This term, St. Vincent’s have once again been given the wonderful opportunity to take part in a special Design Technology project called ‘Manufacto’.
Year 6 will have a weekly session with Emma, a specialist cabinet maker, supported by Camilla, who is studying Design, where they will learn all the practical skills involved in woodwork, including lots of opportunities for practising real life Maths skills as well.
In our first lesson this week, we met Emma and Camilla and learned about what we are going to make and the tools which we will be using. We are very excited that we are going to be using drills and saws but we will need to learn more about using them safely first!
We learned about following design briefs and exploded diagrams and also how important measuring will be to ensure that our finished lamps fit together properly and are stable.
We all had the chance to measure and draw a regular pentagon accurately (which is very tricky and involves a lot of Maths!) as we will be building our lamps around two wooden pentagons.
At the end of the project, everyone in Year 6 will have made their own working wooden lamp, which they can take home to keep.
Later in the term, we will also visit the Hermès store as well as Emma’s studio. There will also be an opportunity for all parents and carers to come and view the finished products.
Many thanks to everyone involved in this fantastic experience and to Hermès for developing and funding the project. We can’t wait to get started and we will post again soon to show you what we have been learning.
What are you looking forward to most in the Manufacto Project, Year 6?
The workshop was fantastic and we learnt the components of the lamp and we drew a hexagon with the exact angles and length. I am looking forward do begin making the lamp.
I’m looking forward to decorating the lamps because then everyone can show their creative skills and artwork.I hope everyone has a lovely time making your lamps!
To make a really nice lamp for my room and to help my friends if they are struggling with something.And to enjoy the time when we are making the lamps.
Even though this is the first week we did this project, it was fantastic! I’m looking forward to making the actual lamps and sawing your own pieces but you have to be very precise to get it right.
I can’t wait to build the lamp with all of the different parts.
I’m most looking forward to making the lamps because we get to learn how to build things using wood.
I am looking foward to making our own wooden lamp.
I’m looking forward to decorating the lamp and putting it together!
I am looking forward to making the general structure of the lamp. I am also looking forward to decorating the lamp. l’ll make it so colourful!
I’m very excited to make our own lamps I learnt a lot about it and it was very fun.
I really enjoyed doing this. I am looking forward to making the lamp.💡
I am looking forward to seeing if it works.
The workshop was fantastic and we learnt the components of the lamp and we drew a hexagon with the exact angles and length. I am looking forward do begin making the lamp.
I am looking forward to actually making the lamp.
i am looking forward to having a new lamp that i made to show my family
During this project i am looking forward to finishing the lamp and learning about how to build things by myself .
I’m looking forward to decorating the lamps because then everyone can show their creative skills and artwork.I hope everyone has a lovely time making your lamps!
I loved the DT workshop and I can’t
wait to make the lamps. I am looking forward to learning new skills and using new tools.
To make a really nice lamp for my room and to help my friends if they are struggling with something.And to enjoy the time when we are making the lamps.
My answer to the question:
I am really looking forward to sawing the wood because it’s a big opportunity to learn how to cut wood for future purposes.
I am really working forward to explore more of a carpenter’s job because it looks interesting.
I can’t wait to make the lamp because we have to use electrical equipment to cut wood to measure and to make holes to screw it up together.
I am super excited about making these lamps because I can learn new skill. I can’t wait to use new tools to create a lamp.
I can not wait to make my lamp out of wood and do real furniture making.
Even though this is the first week we did this project, it was fantastic! I’m looking forward to making the actual lamps and sawing your own pieces but you have to be very precise to get it right.
im loving it so far! Im looking forward to start cutting the wood!
It will be cutting the wood
I am looking forward to being able to use the lamp in my home to see if the light works.
I am looking forward to making the lamp by joining all the wooden planks.
I can’t wait to start building my own lamp!!!!!!!!!😃