In p5 we have finished making our bird houses for technology. It was hard work and we had to do a lot of measuring and sawing but we are really pleased with what we have made. We must remember to varnish them when we get home so that they don’t get ruined by the rain.
This week we started our sewing masterclass with Miss Orchant. We used a sharp needle to practice a running stitch and we are excited to create our sewing project.
by Faizan and Harrison
On Friday afternoons Primary 5 do masterclasses. Right now we are doing woodwork. We are making bird boxes. Last week we made our designs for our bird boxes. Some people designed pillar boxes and some people designed boxes shaped liked houses. Today we were sawing the wood and measuring it. Jenna had to only do 3 15cm bits of wood because her design was a piller box and everyone else needed seven pieces. Most people still need to cut 4 more pieces. These are the steps of cutting the wood. First you need to measure the wood (we needed to cut them into 15cm blocks.) Next you need to sand down the wood so that you don’t get any splinters. Then you need to saw the wood. We had to work with a partner and the wood was stuck in a vice so that it didn’t move around. We are looking forward to finishing our boxes next week!
Louis and Zidane sanding down the wood, using gloves to avoid splinters!
Ksenia sawing out one of her sections of wood.
Faizan and Daniel carefully measuring out each section of wood.
