Class Blogs

This week in DT, we designed and made aqueducts using a range of materials (ranging from tin foil to plastic cups to cardboard boxes!) The challenge was to carry water across a 70cm gap between tables without any of the water spilling or leaking out. We also learnt about how good the Roman are at…

As part of our topic, we have learnt about different types of air raid shelter, including Anderson and Morrison shelters. In D&T this week, we designed are own Morrison shelters and then used a range of tools, as well as materials including wood, to make models of them. In addition, to mark the count down…

In PE this half term, we have been doing gymnastics. We have focussed on the core gymnastic skills of rolling, balancing and jumping. After practising the skills, we worked in pairs to create sequences. At first, we just used mats, but we later moved on to incorporate other elements of apparatus.

Over the course of the Autumn term, in music we have been learning to play glockenspiels. As well as learning to play different tunes on a new instrument, we have started to learn to read music. We have learnt the acronyms FACE and Every Good Boy Deserves Football to learn where different notes appear on…