Children engaged in a creative project to commemorate Remembrance Day by producing beautiful poppy-themed artwork. Using a variety of materials and techniques they produces some beautiful pieces of work. Da iawn!
Poppy artwork!
Investigating
This week we are investigating which materials are electrical conductors.
Young Engineers Explore Innovation at Clayton Engineering
Yesterday we stepped into the shoes of engineers and researchers during a special visit to Clayton Engineering, a leading manufacturer of specialised mechanical products.
The visit was the culmination of a classroom-based project where the children formed their own “engineering team,” investigating real-world challenges and designing imaginative solutions. The trip to Clayton Engineering offered a unique opportunity to see how professional engineers work in different industries in ‘real life’
Founded in 1973 and based in Knighton, Clayton Engineering is renowned for its expertise in corrosion protection, hydraulic systems, and specialist vehicles. The children were given a behind-the-scenes look at the factory and even witnessed a demonstration of the company’s latest launch vehicle in the car park
The visit included a presentation by engineers Adam Hardwick and Dave Andrew, who answered questions prepared by the pupils, ranging from “How do you make lifeboat launchers?” to “What materials do you use?” The children also toured the workshop, donned high-visibility vests, and learned about safety procedures in a working engineering environment. Many thanks to Clayton Engineering for their hospitality. Diolch!
Planetarium
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We enjoyed a visit from the Elan Valley Trust where they brought along their planetarium for us to find out more about the Solar System.
Hello Yellow!
As part of Hello Yellow Day, we looked at different emotions and positive words to describe ourselves. We decorated biscuits with faces, and created some beautiful pieces of artwork. Da iawn pawb!
Investigating!
Following our work on investigating circuits, we had a look at what materials were conductors and insulators of electricity. We thoroughly enjoyed this!
Gwaith Gwych! 🙂
Windmills, windmills, windmills...
Another prototype by our budding engineer! Da iawn!
Music Monday
Today we joined Daisy and Polly who led an expressive arts session on Zoom. We sang Autumn songs in a round and listened to a variety of wind instruments.
Pattern/Patrwm
We have explored making patterns for the sail of our boats. We know that penguin particularly enjoys repeating patterns!
Engineers in action!
Energy for Change were very impressed with our information texts explaining ‘how windmills work’ So they challenged our team of engineers to make an electrical circuit. Here are some of our resilient investigators experimenting with building their circuits.
