Today, Elms made some guacamole as part of our D.T learning around cooking and nutrition. The children used lots of different preparation skills such as cutting, slicing, peeling, mashing and spooning. They put their learning into practise by discussing food safety and also how the guacamole could be eaten as part of a balanced diet. The activity also linked to our learning about Mexico.
This week we studied photographs of animals very closely and then designed and made some animal masks. We worked really carefully to recreate the features of the animals.
Can you guess what we are?
In our topic work this week we looked at animal skeletons and then created our own using art straws. Great work Acorns!
In Maples this week we have been super busy building our very own beach hut in DT for our topic Coastlines. The children really enjoyed chopping the wood and assembling the hut safely with an adult. To end the week the children got a little treat and made their own fairy cakes and got to play with and share their own toys they brought from home.
In Birches this week we have explored ways to make bridges stronger. On Tuesday we folded paper in different ways and investigated how many coins each one would hold.
This week in Maples the children thoroughly enjoyed taking part in DT. Our topic in DT is beach huts and we will soon be making our very own using wood. This week we looked at how we safely use tools such as the junior hacksaw to chop wood. The children have settled back in lovely since half term.
In Rowans we made pancakes this week on Shrove Tuesday. We followed instructions to add the ingredients then we whisked the ingredients together. Next we cooked the mixture in the pan and had lots of fun flipping the pancakes. Finally, we chose our topping and ate the pancakes, they were yummy!!
As part of our instructional writing in English, Cherries made pancakes this week on Shrove Tuesday.
We used our maths skills to measure the ingredients, then we developed our cookery DT skills to whisk the ingredients and cook the mixture in the pan. Finally, we ate the pancakes with sugar sprinkled or jam spread on top. We even washed the dishes!
This week, as part of our Design Technology work, Cherries made pizzas. After designing them, we used real pizza dough topped with ham, cheese and a variety of vegetables including: red onions, red/green/yellow peppers, mushrooms and sweetcorn.
They were delicious!
The children in Birches class have been preparing for Christmas by decorating the classroom. The children made their own candy canes in DT to add to our tree decorations. The children have enjoyed counting down the days until Christmas with our Christmas tree calendar! The children have been working hard over the last few weeks practicing Christmas songs using Makaton signing. The children have really enjoyed learning new signs and had fun singing and dancing along. We’ve also had time for some fun in the snow earlier on this week. 
