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8 January 2024

Forest School Mini Christmas Trees

At Forest School Y5 made mini Christmas Trees. They found a branch from a hazel wood tree and sawed off a small amount of wood. They used a knife to strip off the bark then whittled the wood into a pointy shape. After this they carved in a pattern and made a leafy texture. Finally, they decorated…

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5 December 2023

Making Soup

As part of their Design and Technology unit, Year 4 have been learning about the differences between processed and home made food. Today they used raw ingredients to make tomato soup. They were very careful to perfect their grating skills. 
 

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3 December 2023

Knitting

Ahead of our next Design and Technology unit, some of us have been practising our textiles skills. We are all looking forward to seeing the completed blanket. 

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10 November 2023

Making Fresh Pizza

As part of our Design and Technology, Year 4 have been learning about the differences between processed and homemade foods. Today they followed a recipe to make a pizza from scratch. They used Greek Yogurt instead of yeast. They learned how to mix the ingredients together and then how to knead the…

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5 November 2023

Baking Bread from Scratch

Year 4 are learning about the differences between processed and fresh foods. We have been comparing lists of ingredients of home made bread compared to shop bought bread. Some of us even baked bread at home from scratch to taste the difference between shop bought bread and homemade bread. Yum yum!

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29 October 2023

Year 3 make healthy snacks in design and technology.

Year 3 were exploring healthy alternatives for yogurt snacks, as well as popcorn. Using preserved, fresh and dried fruits or seeds and oats for a little crunch. Just a sprinkle of sugar and various accompaniments to the popcorn. Most children enjoyed their tasty treats after choosing their own…

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24 October 2023

Y6 Food Technology - pitta bread

Y6 have been continuing their street food journey and have been learning how to make pitta bread from North Africa. They learned how to Mia and knee the dough to stretch the gluten strands and that by adding warm water to the yeast it would help it to grow. Once baked, the delicious warm bread was…

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24 October 2023

Y6 Food Technology - Burritos

In our design and technology lessons we have been asking the question: Can Street Foods Save Us? The children have been learning about food from other cultures, in this case Mexico, and have refining and practicing their chopping, cutting, grating and dicing skills to make vegetarian burritos.…

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20 October 2023

Run, run as fast as you can…

After reading the story of, ‘The Gingerbread Man’ the children made their own gingerbread people. We mixed all the ingredients together to make the dough, then rolled it out and cut out the gingerbread shapes with cutters. We then put them in the oven, but they tried to escape! Luckily we caught…

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20 October 2023

Making Mezze Bowls In Year 5

As part of our D&T on Foods Around The World, Year 5 made Mezze Bowls. They used lots of different vegetables prepared by dicing, slicing, grating and ribboning. They were very sensible using the knives in a safe way. They all enjoyed eating their food.

 

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6 October 2023

Year 5 Make Flat Bread

Year 5 have been learning about different types of bread from around the world. Today we measured out ingredients to make flat bread and then enjoyed eating it with butter. We were all able to say what was different about this bread and why it didn’t rise. 

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5 October 2023

Sewing Year 2 2023

Year 2 have used templates to cut out fabric to make bookmarks. Today the children begun to start sewing the pieces of fabric together. They cannot wait to see what she’d the finished product looks like.

 

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