Mosaics and clay pots in Year 6

8th April 2022Miss K. Wilkinson

As part of Year 6’s Dimensions topic they have been discovering more about the Romans. They were fabulous craftsmen; they used their legacy to create mosaics and clay pots.

Mosaics

Clay pots

A Gift

26th January 2022Miss K. Wilkinson

Design Technology provides children with unique opportunities to develop skills, knowledge and understanding of designing and making functional products for particular purposes and uses. The children in Year 2 are choosing one of the famous people they have studied and design and make a gift for them. As part of this task, they have the opportunity to stretch their imaginations, to design and problem solve and to understand the needs of other people.

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Baking bread

25th November 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 3 have been learning about where food comes from this week. We learnt about wheat and how it is harvested and made into flour. We then made some delicious bread buns, they were yummy!

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A bag fit for a fairy!

21st October 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 4 were recently set the task of making a bag for a fairy.

They produced some fantastic designs and then spent a long time making some absolutely AMAZING bags.
Here are just a few to look at.
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Clay pots for Cinderella

21st October 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

We were set the challenge of making a clay pot  for Cinderella to keep her treasures in.

The children explored how to change the shape of the clay to become a pot by rolling, squashing, squeezing and twisting.
Some children spent a long time perfecting their pots, spotting problems with their designs , adding decorations and making lids.
I am sure any Cinderella who gets to use the pots to keep their treasures in will be thrilled!
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Designing fairy bags in Class 4

1st October 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Class 4 embarked on the design technology project of our Dimensions “happily ever after” theme this week.

We have been asked to design a bag for a fairy. We have completed a needs analysis. Looked at a variety of human sized bags and considered the pros and cons of each style of bag.
Today we shared ideas on how we thought our bags might look and then spent some time designing.
A few of us began making our fairy bags. We’re all looking forward to finishing them and sending them to the fairies in the secret garden.
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Egyptian masks

28th May 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Over the last few weeks Year 4 have been creating Egyptian Death Masks! Today was the papier-mache stage.

Lots of mess, laughter, squeals of sloppiness and more laughter later and we have 22 masks drying and ready to paint after half term!

Erupting volcanoes!

28th May 2021Miss K. Wilkinson

Year 3 spent their last afternoon of the half term in the sunshine erupting their amazing paper-mache volcanoes!

In their groups they added 3-4 teaspoons of baking powder and some warm water and food colouring to make the eruption look like real lav. Then they poured in some vinegar until it fizzed and bubbled over the top of the volcano!