Once a term we have a homework project competition based on a different subject, judged by our friends from Dunboyne Court, the nearby retirement home. This term, it’s Design Technology. Judging will take place on Wednesday 15th March in school. The winners will have lunch with our friends from Dunboyne and will take their projects to Dunboyne to share with the less-mobile residents.
Three children from Year 6 have designed a poster to advertise the event and give children some ideas. It is very open-ended and we hope to inspire children to be excited about their learning to make something that really interests them. We have given children ideas based around three main areas: structures, textiles and moving mechanisms, and asking them to think about the design cycle (research – design – make – evaluate). Scroll through the Design Technology Blog for lots of in-school learning that might give you some ideas to help your children. If your child needs some specialist help, Mrs Tandy is our subject leader for DT but teachers also will be able to help.
We hope your children, from Reception to Year 6, really enjoy this and get stuck in, in whatever way really interests them.