This week, Year 5 have been learning about data packets, building on from our understanding of IP addresses. The children developed an understanding that all computers connected to the internet can share information and are sometimes referred to as a network of networks. We looked...
This week in Year 5, we learnt to use selection to control the outcomes in an interactive quiz. We first completed our quiz designs by using design templates to identify the questions that we will ask, and the outcomes for both correct and incorrect answers....
This week, we have been learning to write a set of instructions. The children made a cheese sandwich for Grandma and then wrote the corresponding instructions. Then, they orally composed a set of instructions for Little Red Riding Hood to follow to get to her...
This term we will be creating our own stop-frame animation movies. We started by making our own flip book, before using Lightcut and Stop Motion Movie applications. We learned how to use the editing tool ‘onion skinning’; a technique used in 2D animation where multiple...
This week in Nursery, we were looking at our Big Question for Computing – ‘How can we take a photograph? We started off by looking at some photos and then discussed what devices could be used to take photos, e.g. tablets, cameras and phones. During...
This term in Computing, Year 4 have been planning, modifying, and testing commands to create shapes and patterns using FMS Logo (a text-based programming language where pupils type commands that are then drawn on screen). We learned the basic Logo commands and used our knowledge...
On World Book Day Year 3 entered the world of The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe which is one of our reading spine books. We created our own maps of Narnia, wrote setting descriptions and enjoyed spending time reading. It was an exciting day...
This term Year 2 are learning about what makes them special ‘Amazing Me!’ We kicked off the term with our creative watercolour entry point. We thought about interesting statements about ourselves. These fabulous pieces are displayed around our classroom! [gallery ids="19448,19449,19450,19451"]...
Careers week is an exciting time for pupils, where they get a chance to discover a variety of careers that exist in the world and begin to think about the possibilities for their future. It’s a fun and interactive way to learn about different roles. ...
Our pupils from Year 1 to Year 6 marked safer internet day last week with an assembly led by our guest speaker, Gillian Brately, who leads on Computing in schools for the Local Authority. The pupils came together to raise awareness about the importance of...