This week Class 6 took part in the Hour of Code. The Hour of Code is designed to demystify CODE and show that anybody can learn the basics. It aims to encourage children to learn about computer science and to get coding! We know that you have had a great Read more…
Today, Class 4 took part in the Hour of Code. The children had a great time learning all about coding and having a go at coding themselves. Visit hhttps://hourofcode.com/uk/learn to find out more about the Hour of Code and have a go at home.
We’ve jumped into our hour of code with pure excitement. We loved programming a dinosaur game to do tons of different things like: play music jump keep score have game over Collect coins interact with cacti it’s been tons of fun and we’ve even asked to do it at home, Read more…
This week was Hour of Code week. We were really looking forward to this lesson and enjoyed exploring the website and challenging ourselves with coding. Lots of us particularly enjoyed the Minecraft programme.
Class 8 loved applying their coding skills to these fun activities online. Definitely some future coders in the class!
Today, Class 9 took part in the Hour of Code; a global event involving tens of millions of children in 180+ countries around the world. The Hour of Code is designed to demystify coding and show that anybody can learn the basics. The children had a great time coding to help Read more…
To help us remember what abstraction means, we decided to get out some play doh and challenge our partners to recognise what we had made from our minimalistic models. We loved this starter and followed it up with an amazing coding lesson.
Today in Computing, Class 11 looked at the use of social media. We talked about the different platforms that are available and the risks and benefits of using it. It is important that children are aware of how to use social media safely and responsibly.
Today in Class 11, we have been looking at how we can be a better digital citizen and maintain healthy online relationships. As as class we talked about what a good friendship is and how that should look online. We talked about the signs of an inappropriate relationship online and Read more…
This week in Computing we have begun to learn about Word processing. We used Microsoft Word and explored changing the fonts, sizes and colours of text as well as putting emphasis on words using bold, italic and underlining.