News: DT | St. Aidan’s Primary School – A Church of England Academy

We are now closed for half term. We re-open on Monday 8th June at 8:40am (breakfast club 7:45am). Have a restful break!

Image of DT week- today we have been investigating.

19 Mar

DT week- today we have been investigating.

Image of This morning we have been developing our skills in 3D CAD modelling on Tinkercad on the computers. We have created housing for our micro:bits.

29 Feb

This morning we have been developing our skills in 3D CAD modelling on Tinkercad on the computers. We have created housing for our micro:bits.

Image of This morning we have designed and made Lego stands for our micro:bits.

28 Feb

This morning we have designed and made Lego stands for our micro:bits.

Image of We are enjoying using a micro:bit simulation to create an animal monitor. It makes a sound when the temperature gets too hot or cold for the animals we have chosen.

27 Feb

We are enjoying using a micro:bit simulation to create an animal monitor. It makes a sound when the temperature gets too hot or cold for the animals we have chosen.

Image of This afternoon we are carrying out research into different animals and their habitats as part of our monitoring devices project in DT week.

26 Feb

This afternoon we are carrying out research into different animals and their habitats as part of our monitoring devices project in DT week.

Image of Year 1's Design and Make Day

7 Feb

Year 1's Design and Make Day

Image of This morning we planned what ingredients we wanted to include in our salad. This afternoon we made our salads, the children were excellent at cutting, grating and peeling the ingredients. Super work Year 2

7 Feb

This morning we planned what ingredients we wanted to include in our salad. This afternoon we made our salads, the children were excellent at cutting, grating and peeling the ingredients. Super work Year 2

Image of Our salad creations

7 Feb

Our salad creations

Image of DT week - Our topic this term in DT is salads. Tasting salads Today we explored the taste of Caesar, Greek and Waldorf salads. The children then evaluated the salads describing the appearance, smell, flavour, texture and then rated them.

6 Feb

DT week - Our topic this term in DT is salads. Tasting salads Today we explored the taste of Caesar, Greek and Waldorf salads. The children then evaluated the salads describing the appearance, smell, flavour, texture and then rated them.

Image of We then focused on the skills part of our DT week. This afternoon, we have been learning the skill of cutting and how to do it safely. This will make sure that when we cut the ingredients of our salads carefully.

6 Feb

We then focused on the skills part of our DT week. This afternoon, we have been learning the skill of cutting and how to do it safely. This will make sure that when we cut the ingredients of our salads carefully.

Image of Yesterday marked the beginning of our DT. week dedicated to creating delicious smoothies. To kick things off, we engaged in a lively discussion about various fruits and vegetables and then sorted them. This is the start of our investigating.

6 Feb

Yesterday marked the beginning of our DT. week dedicated to creating delicious smoothies. To kick things off, we engaged in a lively discussion about various fruits and vegetables and then sorted them. This is the start of our investigating.

Image of After that, we had a discussion about the origin of various fruits and vegetables and the fascinating process of their growth.

6 Feb

After that, we had a discussion about the origin of various fruits and vegetables and the fascinating process of their growth.