Design and Technology – stable structures
This half term, KS1 are taking part in some Design and Technology.
First, we looked at the design process.
PLAN – MAKE – EVALUATE
This week, we have been looking at what makes a stable structure.
A stable structure is strong, has as flat base and is free-standing.
We moulded playdough into different 3D shapes and made predictions about which would be the most stable and why.
In our classes, we placed each structure on a flat surface (a whiteboard) and tipped it. We measured how high we could lift the board until the structure started to roll off.
In 1A and 1/2B, the pyramid was the most stable. In 2C, the cuboid won!
After this, we made some structures using paper and masking tape. We balanced books on each structure to see which was the strongest and most stable.
The cylinder was the strongest because it does not have any corners or weak points. This meant the weight of the books was distributed more equally.
English – Michael Recycle
We have been reading Michael Recycle by Ellie Bethel. It is teaching us all about recycling and looking after our planet.
We have also used it to spot rhyming words and write rhyming sentences.
The sky and the river are smelly and brown.
Soon fifty-foot bugs will take over over your town.
Help at home by involving your child in recycling your household rubbish.
1A’s target treat
We have been working hard on following the target ‘standing smartly in the line with a silent voice’ and we have earned the last healthy pizza topping on our chart. Well done 1A! As a reward for all of our efforts we watched an episode of Bluey today.
Our next target is ‘to be ready at carpet time.’
1A – D and T – fruit bars
This week we set off for The Hub to cook some healthy fruit bars. We practised lots of skills including:
peeling and chopping,
slicing using the bridge grip,
mashing,
and mixing.
All the children took turns and listened to instructions well and we were all excited to see the end result. Some children liked the fruit bars… but some didn’t.
“I liked them because I could taste the coconut.” – VB
“I didn’t like them because there was too much raisins.” – MH
Help at home: by looking at other recipes with your child. Perhaps you could follow them and prepare a meal for the family. The programme ‘Big Cook Little Cook’ on CBeebies has lots of ideas for child friendly recipes that you may like to try.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/cbeebies/shows/big-cook-little-cook
1,2B DT food – making fruit bars
We completed our Design Technology (Food) project for this term this week. We made fruit bars. We enjoyed the mashing, cutting, measuring and mixing.
Help at home by making the recipe (or a different one) at home with your child to help them develop these skills.
DT – fruity bars!
What a fantastic first few days back at school we’ve had in 2C.
On Tuesday, we completed our last cooking lesson in Year 2. This time around, on the menu was fruity flapjack bars.
We peeled, chopped and mixed the ingredients before baking for 30 minutes. It was great to see all of the children try the food they prepared. Most of the children enjoyed the fruit bars!
‘I loved it. It was awesome!’ – MG
‘ I didn’t like it so much because I didn’t like the ingredients mixed together.’ – TS
Take a look at what we got up to, and our delicious finished product!
Well done for a brilliant half term 2C!
What a fantastic half term of learning we’ve had in 2C!
It’s been a jam-packed 5 weeks due to bank holidays, but what a pleasure it has been. A huge well done to all of the children for producing some fantastic pieces of work.
A highlight has definitely been History, where the children have been extremely engaged with our learning about Nelson Mandela and Leonora Cohen.
Here are a few photographs to sum up the half term. Lots of sunshine and outdoor learning!
1A-Who is your hero?
A hero is brave and kind.
My hero is Kevin Sinfield because he raised money for his mate Robbie Burrow.
I’m a paramedic. I want to be a paramedic when I grow up. This was my Granny’s watch from when she was a midwife.
I’m a police officer. They catch the baddies!
We have had a brilliant day discussing what is means to be a hero and discussing our hero outfits. Thankyou so much to parents and carers for providing such brilliant costumes.
Have a wonderful holiday. See you in school on Monday 02 June.
Hero day!
We have had a wonderful day today. We had some suffragettes, nurses, vets, footballers and many more. Thank you to all parents and carers for helping the children to come up with these brilliant outfits.
History, heroes and strong beliefs in 1,2B
We have been learning all about real life heroes in our history topic this half term. We practised voicing beliefs, like Nelson Mandela and Leonora Cohen did. Have at look at some ‘speeches’ below.
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We also dressed up as real life heroes today – thanks for all the great costumes. There were sporting, emergency services, suffragettes and teacher heroes!
