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This week we have been looking at toys, We 5en used our creative skills to make our own toys. We had a think about what toy we would like to make and what materials we would need to be able to make these. Then we used lots of different skills to make them. 

This week we have been finding out that Angela bring messages. We have finished our angel and it will be part of the Abbeystead Angel trail. If you would like to see the angels lit up at night then you can google Abbeystead Angel trail 2025 for more information. Our Angel has a handprint robe and…

Our new DT topic is packaging and today we brought in lots of different packaging and cardboard boxes to investigate. We opened up our boxes to look at the nets of the different 3D shapes. We were surprised that such big boxes were made from just one piece of cardboard! We tried really hard to…

Today, we were first making 2D shapes and then turning them into 3D ones. 
 

This afternoon, we walked around Scotforth so that we can make maps and write a guide book. 
 

This week, we have been adding the second layer of printing to our Christmas cards. It was tricky to work out what colour would be best to choose next!

This week, Year 6 have been learning how to make short- crust pastry, with the help of Mrs Anderson - one of our school governors. They used their new baking skill to make mince pies to sell at the Christmas Fair.

Today was the day we have been planning and preparing for! We finally got to make our sandwiches following our own designs. We used a very wide variety of fillings and tried to create a healthy sandwich with different food groups (as we have been learning about in science). We got to use the…

In History, we have been using our inference skills to look at different photos of artefacts from the Kingdom of Benin and decide what they could be. We answered questions such as ‘What is it?’, ‘’Who would use/own it?’, ‘What is it used for?’ and ‘What is it made…

We are getting ready to make our own sandwiches. Today we practised the skills of chopping, grating and spreading. We had bags of chopped cucumber, lettuce and grated carrot to take home with us. Tasty!

We have been learning about the Kingdom of Benin and today we discussed the hierarchy of jobs. We worked with our partner to decide which jobs we thought were considered more important and which were of less importance. Then we had the answers revealed. We were surprised that acrobats were…

The change in the weather has prompted the children to talk about Winter. In Nursery we have looked at some animals who live in very cold places. We have been developing our pincer grip to feed the animals during continuous provision.