Year 5 (Class 15) - Design Technology - Truss Bridges

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Class 15 have built truss bridges today. 

They worked really well as table groups to build their bridges which we then tested for weight along with road worthiness. 

Well done class 15.

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Year 6 (Class 15) - Design Technology - Truss Bridges

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Class 15 have built truss bridges today. 

They worked really well as table groups to build their bridges which we then tested for weight along with road worthiness. 

Well done class 15.

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Year 4 (Class 12) - Design Technology - Cutting Techniques

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Today we have been practicing our cutting techniques. 

We have used the bridge and the claw to cut up potatoes. 

I think a lot of our children would like to help chop at home.

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Design Technology - Chopping Skills

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Year 3 have been practising chopping skills in DT. 

We used the bridge and claw method to chop potatoes. 

We also learned about food hygiene and how to stay safe around food in the kitchen. 

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Year 6 (Class 17) - Design Technology - Straws & Structure

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This week in DT class 17 learnt how to join art straws together to make a strong structure.

We also made a truss bridge in table teams.

The results were excellent the children worked well as team and produced some wonderful bridges that took at least 500g of weight.

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Year 6 (Class 16) - Design Technology - Bridges

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Class 16 have enjoyed working on joining art straws in preparation for making a truss bridge.  

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Year 3 (Class 9) - Design Technology - Jamie Oliver

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Year 3 have been learning more about the famous chef Jamie Oliver, linked to our cooking topic in design technology. 

We completed a research sheet and found out about how he made school dinners healthier, which will be leading to us cooking a healthy Brazilian dish in the coming…

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Year 6 (Class 15) - Design Technology - Bridges

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Class 15 have learnt how to join straws together to make a strong join ready to make a truss bridge next week.

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Year 5 (Class 15) - Design Technology - Bridges

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Class 15 have learnt how to join straws together to make a strong join ready to make a truss bridge next week.

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Year 5 (Class 14) - Design Technology - Simple Bridges

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Great work in class 14, researching and designing simple bridges. 

Really looking forward to seeing their work later in the project as they build bigger and bigger! 

Well done class 14. 

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Design Technology - Fruit Smoothies

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This half term in DT we are designing and making our own fruit smoothies.

We enjoyed sampling different smoothies and talking about our favourite smoothie.

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Year 1 (Class 4) - Design Technology - Chopping Fruit

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We have been practising our cutting skills in DT, by chopping different fruits.

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