.png){kind=logo}
In recent years, the school has invested money in computing, including a full time technician and class sets of laptops and iPads. The school follows the Rising Stars: Switched on Computing scheme for a timetabled slot each week.
Children in years 2-6 also have a timetabled slot for iPads to complete a session on Times Table Rockstars within school. Computing learning is also embedded in other curricular areas.
Curriculum - Computing - Key Documents
Curriculum - Computing - Useful Links
Crickweb: Games to support EFYS development of ICT and computing skills.
ICT in Schools: A bank of various digital sites used to support your childs learning across a range of subjects.
Kahoot: A website that uses ICT quizzes to further learning and test knowledge across different subjects.
Scratch: Fully free to use Scratch online programming application. Students can create projects at home and actually access them at school to work on them at both locations.
Curriculum - Computing - Scratch Programming
Class 16 have been working using Scratch to create a program to carry out an algorithm involving money and change. Children looked at creating different variables and Mr Needham was very impressed with the dedication displayed.
Curriculum - Computing - Mastering Algorithms
Year 6 have started their new topic on mastering algorithms, we started by looking how Google maps uses them to create maps for journeys and how they can differ depending on whether you are on foot, in car or on a bike.
Curriculum - Computing - PowerPoint
Children planned, designed and presented their own PowerPoint presentation to the class, show casing all they have learnt about the symbols used in Sikhism. They all had excellent knowledge of the 5k’s and most showed other symbols (the Khanda, Nishan Sahib and the Guru Granth Sahib).
Curriculum - Computing - Logging On / Off & Saving
Class 4 have enjoyed using the laptops in their Computing lessons. We have practised logging on and logging off our laptops independently and making pictures using Paint. We then practised saving our pictures and shutting down our laptops.
Curriculum - Computing - Learning to Type & Saving / Opening Documents
Class 6 have been working hard on their computing skills. They have been trying to type with 2 hands, save and retrieve their work and format their writing. Some children have become very independent in their information technology.
Curriculum - Computing - Lego Mindstorm Laptop Programs
This week in computing club most groups began to program their robots using a laptop. The Lego NXT software allows you to adjust your robots speed, direction and even talk. Everyone is learning how to program really quickly, well done!
Curriculum - Computing - Lego Mindstorm Robots
It was our first week in computing club, we are using the Lego Mindstorm kits to build a robot. Once they have been built, we can use Lego software to make them move and speak!
Curriculum - Computing - Online Safety PowerPoint
This term, class 15 have been learning all about how the internet works and about how children can keep themselves safe, here are some examples of their finished work.
Curriculum - Computing - Micro bits (Rock, Paper, Scissors Game)
In class 9 we have coded a rock, paper, scissors game on the make code website and downloaded to our game to a micro bit. We had lots of fun playing the game in class.
Curriculum - Computing - Internet Safety
Class 7 have learnt about staying safe on the internet. They learnt to be SMART. Stay safe by not passing on personal information. Meet, never meet someone you have been chatting to online. Accepting, don’t accept all files, some could have viruses. Reliable, don’t believe that everything you read is true. Tell, tell a trusted adult if something upsets you or makes you worried.
Curriculum - Computing - Micro Bits
This week in computing we use the made code website to create messages on micro bits. Ibrahim even managed to turn his micro-bit into a calculator.
Curriculum - Computing - Researchers
In computing, class 6 have started our new topic, all about being researchers. Today we found out how search engines work and how to search on the internet safely before beginning our research about sea creatures.
Curriculum - Computing - Garage Band Songs
Year 3 and year 4 have really enjoyed composing our own music using garage band.
Curriculum - Computing - Stop Motion
Year 2 have been working to create their own animations. They have used stop motion animation, drawn a story board, created their own props and moved them millimetre by millimetre taking pictures each time to create their story. They then added audio and reviewed other films. They have worked really hard and we hope you like them.
Curriculum - Computing - Wikipedia Page Development
We have been improving our Wikipedia pages this week in ICT club. Everyone has successfully created an external website link and also chosen a 'featured' image for their page.
Curriculum - Computing - iPads & Numbots
Reception loved using the iPads at school for the first time! They enjoyed playing on the Numbots game and using their maths skills to build and customise their own robots!
Curriculum - Computing - The School Network
Class 13 have been learning the components of our school network system to aid their understanding of how the internet works.
Curriculum - Computing - WordPress Blogging
Years 3 and 4 have created their own blog, explaining what they have learnt in our geography sessions. They have written a page about an area of our topic, include some rainforest and dessert animals and what a rainforest or desert is. They were able to add pictures and some even managed links to other websites for more information.
Curriculum - Computing - WordPress Wikipedia Pages
In our first week of ICT club we were using WordPress again but this time we are designing our own Wikipedia page. Everyone made great progress and quickly understood the basics of the WordPress GUI.
Curriculum - Computing - Microsoft PowerPoint (Class 7)
Class 7 have created their own powerpoints about London. They had to choose a slide, type the heading about a London landmark and format it, changing its size and colour. Then they had to type with 2 hands, sentences about their landmark, which they created themselves. They then had to format this sentence. After deleting the text box they drew their landmarks using the scribble tool and the shapes provided. If they made a mistake they had to undo it with the undo button. Most of class 7 were able to complete these independently by the end of the term. Here are some examples.
Curriculum - Computing - Word Processing (MS Word)
In computing we have been practising our word processing skills. We have practised changing the font size and font style of our writing.
Computing - ICT Club - Micro:bit Activities
It was our final week of ICT club and children were given a choice of what to program the micro:bit to do. There were 3 different worksheets that children worked independently from:
- Night Light
- Beating Heart
- Activity Picker
Everyone at the club successfully programmed their microbit to work. Well done!
Curriculum - Computing - Photo Editing
In computing, class 6 have loved taking photos and editing them! We have learned different techniques to edit, such as cropping, adding filters and adjusting brightness.
Curriculum - Computing - Beebot Maps
We have been using the Beebots again this week. We have been trying really hard to programme them to go from one point of the map to another. It’s a bit tricky but we are not giving up!
Curriculum - Computing - Cracking Code
Class 16 have been looking at different ways to crack codes. Today we were using morse code to send and receive messages.
Curriculum - Computing - Methods for Communication
In computing we were finding out about the different methods for communication .We practised cracking codes using semaphore.
Curriculum - Computing - Beebots
Year 1 - In computing we have been learning about algorithms. We have been programming Beebots to follow a sequence of instructions in order to move around the table.
Curriculum - Computing - Programming
Class 7 have been working really hard in computing becoming programmers. They chose their own background and sprites, programmed the sprite to move by writing an algorithm then de-bugged it if it didn’t work.
Curriculum - Computing - Scratch Football Game
Here is a great game developed in scratch by Peter in class 14.
Curriculum - Computing - Wordpress Page Breaks and Extra Features
We have been learning about how to add page breaks in WordPress. This helps to break up a long blog post over more than one page. We have also been experimenting with other features of WordPress such as adding spacers and creating lists.
Curriculum - Computing - WordPress Introduction
In ICT club we have been learning about WordPress and how we can use it to create our own blog. The children have chosen a topic that they want to create a blog for, have typed out their first few sentences and also learnt how to insert an image onto the blog. Companies such as Disney and Facebook use WordPress and over 40% of websites on the internet were developed using it.
Curriculum - Computing - Programming
Class 7 have started a new term of computing learning how to become programmers. They created an algorithm (set of instructions), tested these for bugs (problems) and debugged their algorithm (fixed the problems) to get their robot from the carpet to the classroom door.
Curriculum - Computing - Digital Literacy Skills
Year 2 have been working hard in computing practicing their digital literacy skills. Typing with 2 hands, changing fonts and just generally typing all about themselves. They can even all log on themselves.
.JPG)
