Rocket Making 🚀

Today, Forest School made rockets and fired them high into the sky.

The Thames Barrier

Year 5 were set the challenge to design and build the Thames Barrier using a range of resources. The structure had to be strong, recognisable and contain rotating barriers to stop ‘water’. We worked in groups but had to contend with different timed restrictions: no talking, only able to use one hand, no tape, no […]

Climbing robots in Year 2

This afternoon we spent our time making climbing robots. We designed the robot first then used string and paper straws to create a basic sliding mechanism. The most challenging part was tying the knots!

Rainforest Cake

Year 3 have been investigating ingredients which come from the rainforest. Some of these (spices, bananas, sugar and chocolate) have been used to bake a delicious rainforest cake. I hope you enjoyed the slice sent home!

Kite building

This week during forest school enrichment we built kites using dowel, string and plastic bags. We worked together and used careful knots to secure the sections together . Just a shame there was no wind 🙄

‘Forest School’ Enrichment

As the rain came in we managed to build a tent, put up a tarpaulin, build some dens and have a few snail races 🐌.

Making a potato house!

Ever pondered that age old question: What would happen if I made a house for my potato and cut a light hole at the end? Well, Year 5 have done just that! In DT we designed and built a ‘house’ using wood and set up a potato obstacle course inside. We explored different ways of […]