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11/05/23

Stripey is in today, as tomorrow will be the last day of the collection for for ‘School Days’ campaign. Please do bring anything you are able to donate from the list to the school office. Thank you. pic.twitter.com/8cyhxTWJGJ

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05/05/23

Just posted a photo https://t.co/FzdwtoNV8G

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04/05/23

We are excited to be celebrating the King’s Coronation at school tomorrow where the children can wear red, white and blue clothing. We are also looking forward to seeing everyone’s completed stamps. https://t.co/aHFTJxxVmc

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18/04/23

Congratulations to all of those who received their school choices last night. We are looking forward to welcoming all of our new reception children in September 2023. https://t.co/DtlWrsMewB

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17/04/23

Welcome back to all our children today, and also good luck on those waiting to hear about reception primary school places today. https://t.co/WdgAHLyI9D

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30/03/23

Nursery and reception children had a great time when came to visit yesterday with their animals. https://t.co/JSwC6mcAz4

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28/03/23

The Year 6 children have arrived safely in Duxford. They have just started a documentary challenge about WW2. https://t.co/KNUtwKzLmV

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27/03/23

Our year 5 children visited Easter Experience last Friday. They all had a great time learning about the events of the Easter story & thought the actors were great. Thank you! https://t.co/aPTileSRYj

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23/03/23

Just posted a photo https://t.co/B0qof7rBhB

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16/03/23

This week the Nursery children have been out in the school woods on a Gruffalo Hunt. https://t.co/dxBQ4x6rng

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13/03/23

This week is science week! We are looking forward to seeing everybody’s exciting science projects. https://t.co/YOiSbJLi2X

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09/03/23

Just posted a photo https://t.co/kBxJLqQsZ4

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08/03/23

Thank you to the Mayor of Reigate & Banstead for coming out in the snow to open our fantastic new EYFS outside area today. Our new area is perfect for exploring & learning through play! Our EYFS provision has FREE Nursery places available for children from 2 years old! pic.twitter.com/GkROVEUB4R

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07/03/23

Friends of Merstham Primary are holding a cinema club with onward this Friday. Please complete a permission slip from studybugs if your child would like to attend. https://t.co/CVB1W68QjP

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06/03/23

The deadline for applications for our Nursery is this Friday 10th March. Please ensure you have registered your interest for your child before then at https://t.co/xY3hkgHpg7 https://t.co/Ft90vOoYDP

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03/03/23

This weeks newsletter can be found here: https://t.co/9hRIpkkjkT https://t.co/Xn2GtCmTXd

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03/03/23

Don’t our staff look fantastic dressed in their costumes today. https://t.co/OajAJZzVxu

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02/03/23

Nursery celebrated World Book Day yesterday and don’t the morning class look great. We are looking forward to seeing everyone else in their outfits tomorrow. https://t.co/I841Ix5Z4a

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01/03/23

Just posted a photo https://t.co/J149gltYX5

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27/02/23

There is so many fun book related items planned for this week! https://t.co/gi2M14kgb3

Design and Technology

MERSTHAM PRIMARY SCHOOL

At Merstham Primary School our vision statement A community growing learning and achieving together clearly sets out what we wish to achieve as a school community. Embedded in our vision are our values:-  Community,  Aiming High, Learning to Learn and wellbeing

Intent

At Merstham Primary School, we believe that Design and Technology helps to prepare children for the developing world and encourages them to become curious and creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. We encourage our children to use their creativity and understanding when developing ideas, planning, making products and evaluating them. Whilst enabling them to talk about what they like and dislike when designing and making.

At Merstham Primary School, the Design and Technology curriculum combines skills, knowledge, concepts and values to enable children to tackle real problems. We aim to, wherever possible, link work to other disciplines such as mathematics, science, computing and art.

Implementation

All classes offer opportunities to study food and nutrition, often linked to study of countries. We consider the seasonal aspects of our food supplies and promote a real understanding of where food comes from.

All year groups participate in at least three DT projects per year. Part of the DT process is to plan in detail, create and then carefully evaluate.

Children are taught these across all year groups. DT helps to prepare children for the developing world and encourages them to become curious and creative problem-solvers, both as individuals and as part of a team. We encourage our children to use their creativity skills when developing ideas, planning, making products and evaluating them, whilst enabling them to talk about what they like and dislike when designing and making.

There is am emphasis on the ‘how’ children learn, developing children's independence and creativity within the subject.

Impact of the Design Technology Curriculum

Assessment of children's learning in Design Technology is an ongoing monitoring of children's understanding, knowledge and skills by the class teacher, throughout lessons. This assessment is then used to inform differentiation, support and challenge required by the children.

Useful weblinks

National Curriculum Design and Technology

DATA Primary Design Association

STEM  Primary D&T resources