🥪 Design and Technology 🥪 Today we explored the skills of cutting, grating, peeling and spreading in readiness for our sandwich making. Next week we will be designing our product based on our preferences and design criteria. @NewSilksAcademy Extol Trust Design & Technology Association

'The magic of the loom' is in Nursery @NewSilksAcademy #WeAreDeveloping 🧵 fine motor & hand eye coordination 🧵 awareness of textiles 🧵 vocab: yarn, loom, fibre, weave, cloth 🧵 understanding cloth is a made material & clothes are made from it #EYFS #whereDTbegins Extol Trust

Bird Box Update! We've had lots of activity in the box this week. 🐦 The nest is complete and lined with feathers. 🐦 The male has been bringing in food. Oh and one last thing... WE HAVE EGGS!!! Check it out 😍 @NewSilksAcademy Extol Trust RSPB #SchoolsForNature

Attention aspiring inventors: Engineering is your laboratory, where you can mix curiosity, experimentation, and a dash of brilliance to create something revolutionary. #EngineeringRevolution

🥪 Design and Technology 🥪 Today was all about the 'make' after designing our sandwiches last week. Every single one of them, so proud of what they had achieved. They couldn't wait to take their product home to share with family 🥰 @NewSilksAcademy Extol Trust Design & Technology Association

Bird Box Update! The wait is over and we have our #bluetit chicks! Mam and dad are busy tending to their newly-hatched brood 🥰 @NewSilksAcademy Extol Trust RSPB RSPB Learning BBC Springwatch #SchoolForNature

Bird Box Update! 📢 Thanks to our amazing site supervisor @NewSilksAcademy who is keeping us all updated with any bird box updates during the half-term break! 📢 We salute you Alan Patrick 🫡 Check out the activity this morning 😍 Extol Trust RSPB Learning #SchoolsForNature

Bird Box Update Such sad news! It looks like something tragic has happened and our nest has been abandoned. There's been no activity or sign of parents. Well I guess that's nature and we can only keep trying! Fly high little ones 🐦 @NewSilksAcademy Extol Trust RSPB Learning

It's been all about position and direction this week in Year 1 and our #VEX123 robots have been the perfect resource to deliver this unit. The children have been programming VEX to show their understanding of different turns. @NewSilksAcademy Extol Trust VEX Robotics UK #maths

#Meccano Club is back and so are our lovely volunteers, Joe and Sally! We are working on our models in preparation for the #GreatEngineersSchoolsChallenge which will take place next month at Locomotion It's going to be epic 🙌 @NewSilksAcademy Extol Trust Meccano

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