Kirk Hammerton Church of England Primary School

We've worked on an exciting Design and Technology project this half term. The brief was to design and make a toy with moving parts, using cams, for the 4-5 age group.  Cams can make things move up and down, side to side, or around in circles. We investigated what movement was caused by each cam, watching video clips and looking at existing toys. We then discussed our ideas for what could be moving on our toys.  We visited Ash Class to do some market research and find out what they look for in a toy. We asked them questions about what characters they liked, favourite colours, sports, and hobbies to help us design something that would appeal to their interests.  We had enormous fun making the parts and sticking everything together. The classroom was like a busy toymaking factory!  We are so proud of the finished results.  Finally, we were able to show our Ash Class friends our finished toys and get some feedback.

As part of our learning about Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age, we had a great time at the Hull and East Riding Museum of Archaeology.  We were able to have a go with prehistoric tools, see a woolly mammoth as well as a 4000 year old Bronze Age boat, visit an Iron Age village, a Roman Forum (including the Roman baths), a Roman villa as well as look closely at different artefacts. 

As part of our learning in history: 'Changes in Britain from the Stone Age to the Iron Age', we enjoyed curating prehistoric artefacts.
We examined items from York Archaeology, interpreted and recorded them, made careful drawings and drew up a conservation plan.

We were very excited to welcome Keir Mather MP to Kirk Hammerton.  He spoke to us about his role as the MP for Selby & Ainsty before answering all our questions.  Mr Mather spoke about his passion for environmental issues as well as helping people who may find things tough at the moment, and about the importance of democracy in our world today. 
As it was World Book Day, he told us that his favourite children's books are the "Harry Potter" series.
We want to thank him very much for making time in his busy schedule to visit us.

 As part of our learning about World War II, we had a great time at the Yorkshire Air Museum.  We were able to look inside a Halifax Bomber, take part in a paratrooper's experience (with the help of the Dakota), learn about the role of Bomber Command as well as look closely at different artefacts.     

No soggy bottoms here!  We enjoyed making Christmas Chocolate Truffles.  On your marks, get set... BAKE!

We took part in the Remembrance Day 2023 - BBC Live Lesson.  Newsround's Shanequa Paris and poet Tomfoolery hosted from Imperial War Museum North in Manchester.  Poet and Children’s Laureate Joseph Coelho set us a poetry challenge - to write our own poems about why we remember.  Former Royal Marines Commando and Invictus Games Medallist JJ Chalmers answered questions from children.  We tried very hard to use powerful language and poetic devices in our poems and we even got a "shout out" on the live feed. 

Engineers put pure scientific knowledge into practice – but their jobs often involve practical testing, problem-solving and teamwork too.  We had to put all of these skills into action, to help build a tall, strong tower using spaghetti and midget gems.