Year 6 children at Garlinge Primary School have been learning about World War Two and finding out how the people of Britain kept safe during the Blitz.
As part of their learning on air raid shelters, they had the exciting opportunity of designing and creating their own version of an Anderson Shelter during a DT project. The pupils either worked independently, in pairs or in groups when constructing their models.
Nazeer, aged 11, said: “I enjoyed expressing my creativity when designing and building our model Anderson Shelter. It was good fun working with my group on this as well as it linking with our World War Two topic. I wanted to make my shelter as realistic as possible.”
Miss Jenkins, Year 6 teacher and Art and Design Lead, added: “The children were really engaged in the whole design process when researching air-raid shelters and creating their own models. The end result is fantastic with our pupils really wanting to make their shelters as realistic as possible”
Heads of School, Mr Cope and Mrs Northrop were given the challenging task of choosing a winning model from each class.
Mr Cope said: “I was extremely impressed by the level of thought, creativity and teamwork shown in all of the Anderson Shelter models.
“The children clearly have a strong understanding of life during the Blitz and worked incredibly hard to make their designs as realistic as possible.
“Choosing a winner was a real challenge because the standard of work across Year 6 was so high.”
