May 2025
Design and Technology Summer Term project
To start our History unit of work, Year 6 designed and created their own model version of an Anderson Shelter. The children were able to use their measuring, marking and cutting skills from previous learning. They learned about the importance of triangulation brackets to add support to their structure. Knowing that Anderson shelters were built into the ground, some children opted to add camouflage to their fooftops. I was very impressed with how well the children could recall learning and skills from our previous DT units of work. This included the use of circuits to add a LED light.
February 2025
This week, Year 6 have been developing their weaving skills as part of our Textile DT work.
To finish our History learning on the Mayans, the children have found out that the Maya people created a 'God's Eye' to celebrate the birth of a child.
They created their own God's Eyes using a simple weaving technique.
A slightly harder technique was needed when using a loom to create a large piece of colourful fabric, as the Mayans did with their own grown cotton.
Year 6 worked incredibly hard to produce both of their textiles. Click here to view more pictures
November 2024
Design Technology Project
This week the class have been developing their DT skills by designing, making and evaluating a moving toy, using a cam system. In pairs, the children used a range of tools to cut and join materials. They decided on the best cams for the job of moving an element of their Greek mythical character and were able to accurately assemble and finish their product. I was very impressed with how well all of the groups worked together in producing their moving toy. The pictures below show how hard they worked throughout the week.
October 24th 2024
To conclude our History work on the Ancient Greeks, Year 6 have designed and made their own Greek pots today.
They investigated different Greek patterns and added them to their own drawings. They then watched carefully as differeht clay techniques were modelled to them.
The children used newly learned skills of making a slip to join pieces, using a coil to add support, pinching to add texture and smoothing to embed pieces to their own pots.
All of the children did such a great job, they can't wait to bring them home. Well done Year 6.
October 18th
Year 6 have worked extremely hard on our Poetry unit. We have spent two weeks, reading aloud, performing and writing poems.
We learned about the different styles of poetry, as well as the different techniques that writers will use to add interest.
This work led us up to our class assembly today, where all of the children participated brilliantly.
If you was able to, thank you for coming along to watch.