<![CDATA[Dunkirk Primary and Nursery School Blog Feed - Sir David Attenborough Class Showcase]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com%2Fblog%2F%3Fpid%3D95%26amp%3Bnid%3D12 Juniper Education Content Management System (CMS) Version: 4.5 (junipereducation.org) Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:21:56 GMT Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:21:56 GMT <![CDATA[ DT Food and Nutrition ]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=155 For our DT project this term we looked at Food and Nutrition.  This included investigating healthy and unhealthy foods, kitchen safety and preparing a main course and dessert.  For our main course, we made a vegetable pie and for dessert we made an eggless sponge.  The eggless sponge was a recipe from World War II so it linked to our History topic. 

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:21:56 GMT https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=155 <![CDATA[ Year 5 Trip to Wollaton Park ]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=153 In the Spring Term Year 5 visited Wollaton Park.  In our history topic we were learning all about the American Paratroopers who camped at Wollaton Park whilst preparing for World War II.  We also learnt that after WWII Wollaton Park was used as a Prisoner of War Camp so we visited the park to see where they were based. 

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:53:18 GMT https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=153 <![CDATA[ DT Ferris Wheels ]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=152 For DT in the Autumn term we designed and created working models of rides that would have been on a Victorian Fairground.  In Year 5 we chose to create Ferris wheels. 

]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2026 13:34:44 GMT https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=152 <![CDATA[ Poems based the Beowful poem we read in class ]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=135 In English we have written poems based on a Beowulf poem which we read in class - please click on the link below to see our work.

]]> Tue, 1 Apr 2025 11:54:59 GMT https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=135 <![CDATA[ Vist to the National Space Centre ]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=131 On Wednesday 19th March Year 5 went to vist the National Space Centre in Leicester

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]]> Fri, 21 Mar 2025 12:09:24 GMT https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=131 <![CDATA[ Do you want to read about the Romans? ]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=126 In English we have been writing some non-chronological reports all about the Romans.

]]> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:58:34 GMT https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=126 <![CDATA[ Amazing Art ]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=125 This term we have been exploring pattern and colour theory to create stunning still life compositions.

]]> Tue, 17 Dec 2024 15:46:40 GMT https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=125 <![CDATA[ Remarkable Roman Cages ]]> https://www.dunkirkprimary.com/blog/?pid=95&nid=12&storyid=123 For our DT Project this term we created prototypes of cages that could have been used to transport animals to the coliseum in Ancient Roman times (we did add a modern twist with an electrical circuit and a light).

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