Key Concepts: Belonging, Community

In Summer 2023, our Year 1 & 2 children explored structures and created their own homes for the fictional character 'Beegu' who had lost his own home. During the build, they learnt about new techniques for joining materials together to keep them stable, and keep their structure upright. We then learnt about wheels and axles and used this to design and create a moving vehicle, and tested these out to discover the best design for the size and type of wheels, linked to our learning about forces in science. 

In computing, our Year 1 children learnt how to programme Beebots to take routes from one location on a map to another, whilst our Year 2 children used our crumble kits to program a light-up image. 

Outcome: Charity Support

As part of our project, we looked at what it means to belong to a community and what life must be like for those who don't have a place to call home. We continued to support charities that help tackle homelessness locally. 

Key Concepts: Communication, Inclusion

In Summer 2024, our Year 1 & 2 children learnt more about their senses, and used this knowledge, combined with developing textile skills, to design and create multisensory hand puppets. 

In computing, our Year 1 children learnt how to programme Beebots to take routes from one location on a map to another, whilst our Year 2 children used our crumble kits to program a light-up image. We also learnt how to take high-quality photos, video and audio clips and edited our photos at school.

Outcome: Charity Support

As part of our project, we looked at what life would be like without our senses, and had a visit from the guide dogs to tell us more. We then printed the photos we had taken on postcards and sold these to raise money for the Guide Dogs charity. 

Key Concepts: Sustainability, Influence

In Summer 2023, our Year 3&4 children took a stand against fast fashion by creating their own upcycled clothing, using clothes from a local charity shop. We also made our own sustainable packaging as we developed our new sustainable brand identities, with logos we had designed online. 

In addition to this, we learnt more about how plants reproduce through pollination, and learnt about the production of Fairtrade cotton. We also developed our crumble coding skills by creating our own moving animal boxes using switches within our coding. 

Outcome: Fashion Show

Our children hosted their own fashion show and catwalk for parents and families to watch, introducing their new sustainable fashion brands. Some of our pieces were also displayed in the window of Alabaré - a charity shop in Salisbury who we collaborated with. 

Key Concepts: Representation, Belief

In Summer 2024, our Year 3&4 children became movie directors and learnt how to produce and edit their own films. They discovered how to use green screens to transport themselves to lots of exciting locations - under the sea, in a rainforest, even outer space! They also looked at the art of stopmotion animation, inspired by Aardman productions such as 'Wallace and Gromit' and created their own stopmotion movies. 

As well as this, we explored how light travels and electricity works in science, and used this knowledge to create lightboxes. We used our crumble kits to program our light boxes so that they changed colour and could be operated by light sensors. 

Outcome Event: Cinema Screening

One morning, we headed to the cinema with our families for a showcase of our movies on the big screen at the Regal Cinema in Fordingbridge. Thank you to the volunteers there for helping us to put on this showcase - it was a lovely morning for all the families who came to watch our films! 

Key Concepts: Creativity, Problems

In Summer 2023, our Year 5&6 children became ride designers, creating their own functioning prototypes for a new spinning theme park ride. The children worked in groups to agree on a theme and create a range of designs for rides, forming their own design portfolio to pitch to a client. 

After building their structures, using tools to create a wooden frame, they added mechanisms including pulleys and coded their designs with our crumble kits and motors. In science, we learnt more about electricity and forces to support our ride designs. 

Outcome: Presenting to Paulton's Park

On a field trip to Paulton's Park, we took our designs and had the chance to pitch them to the managers there and gather their feedback. It was interesting to find out whether our designs would be something that the park would consider for future developments. We also had a blast trying out all of their existing rides too! 

Key Concepts: Ambition, Resilience

In Summer 2024, our Year 5&6 children learnt more about the human body and how it functions. We thought about how knowing more about our body can help us to lead healthier, happier lives. During this project, we had the opportunity to take part in a heart dissection and heard from a local vet about his research into a rare heart condition in children. 

We also learnt more about the Earth and Space, taking a trip to Winchester Science Centre to take a tour through the Solar System in the planetarium. 

In Design and Technology, we used our new scientific knowledge to create and program our own interactive science displays, aimed at educating people about an aspect of the human body or space. We used our crumble kits to add lights and motors, and our knowledge of hydraulics and pneumatics to add interactive elements to our designs. 

Outcome: Winchester Science Centre

For one evening only, we invited families across our federation to a private event at Winchester Science Centre to see our exhibitions, as well as those already at the museum. We had the chance to see a showing in the planetarium - always a highlight of the year! Thank you to everyone who attended.