzatziki dip. After looking at potential risks with knives and hot surfaces, along with hygiene requirements, we used various chopping techniques to cut up the items in preparation –
Year 6 have thoroughly enjoyed their DT work this week, designing and making a Roman chariot. The brief was to construct a Roman chariot that could hold cubes and race along a track. First, the children researched chariots and learned that the Romans used them for war, hunting and, primarily, for sp
In DT, Year Two have designed and made a piece of bunting. As they prepare for Year Three, the children’s designs reflected their hobbies and interests. To begin, the children learned about John Kay – an incredible inventor. He invented the flying shuttle which significantly improved the process
As part of our summer topic, nursery made their one Harlow Green lemonade. Today, we made lemonade by following a set of instructions. we found out that to make lemonade we needed; One litre of Sparkling water the Juice of 6 lemons 125g of sugar We followed the steps on the instructions to make sure
We have enjoyed the sunshine in Nursery this week – so much so we decided to have a picnic! As part of our topic, Adventure Awaits!, we have looked at the season of Summer, sun safety and picnics as our focus. We decided to have a picnic in the Nursery garden during snack time on Wednesday. We first
This week we have been studying design and technology. It all started by investigating which foods are healthy and which are unhealthy, and sorting foods into a table. The pupils all decided that fruit was a healthy option and we used this as a basis for our design for fruit kebabs. Everyone pri
This week Nursery has been taken over by pirates! We went on a pirate adventure to look for treasure. To look for treasure we needed telescopes. The children worked hard in the creative area to make their own telescopes using toilet roll tubes. They spread glue and added different jewels, coloured p
