--- title: "Blog" url: "https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/index/tag:dt/page:2" school: "Brookside Primary School" --- # Blog [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7700.JPG)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-09-22-15-05-00-nursery-fruit-faces) 22 Sep #### [Nursery fruit faces](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-09-22-15-05-00-nursery-fruit-faces) ### The Nursery class have been doing activities about people, and they made faces in different ways. ### They enjoyed using yogurt and fruit to put features on a face, and then they enjoyed eating them! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_9634.jpeg)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-06-25-15-48-00-year-4-stem-tastic-morning) 25 Jun #### [Year 4 STEM-tastic Morning!](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-06-25-15-48-00-year-4-stem-tastic-morning) What a brilliant buzz in Year 4 this morning! We were lucky enough to take part in a hands-on STEM workshop run by the Engineering Development Trust (EDT) – and what a challenge it was! Armed with just straws and a single metre of sticky tape, the children set about building the strongest… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7336.JPG)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-12-15-06-00-nursery-growing-things) 12 May #### [Nursery - Growing Things](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-05-12-15-06-00-nursery-growing-things) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_7206.JPG)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-31-15-16-00-nursery-mother-s-day-activities) 31 Mar #### [Nursery Mother's Day Activities](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-31-15-16-00-nursery-mother-s-day-activities) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_20250320_140416.jpg)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-20-16-38-00-y6-design-and-technology-playgrounds) 20 Mar #### [Y6 Design and Technology - Playgrounds](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-20-16-38-00-y6-design-and-technology-playgrounds) Y6 were faced with a Design and Technology challenge: to design and make their very own playground! They had to: - Create five apparatus designs, applying the design criteria to their work. - Make suitable changes to their work after peer evaluation. - Make roughly three different… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_20250310_095854.jpg)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-10-15-42-00-y6-birkenhead-park) 10 Mar #### [Y6 Birkenhead Park](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-10-15-42-00-y6-birkenhead-park) A great visit to the historic Birkenhead Park - established in 1847. It served as great inspiration for our forthcoming 'playground making' project for Design and Technology! Well done all! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/20250304_143140_resized.jpg)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-04-20-13-00-y4-dt-inclined-car) 4 Mar #### [Y4 DT - Inclined Car](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-03-04-20-13-00-y4-dt-inclined-car) This week, in Design Technology, children have followed instructions to create a simple car chassis. They use measuring tapes to measure how far their car travelled down an inclined plane. Great teamwork shown today by all the children - Well Done! [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/DSCF0681.JPG)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-13-14-48-00-year-5-s-jack-and-jill-pop-up-book) 13 Feb #### [Year 5's Jack and Jill Pop Up Book](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-13-14-48-00-year-5-s-jack-and-jill-pop-up-book) Year 5 have been working hard to create amazing pop-up books based on the classic nursery rhyme "Jack and Jill." Using hinges, they brought the story to life with impressive 3D effects that wowed everyone. [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6946.JPG)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-11-15-07-00-nursery-love-themed-activities) 11 Feb #### [Nursery - Love themed activities](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-11-15-07-00-nursery-love-themed-activities) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_6878.JPG)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-06-15-34-00-nursery-masks) 6 Feb #### [Nursery Masks](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2025-02-06-15-34-00-nursery-masks) [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_20241217_095638.jpg)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-18-12-30-00-y6-waistcoats) 18 Dec #### [Y6 Waistcoats](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-18-12-30-00-y6-waistcoats) In Design and Technology, we have been designing, assembling and decorating waistcoats. We have used 'running stitches' and, in some cases, 'back stitches' to join the material at the seams. We loved doing a fashion show and modelling our final products. I'm sure you all agree - they are… [![](https://files.schudio.com/brooksideps/imagecache/1440x880c/blog/IMG_5355%5B1%5D.JPG)](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-10-16-03-00-year-3-design-and-technology) 10 Dec #### [Year 3 Design and Technology](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/2024-12-10-16-03-00-year-3-design-and-technology) Year 3 have learned all about the power of air. ### School Life - [Brookside Blog ](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog) - [News](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/news) - [Events](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/events) - [Photograph Galleries ](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/photo-galleries) - [School Council](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/school-council) - [After-School Clubs ](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/after-school-clubs) - [KIDZ Club](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/kidz-club) - [Calendar](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/calendar) - [Newsletters](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/information-for-parents/newsletters-2026-2027) - [Mental Health ](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/school-life/mental-health) ### Categories - [Year 1](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-1) - [Year 2](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-2) - [Year 3](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-3) - [Year 4](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-4) - [Year 5](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-5) - [Year 6](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/year-6) - [Nursery](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/nursery) - [Reception](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/reception) - [We Love Reading](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/we-love-reading) - [Eco-Warriors](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/blog/category/eco-warriors) ##### Location Rostherne Avenue Great Sutton Cheshire CH66 2EE ##### Contact Us 0151 558 1123 ##### Stay Connected - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/groups/brooksideprimary/) © Copyright 2014–2026 Brookside Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://www.brookside.cheshire.sch.uk/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)