Blog by Tag: DT
An exciting start to the year
It has been a very exciting start to the Doves' year. Jordan
We made Shields. Ruben.
We made mozaics. Nathaniel
Mr Cooper made a camp fire and we cooked potatoes on it. Evie.
We had a Roman invasion. Hannah
Some really fun stuff has been going on. Max
We tried some Roman…
Category: Doves
art DT Creative learning 3D shapes
A house for the three little pigs
We have been using junk materials to build homes for the three little pigs.
Category: Ducklings
Kestrels - D.T. project work - materials required
On Thursday and Friday of next week (18th and 19th October) Kestrels class will be making some models as part of our D.T> and Science work.
Please can you try and collect over the weekend and early next week as much material as you can and bring into school on Thursday.
Material that will…
Category: Kestrels
Roaring rockets!
What amazing rockets you have been busy making at home!
Category: Ducklings
Making Aliens
We have worked with a friend to create junk model aliens.
Category: Ducklings
Earthquake structures
In Owls we have been studying all about earthquakes. We have learnt that there are 2 scales used for measuring the intensity of earthquakes. The first is called the Richter scale which is recorded on a seismograph and the second is called the Mercalli scale.
We had a go at creating a…
Category: Owls
year3 topic year4 DT geography owls2018 earthquakes
Herons make robots
Herons have used different construction materials to make robots. This week they are going to use junk modelling materials to make them.
Whose is your favourite robot? What did you use to make your robot? What robot features did your robot have?
Category: Herons
Year 2 topic herons year 1 DT construction robots
Robot Workshop
As part of D&T topic, this week the Robins have started using their design sheets to build their very own robots.
Thank you to all of the Robins for bringing in lots of recyclable materials. We certainly had lots of fun building our designs.
All of the children thought carefully about how…
Category: Robins
Year 2 design year 1 DT construction robots
Herons were inspired by Alistair Parker
On the 4th and 5th Januray, Herons class studied a local artist called Alistair Parker. The children learnt a lot about him as an artist and then in particular studying his pieces of artwork that were based around our local area Blackpool. The children were very excited when they found out he was…
Category: Herons
art year2 herons year 1 DT Blackpool local area Alistair Parker artist study
Christmas Maths Decoration
In class this week, Herons had been sent a challenge from Mrs McGrath to create a Christmas decoration using natural objects. They had to plan and design their decoration using their measuring skills. The children have had a fantastic week using different measuring equipment to measure the…
Category: Herons
Year 2 measure maths Design and Technology Christmas year 1 DT decoration natural objects
Blackpool Display
Our whole school focus has been on location. In KS1 we have been looking at our local location of Blackpool. In Herons we studied and found out about Blackpool. We then found out a lot of facts about the piers in Blackpool. As a class we made a pier. In the hall KS1 created a Blackpool display.…
Category: Herons
Year 2 art ks1 herons year 1 DT Blackpool
Fruit Smoothies
This afternoon we have made fruit smoothies. This has ended our week of Sport and Healthy Living week. Our smoothies contained a range of fruit including, strawberries, nectarine, peach, grapes, orange, banana and water. We thought they were delicious. What fruits would you put in your…
Category: Robins